After working in the retail industry for 30 years, Timaree Collier suddenly found herself at a crossroads when the company she worked for closed its doors. Instead of signing on with another …
Friend resident Bobbie Irvin Jr. brought his filmmaking journey home Sept. 27 with the first public screening of his short film, “Specialists,” at the Isis Theatre in Crete. A full house …
For one hour on Sunday, Oct. 4, participants in Friend’s Life Chain will stand along Highway 6 as part a silent demonstration opposing abortion. The Friend Life Chain will take place from 2:30 …
The smell of garlic, dill and sauerkraut filled the Milligan American Legion as three generations shared a taste of Czech tradition during Milligan Brewfest on Sept. 13. Brielle Cerny, South …
The Exeter-Milligan-Friend sophomore American History class recently completed a unit on Westward Movement. The students traveled to Homestead National Monument near Beatrice and Rock Creek …
A home-based business may start with a passion, but growing it can require a different set of skills. The new Rural Nebraska Makers Series is here to help. The series, from Nebraska Extension …
Before Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Wilber to see firsthand how generations of Czech Nebraskans have preserved their heritage, his day in Nebraska showcased relationships between the state …
First-time candidate Margo Masters says she is running for mayor of Crete to push for changes in infrastructure, transparency and community unity that she believes have been overlooked for years. …
Proteus wants to know what stands between Nebraska’s agriculture workers and the health care they need. The organization’s Nebraska Farm and Meat Processing Worker Health Survey is available …
A decade of rising property tax collections in Jefferson County has become an issue in the race for Nebraska Legislative District 32, with candidates Shay Smith and Mark Schoenrock offering different …
What started as a side project on his aunt’s two-story deck has grown into a full-time livelihood for Kellen Novak. Novak has built his business around trust, respect and a willingness to …
When Sue Placek got the call telling her she had been inducted into the Sokol Omaha Polka Hall of Fame, she thought the honor was meant for someone else — her dad. Placek had nominated her …
The music filling the Warren Opera House Sept. 20 sounded a little different than what audiences would hear from a modern brass band. That was precisely the point. The First Nebraska …
Local FFA students showed off their livestock projects at the 2026 Nebraska State Fair from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. Among those competing with Exeter-Milligan-Friend’s Future Farmers of America …
After a significant increase a year ago, Saline County commissioners approached this year’s budget with a different goal: Keep the county’s property tax levy from climbing again. The result …
Saline Center members held their monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 31 at the lodge. Members held a moment of silence for Bernie Kobes. A memorial was sent to his family. Saline Center and Tabor …
Remembering Julie Geis means remembering much more than how she died. It means remembering who she was. Julie Geis was bright, determined and a hard worker. She was a small-town girl who went on …
The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began as an ordinary Tuesday in the United States. There was a moment on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when Americans did not yet know their country was …
Exeter-Milligan-Friend volleyball picked up a straight-set victory over Lawrence-Nelson before running into a tougher test against Freeman last week. The Bobcats defeated Lawrence-Nelson 25-13, …
Amber Frew knows what it takes to grow a mum. It starts in June with a starter plant barely an inch tall. Frew plants each one in its final pot, sets it outside and spends the summer tending it …
Bobbie Irvin Jr. once told himself he couldn’t go back home. More than 40 years later, that decision has taken him from inner-city Kansas City to the Marine Corps, through a 26-year career as …
Veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families can once again turn their experiences into stories, poems and other forms of writing through the free Nebraska Warrior Writers program. …
Cameryn Brandt didn’t have to spend much time wondering where she wanted her teaching career to take her. She wanted to come home. Four years after graduating from Friend High School in …
For the Exeter-Milligan-Friend High School band, the first weeks of the school year move quickly. Within three weeks of returning to school, students are learning music, practicing marching …
Landowners in the Tobias, Western and surrounding areas will have an early opportunity to help shape where a proposed 345-kilovolt transmission line could eventually be built. Nebraska Public …