Saline County Aging Services is offering a Meals on Wheels program to residents in both Crete and Wilber, with the Crete program starting in June after support from Crete Mayor Dave Bauer. As we …
Saline County Aging Services is offering a Meals on Wheels program to residents in both Crete and Wilber, with the Crete program starting in June after support from Crete Mayor Dave Bauer. As we …
The 41st annual Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska will stop in Wilber on Thursday, June 8, as more than 300 riders make their way through a 372-mile trek across the southern half of the state. Riders …
Humanities Nebraska speaker Dr. Bruce Garver of Omaha presented “Czech-Americans in Nebraska” at the Crete Public Library Community Room on May 7. About 80 people attended the …
The Saline and Seward County USDA Farm Service Agency offices are highlighting available assistance programs to help farmers and livestock producers address the ongoing drought. Producers being …
The Wilber Lions International Club donated $750 to the Dvoracek Library’s summer reading program on May 17. Library director Holly Baber, assistant Nancy Fulton and board members Tonja …
After starting the business in 1945 and having times when it wasn’t open very often, the Fox Hole Tavern in Wilber continues to be a staple in the community. The tavern opened when two war …
The Wilber 150th Committee has commissioned Wilber-Clatonia’s eighth graders, along with help from their social studies teacher James Bates, the task of creating a time capsule. In 50 …
Wilber-Clatonia fourth graders partnered with community members to celebrate Arbor Day on April 28. Although soggy weather impacted the original plan for the program a special tree planting …
Connecting with others has been an integral part of Barb Dreyer’s work for years. Dreyer, who has worked at Wilber Care Center since 2006, had her retirement party May 1. Although her …
Eleven 4-H members and Clover Kids constructed bird houses as part of a woodworking workshop on April 23. Justin Sand, 4-H parent and Tri County industrial arts teacher, taught the class and mentored …
Staff at the Seward Newspaper Group earned 26 awards at the Nebraska Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. The group includes the Seward County Independent, Crete News, …
It started with a lump on his throat and severe headaches and nausea that wouldn’t go away. On Feb. 22, Lexand Baker went to the doctor to have the lump checked. “He looked pale, so …
A young Wilber entrepreneur is hoping to turn green grass into greenbacks in his bank account this summer. After mowing and taking care of his parents’ and grandparents’ yards for …
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen on April 11 at 9:40 a.m. that there was a deceased human body in the ditch approximately one-half mile south of Highway 33 …
“I don’t know why - I just wanted to be it - it sounded fun.” That was Carter Schachenmeyer’s reply when the Wilber-Clatonia fifth-grader was asked why he volunteered to …
The odds of a professional bowler rolling a series of 12 consecutive strikes in a single game are about 460 to 1. For the average recreational bowler? Roughly 11,500 to 1. Two local league …
Tri County FFA represented well among the 7,634 members, advisors and guests present at the 2023 Nebraska State FFA Convention. State Degree recipients included Carter Holtmeier and Ellie …
