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 …