The Minden Chamber of Commerce is asking community members to nominate candidates for the 10th annual Miss Christmas City. The crowning is part of the Christmas Traditions activities on November 23 and will take place right before the Lighted Parade on the Minden Opera House balcony. The ideal candi...
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors received an update on the previously discussed Corbin Towers matter during the October 16 meeting. County Treasurer Barb Lynn and Tammie Runions provided the update. Notifications for personal property tax on a tower owned by Kearney County have been returned ...
At the end of the 2017-18 school year, Axtell Community School jumped at an opportunity to purchase the old Gary Berggren machine shop west of the school to house their new Agricultural Education program and expand the school’s Skilled and Technical Sciences Department. The Wildcats are using this...
Much of the October 15 Minden City Council meeting was spent on matters relating to an expansion of Royal Engineered Composites. Introducing the topic was a public hearing for the Planning Grant CDBG Application. The hearing was opened at 6:09 p.m. Lori Ferguson, SCEDD Community Consultant, and Kell...
In the last three years, Teen After Hours events at Jensen Memorial Library have grown in popularity among Minden’s older youth. Library Director Janene Hill and Youth Services Specialist Mary Jo Froid...
The KCHS Auxiliary will hold its annual Wine, Wreaths & Whimsy event on Sunday, November 4 at the Kearney County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. This year’s theme is “You’re So Vein” and proceeds from...
The Minden Public Schools Board of Education met October 8 for their regular monthly meeting. Consideration of contracts and policies dominated the agenda. A contract with Blessing Construction for the...
Minden Public Schools, UNMC, and Two Rivers Public Health Department (TRPHD) have partnered to introduce the CATCH Kids Club in Minden. The after school program encourages young students to pursue a healthy...
Farmers looking to make a meaningful contribution to the Kearney County Health Services (KCHS) Fund have a new way to give that can minimize their own tax liability. Formerly known as the Kearney County...
The Minden Whippets are the 2018 Southwest Conference champions. The Whippets won their second straight SWC championship on Friday as the Cozad Haymakers hosted the tournament. The Whippets won all three...
Axtell’s boys had a successful cross country season and their proclivity for running landed them a qualification in the State Cross Country Meet at the Kearney Country Club on October 19. The Cats team...
The State Cross Country Meet in Kearney on October 19 was the sight of some history being made. Making that history was Minden senior Aidan Wheelock, who earned his third straight Class C gold medal, the...
The Wilcox-Hildreth Lady Falcons volleyball team picked up a homecoming victory on Thursday when they hosted McPherson County in Hildreth. The Falcons won in four sets by scores of 25-13, 25-21, 23-25...
Wilcox-Hildreth concluded the regular season unscathed as the Falcons defeated McPherson County/Stapleton 44-6 on October 18 in Hildreth. Now 8-0, Wilcox-Hildreth will host 3-5 Creek Valley (Chappell)...
