Don't miss the fall Health and Wellness section in this week's paper.
The Seward County Commissioners on Sept. 24 were to review a clarification of the conditional use permit it earlier granted Pine Creek Poultry, LLC, but a question from Seward County Attorney Wendy Elston led to a half hour executive session and the item being tabled.
Read more in the Oct. 1 Independent and Times.
Special Olympics Nebraska transforms the lives of over 7,600 individuals with and without disabilities through programming in sports, health, education, and leadership. See pictures of Seward's summer and fall teams in the Oct. 1 Independent.
The Seward Memorial Library will host a free movie Thursday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m. featuring a 2025 American horror film. Feel free to bring snacks and a drink. Visit sewardlibrary.org for more information.
Medicare Updates and Open Enrollment, with Medicare Specialist Eric Hansen, regional volunteer coordinator with Nebraska SHIP, will be at noon Friday, Oct. 10, in the third level meeting room at Memorial Hospital. RSVP required by Friday, Oct. 3, by calling (402) 646-4707 or register online at www.mhcs.us.
A retirement party for Seward County Clerk Sherry Schweitzer will be Friday, Oct. 3, from 1 – 5 p.m. at the Seward County Courthouse in the third floor law library. The public is invited.
Coats, hats, scarves, gloves, jeans, sweatshirts, warm clothing, hygiene items – tampons, deodorant, shampoo, etc. – and non-perishable snacks are being collected through Oct. 6 for Project Connect Lincoln that will be Oct. 8 in Lincoln for people who are homeless or near homeless. Concordia University students will volunteer and give out the items collected. There will be boxes to drop items off at the Seward Memorial Library and at the entrance of Weller Hall at Concordia. If anyone wants to volunteer or has questions, email Kathy.Miller@cune.edu
Rosary for Joie Cihal will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, with the Mass of Christian Burial to begin at 10:30 a.m., both at Assumption Catholic Church in Bee. Graveside service and interment will be at Assumption Catholic Cemetery at 11:30 a.m.
The Central Conference softball tournament is today in York. Seward will play Lakeview at 10 a.m., with game two at 11:30 a.m. and the final games scheduled for 1 p.m. Grand Island Northwest is the top seed in the eight-team tournament.
Subdistrict pairings and sites were announced by the NSAA yesterday. Tournaments are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6. Milford (11-13) will play Wilber-Clatonia (14-11) at 2 p.m. in Hastings. The final in the C1 tournament is at 4 p.m. Centennial (10-16) will play GACC (16-12) at 3 p.m. in Auburn. The final in the C9 tournament is at 5 p.m. Malcolm (13-12) will host Syracuse (6-20) at 2 p.m. The final in the C10 tournament at Malcolm is at 6 p.m.
