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MOSAIC’s Bethphage Village Placed On The National Register Of Historic Places; Plans Centennial Festival

The Mosaic at Bethphage Village campus in Axtell was recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register nomination recognizes founder Reverend K. G. William Dahl, the mission’s vision to serve people with disabilities as valued members of society, its tie to Nebras...

MPS Board Of Ed. Hires Three To Staff

The Minden Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Monday, June 10 in the C.L. Jones Media Center with board president Dr. Julie Krull absent. The first order of business in the meat of the agenda was the official board action of hiring teachers. The board first approved a contract to Mallory...

Summer Lunch Box Feeds Children In Axtell

Children from Axtell and Funk are eating healthy and hearty lunches this summer thanks to the First Presbyterian Church in Axtell’s Summer Lunch Box Program. Now in its seventh year, the program provides a free hot lunch to children in the community Monday through Friday starting on May 28 and run...

Lion Heads Return To Fountain!

The Fountain of Memories at the Kearney County Courthouse will be complete again thanks to the return of a missing lion’s head and the work of students in Instructor Bob Carlson’s Beginning Metals Class at Minden High School. The four original lion’s head founts from which water flowed into th...

Alumni Tourney Is July 27-28

Back by popular demand — The Minden High School Alumni Tournament weekend is set for July 27 and 28. The men’s alumni basketball tournament will take place on Saturday, July 27 and the women’s volleyball tournament will be held on Sunday, July 28. The entry fee is $20 with all proceeds going t...

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Historical Society Touring Sod House

What’s the secret to keeping a sod house standing for 132 years? Love. It’s obvious when you visit with the Jackson-Einspahr sod house’s current owner, Gerald Hartman. His love for the soddy and...

Burke Retiring From ESU #11

After 26 years as the Director for Gifted Education for Educational Service Unit (ESU) 11, Tim Burke will be retiring at the end of the month. Any Kearney County resident with a child or grandchild who...

City Council Approves West Estates Park Plan

The Minden City Council met on June 3 for its first meeting of the month in the council chambers with Mayor Roger Jones absent and council president Ted Griess presiding over the council. The council had...

Pioneer Village Celebrates 60th, Contemplates Future

Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village will mark 60 years of existence this weekend, June 8 and 9.  The anniversary coincides with the annual Pioneer Village Days when residents of Kearney County are admitted...

Minden’s Ayres To Compete At FCCLA Nationals

Madisyn Ayres is a “get involved” kind of student at Minden High School. That’s how Minden teacher and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) faculty advisor, Pam Johnson describes...

WWII Vet Marvin Thompson Awarded Medals Posthumously

Council Discusses Nuisance Properties

Law Firm Opens Office On The Square In Minden

Historical Society Program Features Images From The Past

Memorial Day Activities

Fire Causes $100,000 Damage Near Minden

Chamber City-Wide Garage Sales June 15

The Minden Optimist Club Celebrates 40 Years Of Service

Minden Board Accepts Two Resignations From Cavenee And Schwenka

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AgVenture Splits Two Home Contests

The Kearney County AgVenture Juniors split a pair of home game last week, losing to Davenport-Edgar 10-5 on June 10 and prevailing over Lawrence-Nelson 26-13 on June 12. The season mark stands at 6-2....

First Bank Seniors Lose At Home To Davenport-Edgar

The First Bank Senior Legion baseball team has been going through a tough stretch of games. The Seniors started the season 2-0 but have dropped five straight including a June 11 decision at Ollie Bjorklund...

AgVenture Falls To DCB

The AgVenture Juniors outhit host Dannebrog-Cairo-Boelus but could only push across one run in a 3-1 loss on June 16. DCB parlayed a walk, a single and three stolen bases into two first-inning runs and...

First Bank Falls To Concordia

The First Bank Seniors traveled to Hebron on Saturday to take on Concordia, Kansas in a tournament game. First Bank was dealt a 10-0 defeat by Concordia dropping their record to 2-6 on the season. Jordan...

Seniors To Play In Holdrege Tourney

The First Bank Senior Legion baseball team will be competing in the Holdrege Senior Tournament Friday through Sunday, June 21-23. Pool A will be Sutton, First Bank and DCB while Pool B will be Overton,...

First Bank Loses Two At Sutton

Juniors Down D-T, Lose To McCook

AgVenture Juniors Pick Up Three Victories

First Bank Blanks Ord

Whippets Play In Class C-1 Districts

Woollen And Myers Qualify For State Meet

NSAA Announces Winter NCPA Academic All-State Award Winners

Holliday Runs At Nationals

Minden Falls To Pierce In Class C-1 First Round

Minden Gets C-1 Wildcard, Plays Pierce