History Brought Back To Life
Restoration of the Minden Public Schools bell was revealed to Whippet fans on September 4 during the home football game
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Axtell 2020 Homecoming
Axtell Community School is celebrating Homecoming week September 14-18. Students and staff can participate in Home Sweet Homecoming themed days
Read moreBoard Approves FY 20/21 Budget
A public hearing for the fiscal year 20/21 County budget was opened during the September 8 regular meeting of the
Read moreEasement Approved
Mayor Ted Griess had two announcements during the September 8 meeting of the Minden City Council. On behalf of the
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Minden Police Department Joins Pink Patch Project
The Minden Police Department will be selling Pink Patches this year for Cancer Awareness Month. The Pink Patch Project is
Read moreMPS Tax Request Stays Low Third Year In A Row
On September 14, the Minden Public Schools Board of Education considered an operating budget of just over $11 million. While
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A&M Ag Partners And Land O’ Lakes Foundation Donate To Local Organizations
A&M Ag Partners, Inc. donated $2,500 to the Axtell FFA Chapter and $2,500 to the Keene Evangelical Free Church. The
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Whippets Win Invitational
The Minden Whippets girls golf team traveled to Awarii Dunes Golf Course on Sept. 10 in wet and cool conditions
Read moreWhippet Softball Team Goes 0-3 At Cozad Invite
The Minden Whippet softball team traveled to Cozad on Saturday to compete in the 2020 Cozad Invitational softball tournament. The
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Whippets Fall On Road To Patriots, 49-14
Minden faced its second tough opponent to start the season in traveling to Adams Central to take on the fifth-ranked
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Bulldogs Stop Wildcats At Home
The Axtell Wildcat football team was in action on Sept. 4 in its home opener to take on the Pleasanton
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Falcons Host Alma And Northern Valley
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team hosted its first home triangular of the season on Sept. 8 when they hosted Northern
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Whippet Harriers Host Home Meet
The Minden Cross Country Invitational was held in warm conditions on Saturday, September 5 at the Minden Country Club. Four
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Falcons Blank Meridian 36-0
After a bye week, Wilcox-Hildreth bounced back from a loss in week one to defeat Meridian 36-0 at Hildreth on
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Mardelle Dahlstedt
Funeral Services for Mardelle A. Dahlstedt will be held on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at the First
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Heun Is The New Kearney County Veterans Service Officer
New Kearney County Veterans Service Officer Phil Heun is working to help veterans and their families secure VA benefits and
Read moreSix Vie For Three Spots On Minden Board Of Education
see September 9 Courier for candidate profiles
Read moreCommunity COVID-19 Meeting Kept Brief
Community leaders held a very short phone conference on August 31 to discuss the current COVID-19 situation in Kearney County.
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Dawgs 4th At GICC
The Minden Whippets girls golf team was in Grand Island at Indianhead Golf Course for the Grand Island Central Catholic
Read moreWhippets Sweep Bison, Longhorns
The Minden Whippet volleyball team was on the road on Sept. 1 traveling to McCook for a triangular with the
Read moreCats, Falcons Run At Ron Priebe Inv.
Wilcox-Hildreth and Axtell cross country runners competed at the Ron Priebe/Gibbon Cross Country Meet on September 3 in conditions described
Read moreAxtell Falls To Elm Creek In Four Sets
The Axtell Wildcat volleyball team hosted Elm Creek on Sept. 3 and suffered its first loss of the 2020 season.
Read moreWhippets Get Win At Holdrege Inv.
The Minden Whippet softball team was in action on Aug. 29 traveling to Holdrege for the Holdrege Invitational. The Whippets
Read moreFalcons Drop Two At Franklin
The Wilcox-Hildreth Lady Falcon volleyball team was in action on Sept. 1 traveling to Franklin to compete in the Franklin
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Caravan Of Unity Plans Stop In Central Nebraska
As the Unity Earth Caravan of Unity travels across the United States during the month of September, moving from Grace
Read moreEldean Kuehn
Eldean C. Kuehn, 83, of Minden, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at CHI Health ~ Good Samaritan in Kearney.
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Kathleen Kirbach
Kathleen Joy Kirbach, 78, of Axtell passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at CHI Health – St. Elizabeth’s Medical
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Minden MOPS And MOMSnext Open To All Mothers
Minden MOPS has connected mothers of young children in the community for more than a decade. This year the group
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Trustees Hear 2020 FYE Audit Review
Randy Hoffman from Seim Johnson presented the 2020 FYE Audit Review to the Kearney County Health Services Board of Trustees
Read moreTownship Dissolution And County Surveyor Will Be On 2020 General Election Ballot
Voting day for the 2020 General Election is November 3, but early voting begins soon. Whether hitting the polls on
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Wildcats Win The Axtell Invitational
The Axtell Wildcat volleyball team got its 2020 season underway on Saturday, August 29 by hosting the eight-team Axtell Invitational.
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Whippets Second At Minden Invite
The Minden Whippet volleyball team opened its 2020 regular season schedule on Saturday hosting the eight-team Minden Invitational utilizing all
Read moreWhippet Golfers Are Champions At McCook Invite
The Minden Whippets girls golf team opened up its 2020 season in style by being crowned McCook Invitational champions. Minden
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Falcons Fall To Wolves
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball team opened its 2020 season on the road traveling to Loomis to kick off the season
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Minden Falls To Wildcats
The Minden Whippet softball team played their home opener on August 27 hosting the St. Paul Wildcats at Augie Nelson
Read moreWhippets Earns First Win
The Minden Whippets softball team traveled to Southern Valley for the Southern Valley triangular along with Chase County on Aug.
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Wilcox-Hildreth Drops Opener To Southwest
Wilcox-Hildreth was upended in the season opener as Southwest topped the Falcons 46-34 at Bartley on August 28. Southwest led
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Axtell Falls To Kenesaw In 2020 Opener
The Axtell Wildcat football team opened its 2020 season by taking a short road trip down Highway 6 to take
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Gary Berggren
Gary K. Berggren, 86, of Lincoln, formerly of Axtell, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Pemberly Place Senior
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Ann O’Sullivan
Ann Margaret (Wells) O’Sullivan, 57, of Wahoo NE died on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020. She experienced a sudden and severe
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Shirley Quadhamer
Shirley Mae (Yelken) Quadhamer, 88 of Kearney formerly of Upland, died August 26, 2020 at Kinship Pointe -Kearney Northridge in
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Kearney County Hotspot For Recent COVID-19 Activity
Two Rivers Public Health Department reported 81 total positive cases to date in Kearney County during the August 17 Community
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Seven Educators Join Axtell Community School Staff
Axtell Community School welcomed seven new teachers for the 2020-21 school year: Tara Smith, Business and Technology; Jessica Coons, First
Read moreSupervisors Weigh In On Subdivision
Contractor Phil Baldwin spoke to the Kearney County Board of Supervisors about a possible new subdivision west of Minden during
Read moreCouncil Approves Dash And Body Camera Purchase
Minden Police Chief Brad Butler presented a request to purchase dash cameras and body cameras to the Minden City Council
Read moreDrinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program Categorical Exclusion
In accordance with the Nebraska Drinking Water State Revolving Fund environmental review process, which is based on the National Environmental
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Eleanor Deisley
Eleanor Anne Deisley, 93, of Minden, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Bethany Home in Minden. Memorial services
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Thomas Latter
Thomas Eugene Latter, 84, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on August 15, 2020, after a short and courageous battle against
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Ardella Schwenke
Memorial Mass and Rosary for Ardella A. Schwenke will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
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School Board Discusses Fall Reopen Protocol
Discussion about returning to school for the 2020-21 school year was extensive during the Minden Public Schools Board of Education
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