The Nebraska Supreme Court on March 22 affirmed the Saline County District Court ruling in the case of Chuck McKay v. Saline County Clerk Anita Bartels and county commissioners Stephanie Krivohlavek, …

Matthew Hoffman of Dorchester appeared in Saline County Court on March 14 on a preliminary hearing, which was procedural due to an amended felony theft charge. Hoffman is charged with theft by …

The Friend Board of Education conducted its regular monthly meeting on March 18 with school district consolidation listed as a discussion item on its agenda.  Public comment was allowed …

At their respective April board of education meetings, both the Friend and Exeter-Milligan BOE members will cast their votes to decide if the proposed full academic and sports consolidation of the …

Last night after leaving the joint public meeting on school district consolidation in Exeter, I got to thinking about how much news is coming out of the Friend area right now and what to share in my column with you. 

As enrollment drops in rural schools, districts continue to look for solutions. In the case of Friend and Exeter-Milligan, consolidation talks are underway. Public meetings providing information …

March 4 the Exeter-Milligan and Friend school boards held their second joint public meeting for the second time in a week. This time the meeting was held in Exeter and was the final opportunity for …

Just as adults use words to communicate, children use play.  Licensed play therapists, like Ben Piper of Resilient Hope Counseling in Crete, therapeutically uses play to help young clients …