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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
