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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

Minden’s newest beauty shop, Paige’s Place, was shut shortly after opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that restrictions have

Visible changes are taking place at Kuper Field with the Minden Public Schools outdoor facility renovation project well underway. The

The Kearney County Health Services Board of Trustees spoke with their architect, Robert Junk, via phone during the June 3

An Americanism hearing was held by the Minden Public Schools Board of Education on June 8. Members of the public

There were more than 50 participants on the June 1 Zoom meeting of the Minden City Council as residents were

Dick and Sally Phillips, Minden Dick Phillips and his wife Sally moved to Minden in 1967 where Dick was a

VFW Post and American Legion Unit received donations that will improve the Memorial Day services in Heartwell. The donations include

Bethany Home’s mission to care for the body, mind, and spirit of the elderly has been tested by an extended