Addison Smith of Seward looks for an opening against Nebraska City Sept. 12.
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Twenty-one Seward businesses received Payroll Protection Program loans, according to data released by the Small Business Association, to preserve 1,364 total jobs to the area.
The SBA reported Concordia University, Hughes Brothers and Memorial Health Care Systems each received $2-5 million. CCS Group LLC, Laminated Wood Systems, Nebraska Equipment, St. John Lutheran Church and Seward Motor Freight were the businesses that received $350,000-$1 million. SBA reported all others from Seward received between $150,000-$350,000.
The loans are a government program meant for small businesses to maintain jobs through losses caused by the coronavirus.
Seward Class of 2020 graduate Addison Smith was chosen as a member of the first STRIV All Star Classic Volleyball team, STRIV Sports announced on Wednesday. Seward head coach Tom Pallas was named coach for Smith and her teammates on the Orange Team.
Seward will host 40 softball teams from throughout the area for a tournament starting Thursday that lasts through the weekend.
The project has been in the works for a year. Those involved have been instructed to follow directed health measures.
There have been seven new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in the Four Corners Health District since Monday afternoon, five of which came from Seward County.
In Wednesday afternoon's update, Four Corners confirmed Seward County's confirmed case status has increased to 49 overall. Thirty-two of those 49 have recovered.
Four Corners Executive Director Laura McDougall is scheduled to deliver her weekly briefing on Thursday at 1 p.m.
