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Damage survey results for three of four confirmed Friday tornadoes completed by NWS
HOLDREGE — Four damaging tornadoes are confirmed to have occurred in south central Nebraska during the evening of Friday, May 3. Damage survey results have been related for three. During the evening, a line of thunderstorms with embedded supercells developed along a southeastward moving cold frog during the late...
Falcons Compete at Dale Harsin Invite
The Alma Dale Harsin Invitational, a long-running track and field invitational, was held on May 2. Out of the eleven schools that entered teams, Wilcox-Hildreth's boys were seventh while the Falcon girls were fifth. Winning gold medals for the girls were Cara Bunger (1600) and Addison Overholser (shot put). Cara...
Axtell boys, Heartland girls win District D-6 track & field titles
KENESAW, Neb. (KSNB) - The NSAA District D-6 Track & Field Championships were held in Kenesaw on Wednesday, with athletes competing to qualify for the state tournament at Omaha Burke. The Axtell boys and Heartland girls took home the district championships in the team races. Athletes from every school qualified...
Eli Pistulka Hits Hole-In-One at FKC Invite
Summer is just around the corner and the spring sports season is nearing its conclusion which means each and every meet matters to build momentum towards qualifying for state. The FKC invitational took place at Overton Golf Course on April 30 with Wilcox-Hildreth and Axtell in attendance along with six other schools. The Falcons placed sixth with a stroke score of 384, while the Wildcats placed eighth with a stroke score of 674.
Registration Open for Axtell Donate Life 5K Walk/Run
Join the Sarah Nelson family, the Axtell Cheerleaders, and more than 80 runners and 50 sponsors in providing support to donate life during the 18th Annual Axtell Donate Life 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, May 26. Proceeds support Live on Nebraska, formerly Donate Life, in memory of Sarah Nelson, Oaklynn Fishell, and in honor of the Axtell Cheerleaders.
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...
Axtell Boys Third at Elm Creek Invititational
Eleven schools took part in the Elm Creek Invitational at Overton on May 3. Axtell's boys finished third while the Axtell girls were ninth. Boys' scores: Hershey 103, Hastings St. Cecilia 101, Axtell 94, Amherst 41.5, Sutherland 39, Overton 38, Elm Creek 36, Loomis 31, S-E-M 18.5, Maxwell 16, Pleasanton 8.
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