Sunbelt Scaffolding began erecting scaffolding Oct. 3 for the restoration project on the 1885 Warren Building in Friend. Foreman Brandon Burnham explained the plan is to be completed with their …

The City of Friend held a town hall meeting Sept. 21 to discuss a possible transition to Norris Public Power District as the city’s electricity provider. The meeting was scheduled by the …

The fourth annual Friend Trunk or Treat is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Friend City Park from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. “Our goal is to have a safe, …

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 …