Kurt “Heinz” Kirbach
Kurt “Heinz” Kirbach, 89, of Minden passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Bethany Home in Minden. The family
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Author: Phil Serrone
Council Addresses Downtown Outdoor Seating
The Minden City Council met February 6. The council revisited outdoor seating dis- cussions that were initiated in September by
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Celebrate National Heart Health Month With KCHS
February is National Heart Health Month. Kearney County Health Services can help area residents with their heart health from prevention
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Whippets Dominate Districts, Qualify Six to State
It was a fantastic outing for the Minden boys wres- tling team when they traveled to Ogallala High School for
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Close Contest End in Whippet Victory
Minden’s boys eked out a 50-49 win at Wood River on February 9 to get the record back to .500
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Lady Whippets Finish Regular Season With Victory Over Wood River
Minden’s girls concluded a very successful regular season winning at Wood River 75-41 on February 9 to rise to 18-4.
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Falcons Qualify Three to State Meet
The Wilcox-Hildreth wrestling team hit the mats on Feb.10-11 for district tourna- ment action at Pender High School. The Falcons
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Lady Falcons Earn Subdistrict Top Seed
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls defeated Overton 46-33 on February 7 in Wilcox for perhaps the Falcons’ best win of the season. Wil-Hil
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Falcons Can’t Catch Eagles
Wilcox-Hildreth’s boys put together an excellent fourth quarter but the gap before that was too much to overcome as Overton
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Lavicky & Hawkins Heading to State for Wildcats
The Axtell wrestling team was in district action on Feb.10/11 when the Wildcats traveled to Southern Valley High School. Axtell
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Lady Cats Defeat Loomis
Three double-figures scorers led Axtell’s girls to a 43-27 win over Loomis in Axtell on February 7. The Cats, winners
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Axtell Boys Drop to Loomis
Axtell’s boys were in a good position to pick up a win against Loomis on February 7 but the fourth
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Donna L.(Nitchie) Harmon
A Funeral Service for Donna L. (Nitchie) Harmon will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at
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Cynthia “Diane” Schmidt
Cynthia “Diane” Schmidt, 75, of Minden, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Mount Carmel – Keens Memorial in
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Ivan William Gellermann
A celebration of life service for Ivan W. Gellermann will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
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Jacquelyn Marie Frandsen
Jacquelyn Marie Frandsen, 92 of Southbury, Connecti- cut, formerly of Minden Nebraska, went to be with the Heavenly father on
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Ethel M.Arrants
Ethel M. Arrants, 92, of Kearney, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at CHI – Health Good Samaritan Hospital in
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Lonnie D.Vannier
Lonnie D. Vannier, 71, of Lincoln passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln. Funeral
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Nyles Jace Sanders
Nyles Jace Sanders was born Thursday, February 2,2023 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. The young-est child of Kiowa L.
Read moreTara E.Foglesong
Tara Elizabeth Foglesong, 52, died peacefully at Tiffany Square in Grand Island on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Funeral services will
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Marilyn May(Jesse) Heimsoth
Marilyn May (Jesse) Heimsoth, twin daughter of August and Anna (Adam) Jesse was born on February 24, 1931 near Wilcox,
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Local FFA Members Compete at LDEs in Aurora
Area FFA members competed in the Leadership De- velopment Events contest in Aurora on January 25. The students put their
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Lady Whippets Down Haymakers
Minden’s girls, fresh off their SWC tourney championship, kept their regular season conference record perfect at 7-0 and raised their
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Minden Boys See Deja Vu Loss to Cozad
Cozad’s boys won a SWC battle over Minden 54-49 at Minden on February 3. The result was eerily similar to
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Whippets Place Fourth at SWC Wrestling Tournament
It was a great showing for the Minden Whippets as they were in Southwest Conference action for a tournament at
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Wilcox-Hildreth Drops to Overton
Wilcox-Hildreth’s boys played a consolation game in the FKC tournament on January 31st at Amherst. Overton got by the Falcons
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Lady Falcons Finish Fourth in FKC Tourney
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls avoided the upset in the quar- terfinals of the FKC tournament on January 30 edging sev- enth-seed Elm
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Axtell Girls Fall in FKC Quarterfinals
Eighth-seeded Axtell won and advanced in the FKC girls’ tournament opening round defeating Hi-Line 34-23 on January 28 in Axtell.
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Axtell Boys Fall to Elm Creek in FKC Tourney
Second-seeded, 3rd rated Elm Creek eliminated Axtell from the FKC tournament winning 66-37 at Elm Creek on January 31. The
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Falcons and Wildcats compete at FKC Tourney
The Axtell Wildcats and Wilcox-Hil- dreth Falcons took to the mats on Feb. 2 for FKC-TVC tournament action at Ke-
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Lady Whippets Dominate Districts, Qualify Three to State
The Lady Whippets took to the mats this week for districts on multiple days of action on Feb 2 and
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Susan R. Robbins
Susan “Sue” R. Robbins, 62, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at CHI Health – Good Sa-
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Troy Dean Danielson
Troy Dean Danielson, 56, of Hun- tingtown, Maryland formerly of Min- den, passed away January 24th in Maryland. He possibly
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Joyce A.Jugert
Hastings resident Joyce A. Jugert, 75, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Bryan East Medical Center, Lincoln, NE with
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Phoebe Y.Friston
Phoebe Y. Fritson, 77, of Hildreth, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Broadwell Senior Liv- ing in Kearney.
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Augusta “Gussie” Ann Johnsen
A celebration of life funeral service for Augusta “Gussie” Johnsen was held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the St.
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