The Seward School Board on Sept. 14 adopted a “conservative” 2026-2027 budget that will allow its tax levy to drop by 3 cents per $100 property valuation.
Seward School Superintendent Josh Fields said the total amount of tax revenues the district is requesting actually increased 3% to $16.64 million, but because of increased property valuations, the district was able to lower the levy to obtain that amount. Read more in the Sept. 23 SCI.
The roar of the engine fills the air, then stops. The small plane pauses and begins to fall back to the earth as the pilot works through a series of maneuvers. The engine starts again and the plane roars off to its next sequence.
AJ Wilder is practicing. Find out more about him in the Sept. 23 Independent.
Experience downtown Seward one course at a time with a progressive dinner Sept. 24. For a fee, guests walk through the heart of downtown to enjoy a multi-course meal, local drinks, and music across multiple participating local venues. Registration information is available at cultivatesewardcounty.com.
Instructor Jacki Mason will guide participants through fun, high-energy steps every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. through Oct. 29 at the Seward Memorial Library. No partner or registration needed. All ages 10 and up are welcome.
The Flatwater Film Festival will be Sept. 25-27 at the Rivoli Theatre in Seward. The festival is an annual event committed to bringing together established and first-time filmmakers from across Nebraska to celebrate their art.
CU volleyball - A dominant opening frame set the tone as the second-ranked Concordia University volleyball team earned a road win at rival Doane, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20, Sept. 23. Junior outside hitter Shandy Fa’ali’i pounded the blacktop in Crete with 16 kills in an overall strong outing. The stout Bulldog block flustered the Tigers into hitting .109 inside their home gym, the Haddix Center.
Men's soccer - In the waning moments, two freshmen found lightning in a bottle for the Bulldogs to roar back and defeat Doane 2-1 in the final minutes Sept. 23. The two strikes came via Elijah Fulton and William Preston after Concordia trailed late in the rivalry bout on Papik Field. CUNE has now defeated the Crete side five consecutive times since 2022.
Women's soccer - A formula that features stingy defensive play and opportunistic attacking has worked superbly in three straight outings for the Concordia University women’s soccer team. The Bulldogs earned their second GPAC road win in a five-day span while blanking rival Doane, 2-0, in Crete Sept. 23. A 0-0 deadlock was broken midway through the second half with Kianna Perez and Guadalupe Sanchez notching a goal apiece for the victors.
