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Council Appoints Nuisance Appeal Committee Members
Kevin Krull from Jones Group brought good news to the Minden City Council during the May 6 regular meeting. Numbers for the City’s wind and hail insurance deductible buyback came back ready for the council’s approval. The premium, which was close to that from last year, is good through April 5, 2025 so that insurance and wind and hail deductible buyback can be renewed at the same time next year. The council approved the wind and hail insurance deductible buyback in the amount of $13,163.53.
U.S. Justice Department investigates Nebraska over mental health services
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska DHHS says it is cooperating with a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the state's mental health services. Tuesday and Wednesday, representatives from the Department of Justice will hold town halls to hear concerns directly from Nebraskans. In a statement to KETV NewsWatch 7 Monday, the...
Central Nebraska locations among awardees of Dollar General Literacy grants
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - More than $40,000 has been awarded to Nebraska nonprofits, libraries and schools thanks to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Places including Axtell, Hastings, Kearney and Ravenna were among the nine Nebraska communities that received money. Nebraska recipients include:. CityOrganization NameGrant Amount. AxtellAxtell Community School$1,600. ColumbusPlatte Valley...
Minden FFA Receives Grant
The Minden FFA Chapter received a $5,000 grant for its greenhouse project from Great Plains Communications on May 8. The Chapter has been fundraising for the past three years for the project. They have raised $40,000 of the $60,000 needed and will focus on further fundraising this summer. Their goal is to be able to begin construction during next school year. Pictured: Minden FFA members Sam Cederburg, Hannah Don- ley, Alyssa Johnson, Larissa Labenz, Lizzy Nielsen, and advisor Macie Wippel accept the grant check from Great Plains Communications.
Goracke & Prohaska just miss the cut; Ferguson aims for 5th National Title
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney track and field team had qualified three women and seven men for the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Emporia, Kan. The three-day event runs from May 23-25 at Welch Stadium. A top 12 finish is good for All-American status with most individual events having a field of 19 qualifiers. Four-time national champion Wes Ferguson (Fremont) will try and end his Loper career in style with another first place finish. The eight-time All-American currently leads D2 in the 800 (1:45.85) with Harry Ross-Hughes of Lake Erie (Ohio) the only other runner to have broken 1:47.00 (1:46.99).
Axtell boys one of favorites to win following runner-up finish in 2023
If there were questions about Axtell's ability to mimic or better last year's performance at the Class D state track and field meet, look no further than the Wildcats' dominance at last week's district meet. Axtell, which was 20 points behind Plainview last year at state, rang up 127 in...
Minden Qualify Six to State
Minden produced six state qualifiers--three girls and three boys--out of the B-5 District Meet at Aurora on May 7. Boys' scores: GINW 99, Hastings 90, Central City 65, Aurora 57, Broken Bow 55, Lexington 39, Minden 31, Adams Central 31, Holdrege 31, York 26. Girls' scores': GINW 123, Adams Central...
Kearney Cinema 8 to close
KEARNEY — The Kearney Cinema 8 movie theater in Kearney has announced that it will close. The Cinema 8 will be closing its doors indefinitely upon the final showings Thursday, May 16. “This is an incredibly difficult decision. The movie theater industry has been severely impacted by the pandemic,...
Good Samaritan Infant Memorial service to be held June 2
KEARNEY—CHI Health Good Samaritan has scheduled a service commemorating the lives of babies stillborn, miscarried or who have died in infancy. The annual Infant Memorial Service at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 will take place on the east side of City of Kearney Cemetery, 4400 Ave. I. Parents,...
Brycen Schwenka Eighth at Awarii Classic
Plenty of competition was featured at the Awarii Dunes Classic that took place on May 9 with 18 teams taking part in the action. The Whippets finished five strokes away from placing in the top five as a team with a stroke score of 335. Kearney Catholic and Holdrege tied for first place with 321.
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