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Kearney Catholic’s Arlt will tackle the future as a U.S. Marine Elias Arlt played football for the Kearney Catholic High School Stars. After he graduates Sunday, he’ll tackle a new goal: the U.S. Marines. He leaves for basic training June 10. A horse, of course: Kearney Catholic’s Ada Hirschfield hopes to become an animal activist Kearney Catholic’s Ada Hirschfeld has played golf and done theater while training and showing horses. She hopes to become an animal activist. Loper track teams make last push for national qualifying KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney track and field teams finished their regular season Friday and Saturday competing in the Concordia Twilight and the Loper Twilight meets. 20-year-old Iowa woman dies in crash on I-80 east of Kearney A 20-year-old woman died Sunday when her vehicle collided with a semitrailer truck parked on the shoulder of Interstate 80 just east of Kearney. Kearney High students get to show their media skills The internship allows students to run the school’s social media pages that highlight school activities and athletic events. Tyson dumped more than 100 million pounds of waste into Nebraska waterways, report says Tyson plants in Nebraska discharged more than 111 million pounds of waste into nearby waterways from 2018-2022, more than double the state with the next-highest concentration of discharged pollutants. PHOTOS: Kearney High Commencement PHOTOS: UNK women’s tennis advances to top 16 after comeback win A collection of photos from the UNK women’s tennis match vs Northwest Missouri State on May 11, 2024. UNK won 4-3. Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach One group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Donald Trump administration is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda. Thrilling victory sends Loper tennis team to ’Sweet 16’ KEARNEY — MIAA Freshman of the Year Fabiana Gamboa rallied for a three-set win at No. 4 singles to help 15th-ranked University of Nebraska at Kearney edge 20th-ranked Northwest Missouri State, 4-3, Saturday in an NCAA Division II Central Region second-round match at Harmon Park. Kearney-area calendar of events Check out upcoming local events! Northern Lights returns Saturday night for some after a historic Friday night The most significant geomagnetic storm since at least 2003 brought the Northern Lights to places that have rarely seen them before. Parts of America will have another chance Saturday night if you missed it. Hub Editorial: Don’t sour voters over fraud claims "Fortunately for Nebraskans, our state can count on local and state election officials and volunteers. ... They believe in election security because they witness firsthand how Nebraska’s elections are conducted." Skala: Moose, mountains and my mother As I ate, I remembered our 10-day trip to Montana in July 2002. She was 80 years old and still going strong, but she hadn’t traveled since my father had died 18 months before. Mother’s Day is a hectic, happy time for Diva’s at Kearney Floral Mother’s Day keeps Diva’s at Kearney Floral busy every spring. The three co-owners love creating colorful arrangements for moms on their special day, and beyond. Too few teachers. University of Nebraska at Kearney and ESU-10 unite to seek a solution Retaining teachers, not just recruiting them, is a critical need in Nebraska. Four UNK faculty members and Educational Service Unit 10 have created a program to meet that need. Nebraska DMV fraud prevention tech curbing suspect online license renewals Nebraska’s DMV implemented a new identity verification tool last year for customers seeking to renew their license online in a fraud prevention effort that seems to be working. Candidates make pitch to Buffalo County GOP KEARNEY — Something is wrong with Kearney Public Schools, according to Board of Education candidates who shared their positions Monday evening with members of the Buffalo County Republican Party. Kearney Public Schools, UNK celebrate first Kearney Teachers Tomorrow scholarship recipients KTOM will help cover tuition and other college costs, and the program’s scholars will have teaching jobs with Kearney Public Schools open to them when they graduate from UNK. A solar storm will produce northern lights over the US. Find out where to look for the aurora borealis this weekend Northern locations in the U.S. are best for viewing the northern lights, but clouds will interfere in many spots. Kearney High graduate Flavia Nagatani gained revenge while winning junior college title Flavia Nagatani honed her basic wrestling skills battling boys. Brownlee: A class in columns from a master columnist It’s a pleasure of mine to read Hub reporter and columnist Mary Jane Skala’s column each week. I hope it is for you, too. Kearney Catholic girls blast off at district track meet The Kearney Catholic girls harbor sky-high aspirations for next week’s state track meet. Photos: C-8 District Track Meet Kearney Catholic wins Awarii Dunes Golf Classic AXTELL — It was a true team effort for Kearney Catholic at the Awarii Dunes Golf Classic, winning the event in a tiebreaker. Alyssa Onnen vault Kearney Catholic’s Alyssa Onnen breaks the Class C state record in the pole vault with a vault of 12-9 1/4. PHOTOS: Boys golf invitational in Axtell Glennis Nagel is state hall of fame inductee Glennis Nagel rose from Kearney Hub city editor and KGFW radio to lead the UNK news bureau. She’s now a member of the Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame. New land use strategy benefits Doniphan-area brothers’ bottom line and wildlife alike DONIPHAN — There’s more than one way to turn a profit on marginal farm ground and the Happold brothers have found theirs. The Latest Kearney homes for big families Kearney homes with at least five bedrooms. Nebraska takes the lead in lawsuits against electric truck mandates Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska has filed two lawsuits aimed at blocking the federal government and California from imposing electric vehicle mandates on trucking. In the Nebraska marijuana party’s Senate primary, ’a daring plan’ angers...