The Minden Public Schools Board of Education approved the contract of Phil Hoyt for assistant high school principal and high school activities director at their meeting on Tuesday, May 8. The school board also approved a motion to suspend Policy 3130 for the purchase of two route buses, per Policy ...
The Minden City Council agreed to delay decision on the proposal from Dawnel Vargas, Minden, for an ordinance change to allow chickens as pets within city limits at their meeting on Monday, May 7. In her request to the council, Vargas said, “By crafting a just and well thought out pro-chicken ord...
The Kearney County Board of Supervisors accepted bids to sell a 1981 freight liner to Tom Meisenbach for $3,500, a fuel truck to Kevin Smith for $510, and a welder to Jared Jenkins for $75 at their meeting on Tuesday, May 8. The board was selling items deemed surplus by the county. At the outset of ...
The 2012 Kearney County Great American Clean Up will take place Friday, May 18, from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 19, from 8 a.m. until noon, sponsored by Kearney County, the City of Minden and Keep Nebraska Beautiful. The drop off location will be the Kearney County Roads Department at 1124 E 9...
The field has been set by the 2012 Nebraska Schools Activities Association for the State Track and Field Championship at Burke Stadium in Omaha on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19. The Minden Whippets, Axtell Wildcats and Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons have qualified 18 athletes to compete in this yearâ€...
The Minden Opera House was full on Friday, May 4, for Chick-Fil-A Leadercast 2012, broadcast live from Atlanta, GA. Comedian Tripp Crosby was the emcee for the event, which kicked off at 8 a.m. with a...
At the end of the 2011-2012 school year, Tom Sandberg will retire as the Axtell Public Schools superintendent, a position he has held for 21 years. Sandberg grew up in Nebraska, going to school in Loomis...
Wilcox-Hildreth Superintendent Roger Boyer has been involved in Nebraska education at every level since 1968. After serving as the principal for a middle school in Lexington, Boyer retired in 2001, at...
Michelle Randall, 35, of Upland, was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault of a girl in Buffalo County Court on Thursday, May 3, as well as two counts of felony possession of child...
During Community Development Week of April 8 – 14th, the Minden Economic Development Advisory Council awarded three community awards to recognize progress and innovation in the community of Minden. Awards...
The Minden Whippets and Axtell Wildcats golf teams hosted the Awarii Dunes Classic on Friday. Minden finished fifth in the team standings with a score of 340 while Axtell was eighth in a team finish of...
The Minden Whippets girls and boys track and field teams competed on Thursday in the Class B-5 district meet with dreams of qualifying for the 2012 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships at Burke...
The Minden Whippet varsity golf team traveled to Broken Bow on May 1 to compete in the eight-team Broken Bow Invitational held at the Broken Bow Country Club. The Whippets finished fourth in the team standings...
The Minden Whippets golf team was back in Cozad for a second time last week to compete in the 2012 Southwest Conference golf meet played at the Cozad Country Club. The Whippets placed fifth in the team...
The Minden Whippet girls and boys track and field team wrapped up its 2012 track season on Thursday by competing in the Cozad Invite at Haymaker Stadium. The Whippets will next be in action in the B-5...
