Keith Clouse has seen Friend change throughout his 70 years in the town, while also changing himself. Clouse moved to Friend from Milford in 1945 with his family, who opened a variety store in the …

A farm in rural Beaver Crossing is producing homemade jams and jellies with a little history mixed in. Debbie and Bob Kennel, owners of Kennelwood Farms, began producing jam from trees and wild …

The Saline County Fair is underway in Crete this week. The fair will bring five days jam-packed with activities for the whole family at Tuxedo Park. On Wednesday, July 14, the fair will host a …

To make a small town click, its citizens many times must wear multiple hats. Dick and Carol Thompson’s exemplification of that attitude is why the long-time Friend couple was …

Friend’s 150th and Fourth of July Celebration stood still momentarily July 3 to honor one of the city’s most famous citizens.  In the early 1900s, Lincoln was one of the …

The offense sputtered a bit for the Cornerstone Bank Sharks last week. The Legion seniors from Geneva fell to York 9-1 June 17, lost to Stromsburg-Osceola-Shelby 13-8 June 19 and came up short to …

With conference meets on the schedule, last week was a busy one for local track and field teams. Action started April 26 at the Tom White Invitational at McCool Junction, at which Friend and …

After rescheduling the Meridian Invitational because of weather, local track teams gathered at Friend April 9 for competition. Area coaches saw improvements from their athletes at the meet and …

Girls 100-meter dash 1) Kiarra Fennell, Friend, 12.95 2) Samantha Rainey, Tri County, 13.25 3) Alexa Kraus, Crete, 13.36 200-meter dash 1) Kiarra Fennell, Friend, 27.54 2) Alexa …

Area track teams met in Friend for the Turkey Creek Relays March 30. A unique competition, a relay meet requires each event to be contested in teams. Field events are two-person teams, and running …