Voters will be required to show photo identification when they arrive at the polls this year. An accepted photo ID must have the voter’s name and photo on it, and it must adhere to the …
Dr. Brandon Mowinkel of Milford is passionate about education and representing educators any chance he gets. He was recognized with the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals …
Less than a year after beginning the project, the Milford Childhood Learning Center officially welcomed the community through its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony May 5. The center will …
Forty organizations will participate in the third annual Seward County Gives week May 4-9, with the goal of raising money for 40 different projects that will benefit area residents. Giving …
Two hundred pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $7.2 million was found April 25 in a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Milford. The Seward County Sheriff's Office said it believes …
A grand jury has returned an indictment charging Seward County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony J. Gann with manslaughter, a Class IIA felony, in the October 2023 death of Jorge Luis Santana Ramirez. …
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team arrested a Milford man following an overnight standoff. At approximately 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, NSP was notified by the Milford Police …
The Milford community is celebrating the opening of a new childcare facility, the Milford Childhood Learning Center, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit childcare center founded to combat Nebraska's severe …
The scrap tire collection happening this weekend, April 19 and 20, at the Seward County Fairgrounds will end earlier than planned, according to county officials. The site will finish out …
World Atlas named Seward and Milford in its list of eight top-ranked Nebraska towns for retirees on April 5. Kearney, Gretna, David City, McCook, Holdredge and Papillon also made the list. World …
Over 1,000 Nebraska Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, adult advisers and guests recently gathered April 7-9, in the Lincoln Haymarket area for the annual State …
Milford is going back to the ballpark on Saturday, April 13, for a clean-up day and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Milford Recreation Department is looking for volunteers to assist with …
Nancy Velder of Milford was on a mission trip more than 20 years ago when she saw a young woman, Ana Patricia Vallejo Alvarez, put a wire into her mouth and make a flower with her teeth. She got …
Seward County is urging residents to check their internet speeds to see if they’re really getting what they’re paying for – if they can even access internet service at all. The …
By Doug Carroll doug@sewardindependent.com A country music video filmed in part just outside of Milford last October and featuring several local residents was nominated as one …
After making it past regionals, state and then winning a final competition in Omaha, the Milford High School ProStart team will get to represent Team Nebraska in Baltimore at the end of April for …
