The annual Easter Egg Scramble hosted by the Seward Veterans of Foreign Wars and Community Merchants will be held at the Plum Creek soccer fields on March 30. The egg hunt begins at 10 a.m. and has divisions based on age and ability.
The Seward County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with the State Department of Transportation for engineering services related to the Beaver Crossing South Bridge. As noted in the board’s minutes, the agreement with NDOT supports the county’s status as a sub-recipient of federal aid for the bridge project, and its contract with Mainelli Wagner and Associates, Inc., will provide necessary engineering services.
The four candidates seeking District 2 and 4 seats on the Seward County Board of Commissioners will speak at the Seward County League of Women Voters forum April 9 at the Seward Senior Center, 1010 Manor Drive. The free program begins at 7 p.m.
The Seward County League of Women Voters is a chapter of the national league, a non-partisan group that promotes voter registration, education, and access to voting.
Seward County officials are expecting about 350 tons of scrap tires to roll into – and then out of – the Seward County Fairgrounds on April 19 and 20.
The county received a $48,050 Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy grant in December and the county contracted with Butler County Landfill, Inc., to haul the tires out of Seward County. Tires will be shredded for alternative daily cover in the landfill.
Tires may be brought to the fairground’s north arena from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on those two days, with these criteria:
Tires must be off rims
Those dropping of tires must provide their name, address and phone number, as well as the number or weight of the tires they brought, and attest that they did not collect a tire fee to dispose of the tires.
They must also provide information on whether the tires came from their farm, home, shop or other locations.
Those bringing large amounts of tires should count tires or weight the load they are dropping off, and may go to a local scale to weigh their load prior to drop off.
The Centennial baseball team was at Twin River March 28 and fell short 11-7. Twin River scored four in the bottom of the sixth to get the win. Ayden Konken drove in four runs for the Broncos.
The Crete-Milford baseball team competed in a triangular at Wayne yesterday and lost to the Blue Devils 2-1 and to South Sioux City 4-2. Triston Lenhoff was 2-4 with a double and drove in the team's only run. Brooks Piening was 2-3. Against South Sioux City, five Cardinals hit singles and Carson Kotil had an RBI.
Malcolm baseball needed extra innings March 28 to keep its record unblemished. The Clippers scored two in the top of the eighth and shut down Nebraska City in the bottom of the inning for a 6-4 win. Luke Schmidt was 4-4 including a double and a home run with two RBIs for Malcolm. Maddox Meyer also homered for the Clippers. MHS will host North Platte tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Finn Hochstein pitched a perfect game through seven innings against Platteview, but it wasn't enough for the Seward baseball team. Platteview used a walk and an error in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Jays 1-0. Seward had two hits in the game - singles by Hochstein and Reggie Sukup. The Jays will next host Nebraska City Monday at noon.
The Seward track and field teams were in action at Norris yesterday. The girls' team finisehd third, while the boys were ninth. Ed Knott cleared 13-0 to win the pole vault. Grace Brees was the 200-meter dash champion in 26.2 seconds. Kelsey Miller won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.05 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 46.36 seconds. Lovely Hibbert threw the shot put 39-11.5 to win that event.
A smaller Milford track and field team competed at Platteview March 28 in a meet to replace the Wilber-Clatonia Invite that was postponed March 26. Avery Carter won the boys' 1,600-meter run in 4:42.29 and was second in the 800. The girls' top finisher was Lilly Kenning with a third place in the 400-meter dash.
The Seward golf team lost a dual to Crete March 28 in Crete. Hayden Burhoop led the Jays with a 41.
The Seward girls' soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over Crete March 28. After leading 1-0 at halftime, the Jays scored their second goal just 10 seconds into the second half.
The Crete boys' soccer team scored two goals in each half and kept Seward out of the scoring column March 28. CHS took 29 shots on goal in the game.
