The Friend Area Fund is approaching 10 years of community impact on Friend and the surrounding area. Originally established by Mary Kubicek, Kate Vossler, Jamie Tuttle, David Bruntz and Justin …
The Friend School Foundation is establishing a scholarship for non-traditional students who are going back to school and either live in the Friend school district or are alumni of Friend Public …
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 …
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 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 …
An intern at the Czech Embassy in Washington D.C. visited farms around Saline County to learn more about farming in the United State and the Midwest to bring back home to his family farm in the Czech …
The month of May is when spring shows up, for good. It is also the month of remembrance—of loved ones and the ones who sacrificed to keep the freedom that we all enjoy. It is the time that we …
The Warren Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its quarterly meeting on May 5 with 12 members and eight guests present. The 10th anniversary of the opening of HATS was discussed. Participation in the …
