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Axtell Community School is celebrating Homecoming week September 14-18. Students and staff can participate in Home Sweet Homecoming themed days

The Minden Police Department will be selling Pink Patches this year for Cancer Awareness Month.  The Pink Patch Project is

A&M Ag Partners, Inc. donated $2,500 to the Axtell FFA Chapter and $2,500 to the Keene Evangelical Free Church. The

New Kearney County Veterans Service Officer Phil Heun is working to help veterans and their families secure VA benefits and

As the Unity Earth Caravan of Unity travels across the United States during the month of September, moving from Grace

Minden MOPS has connected mothers of young children in the community for more than a decade. This year the group

Randy Hoffman from Seim Johnson presented the 2020 FYE Audit Review to the Kearney County Health Services Board of Trustees

Two Rivers Public Health Department reported 81 total positive cases to date in Kearney County during the August 17 Community

Axtell Community School welcomed seven new teachers for the 2020-21 school year: Tara Smith, Business and Technology; Jessica Coons, First

Discussion about returning to school for the 2020-21 school year was extensive during the Minden Public Schools Board of Education

Dr. Cade Craig has joined the Kearney County Health Services medical team. The Minden native began seeing patients in his

Minden Public Schools has six new educators for the 2020-21 school year: Miranda Aschoff, 10th grade English and Journalism; Angela

Minden Public Schools is welcoming several new Whippets to the education staff this year including new C.L. Jones Middle School

Mayor Ted Griess had several mayoral announcements and reminders to start of the August 3 regular Minden City Council meeting.

The Axtell School Board approved a return to school plan for the district during the August 10 meeting. In addition

Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools will begin the 2020-21 school year on August 13. A return to school plan has been created

 Minden Public Schools have teamed up with the Minden Police Department and City of Minden to improve school traffic flow

Members of 4H have a wide variety of projects and activities to choose from both in the club and at

Seventeen year old Hannah Fries is gearing up for the 2020 Kearney County Fair. The Minden High School senior has

A new date has been set for the Kearney County Cleanup. The event held annually in May was postponed this

An ordinance closing the cemetery and city parks from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. was brought to the Minden City

* Editor’s note: Watch The Minden Courier for Axtell Community School and Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools reopening plans in the coming

The 2020 Kearney County Fair will look quite different than the fairs of years past. There will be no midway,

Local author Dr. Julie Krull has won the 2019 Nautilus Grand & Gold award for her book Fractured Grace: How

Face masks and spaced out seating in the Minden Fire Hall are the new normal for Minden City Council meetings.

Four Minden FCCLA members qualified for the 2020 National Leadership Conference which was held virtually this year. Abby Fiske, Peyton

The Minden disc golf course at the Outdoor Classroom has seen more players recently with the growing popularity of league

Bethany Home has developed a three phase plan to safely reopen the facility to visitors. Staff ask for understanding and