Sheriff plans Nov. 5 retirement

Seward County Sheriff Mike Vance informed the commissioners in the past few days that he will retire effective Nov. 5. Vance, whose term expires in early January, did not seek re-election to the …

Props line a table at the Seward High Key Club's haunted house.

Club plans chills, scares at haunted house

It’s scary season, and the Seward High Key Club is adding to the chills with its haunted house. Located at the Zimmer House, just south of the Dairy Queen parking lot, this year’s spooky …

Seward POW featured in National Naval Air Museum exhibit

My wife Mary and I were in Pensacola, Florida to attend a Navy graduation for my niece Anna recently. She was stationed on the Pensacola Naval Air Station. After the graduation we had the opportunity …

County makes emergency declaration official

Seward County Commissioners on Oct. 13 took formal action to approve a “declaration of state of emergency” for the flooding that occurred following heavy rains Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. They also …

County still has opioid funds available to grant

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 …

She knows the ropes

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 …

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