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Multiple tornadoes responsible for damage at Lake McConaughy
AXTELL, Neb. — Four short-lived tornadoes touched down around Lake McConaughy on Thursday, causing wide spread damage throughout the area. The National Weather Service says there was an EF-2, a pair of EF-1's and and EF-0 during a nine-minute stretch on the north side of the lake. The first...
Boys Golf All Classes State Championship Results
NEBRASKA – Kearney Catholic and Overton claimed outright state titles on Wednesday, with plenty of area teams well represented on final state golf tallies. In Class A, Kearney ended sixth overall (634) while Dylan Dahlstedt led the Bearcats with a top twenty finish (153). He tied Grand Island’s Prestin Vilai for nineteenth.
Two Rivers: E. coli bacteria detected in Cottonmill and Johnson Lake
Cottonmill Park Swim Lake and Johnson Lake has tested positive for E. coli bacteria above the risk-based guidelines. When E. coli bacteria levels test above 235 colonies/100 ml a Health Alert is not issued. However, conditions are at a higher risk to human health when swimming. Concentrations of bacteria change...
Overton Earns Second Boys Golf Title
NORTH PLATTE – The Overton Eagles won their second boys golf state championship out of three years, wining by eleven strokes to claim the 2024 Class D State Championship. Despite a weather delay in the opening day, Overton outmatched the field shooting a team total of 655 pushing past Hitchcock County (666).
Good Samaritan NICU turns 50: Reunion on June 22
KEARNEY— CHI Health Good Samaritan Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is celebrating its 50th birthday by hosting a reunion for former graduates of the unit, their families and staff. The free open house is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 in the hospital’s cafeteria. It...
MPS School Board Approves Three Out-of-State Trips
Colby Coash from the Nebraska Association of School Boards visited the May 13 regular meeting of the Min- den Public Schools Board of Education meeting. The NASB is making efforts to visit districts to thank them for their membership and make themselves available to answer questions. Coash noted MPS is...
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