The 41st annual Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska will pass through Milford and Dorchester on Friday, June 9, as more than 300 riders make their way through a 372-mile trek across the southern half of the …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/31/23
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Seward resident Danna Seevers, 56, was among six people arrested May 19 at the Nebraska State Capitol during a debate on LB 574, which legislators ultimately passed, restricting abortion and …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/24/23
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A local second grader was chosen by Sen. Jana Hughes to have his artwork hung in her office. He drew the poster for the Nebraska agriculture poster contest.
Lakynn Griffiths of Milford drew a …
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by Keaton Burgess, reporter@sewardindependent.com
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5/24/23
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Seward County has received $756,000 in Rural Workforce Housing funds from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
Along with the required 50% match from local contributors, a total of …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/24/23
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5/17/23
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Keno lottery games will be allowed in Milford after voters said yes to the initiative in a 337 to 114 election by mail.
Official results were released by the Seward County Clerk’s Office …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/17/23
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A fire broke out at Subway Motors, an automotive business at 115 S. Highway 6 in Milford, around 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 10.
Milford Fire Chief Jeremy Dinges said no one was injured in the fire. …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/10/23
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Area residents may respond to a proposed $130 million expansion project on Interstate 80 until June 3.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has proposed rebuilding and expanding I-80 from …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/10/23
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Donors showed up big for the second annual Seward County Gives campaign, raising almost $290,000 for 38 organizations during five days of giving.
“Everybody is truly grateful,” said …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/10/23
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The Milford ProStart team traveled to Washington, D.C., for the national competition on May 3 and finished 35th out of 46 teams after a successful year.
“We were so incredibly proud of the …
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by Keaton Burgess, reporter@sewardindependent.com
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5/10/23
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Milford residents have the chance to vote on whether to allow keno lottery games to be played within the city limits, but some have questioned the validity of the election being conducted by mail.
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/3/23
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5/3/23
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About 20 vehicles and 30 mailboxes in Milford were the target of theft overnight April 30 into May 1. The theft was the latest in a web of hits throughout southeast Nebraska and culminated in the …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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5/3/23
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Shelly Smetter has been dancing since kindergarten and teaching since high school. April 16 was her final dance recital.
“I started dancing when I was 5,” she said.
She went to a …
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by Stephanie Croston, scroston@sewardindependent.com
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4/26/23
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4/26/23
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Seward County Gives kicks off May 1 for five days of giving toward 40 organizations across Seward County.
Organizers of the campaign hope to top the $162,000 raised for 24 organizations last …
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by Emily Hemphill, emily@sewardindependent.com
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4/26/23
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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, …
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4/19/23
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church near Milford is preparing for its 50th anniversary in July by making a banner and getting festivities set up.
Sharon Radford with the church has had children work …
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by Keaton Burgess, reporter@sewardindependent.com
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4/19/23
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Three students from Milford Public Schools attended the Nebraska/Iowa District Key Club convention in Columbus. One walked out with a new title and an other was honored for his design.
Natalie …
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by Keaton Burgess, reporter@sewardindependent.com
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4/19/23
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