The Star Spangled Banner is one of the most familiar songs in America, but it takes on a different feel when Nixon Seegebarth performs it. Seegebarth, a senior at Seward High, performs the …
The city of Seward has led the Fourth of July celebration for every major anniversary. That will continue for the semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. …
Sarah and Jarod Phillips of Seward welcomed their first child, Carter James Phillips, on leap day this year. Carter, seven pounds, one ounce and 19.5 inches long at birth, will not celebrate his …
A town hall meeting on Utica’s proposed swimming pool project has been rescheduled. The meeting will be Sunday, April 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Village Auditorium, 466 First Street in …
The Bee States Ballroom has been in the Bee community since 1939, and recent improvements have helped assure its relevance for years to come. Vladimir Sobotka designed the hall 85 years ago …
A Seward and Concordia University native has done his part and continues to help with the aftereffects of the Hawaii wildfires back in August of 2023. Zach Potratz, a teacher at Emmanuel …
Seward residents can get more information about the upcoming Highway 15 reconstruction project, which will disrupt traffic through downtown Seward, at a public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, …
The City of Seward continues its search for the best way to pay for a new $32 million wastewater treatment plant. The city council approved an agreement Feb. 20 with Short Elliott Hendrickson …
The Seward Wellness Center is beginning to take shape as the first of its steel walls went up last week. Sampson Construction continues work on the facility, located north of Waverly Road on …
One might say it’s a headache. Others might call it a pain in the rear, but one thing’s for certain: Seward is experiencing growing pains. Mayor Josh Eickmeier asked the …
About $1.134 million is available for developers and those looking to undertake new housing or housing rehabilitation projects in Seward County through the Rural Workforce Housing Fund. The …
Former Seward resident Jesse Rood, 27, is gearing up to break the ax throwing Guinness World Record once again. Rood got the record in 2022 and held it for about a year before it was broken by …
A bill making its way through the Nebraska Legislature may provide up to $20 million to help pay for Seward’s new wastewater treatment facility. If passed, LB 1205 would allocate unused …
Heart to Heart Ministries is celebrating the launch of its permanent location just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Seward Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting event for Heart to …
Lifetime Staplehurst resident Stan Luebbe, 69, spends most of his time putting together detailed wooden projects in a shop about 30 yards from the home he built in the 1970s. He creates fishing …
Verna Neujahr, 89, is keeping her husband’s loving spirit alive this Valentine’s Day. She proudly displays more than a dozen of the Valentine’s Day gifts he gave her over their …
Seward county commissioners are urging participation in an online survey due to lack of responses and a Feb. 14 deadline by 11:59 pm..
Donald Roberts of Seward took a plea agreement on Feb. 1 after having the majority of his charges dropped earlier in the week. The 44-year-old was arrested in January 2023 on multiple …