The 2016 Minden Homecoming theme is ‘Conquer Cozad’. Spirit days include Monday: medical profession/scrubs; Tuesday: farmer; Wednesday: superhero/favorite book character; Thursday: throwback Thursday (dress in favorite decade garb); and Friday: purple/white. The Homecoming parade will be on Sept...
North of Minden is White Hill Cemetery. Few know that the cemetery was named after Sarah Lyon Hurlbert White who purchased the land in 1879 for her daughter and son-in-law, Ira and Zella (Hurlbert) Slater. White Hill Cemetery is located on part of this land. A memorial stone has been placed at White...
Kearney County is full of generous people who give time, money, and effort to make their community a better place. When the youth of the communities begin volunteering, it makes the act even more remarkable. Austin Lutkemeier of Minden was just nine years old when he began helping at Bethany Home. T...
The recent sale of bond issuance at a premium created excess funds that led to change order #13 on the September 12 Minden Public Schools Board of Education agenda. The change order to replace LVT flooring with terrazzo had board members weighing pros and cons of the decision. Three options were sub...
Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (TBNRD) will begin utilizing data from dedicated observation wells in monitoring groundwater quantity throughout the district following the approval of TBNRD directors at their September meeting. District staff measure water levels in designated irrigation wells ...
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors met September 6 with a full agenda. County Attorney Melodie Bellamy brought several matters before the board. The supervisors voted at a previous meeting to put...
The Minden City Council approved an application for minor subdivision on Hubbard Avenue between 8th and 9th street during the September 6 meeting. The application was prepared in response to an inquiry...
Kearney County Health Services welcomed Family Practitioner Dr. Andy Craig onto their staff on August 1. The Minden native is excited to treat patients in his hometown. “I wanted to return to my hometown....
The Kearney County Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF) will host its Annual Banquet on Wednesday, September 21 at The Minden Opera House. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for social hour/games followed by a prime...
The annual Wilcox Fall Festival is set for September 17. Events and activities will be held throughout the day for people of all ages to enjoy. The celebration begins with a 5K/2M Run/Walk at the Wilcox...
The Minden Whippet softball team competed on Sept. 10 in the Cozad Invitational tournament. Minden would go 0-3 in the tournament, losing to Ord, St. Paul and Southern Valley. The Whippets record now stands...
The Class D-2 state-rated Axtell Lady Cats volleyball team was back on the road Thursday traveling to Elwood for a pair of games. Axtell cruised to two more victories on the season to run its record to...
Wilcox-Hildreth finished fourth and Axtell fifth in the boys’ standings at the eight-team Alma Cross Country meet on September 12. The top five were Elm Creek-Overton (32), Eustis/Farnam-Medicine Valley...
Wilcox-Hildreth was upended by Harvard on a waning-seconds field goal 30-27 at Harvard on September 16 dropping the Falcons to 1-2. W-H hosts Red Cloud (0-3) on September 23. The Falcons faced a first...
The Minden Cross Country Classic at the Minden Country Club was held on September 13. All age groups ran 3000 meters (approximately 1.85 miles). Three schools competed in the high school competition and...
