Some things about childhood have certainly changed significantly over the last fifty years. One thing that has remained constant is that there have been and always will be bullies and those that are bullied. Fifty years ago a “bully” would have probably have been defined as someone who singled o...
The Kearney County Goodfellows have begun their annual fund drive for the 2013 Christmas season. Cash donations for the Goodfellows Christmas fund drive are being accepted at any of the banks in Kearney County. Every year, Kearney County Goodfellows offer assistance and gifts to area residents in ne...
At the November 18th, 2013 City Council Meeting, the council unanimously voted to solicit Request for Proposals to select and hire a professional engineering consultant to develop a water study and water system evaluation concerning improvements that need to be made to the water system. This is the ...
The Minden Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation for a string of three burglaries that occurred in early morning hours of Monday, November 25. Minden Police Chief James Huff told The Courier that there were break-ins at three locations in Minden including the Minden Cemetery maint...
Tickets for the self-guided Christmas Tour of Homes are $10 each with proceeds from the event going to the local Food Bank and the Minden Chamber of Commerce. Tickets can be purchased at the Minden Chamber of Commerce in advance or they will also be available on December 8 at the Minden Opera House ...
2014 Calendar of EventS Friday, November 29 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Soup, Pie and Gift Wrapping, Senior Center, sponsored by the Holy Family Catholic Church 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. — Bake Sale, Girl Scout Troop...
The Minden City Council held its final meeting of the month on November 18 at the council chambers and tackled a large agenda in over two hours of discussion and decisions. The next step for the City of...
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors met on Nov. 19 for its final monthly meeting for November. The county has been kicking around the idea of looking to either renovate portions of the courthouse or...
Tiffany Weeder, RN, BSN, WCC with Kearney County Health Services (KCHS) recently completed her wound care certification. She will be providing care through KCHS’s outpatient Wound Care Clinic held on...
The Hildreth Public Library will soon have twice the space thanks to successful community-based fundraising efforts led by the Hildreth Friends of the Library. The group has been working towards a $178,000...
The Class C-1 third-rated Minden Whippet volleyball team has just four losses on the season and on Nov. 5 in the finals of the C1-10 subdistrict final at Kearney High, Minden was upended by the Kearney...
The Axtell Lady Cats have punched their ticket to the 2013 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament to be held Nov. 14-16 in Grand Island. Axtell was able to qualify for state with a wild five set win over...
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team came up with the win of its 2013 season on Nov. 4 in the semifinals of the Class D1-9 subdistrict tournament held in Lexington. The Lady Falcons seeded fifth...
The Minden football season came to an end in the first round of the C-1 playoffs at Cozad on Thursday, October 31 as the Haymakers topped the Whippets 61-14. The Dawgs close the 2013 campaign with a 2-7...
The Axtell Lady Cats volleyball team closed out its 2013 regular season on October 29 by playing in the Kenesaw triangular. The Cats split their matches losing to Blue Hill and picking up a win over Kenesaw....
