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.

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, ...

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, 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 ...

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 — 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 ...