The American Legion Post Ford/Banka #183 has chosen Jacob Weber of Friend to join nearly 230 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ …
Education was not Jake Wiese’s first career choice. Nor was it his second. But when he entered the field, he knew it was right. Wiese was selected as the 2022-2023 Region 1 Nebraska …
Back in August 1984, new teacher Anita Lang (now Mueller) stepped foot in the Exeter High School, not knowing she would spend the next 39 years teaching in the district. She started out as the …
They say you should leave on a high note, and Exeter-Milligan Family and Consumer Science teacher Mary Lou Vossler has opted to retire just as she was recently awarded the FCCLA (Family, Career and …
Friend welcomed back Dollar General on May 4 when the store reopened its doors after a fire destroyed the interior on Aug. 28, 2022. The format of the store has changed from its original layout …
Approximately 75 women attended the sixth annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser luncheon put on by the Friend Historical Society May 6. The event featured a luncheon of traditional derby fare, …
The principal at Friend Public Schools was named the NSASSP Region I high school principal of the year on April 19 after being voted by other principals. “It was really exciting and …
It has been a busy year for the Agricultural Education students at Friend Public Schools. Here is a quick highlight of what we have been working on recently. The freshmen Intro to …
Staff at the Seward Newspaper Group earned 26 awards at the Nebraska Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. The group includes the Seward County Independent, Crete News, …
Good beer, good music and company came to Milligan in the form of the 16th annual Beers of Nebraska event on April 15. The event, hosted at the Milligan Auditorium owned by BetterLife members …
Winning a state championship is tough in any activity. Add to that a broad topic like agriscience, and it becomes more difficult. The EMF agriscience team achieved that goal at the state FFA …
Friend Public School’s board of education voted to approve the addition of eSports into the EMF coop on April 10. The Exeter-Milligan board of education will vote on the matter April 13. If …
In celebration of April being designated as Donate Life Month, Friend’s elementary school is leading a campaign collecting items for children who are at the Nebraska Medical Center awaiting or …
In March, Friend Public School Superintendent Derek Anderson shared at the board of education meeting that a new oven, covered by a grant, has arrived and is working well. In 2022, the U.S. …
Norris Public Power District will be rolling into Friend the week of March 27 to begin the next task on the honey do list since taking over electrical service for the City of Friend. This project …
The Friend Country Club’s golf course has a different superintendent, but he isn’t new. Logan Betka took over as golf course superintendent last fall. He said the job consists of …
Keeping a secret for three weeks is difficult, but when the secret has to be hidden from Exeter-Milligan’s Principal Laura Kroll, the challenge is enormous. Meeting that challenge were …
