The City of Seward began work Sept. 5 to improve the rough railroad crossing on Highway 34. The railroad sits below the road, causing a bump. The city is milling down the road to to even out the dip and has previously posted signs, warning drivers of the bumpy crossing. Read the full story HERE.
This entry cross at St. John Lutheran Church is one example of the stained glass art that decorates its sanctuary. The sanctuary is celebrating 50 years. Read the full story HERE.
During the Seward County Commissioners’ Aug. 28 meeting, the board set tax requests for the county’s miscellaneous districts. The Agricultural Society will receive $367,000. The Fire District will receive $745,000. The Pleasant Dale Cemetery and the J Precinct Cemetery will receive $1,600 and $1,300, respectively. Read more notes from the meeting HERE.
The Seward City Council approved its 2018-19 budget during its Sept. 4 meeting. The council set the city's levy at 31.8 cents and the airport authority's levy at around 3.5 cents for a total levy of 35.3 cents per $100 of valuation. That sets the city's overall tax asking at $1,565,690. Even though the city's levy stayed the same as last year, an increase in valuation means the city's overall asking increased by around $83,000 from $1,483,072 in the 2017-18 fiscal year. Read more about the budget and the meeting in the Sept. 12 edition of the SCI.
The Tai Chi for Better Balance maintenance class meets at 10 a.m., followed by a beginners class at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Milford Senior Center. Call Kathy at (402) 761-3593 for more information.
September is Military Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. During this month and all year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs works with organizations around the country to raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental health resources and to encourage communities to support veterans, service members and their families and friends. Free, confidential crisis support is available from the Veterans Crisis Line, 1 (800) 273-8255, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Contemporary art and photography by Don E. Smiley is currently on display in the Langworthy Gallery at the Seward Civic Center. One of Smiley’s paintings is hanging at the Nebraska Guard Museum in Seward. The painting is an oil painting he did of World War I pilot Erle Smiley – Pee Wee Schultz’s father-in-law.
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