This story was originally published by the Flatwater Free Press. It’s lunch, and Rosa Brambila rings up an order of enchiladas and rice for a man from Guatemala, here in Wakefield, Nebraska to work.

The sign that welcomed visitors to Wakefield, Nebraska said Pop. 1,030. The town's size didn't vary in all the years I lived there. It was a close-knit community linked by culture, economy, religion, ...

Wakefield began as a community of immigrants, Germans and Swedes who came to farm in the 1880s, said Barb Stout, co-chair of the Wakefield Heritage Organization. Her own grandfather came to Wakefield ...

WAKEFIELD, Neb. (KTIV) - It’s the season of giving. Students from Wynot, Nebraska, traveled to a different community to give back to a different generation preparing a meal during class and bringing ...

WAKEFIELD, Neb. (KOLN) - In Wakefield, Nebraska, people can catch a ballgame in seats that used to be in stadiums where the New York Yankees played, the Texas Rangers, the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas ...

Nebraska organizations announce support for positive immigration laws at a press conference on the steps of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. WAKEFIELD – It’s lunch, ...

WAKEFIELD — It’s lunch, and Rosa Brambila rings up an order of enchiladas and rice for a man from Guatemala. She pours a beer for a woman from Nicaragua, then brings out a burrito for the town’s only ...