Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen visits Seward April 2 to present local leaders with the Governor’s 2024 Showcase Community Award.
Each year, the award is presented to one Nebraska community that has distinguished itself through achievements to enhance quality of life and encourage economic growth.
Seward County is urging residents to check their internet speeds to see if they’re really getting what they’re paying for – if they can even access internet service at all.
The urgency is part of the Nebraska Broadband Challenge, an initiative to disperse $405 million in federal funding to Nebraska counties to improve internet access, especially in rural areas where a lack of connectivity makes it difficult for people to work online, access services like telehealth and complete basic tasks like sending or receiving emails.
Residents have just under two weeks left – until April 14 – to submit a challenge.
The problem is that the Federal Communications Commission map of addresses that have adequate internet access is incorrect.
It shows residents having access to service when they really don’t, or that they have higher download and upload speeds than they’re actually getting from their internet companies.
Residents have the chance to say, “No, that isn’t accurate,” and correct the map through a challenge process.
Every challenge will help bring more money to Seward County to boost access and speed in those areas that are completely unserved or underserved with low speeds.
As of March 28, Seward County residents had submitted 17 formal challenges in parts of the county where internet is unavailable, unreliable or extremely slow.
Business After Hours for the Seward County Visitor's Bureau and the Nebraska National Guard Museum is April 2 from 4-6 p.m. at the National Guard Museum. Come learn what the Visitor's Bureau does and help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Guard Museum being here in Seward County.
Scott Curry came to Nebraska to wrestle and hasn’t left. After spending time at Papillion-LaVista, his next stop will be Seward starting with the 2024-25 school year.
Curry will be the athletics and activities director at SHS.
He said Seward drew him because he’s from a smaller town. Being closer to Lincoln was another plus. When the family visited the district, his three kids liked the school, he said.
Read more in tomorrow's SCI.
A country music video filmed in part just outside of Milford and featuring several local residents was nominated as one of this year’s videos of the year.
The Jason Aldean “Let your boys be country” music video that was filmed in part just northeast of Milford saw critical success and was nominated for a CMT award.
Fourteen local Milford residents appeared in the final cut of the video.
The CMT music awards show will be aired Sunday April 7 on CBS beginning at 7 p.m.
The Crete-Milford baseball team was at Wahoo April 1 to play Wahoo/Bishop Neumann and came home on the short end of an 8-2 score. CM tied the score at 2-2 in the third, but WBN scored three in the fourth and three in the sixth to get the win. Crete-Milford is scheduled to host Beatrice today at 4:30p at Tuxedo Park in Crete.
The offense sputtered for the Seward baseball team on a chilly April 1 at Plum Creek Park. Nebraska City's pitching held the Jays to two hits in a 7-0 SHS loss. Seward is scheduled to play at Hastings today.
The Seward girls' soccer team went 1-1 in the Bluejay Invite yesterday. SHS opened with a 2-1 win over Holdrege and then lost to Omaha Concordia 1-0 in the tournament final. Seward next hosts Schuyler April 4 at 4 p.m.
Seward's boys' soccer team finished 1-1 at the Bluejay Invite yesterday. The Jays opened with a 2-1 win over Holdrege and then lost to Omaha Gross 3-1. Seward's next game is at York April 9.
The Centennial and Malcolm baseball teams are scheduled to host games this afternoon. CHS is to host Fairbury at 4:30 p.m. in Beaver Crossing, while Malcolm hosts Lincoln Christian at 4:30p in Malcolm.
