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Supervisors Discuss Lease Agreement

October 29, 2019November 5, 2019 mindencourier

Despite the absence of board supervisors Bob Swanson, Larry Landstrom, and Brent Stewart, the Kearney County Board of Supervisors held

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Sports 

Axtell Wins Class D State Title

October 29, 2019November 5, 2019 mindencourier

Axtell’s boys had a great day and won, not unexpectedly, their first state Class D cross country championship on October

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Hurt Places For Minden At State Meet

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

Minden had four runners compete in the Class C portion of the State Cross Country meet at the Kearney Country

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Whippets Third In SWC Tourney

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets volleyball team concluded its 2019 regular season on Friday, Oct. 25 traveling to Gothenburg for the Southwest

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Falcons Are In Six-Man Playoffs, Fall To Mavericks

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

Wilcox-Hildreth was on the road for the final regular season game and was defeated 42-13 by McPherson County/Stapleton (aka Sandhills

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Cats Win In Double O.T., Heading Into D-2 Playoffs

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats football team made its regular season finale an exciting one on Friday against the Blue Hill Bobcats

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Axtell Gets Two Wins At Silver Lake Quad

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcat volleyball team wrapped up its 2019 regular season on Oct. 24 traveling to Roseland for a pair

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Wildcats Defeat Elba In Three Sets

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team is wrapping up the final week of the regular season with three games prior to

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Falcons Top Mavericks

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball team picked up a win to end the regular season on Friday against the Sandhills Valley

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Falcons Defeated By Mustangs In Three

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team was in action on Tuesday, Oct. 22 traveling to Silver Lake to take on the

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Minden Bandfest 2019

October 22, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

Spectators lined the streets of the parade route for the 29th annual Minden Bandfest on October 19. A total of

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Miss Christmas City Nominations Due Nov. 1

October 22, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Chamber of Commerce is asking community members to nominate candidates for the 11th annual Miss Christmas City. The

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State Of The Schools Report Presented To Board

October 22, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

A review of the 2018-19 Minden Public Schools State of the Schools report was the highlight of the October 14

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Wine Wreaths & Whimsy November 3

October 22, 2019October 29, 2019 mindencourier

The KCHS Auxiliary will hold its 16th annual Wine, Wreaths & Whimsy event on Sunday, November 3 at the Kearney

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Sports 

Falcons Fall At Home To Mustangs

October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Wilcox-Hildreth played its final home game of the regular season on October 18 hosting Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. The visiting Mustangs defeated the

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Falcons Defeated In FKC Tourney

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team competed in the 2019 Fort Kearny Conference tournament on October 14-15. The Falcons dropped their

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Wildcats Topped By Buffaloes In FKC Consolation

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team wrapped up its 2019 Fort Kearny Conference tournament on Thursday at Kearney Catholic. The Cats

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Whippets Fall To Holdrege, 7-6, To End Year At 4-5

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Minden and Holdrege battled for 48 minutes and when the final seconds ticked off the clock the Dusters had held

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Minden Tops Cozad On Senior Night

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets volleyball team played its home finale on October 15 hosting the Cozad Haymakers in a Southwest Conference

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Wildcats Down Raiders, 44-34

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats football team continued its winning ways on Friday hosting the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders in its second to last

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Minden Qualifies Four To State

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The 11-school C-3 Cross Country District Meet at Aurora on October 17 included Minden. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams

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Wildcats Qualify Boys, Girls Team To State Meet

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Axtell’s cross country program is sending both its boys’ and girls’ teams to the Class D State Meet in Kearney

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Obituaries 

Debra Thramer

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Debra Lynn (McBride) Thramer, 61, passed away on Tuesday, Oct.15, 2019 at the Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha.  Debra was

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29th Annual Minden Bandfest October 19

October 15, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The 29th annual Minden Bandfest is scheduled for Saturday, October 19. A total of 34 school marching bands from across

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City Council Works Through Full Agenda

October 15, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Sharon Hueftle from SCEDD spoke during the public hearing on Project 18-ED-004 held at the beginning of the October 7

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Supervisors Strike Delinquent Taxes

October 15, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

County Treasurer Jody Payne and Tammie Runions spoke with the Kearney County Board of Supervisors about delinquent taxes during the

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CLJ Students Build STEM Skills With ESU 11 CSI Labs

October 15, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

The ESU 11 Create, Solve, Innovate (CSI) Labs were set up in the C.L. Jones Middle School Media Center for

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Whippet Fair October 21&22

October 15, 2019October 22, 2019 mindencourier

Minden students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend the Whippet Fair October 21 & 22 from 6:00 p.m. –

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Wilcox-Hildreth Falls To Eustis-Farnam, 86-34

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Eustis-Farnam was big, fast, elusive and virtually unstoppable as the Knights overwhelmed Wilcox-Hildreth 86-34 in Hildreth on October 11. The

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Minden Golfers End Year In C-4 District Meet Held At Indianhead Golf Course

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippet girls golf team wrapped up its 2019 season on October 8 competing in the Class C-4 district

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Dawgs Fall To Patriots, 55-0

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Not much went right for Minden at highly-rated Adams Central on October 11 as the Patriots defeated the Whippets 55-0.

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Superior Edges Dawgs In Five

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets volleyball team hosted the Class C-2 state rated Superior Wildcats on October 8 falling in five heartbreaking

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Whippet Boys Win SWC, Girls Runners-up

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Minden’s boys won the Southwest Conference Cross Country Meet and the Lady Whippets finished as runners-up on October 9 at

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Wildcats Down Arapahoe

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team was in action on Oct. 8 hosting the Arapahoe Warriors on Parent’s Night for Axtell.

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Falcons Fall To Bertrand

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team was in action at home in Hildreth on Oct. 8 hosting the Bertrand Vikings. Bertrand

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Falcons And Wildcats Run In Franklin At Falcon Invitational

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Wilcox-Hildreth hosted the Falcon Cross Country Invitation at the Franklin Country Club on October 9. Five schools and four scored

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Sports 

Dawgs Fall To Ord, 16-4

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets softball team held its final home contest of the 2019 season on Oct. 7 hosting the Ord

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Obituaries 

Patricia Kuppinger

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Patricia Eleanor “Pat” Thomsen Kuppinger, 90 years of age, of Thornton, Colo., formerly of Holdrege and Minden, passed away on

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Obituaries 

Thomas Hogeland

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Thomas Arnold Hogeland, 71, of Hildreth, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at his home in Hildreth. A celebration

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Obituaries 

Carol Stotts

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Carol Anne Stotts, 87, of Minden, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, at the Franklin Care and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin.

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Minden Community Players Present ‘James and the Giant Peach’ Oct. 11-27

October 8, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ is now a musical for the whole family to enjoy. Featuring a wickedly

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Be The Gift Presents The Ark Encounter

October 8, 2019October 15, 2019 mindencourier

Be The Gift presents ‘The Ark Encounter’, a travel opportunity to be held May 31 through June 6, 2020. Sign

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Sports 

Wildcats Fall To Bertrand In Four Sets

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team hosted the Bertrand Vikings on October 1 at home falling in four sets by scores

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Minden Competes At UNK, Boys Sixth, Girls 14th

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

Minden’s boys finished sixth out of 34 teams and the Lady Whippets 14th of 27 teams in Class C at

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Whippets Fall To Cozad

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

Cozad knocked off Minden 29-6 on October 4 in windy, drizzly, cool conditions in the Whippets’ homecoming contest. Minden fell

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Minden Goes 2-1 At Holdrege Inv.

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets volleyball team was in action on Sept. 28 traveling to Holdrege to compete in the Holdrege Invitational.

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Kenesaw Defeats Wildcats

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

The Axtell Wildcats football team saw its record fall to 3-2 on the season following its Sept. 27 road loss

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Falcons Drop Two At Amherst Tri.

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team traveled to Amherst on Oct. 3 to compete in the Amherst triangular with the Broncos

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Minden Splits Games At Centura

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

The Minden Whippets volleyball traveled to Centura on Oct. 3 to compete in the Centura triangular with the Centurions and

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Falcons Hold Off Mustangs In High Scoring Game, 61-60

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 mindencourier

Wilcox-Hildreth moved its record to 4-1 with a wild 61-60 win over Silver Lake at Bladen on October 4. The

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