In the last three years, the Seward County Chamber and Development Partnership has played a part in getting and utilizing more than $11.5 million in grants and encouraged $247 million in investments …
The opportunity to help people turn their lives around first drew Sara Stenger of Malcolm to corrections – now, she is doing it from the Seward County Detention Center director’s desk. …
With the Seward County Board of Commissioners approving an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation at its Dec. 23 meeting, Seward County will soon begin a study of traffic and safety on …
Beaver Crossing just got a major boost thanks to a $630,000 Community Development Block Grant to construct a new community building. CDBGs fund community projects that aim to enhance local …
Chuck and Jan Matzke of Seward hosted the 171st Nebraska National Guard Birthday on Dec. 18 at the museum in Seward. The Nebraska National Guard (NENG) was founded on Dec. 23, 1854. The …
Years of planning and community input just paid off for Milford. The city secured a $435,000 Community Development Block Grant to revitalize its downtown storefronts. CDBGs fund …
Seward City Council members on Dec. 16 approved the first application for Tax Increment Financing in the swath of Seward they designated Redevelopment Area 3 in August. The project approved will …
After decades of serving producers across the region, Friend Fertilizer is changing hands — not as a goodbye, but as a continuation. The longtime irrigation dealership is now owned by Milford …
Since sometime in 2019, the Seward County E911 center has collaborated with York, Saline and Butler counties to finance and utilize a dispatch and records management software for emergency services. …
Edgar Alaniz is home. After 10 months of paperwork, legal meetings and court dates, he was told around 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 that he could call to ask his wife to pick him up. He hardly believed …
Seward County officials have been adding requirements on new conditional use permits for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) that include use of prescribed truck routes to minimize damage …
In rural Beaver Crossing, the Burkey family has spent more than two decades shaping Country Truss into a dependable, community-focused business. Country Truss, which opened its doors in 2004, …
Seward County Commissioners have voiced opposition to using their small issue exemption to issue bonds without voter approval for the paving of 420th Road, but are not yet saying yes to a bond issue. …
Years of planning and community input just paid off for Milford. The city secured a $435,000 Community Development Block Grant to revitalize its downtown storefronts. CDBGs fund …
Seward County commissioners are weighing alternatives for their emergency management director position in light of longtime director Gary Petersen’s Jan. 2 retirement. A committee of …
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward traded the Capitol for a classroom last month, visiting a Nebraska school to gain more firsthand experience in the schools she helps shape. The Nebraska State …
Seward County Commissioners on Dec. 9 approved Sheriff Mike Vance’s new purchase order policy for expenditure of forfeiture funds, involving a five-member Forfeiture Asset Committee to review …
Greg Whittemore watches football differently from most people. Even in his alma mater’s stadium in Lincoln, the Seward native is watching how people interact with their surroundings …
