Milford News

On August 29th around 4:54 pm Saline County Sheriff's office responded to fatality accident one west and one mile north of Dorchester on County road 1300 and County road C. Both Dorchester and Friend Fire and ...

The Associated General Contractors of America has recognized three student chapters, including the Arizona State University team, for their dedication to community and public service projects.

Last month, the rain-swollen Big Blue River breached a small dam about three miles southeast of Milford.

Southeast Community College's Board of Governors has adopted a resolution opposing a proposed ban on affirmative action in Nebraska.

The theft of a generator from the bed of a pickup truck parked at the eastbound Milford Rest Area on Interstate 80 in Seward County was thwarted by an alert motorist. via KTIC

“I have no idea where the idea came from, but I have never seen anything like it.”

MILFORD -- There are 21 clocks in the old Odd Fellows here. Each has the hour and minute hands noting the precise time of death carved in stone. via The Daily Times

“Thus I order the state to: honor the cooperation agreement, charge Lucas Peterson with concealing the death of a human . . . a Class I misdemeanor, and dismiss the present charges against him.”

A Seward County district judge this week barred the way to felony prosecution of Lucas Peterson of Pleasant Dale in the 2007 death of his infant daughter. via Lincoln Journal Star

Kearney State Bank & Trust Co. is changing its name to Farmers & Merchants Bank. via Beatrice Daily Sun

Roughly 1,300 Aquila customers in southeastern Nebraska will be expected to pay more to the natural gas supplier after it under-billed customers for more than two months. via Columbus Telegram

“You could lift the lid up and steam would come out.”

Jim Hill has decided to exit the cattle business -- again. Last time, in December 2004, he changed his mind at the last minute and kept six of his beloved Angus heifers and two of his favorite cud-chewing Angus ... via Lincoln Journal Star

Several area students received their associate of applied science degrees Dec. 14 at Southeast Community College-Milford. They are: Business Administration: Andrea Palik of Seward and Seth Wiemer of York. via York News-Times

“Food prices have suddenly spiked, fuel prices are killing people.”

The number of Lincoln Public Schools students participating in the free- and reduced-price lunch program spiked this year by nearly 22 percent. via Lincoln Journal Star