Aerial views inform county for public safety, zoning, taxes

The technology that enables the Seward County assessor and zoning administrator to view properties without spending hours in the car creates a library of data that is now being used by emergency …

Flock agreement part of county policy review

Payment for the Flock license plate-reading cameras that were briefly planned for use in Seward in 2025 may move from Seward County to Saline County for the next two years when an agreement is …

Missing tower, new plan may impact future connections

The case of the phantom communications tower near Staplehurst was confirmed – but not solved – by the Seward County Commissioners Sept. 29, who discovered some plot twists and more chapters to …

Forbes brings skills back to Seward

Megan Forbes is familiar with Seward. The new director of administrative operations at the Seward County Chamber and Development Partnership grew up in town and graduated from Seward High in …

County drying out to see what damage remains

Seward and Seward County officials spent a few days watching water levels in area creeks and the Blue River and waiting for water to clear flooded areas to see what damage was left by the Sept. 30 …

New style Halloween planned for Seward trick or treaters

Information taken from archived files of the Blue Valley Blade and the Seward County Independent for the second week of October. 1926 The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company …

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The Seward boys' cross country team won the Class B team title at UNK Sept. 28. Jackson Einspahr (918) was the race champion.

Seward sweeps titles at UNK Invite

Eagles end season at subdistricts

The Milford softball team closed its regular season with six games in five days. The Southern Nebraska Conference moved from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28 because of rain, and the Eagles went 1-1 in the …

Clippers get wins at home

After a long start to the season, the Malcolm volleyball team finally got to play a pair of home games last week. The Clippers hosted Wahoo and North Bend Central Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, winning …

Centennial holds off Cougars at home

The Centennial football team “brought its own juice” to the Oct. 2 battle against Conestoga and sent the Cougars home on the short end of a 22-6 score. “My slogan is ‘BYOJ’ (Bring your …

Milford, Malcolm compete in UNK Invite's Class C division

On one of the best days of the season to run, the Milford and Malcolm cross country teams competed at the UNK Invite Sept. 28 in Kearney. The Milford girls finished seventh, led by Macie Carter in …

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Birthdays

Herman Johnson to celebrate 90th birthday

Herman Johnson of Seward will celebrate his 90 th birthday this week. He was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Friend. His family members include his brothers, Norman of York and Maury of Seward; and …

Donna Tomes-Richards to celebrate 90th birthday

Donna Tomes-Richards of Utica will celebrate her 90th birthday next week. She was born Sept. 14, 1936. Her family members include her children, Michele Hedrick, Mike (Dawn) Tomes, Connie …

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Kramer

Kip Albert Kramer was born to Chandler and Morgan (Boroviak) Kramer of Malcolm on Aug. 19, 2026, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln. He weighed 8 lb., 10 oz., and was 21.75 inches long. His …

Lechtenberg

Addison Jean Lechtenberg was born to Grace (Shriner-Halder) Lechtenberg and Nate Lechtenberg of Fort Calhoun on March 4, 2026, at Methodist Fremont Health, in Fremont. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz., …

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Weddings

Kujawa, Gremel are wed

Anne Kujawa and Tom Gremel, both of Seward, were married June 62026, at Mother Cabrini’s Shrine in Golden, Colorado. The officiant was Deacon Edward Clements. Kujawa’s parents are Mark and …

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