The EMF FFA Plant Sale is underway with 3 successful dates already under their belt. The plant sale is at the new greenhouse located at Friend High School. The FFA Chapter started with 1,500 seeds …

Exeter-Milligan/Friend FFA held its annual banquet in Friend on Friday, April 29. The evening was filled with special moments recognizing the achievements of the FFA students. After introducing …

Harvey Weber of Friend, left, was selected as Veteran of the Month for February 2021. Because of Covid restrictions, the award was just recently presented. Weber, a World War II veteran, served in …

The 39th annual Arbor Day Celebration was April 25 at Burley Park in Friend. The event was co-sponsored by the Friendly Federated Garden Club as an annual requirement for the Tree City USA …

Friend Public Schools is working to update its heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. At the April 11 school board meeting, the board heard project quotes from Facility Advocates, a …

The Dorchester teams scored 35 points in the girls’ competition and 21 in the boys’ standings at the Friend Invitational. The girls’ 4x800-meter relay team helped lead DHS with a …

Exeter-Milligan hosted its home track invitational April 19 at McCool Junction. “It was another tough weather day for a track meet,” EM Boys’ Coach Brian Murphy said. “The …

Friend Invitational Girls’ team scores—East Butler 116, Cross County 116, Meridian 97, Deshler 46, Freeman 41, Crete 39, Dorchester 35, Nebraska Lutheran 21, Diller-Odell 9, Seward …

Teams with fewer athletes generally don’t do as well at a relay meet, and that was the case for area teams at the Turkey Creek Relays March 29. The Dorchester girls were the top finisher, …

Friend athletics is between the winter and spring sports seasons. The Bulldogs are set to compete on the track March 23 at Doane, with the golf team competing March 30.