The Wakefield Republican -

Wakefest was held on Saturday, August 17, to a large crowd on hand to the food and entertainment on offer. “WakeFest 2024 was one for the books!” said one of the event organizers...

The Wakefield Post 81 Senior Legion baseball team saw its season come to an end in the 2024 Nebraska Legion Class C State Championship game on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in Wakefield. In...

This past weekend the Little Red Hen Theatre wrapped its production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast concluding a run of 7 sold out shows over two weeks starting on June 19th and ...

In their most recent matchup of the week, the Trojans took on the Tri-County Titans in Wakefield on Sunday, July 21. After holding the Titans scoreless in the top of the first, ...

The Wakefield 12-and-under softball team finished up its season at the Nebraska Fastpitch Class D State Championship in Hastings from Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14. Af...

The Wakefield Trojans softball team travelled to Hastings to compete in the USA Softball of Nebraska State Fastpitch Championships from Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14. ...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Recently Wakefield FCCLA members Mayte Flores and Sawyer Brudigam traveled across the country to attend the National FCCLA event. Wakefield High...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Sarah Ekberg, owner of Lazy Acres Decor & Floral, achieved a floral accreditation and presented on the main stage of the premiere national floral...

The Wakefield Trojans 12 and under softball team traveled to Osmond on Thursday, June 27 in a high-scoring matchup. Osmond came out of the gate hot in the top of the first innin...

The Wakefield Trojans earned a victory in the league tournament on Saturday, June 29 after going winless in two games at O’Neill on Friday, June 28 to begin their week of play. ...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Members of the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department attended the 2024 Nebraska State Volunteer Fire School. Located in Grand Island at the State...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Local Dawn Jacobson, owner of Canine Design in Wayne, showed her dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last month. Guerin, Jacobson’s fiv...

After starting the season 2-0, the Wakefield 18U softball team took their first loss of the season in a matchup against West Point-Beemer on Tuesday, June 4. The last time these...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Hosted by Wakefield Progressive on June 1, the fourth WakeFIELD Party raised funds for The Little Red Hen Theatre. The amount donated to the th...

The Wakefield Trojans senior legion baseball team competed in the Chuck Ellis Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2 in Wakefield, though Wakefield played a game at home ...

The Wakefield Trojans 18U softball team got its season out to a hot start with wins this past week on Tuesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 30. In their most recent contest, the Tro...

By Roxy Ekberg Republican Staff Founded in 1999, New To You Thrift Shop celebrates its 25th anniversary during Emerson’s Tri County Days. In its 25 years, the thrift store has...

Wakefield Legion Post 81 held their annual Memorial Day program to honor the fallen heroes of Wakefield on Monday, May 27th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wakefield Cemetery. Jim Clark be...

The Wakefield Trojans junior and senior legion baseball teams travelled to Wayne on Friday, May 24 for two tough contests against one of the best legion teams in Northeast Nebrask...

The City of Wakefield secured a $25,000 grant for new playground equipment in Graves Park. Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District granted the money to the city for a project r...