Supervisors Discuss Lease Agreement
Despite the absence of board supervisors Bob Swanson, Larry Landstrom, and Brent Stewart, the Kearney County Board of Supervisors held
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Axtell Wins Class D State Title
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
Minden had four runners compete in the Class C portion of the State Cross Country meet at the Kearney Country
Read moreWhippets Third In SWC Tourney
The Minden Whippets volleyball team concluded its 2019 regular season on Friday, Oct. 25 traveling to Gothenburg for the Southwest
Read moreFalcons Are In Six-Man Playoffs, Fall To Mavericks
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
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
The Axtell Wildcat volleyball team wrapped up its 2019 regular season on Oct. 24 traveling to Roseland for a pair
Read moreWildcats Defeat Elba In Three Sets
The Axtell Wildcats volleyball team is wrapping up the final week of the regular season with three games prior to
Read moreFalcons Top Mavericks
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcon volleyball team picked up a win to end the regular season on Friday against the Sandhills Valley
Read moreFalcons Defeated By Mustangs In Three
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
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
The Minden Chamber of Commerce is asking community members to nominate candidates for the 11th annual Miss Christmas City. The
Read moreState Of The Schools Report Presented To Board
A review of the 2018-19 Minden Public Schools State of the Schools report was the highlight of the October 14
Read moreWine Wreaths & Whimsy November 3
The KCHS Auxiliary will hold its 16th annual Wine, Wreaths & Whimsy event on Sunday, November 3 at the Kearney
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Falcons Fall At Home To Mustangs
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
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
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
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
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
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
The 11-school C-3 Cross Country District Meet at Aurora on October 17 included Minden. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams
Read moreWildcats Qualify Boys, Girls Team To State Meet
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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Debra Thramer
Debra Lynn (McBride) Thramer, 61, passed away on Tuesday, Oct.15, 2019 at the Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha. Debra was
Read more29th Annual Minden Bandfest October 19
The 29th annual Minden Bandfest is scheduled for Saturday, October 19. A total of 34 school marching bands from across
Read moreCity Council Works Through Full Agenda
Sharon Hueftle from SCEDD spoke during the public hearing on Project 18-ED-004 held at the beginning of the October 7
Read moreSupervisors Strike Delinquent Taxes
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
The ESU 11 Create, Solve, Innovate (CSI) Labs were set up in the C.L. Jones Middle School Media Center for
Read moreWhippet Fair October 21&22
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
Eustis-Farnam was big, fast, elusive and virtually unstoppable as the Knights overwhelmed Wilcox-Hildreth 86-34 in Hildreth on October 11. The
Read moreMinden Golfers End Year In C-4 District Meet Held At Indianhead Golf Course
The Minden Whippet girls golf team wrapped up its 2019 season on October 8 competing in the Class C-4 district
Read moreDawgs Fall To Patriots, 55-0
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
The Minden Whippets volleyball team hosted the Class C-2 state rated Superior Wildcats on October 8 falling in five heartbreaking
Read moreWhippet Boys Win SWC, Girls Runners-up
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
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
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team was in action at home in Hildreth on Oct. 8 hosting the Bertrand Vikings. Bertrand
Read moreFalcons And Wildcats Run In Franklin At Falcon Invitational
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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Dawgs Fall To Ord, 16-4
The Minden Whippets softball team held its final home contest of the 2019 season on Oct. 7 hosting the Ord
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Patricia Kuppinger
Patricia Eleanor “Pat” Thomsen Kuppinger, 90 years of age, of Thornton, Colo., formerly of Holdrege and Minden, passed away on
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Thomas Hogeland
Thomas Arnold Hogeland, 71, of Hildreth, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at his home in Hildreth. A celebration
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Carol Stotts
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
Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ is now a musical for the whole family to enjoy. Featuring a wickedly
Read moreBe The Gift Presents The Ark Encounter
Be The Gift presents ‘The Ark Encounter’, a travel opportunity to be held May 31 through June 6, 2020. Sign
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Wildcats Fall To Bertrand In Four Sets
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
Minden’s boys finished sixth out of 34 teams and the Lady Whippets 14th of 27 teams in Class C at
Read moreWhippets Fall To Cozad
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.
The Minden Whippets volleyball team was in action on Sept. 28 traveling to Holdrege to compete in the Holdrege Invitational.
Read moreKenesaw Defeats Wildcats
The Axtell Wildcats football team saw its record fall to 3-2 on the season following its Sept. 27 road loss
Read moreFalcons Drop Two At Amherst Tri.
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons volleyball team traveled to Amherst on Oct. 3 to compete in the Amherst triangular with the Broncos
Read moreMinden Splits Games At Centura
The Minden Whippets volleyball traveled to Centura on Oct. 3 to compete in the Centura triangular with the Centurions and
Read moreFalcons Hold Off Mustangs In High Scoring Game, 61-60
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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