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Kearney Catholic boys golf repeats as Class C state champion
COLUMBUS, Neb. (KSNB) - The NSAA state boys golf championships finished across the four host sites on Wednesday. Class A in Norfolk, B in Scottsbluff, C in Columbus and D in North Platte. The Class C tournament format was an 18-hole championship due to weather canceling Day 1 on Tuesday....
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...
Potter's Wheel
The hymn “God of Our Fathers” has played in my head this graduation season. That makes sense only to Wilcox High School alumni my age or older. It was the commencement processional music for years when the late Bettelee Lewis was the longtime Wilcox music teacher. Robed high school choir members sang it as they led graduates in caps and gowns from the back of the gym to the stage.
Kearney Legion Baseball Opens Season Hosting North Platte
KEARENY – The Kearney Legion Baseball season begins today with the Misko Sports Seniors and the Pinnacle Bank Post 52 Juniors welcoming North Platte to Memorial Field. The Seniors game begins the action at 5 PM with KGFW’s pregame at 4:45 PM. The juniors matchup will follow. It...
Axtell Boys Secure Fourth State Class D Track and Field Champion Title
Axtell's boys won their fourth State Class D Track and Field championship on May 17-18 at Omaha's Burke High School complex. The Cats' title will actually be as co-champions along with McCool Junction. Both schools scored 56 to share the crown and the final tally was not determined until the meet's last event--the 1600 meter relay.
Petition organizers fight for repeal of new school choice bill
KEARNEY, Neb. — The battle for the school choice bill continues. LB 1402 gives $10 million to private education annually. The new law turned a tax credit program into a direct state appropriation for private school scholarships, nullifying a previous ballot initiative. The Kearney Action Network and Support Our...
2023-24 Horizon Middle School President’s awards for education excellence recipients
KEARNEY — The President’s Education Awards Program recognizes students for academic success at the middle school level. To be eligible, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above in the 6th and 7th grade and 1st semester of 8th grade AND score in the 85th percentile or higher in math or reading on the fall MAP.
Friday NCAA DII Track & Field Championships highlights + results (05.24.24)
EMPORIA, Kan. (Press Release) - Senior Brayden Sorensen and freshman Nolan Studley earned All-American honors in the high jump and senior Wes Ferguson qualified for the 800-meter finals Saturday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Emporia, Kan. The three-day meet, hosted by MIAA member Emporia State, began Thursday...
UNK Track: Ferguson Wins 5th National Title, Olympic Trials Up Next; Lopers Finish with Si
EMPORIA, Kan. — Press release courtesy of UNK Athletics:. Senior Wes Ferguson won his fifth 800-meter national title and the Nebraska-Kearney men's track and field team ended up with six All-Americans at the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Emporia, Kan. The three-day meet ran from Thursday morning...
Highway 30 near Kearney reopens after head-on collision
Kearney, Neb. — Highway 30 east of Kearney was closed for a period of time following a crash Tuesday afternoon. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a head-on crash between a semi and a pick-up on Highway 30 east of Kearney. The sheriff’s...
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