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 …
France Day 10 - July 23 Reims to Paris We left Luxembourg this morning and headed to Reims for two stops. One was a museum that houses the room where it happened, as Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote, …
France Day 9 - July 22 The 35th Infantry, Bastogne and Luxembourg American Cemetery We’ve been following the 134th Infantry 35th Infantry Division in its march across Europe. Today we …
France Day 8 - July 21 Lorraine to Sugar Loaf Hill Today didn’t have as much on the agenda. This morning started at the Lorraine American Cemetery. Among the graves we visited was that of …
France Day 7 - July 20 We started the day at Flavigny Bridge, a site where the Americans took the bridge and then were annihilated by the Germans. Two plaques adorn the bridge, one on each side. …
