The Seward County fund created in August 2024 to make grants to local organizations addressing opioid addiction or its aftermath has made just one grant and anticipates additional opioid settlement funding soon. Find out more in the Oct. 21 Independent.
Joan Wells has dedicated much of her life to keeping a piece of the Old West alive, one rope trick at a time.
A 1966 graduate of Seward High School, Wells is a professional trick roper who has performed across the country at stage shows, conventions, special events, fairs, rodeos, wild west shows, variety shows, promotions, television and other western-themed events. Read more about Wells in the Oct. 21 SCI.
The Seward Memorial Library will host a free movie Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m., a 2026 science fiction film. Feel free to bring snacks and a drink. Visit sewardlibrary.org for more information.
Memorial Health Care Systems will host a Women’s Night Out event on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Depot, 412 Ash St., in Seward. The program will feature “A Century of Fashion: The Little Black Dress.” There is a $10 non-refundable registration fee, payable by visiting mhcs.us. For online registration assistance call (402) 646-4677.
A social gathering of veterans dedicated to reducing and eliminating veteran suicide will be from 7 – 9 p.m. at the VFW, 243 S. Ninth St., in Seward. The group meets monthly on the 22nd.
Visitation for Gary Svoboda will be today, Oct. 21, from 3-8 p.m. at Volzke Funeral Home in Seward. The family will greet friends from 6:30-8 p.m. The funeral service will be Thursday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Volzke Funeral Home. Committal will follow at the Seward Cemetery.
