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Lunch incident prompts discussion over balances, food service company
An incident involving an overdrawn lunch account at Seward High Dec. 15 sparked controversy over the weekend, eventually leading to the temporary shutdown of the Seward (Nebraska) Community Chat … more
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Malcolm High School students Reilly Carlson, Tyler Thieman, Cole Tiedeman, Brian Streeter and Lucas Brown act out a scene from the school’s “Jumanji the Musical” production.
Malcolm earns Class A one-act title
Turns out it was good enough. More than good enough to make history. When the Malcolm drama cast and crew – all 116 of them – hoisted the state championship trophy for play production … more
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Seward City Clerk Derek Bargmann administers the Oath of Office Dec. 6 to new and re-elected council members (from left) Rich Wergin, Karl Miller, Tatum Tonniges and Megan Kahler. Josh Eickmeier (far left) was sworn in for another four-year term as mayor.
New council members take oath of office
At its Dec. 6 meeting, the Seward City Council: • held a moment of silence for Tim Richtig, head of the water and wastewater department, who died Nov. 29 after battling pancreatic cancer. … more
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Winners in the third annual Concordia Catalyst Competition Dec. 2 include, from left, Austin Jablonski, Drew Covalt, Ryley Hain, Zack Vrbka, Katie Severt, Jack Nelson and Kellie Rhodes.
Business pitches rise to top in CU competition
Prize money totaling $1,350 and expert feedback from area entrepreneurs will help five new local businesses get started. Ten teams pitched their ideas in the final round of the C3 Concordia … more
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Seward family travels the world
Originally selling all of their stuff to move to Hawaii, Seward residents Emma and Riggin Rixstine decided to travel the world with their two children instead. “Once we were selling our … more
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Rochelle Geiger is picutre with her family, from left, (back row): Dave Geiger and Audrey Novak; and (front row): Skylar Novak, Blake Perry and Charlie Perry. Rochelle Geiger, Centennial's Elementary counselor, has been at the school for almost a semester and is settling in.
Counselor excited to build program
It’s been a fun first semester for Rochelle Geiger. The Centennial Elementary counselor has settled in and is building a new program in the district. “I’m very excited to … more
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QR codes bring cemeteries to 21st century
The City of Seward’s cemeteries are making it easier than ever to find and remember loved ones.  The City of Seward owns three cemeteries: The Seward Cemetery, The Anderson Cemetery … more
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Emily Manning is the new Seward County Extension early childhood educator. Manning, originally of Crete, is excited to take the position and work with Seward County.
Seward Extension hires new early childhood educator
The Seward County Extension office recently hired a new early childhood educator who is looking forward to bringing her teaching experiences and her interests in human development into the … more
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Gage Codr, 2, gazes excitedly through the window at Santa, who was greeting children in his house Nov. 26.
Getting Festive
Jesse Rood, originally from Seward, poses with his certificate for the worlds farthest axe throw being officially verified by Guinness World Records.
World record confirmed
Jana Hughes (in front of the ESPN sign) poses with the Seward student section during the district volleyball final Oct. 29. The students were chanting "Vote for Jana."
Hughes excited to represent district
Less than a week after winning the District 24 legislative seat, Jana Hughes was in orientation. “Here we go,” she said Nov. 15. “I’ve hardly had time to be excited about … more
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Illuminate Seward was expected to be done for the Chirstmas Festival, but the hail storm on June 14 delayed the project after the storm decimated the silhouette lights around downtown
Illuminate Seward making progress
It’s the hail’s fault. The June 14 storm decimated the silhouette lights around downtown Seward. They were scheduled to be replaced with new LED lights anyway, thanks to the … more
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St. John set to continue annual Thanksgiving meal
St. John Lutheran Church in Seward will continue to seat people around the table to feast on its annual Thanksgiving dinner at noon on Thanksgiving day. The dinner will be open to the public. … more
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Midterm election sees higher voter turnout
The 2022 midterm election brought in a large number of Seward County voters according to Seward County Clerk Sherry Schweitzer. “We had almost 6,800 people vote,” she said. … more
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Members of American Legion Post 33, from left, Kirk Gottschalk, Alex Kufeldt and Lloyd Lipska retire the colors follwing Seward Elementary’s Veterans Day program Nov. 11. Peggy Brown (not pictured) was also part of the color guard.
Seward Elementary honors veterans
Del Luebbe was thanked for his years of service and congratulated on his retirement with Seward Public Schools with a cake. Luebbe retired from SPS as a bus driver and mechanic after 44 years.
Long-time SPS driver retires
After 44 years as a bus driver and mechanic, Del Luebbe has retired from Seward Public Schools. Luebbe grew up in Garland on his family’s farm and now lives in Seward. Luebbe started … more
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Megan Vrbka shows off her American FFA Degree after receiving it at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis.
Local student earns top FFA honors
A junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in agriculture education and originally from Staplehurst earned the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization. Megan … more
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The Blue Valley Quilt Guild and Faithful Peacemakers presented Quilts of Valor to local veterans Nov. 6 during a ceremony at the Nebraska National Guard Museum. Quilt recipients include, from left: (seated) Billy Bird, Ryan Murphy, Chuck Matzke, Ron Niemoth and Rodney Hiser; and (standing) Erik Kirby, Crystal Kirby, Irwin Crawford, Lloyd Lipska, Paul Rexroad, Thomas Simanek, John Kasl, Andy Hartmann and Christopher Scott. Brian Krohe is not pictured. Also receiving quilts but unable to attend are Audrey Belew, Vernon Hermann and Steven Schulz.
Veterans presented with quilts of valor
Ava Nitz as Madame Aura the fortune teller was the overall champion at the costume contest Oct. 27. The annual contest is sponsored by the Seward Rotary Club.
Predicting a win
Book chance to share with world
It’s coming up on two years since Joshua Brumm died. He was 24 when he died of injuries suffered in a skiing accident. Joshua was a graduate of Seward High who loved working with special … more
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