Courier Office Has Moved
The Minden Courier office has moved off the square. There are still lots of ways to contact us and we
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Kearney County Medical Fund Participates In Giving Day
The online Kearney County Giving Day event will extend over the next month culminating on November 19. Five local non-profit
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Minden School Board Approves Change Orders
The Minden Public Schools Board of Education reviewed the 2019-20 State of Schools report for the district during the October
Read moreMinden Chamber Halloween Parade
The annual Minden Chamber of Commerce Halloween Kiddie Parade around the square will be held on Friday, October 30. The
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Whippet Girls And Boys Both Qualify For State
Minden hosted the District C-4 Cross Country Meet on October 15. 12 schools participated and both Whippet teams qualified for
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Falcons Fall In FKC To Bulls And Mustangs
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball entered the 2020 Fort Kearny Conference tournament as the #10 seed and faced the #7 seeded
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Minden Tops Silverbacks
Minden’s 11 seniors will get to remember being victorious in their final home contest as the Whippets defeated Wood River/Shelton
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Axtell Tops Loomis, Loses To EC In FKC
The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team competed in the 2020 Fort Kearny Conference volleyball tournament on Oct. 12-13. The Cats entered
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Whippets Top Cozad
The Minden Whippet volleyball team was in action on Oct. 12 traveling to Cozad to take on the Haymakers in
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Colby Third, Whippets Team Fifth In Class C
The Minden Whippet girls golf team made a triumphant return to the Class C State Golf meet held on Oct.
Read moreCats Qualify Both Teams For State
Axtell’s girls and boys cross country teams will keep competing for another week as both qualified for the State Meet.
Read moreFalcons Fall In Shootout With Harvard
Wilcox-Hildreth scored seven touchdowns, nine conversion points and amassed over 400 yards of offense but it wasn’t nearly enough as
Read moreAxtell Headed To Class D2 Playoffs
The Axtell Wildcats football team qualified for the 2020 Class D-2 playoffs following its Oct. 16 win over the Overton
Read moreCourier Office Is Moving
The Minden Courier office is moving off the square. There are still lots of ways to contact us and we
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New MPD Officers Sworn In
Minden Police Department recently gained two new police officers. Officer Travis Arner and Officer Steven Kerns were sworn in during
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Minden High School Homecoming Activities
The Minden High School Homecoming theme for 2020 is “Stomp the Silverbacks.” The High School spirit days for October 12-16
Read moreLocal Non-Profits Announce Online Giving Day Nov. 19
The Kearney County Community Foundation is excited to announce plans for an on-line Kearney County Giving Day on November 19,
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Minden NHS ‘Boos’ Community
The members of Minden High School’s National Honor Society are engaging the community in some Halloween fun for their October
Read moreSupervisors Take Action On Uncollected Taxes
In order to clear several cases of unresolvable delinquent taxes from the books in the Treasurer’s Office, the Kearney County
Read moreYouth Survey, Facilitated By Axtell Community Fund, Reveals Kids Love Their Hometown
The 2020 Nebraska Youth Survey revealed young people love their small hometowns. In January 2020, Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) began
Read moreMiss Christmas City Nominations Open
It’s Time For YOUR “Miss Christmas City Nominations” As part of the Christmas Traditions festivities, the Minden Chamber is asking
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Falcons Get Win At Home Over Silver Lake
Wilcox-Hildreth kept its winning season and playoff aspirations alive moving to 4-2 with a 45-26 defeat of Silver Lake at
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Whippet Softball Team Falls To Stars In Districts
The Minden Whippets softball team competed in the Class C-9 subdistrict softball tournament held on Oct. 5 in Kearney at
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Minden Golfers Second At C-4; Qualify For 2020 C State Tourney
The Minden Whippets girls golf team traveled to Grand Island on Oct. 6 for the Class C-4 district golf meet
Read moreDistrict Cross Country Scheduled
Minden will host two district cross country meets on Thursday, October 15. The D-3 meet, which includes 17 schools, will
Read moreFalcons, CatsRun In Franklin
The Falcon Cross Country Invite took place on October 8 at the Franklin Country Club. No team scores were kept.
Read moreWhippets Drop Pair At Ogallala
The Minden Whippet volleyball team was in action on Thursday traveling to Ogallala for a triangular with the Indians and
Read moreFalcons Drop Pair At Bertrand
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball team was in action on Oct. 8 traveling to Bertrand for a triangular with the Vikings
Read moreWhippets Compete At SWC Cross Country Meet
The Southwest Conference Cross Country Meet was held at Gothenburg’s Wild Horse Country Club on October 8. Minden’s boys were
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Minden Falls To Cozad
Cozad’s ground game established itself early and was the preeminent factor in the state-ranked Haymakers’ 38-15 win over Minden on
Read moreKent Piester
Minden native Kent A. Piester, 77, died October 3 in Houston, Texas following a long illness. Predeceased by wife, Janet
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Job Creates Mural For Jensen Memorial Library
The blank walls in the adult book section of Jensen Memorial Library are getting some much needed attention. Holdrege artist
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Pain Management Clinic And ENT Outpatient Services Coming To KCHS
The Kearney County Health Services Board of Trustees is looking to create a Master Plan to help guide future facility
Read moreFive In Race For Three Spots On W-H School Board
Voters in the Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools district will be asked to choose three of five candidates to serve on the
Read morePositive COVID Cases Still Prevalent In TRPHD District
Although the state entered Phase 4 of reopening earlier in the month, Two Rivers Public Health Department Emergency Response Coordinator
Read moreSeveral New Virtual and Distanced Programs Being Offered by Jensen Memorial Library
Book clubs for adults, teens, and middle schoolers, craft and STEM bags, virtual storytimes, and a storywalk are among the
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Whippets Go On Road Down Dusters 39-0
An anticipated close contest was anything but as Minden routed Holdrege 39-0 on October 2 in Holdrege moving the Whippets’
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Axtell Falls At Home To Loomis
The Axtell Wildcats football team was in action on Friday at home taking on the Loomis Wolves. Loomis was able
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Whippets Are Second At SWC
The Minden Whippets golf team traveled to Cozad for the second time this week to compete in the 2020 Southwest
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Whippets Host Home Tri.
The Minden Whippets softball team hosted the first of three home games on Sept. 28 hosting a triangular at Augie
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Whippets Split Two At Sandy Creek Tri.
The Minden Whippet volleyball team was in action on Thursday when they traveled to Sandy Creek for the Sandy Creek
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Falcons Drop Pair At Home Triangular
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball team was in action at home on Oct. 1 for a triangular with the Amherst Broncos
Read moreWildcats Fall To Vikings In Three
The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team was on the road on Oct. 1 traveling to Bertrand for a single game contest
Read moreMinden, W-H And Axtell Run At UNK Invite
The UNK Cross Country Invitational, with over 1400 competitors spread out over the four classes, was held at the Kearney
Read moreFalcons Fall On Road To Red Cloud
Fourth-ranked Red Cloud handled Wilcox-Hildreth 63-8 on October 2 at Red Cloud dropping the Falcons to 3-2. Next up for
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Colleen Steinkruger
Colleen Ruth Steinkruger, 82, of Minden, formerly of Upland, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Bethany Home in
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New Buddy Bench Promotes Friendship In Hildreth School
Hildreth Upper Elementary School celebrated a new addition to its playground on September 24 with the presentation of a Buddy
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Troop 290 Upgrades Minden Disc Golf Course
Visitors to the Outdoor Classroom in Minden will notice improvements to the disc golf course and new trash cans. Junior
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Council Takes Action To Fix Railroad Approach
The Minden City Council took the first step to improving road conditions at the highway approach on 25 Road during
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