Wildcat Wrestlers Compete At Fillmore Central Invite
The Axtell Wildcat wrestling team was in action on Dec. 29 traveling to Geneva to compete in the 16-team Fillmore
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Axtell Falls To Burwell
Axtell’s girls were defeated 45-53 by Burwell on the first day of the Axtell Holiday Tournament on December 28. The
Read moreHorns Defeat Wildcats
Undefeated (at the time) Burwell got by Axtell 59-50 in boys’ action in the Axtell Holiday Tourney on December 28.
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Falcon Boys Fall To Hawks In Consolation
Wilcox-Hildreth led for much of the game but finally succumbed to Hampton 26-30 in the consolation game of the Hampton
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Falcon Girls Win Hampton Tourney
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls earned the championship of the Hampton Holiday Tournament on December 28 by downing Hampton 36-33. The Lady Falcons
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Minden Girls Top Burwell For Title
The Minden Whippets girls basketball team improved to 8-1 on the 2021-22 season following its 12 point victory, 46-34, over
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Minden Defeats Wildcats
Minden captured the consolation game of the Axtell Holiday Tournament by topping Axtell 73-46 on December 29. The Whippets moved
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Phyllis Moon
Phyllis “Philly” K. Moon, 77, of Minden, met her savior on Wednesday, December 22, 2021at Bethany Home in Minden. A
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Fill The Bus
Minden High School FCCLA advisor Pam Johnson, FFA advisor Macie Wippel, FBLA advisor Luke Grossnicklaus, CLJMS Student Council supervisor Collin
Read moreCity Took Action To Improve Pedestrian Safety At Meeting
The Minden City Council took action to improve pedestrian safety during the December 20 regular meeting. With the addition of
Read moreSupervisors Wrap Up Business For 2021
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors wrapped up business for the year during their regular meeting on December 21. County
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Falcons Fall To Pleasanton, 54-23
Wilcox-Hildreth hosted Pleasanton on December 18 and the Bulldogs left with a 54-23 win over the Falcons. Wil-Hil is 0-7
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W-H Girls Fall To Pleasanton
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls enter the Christmas holiday break at 2-5 after Pleasanton downed the Falcons 42-26 at Wilcox on December 18.
Read moreCats, Falcons, Dawgs Wrestle At Jorgensen Invite
The Axtell Wildcats, Minden Whippets and Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons all wrestled in the Fran Jorgensen Invitational held in Cambridge on Dec.
Read moreWhippets Ninth At Valentine Invite
The Minden Whippets boys wrestling team was in action on Dec. 17-18 in the two-day Valentine Invitational. The Whippets placed
Read moreAmherst Tops Wildcats
State-rated Amherst topped Axtell 61-45 on December 17 in Axtell. The Cats entered the holiday break at 3-4 and resume
Read moreDawgs Third At Fracas
The Minden Whippet girls wrestling team was in action on December 18 traveling to Grand Island for the Flatwater Fracas
Read moreMinden Girls Down Gibbon
The Minden Whippets girls basketball team improved to 6-1 on the season with a resounding win over the Gibbon Buffaloes
Read moreA-L Tops Axtell
Axtell and Ansley-Litchfield met in a Fort Kearny Conference boys’ clash on December 16 in Ansley, a contest Ansley pulled
Read moreWhippet Boys Win At Gibbon, 40-35
The Minden Whippet boys basketball team improved its record to 5-2 on Dec. 21 picking up a road win, 40-35,
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Harriette Ericson
Harriette Lee Ericson (Bloom) died on December 22, 2021, at her residence at Brookstone Gardens assisted living facility, Kearney, NE
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Tilden Community Christmas Tree Has Roots In Minden
The National Christmas Tree Lighting took place on December 5th in Washington, D.C., but beating the federal government to the
Read moreBoard Approves MEA Agreement
The Minden Public Schools Board of Education met December 13 with only two action items on the agenda. First was
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Axtell Invitational
The Axtell Wildcats wrestling team hosted a 21-team invitational meet including 11 boys team and 10 girls teams on Dec.
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Minden Handles Central City, 54-19
The Minden Whippets girls basketball team dominated the Central City Bison in all facets of its home game on Dec.
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Slow Start Dooms Whippets In Loss
The Minden Whippets boys basketball team dipped to 3-2 on the season with a home loss on Dec. 14 to
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Whippets Win Duals With Swedes
The Minden Whippets boys and girls wrestling teams were in action on Dec. 16 hosting the Gothenburg Swedes in a
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Warriors Defeat W-H Boys
Red Cloud’s boys knocked off Wilcox-Hildreth 50-26 at Red Cloud on December 14. The Falcons fell to 0-5. Wil-Hil could
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Falcon Girls Get Road Win Over Red Cloud, 54-37
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls ended a three-game losing skid topping Red Cloud 54-37 at Red Cloud on December 14, rising to 2-3.
Read moreWildcats Fall To Amherst
Axtell’s girls were defeated by Amherst 42-55 in Axtell on December 11. The Lady Cats go into the holiday break
Read moreWildcats Down Harvard
The Axtell boys won their third in a row, moving to 3-2, posting a 65-17 win over Harvard on December
Read moreBarbara Hansen
Barbara A. Hansen, 68, of Minden, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 in Strasburg, CO. Services are pending with
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Kirk Nelson
Kirk A. Nelson, 62 years of age, of R. Holmesville, NE passed away unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, December 8,
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Brandon Grams
Brandon T. Grams, 33, of Minden, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his home. Celebration of life services
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David Stryker
David E. Stryker, age 61, of Hildreth, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at his home. A family led celebration
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Kendall Meyer
Kendall Meyer, 80, of Ogallala, passed away on November 19, 2021 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Ne. Carl
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Dorene Hinrichs
Dorene A. Hinrichs, 94, of Hildreth, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Franklin County Hospital. Funeral services will
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Leland Wentworth
Leland Neal Wentworth, Jr of Franklin, NE passed away peacefully on December 13, 2021, at the age of 54. Born
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Barbara Hoyt
Barbara M. Hoyt, 57, of Minden, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at her home. Funeral mass will be
Read moreCity Council Expedites Action For Micro Data Processing Center Project In Special Meeting
Actions were taken by the Minden City Council to expedite a micro data processing project with Compute North during a
Read moreCity Approves NPPD Projects
The Minden City Council met December 6. Before getting to business, Mayor Ted Griess recognized Connie Beck for her recent
Read moreSupervisors Discuss Elected Official Salaries For 2023-26 Term
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors met December 7. The meeting began with discussion to set the elected officials salary
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Axtell Girls Fall To Silver Lake
Silver Lake’s girls overcame deficits of 20 in the first half and 18 midway through the third quarter to out-duel
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Dawgs Get Win
The Minden Whippets boys basketball team improved to 2-1 with a road win over the Class B Lexington Minutemen on
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Minden Tops Lex
The Minden Whippet girls basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a road win over the Class B
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Shelton Tops W-H
The Wilcox-Hildreth boys fell to 0-3 on the season as homestanding Shelton defeated the Falcons 77-28 on December 9.
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Cats Down Mustangs
Axtell’s boys overcame a sluggish first half and went on to defeat Silver Lake 49-37 on December 7 in Axtell.
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Bulldogs Defeat Wilcox-Hildreth
Wilcox-Hildreth’s girls took on a tough Shelton team and the Lady Bulldogs topped the Lady Falcons 46-20 on December 9
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Minden Girls Win Duals
The Minden Whippet girls wrestling team hosted a dual with the Grand Island Northwest Vikings and Adams Central Patriots on
Read moreWhippet Wrestlers Place Fifth At Holdrege Invite
The Minden Whippets boys wrestling team took to the mats in Holdrege on Dec. 11 to compete in the strong
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