June 2-4’s Highway 6 garage sales were a pretty good sucess, said one of the local organizers. “I think it went really, really well,” said April Wegehaupt, who worked with Jill …
The Friend Public Schools Board of Education passed a motion to sanction girls wrestling as part of the Exeter-Milligan-Friend cooperative in a 7-0 vote on June 7. Junior Kyler Sladek was one of …
The Nebraska Community Foundation’s batch of hand-selected 2023 Hometown Interns includes Cameryn Brandt of Friend and Sam Otte for Exeter. Through the program, college students return to …
Sitting at a table in what used to be part of a practice field at Exeter High School, alumna Allison (Michl) Bitz was back on her old stomping grounds to sign copies of her recently published debut …
On May 30, for the first time, Friend and Exeter-Milligan joined forces on the basketball court for summer youth camps. In order to manage the larger numbers, they split into a girls’ …
A $20 raffle ticket may be your ticket to a new firearm. The Friend American Legion is holding a fundraising gun raffle, in which a shotgun, rifle and pistol are up for grabs. Proceeds from …
Things that have scales, are cold-blooded and don’t sweat were featured guests at Exeter Public Library’s summer reading program kick-off May 26. Jason Buresh of Czechland Pet, of …
The Saline and Seward County USDA Farm Service Agency offices are highlighting available assistance programs to help farmers and livestock producers address the ongoing drought. Producers being …
The American Legion Post Ford/Banka #183 has chosen Jacob Weber of Friend to join nearly 230 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ …
Education was not Jake Wiese’s first career choice. Nor was it his second. But when he entered the field, he knew it was right. Wiese was selected as the 2022-2023 Region 1 Nebraska …
Back in August 1984, new teacher Anita Lang (now Mueller) stepped foot in the Exeter High School, not knowing she would spend the next 39 years teaching in the district. She started out as the …
They say you should leave on a high note, and Exeter-Milligan Family and Consumer Science teacher Mary Lou Vossler has opted to retire just as she was recently awarded the FCCLA (Family, Career and …
Friend welcomed back Dollar General on May 4 when the store reopened its doors after a fire destroyed the interior on Aug. 28, 2022. The format of the store has changed from its original layout …
Approximately 75 women attended the sixth annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser luncheon put on by the Friend Historical Society May 6. The event featured a luncheon of traditional derby fare, …
The principal at Friend Public Schools was named the NSASSP Region I high school principal of the year on April 19 after being voted by other principals. “It was really exciting and …
It has been a busy year for the Agricultural Education students at Friend Public Schools. Here is a quick highlight of what we have been working on recently. The freshmen Intro to …
Staff at the Seward Newspaper Group earned 26 awards at the Nebraska Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. The group includes the Seward County Independent, Crete News, …
Good beer, good music and company came to Milligan in the form of the 16th annual Beers of Nebraska event on April 15. The event, hosted at the Milligan Auditorium owned by BetterLife members …
Winning a state championship is tough in any activity. Add to that a broad topic like agriscience, and it becomes more difficult. The EMF agriscience team achieved that goal at the state FFA …
