The fourth annual Friend Trunk or Treat is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Friend City Park from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. “Our goal is to have a safe, …
Friend and Exeter-Milligan will co-op activities after all. The Friend Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting Sept. 26 with a single agenda item: whether to approve a …
Although the Friend Public School board did not approve the proposed activities coop with Exeter-Milligan Sept. 12, the Exeter-Milligan board held its vote Sept. 14, voting unanimously to approve the …
Raymond Fee, 33, of Friend was sentenced Sept. 7 in Saline County Court after accepting a plea agreement with the Saline County Prosecutor’s office on three charges. Fee was originally …
A self-inflicted neck wound should have been cause for a mistrial, according to Ben Murray, the court-appointed attorney representing Aubrey Trail, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a …
The Exeter-Milligan and Friend school boards came together Aug. 31 to discuss a potential activities coop between the schools starting in the 2023-24 school year. Both boards opened an official …
Kiah Songster of the Exeter-Milligan-Friend FFA chapter and her steer made it to the final drive of the FFA Heavy Weight Steer division at the Nebraska State Fair Sept. 5. Songster also received …
A late-night fire broke out at Dollar General in Friend Sunday night, Aug. 28, with three fire departments responding to the call. At 9:45 p.m., the Friend Volunteer Fire Department was …
Diane Corbett of Friend donated her mother’s wedding gown to the Saline County Museum in Dorchester Aug. 24. The donation was complete with wedding bands, bridal jewelry, wedding program and a …
The first day of school at Friend Public School was full of excitement when Kona Ice came as a fundraiser to support the school’s student council. “Student council is a leadership …
The fifth annual Beckett Arp Memorial Fishing tournament is scheduled Saturday, Aug. 20, at Spreeman/Ach pond in Friend. Registration opens at 10 a.m. with fishing running from 11 a.m. to …
William Yokel of Friend was awarded the Jon Moravec Memorial Ringman Award July 31 the 39th annual Auctioneers State Championship. Russ Moravec of Moravec Auction Co. presented the plaque in …
Friend Public Schools is the recipient of a hydroponics grant to grow produce to benefit the school lunch program and the community. Amy Kohtz, agriculture teacher and co-adviser for the EMF FFA …
The Friend Area Fund is approaching 10 years of community impact on Friend and the surrounding area. Originally established by Mary Kubicek, Kate Vossler, Jamie Tuttle, David Bruntz and Justin …
The Friend School Foundation is establishing a scholarship for non-traditional students who are going back to school and either live in the Friend school district or are alumni of Friend Public …
The Exeter-Milligan Board of Education heard a July 13 proposal from area coaches to co-op all school activities with Friend beginning in the 2023-24 school year. The coaches, Brian Arp from …
The Saline County Fair events will start on Wednesday and go till Saturday and will include a multitude of events including 4-H shows, beer gardens, demolition derbies and more. The 4-H events …
