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. …
Day 6 - July 19 We spent most of today in the bus, traveling from Caen to Nancy (pronounced non-SEE as far as I can tell). We did make two amazing stops though. Our first was in Amiens, …
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 …
Day 5 - July 18 Today was just hot – it hit 105 in St. Lo, which was where we were for most of the day. I should be used to it. After all, I’m from Nebraska. We started out with a …
Day 4 - July 17 Today we headed out to Mortain and Hill 314, so named because of its height above sea level. After a short walk thorugh the trees, we came to a chapel at the top of the hill which …
Day 3 We started today at Arromanches with a look at mulberries. Not the fruit, the bridges. Mulberries were portable bridges the British built to help offload equipment from the ships to the …
Day 1 in France - After arrival in Paris, we spent part of the day at Monet's gardens in Giverny. They were lovely and a welcome reprieve from the many hours spent in a plane. :) Check our website …
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 …
The Western community felt the loss of JoAnn (Drake) Roesler. Her sister, Rhonda (Drake) Drewes, remembers her dedication to the town, displaying her pride in the community at every opportunity. …
Improvements are in the plans in Exeter. Andrew Wilshusen, project manager from JEO, along with three interns, presented the Exeter South Depot improvements during the July 6 Exeter village board …
Joan Weber, who has spent 91 years living in Friend, was recognized with the Long-Time Resident Award on July 4. She was honored with a plaque and banner on a float in the Friend parade at 9:45 a.m. …
Kristen Milton was named Friend’s Citizen of the Year on July 4. She was honored with a plaque and banner on a float in the Friend parade at 9:45 a.m. on 2nd and Vine streets. Community …
A new system means a new measuring stick. School districts around the state are now using the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System for their students. The Friend school board reviewed its …
The Saline County Veterans Service Office in Wilber has hired a new director. Former armyman Scott Davis retired from the Army after 26 years in service last year. Raised in Fairbury, Davis has …
It has been a loco month for Elpido “Rico” and Vanessa Perez. The Dorchester couple opened Rico’s Mexican Restaurant in downtown Friend on May 25. The location, formerly the …
On June 21 at approximately 5:25 p.m., the Saline County Communications Center received information from the Friend Police Department of a motor vehicle and a train crash that occurred north of the …
On June 17, the Friend Historical Society received notice from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development that its application, submitted in July 2021, for the Nebraska Shovel-Ready Capital …
by Amy Hausman amy@friendsentinel.com A special session of the Friend City Council was called for June 20, after several lifeguards at the community pool expressed concerns about …
Marcus Kastanek, Brent Kasl, Jacob Railsback and Brant Pracheil of the Dorchester Fire Department participated in a rare training opportunity Father’s Day morning at Doane University. The …
A boy from Geneva got to ride with one of the drivers in the 2022 Big Blue Mile Shootout at Cordova. Nine-year-old Oliver Lauber got to ride along with Darel Petersen in his Chevrolet Corvette as …
