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EXPLAINER: What exactly is a ‘tornado emergency?’
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - During severe weather, you may have heard the term “tornado emergency” and wondered what it means. In fact, the term was used for the Elkhorn, Minden, and Harlan tornados on Friday, April 26th. A tornado emergency is issued when a storm is posing a...
Casey's hosting round-up campaign for storm victims
Casey's has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to help communities pick up the pieces after last weekend's storms. The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines and Omaha have preliminary confirmed 24 tornadoes across western and central Iowa from Friday's storms. These storms caused significant damage to homes , businesses, and claimed the life of a man in Minden.
Wilcox-Hildreth FBLA Earns Record Number of Awards at State, Qualifies Five to Nationals
This year’s FBLA State Leadership Conference was one for the record books for Wilcox-HIldreth. The Falcons had 15 students compete at State in Kearney April 11-13. The conference was full of fun and success for members from group outings to taking home a record number of top 10 awards. Wilcox-Hildreth had five members qualify for Nationals this summer in Orlando.
Haymakers Found Southwest Conference Success
Southwest Conference was held in Minden for the track and field teams. Seeing all members in our conference attended, Ainsworth, Broken Bow, Cozad, Gothenburg, Holdrege, Ogallala, McCook, Minden, and Valentine. The boy’s team finished third with 75 points, and the girl's team finished sixth with 51.33. The top 10 finishers are listed below.
Minden FCCLA Qualifies Seven to Nationals
The Minden FCCLA Chapter had an excellent showing at State April 7-9 in Lincoln. Seven Whippets qualified to compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington this summer. Addison Klabunde and Cadence Shrader were the state champions in the “Focus on Children” event. Their project, titled “MPS Pen...
Whippets Host Southwest Conference Meet
Minden hosted the Southwest Conference track and field meet on April 27. Both Whippet teams finished seventh. Boys scores: Gothenburg 107.5, McCook 104, Cozad 75, Broken Bow 66, Holdrege 55, Ogallala 45.5, Minden 39, Valentine 31, Ainsworth 4. Girls scores: McCook 120, Gothenburg 99, Holdrege 59, Ogallala 58, Broken Bow...
Axtell Boys Win 9th Consecutive FKC Title
Axtell's boys won their ninth consecutive Fort Kearny Conference track and field meet on April 27 at Wilcox. The Wildcat girls finished third while Wilcox-Hildreth's boys were sixth and the Falcons girls tied for seventh in the 10-school league. Boys' scores: Axtell 156, Overton 88, Amherst 53, Loomis 49, Hi-Line...
Minden Freshmen Set Records in Two Relays
Some underclassmen Minden athletes found success at the Kenesaw Invitational on April 22. No team scores were provided in the varsity-level meet. For the boys, Luke Grollmes won the 300 hurdles and placed second in the 110 hurdles. Landon Bules (800) and Gage Thull (3200) nabbed thirds. Perhaps the biggest...
Wildcats Boys and Girls Champs at Kenesaw Inv.
Axtell's boys and girls both earned championship plaques awarded for winning the Kenesaw Invitational on April 22. No team scores were provided but both Wildcat teams scored well north of 100 points. The Cat boys brought home nine golds, one silver and one bronze and had plenty of depth beyond...
Brycen Schwenka Swings Towards First Place
With their best weather all season, the Whippets delivered their best performance on the green at the Holdrege Country Club on April 23. 12 teams were present at the invitational and the Whippets were able to secure a second place finish with a stroke score of 338 (+50). Leading the...
Minden Trap Team MNTC Week #6 and All-Conference
The sixth and final week of the Minden Trap Team conference competition was shot on April 20, 2024. It was a nice day with some challenges added by the wind. The Minden shooters shot well and brought home the following weekly awards:. Senior Division. The senior high squad of Kellan...
Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation Board of Directors held their annual meeting on April 25, 2024, at the Minden Opera House. The Nied-Winther Room at the Minden Opera House was funded in part through the Winther Foundation during the Minden Opera House renovation. Larry Wilcox retired from the Board...
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