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What is love?

As many celebrated another Valentine’s Day with their sweethearts, some took time to contemplate, “What is love?” ... Read more

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Home sweet hobby

Nancy Hull Rigdon/The Kearney Courier

A three-story, gray dollhouse with red shutters stands a few steps inside Vivie Tison’s dollhouse room. ... Read more

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“Big Miracle” heartbreaking, likely to bring tears

Alaska is the setting for another heartbreaking survival story revolving around the plight of three California gray whales in October of 1988. ... Read more

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Keeping watch

Kevin M. Smith/The Kearney Courier

Shane Hicks’ first day at school started pretty normal: He signed in at the office, received his schedule and greeted students. ... Read more

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Going for the gold

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Kearney R-1 School District sent nine students to a Special Olympics competition Jan. 7 in Belton. ... Read more

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Some good in this weekend’s flicks

MAN ON A LEDGE 3 stars • Rated PG-13 ... Read more

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Built for speed

Peter Yankowsky/The Kearney Courier

Some of the children at Northern Hills Baptist Church have a need. A need for speed. ... Read more

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Don’t get caught with ‘Contraband’

This action thriller set in New Orleans from director Baltasar Kormakur stars Mark Wahlberg and is a perfect fit for release during the first month of a new year when expectations are low. ... Read more

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Snowy owls from Arctic tundra steal show

Peter Yankowsky/The Kearney Courier

Visitors packed the Smithville Lake area Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7 and 8, to see bald eagles, snowy owls and other exhibits provided by the Clay County parks department, Missouri Department of Conservation, Osage Trails Master Naturalist Chapter and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ... Read more

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The Best and Worst Movies of 2011

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STOP the cycle

Peter Yankowsky/Special to The Kearney Courier

Repeat New Year’s resolution offenders, you know who you are. ... Read more

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Off to Africa

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While many college students were hitting the road for vacations or starting internships for course credit in the summer, Courtney Oxandale was in Africa. ... Read more

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Underground youth

Kevin M. Smith/The Kearney Courier

When children who attended ABC Bear Daycare hit their teenage years, they may not recognize the place where they once spent many days. ... Read more

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Lego teams to compete in Kearney

Kevin M. Smith/The Kearney Courier

Forty area school teams will descend on Kearney Junior High School, where Legos, robots and area students will seek to improve the quality of food. ... Read more

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Young Adult’ proves you don’t have to like the main character

Academy Award winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”) stakes her claim for another Oscar nomination playing a 37-year-old ghostwriter of a fictitious teen literature series. Director Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) teams up again with former stripper-turned-Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) in this super dark dramedy about a woman in a state of arrested development trying to turn back the clock to her glory years in high school when she was prom queen. ... Read more

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Giving thanks

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Descendants’ among top films of 2011

Filmmaker Alexander Payne, who was born and lives in Omaha, Neb., has always been associated with quality films, including “About Schmidt,” “Sideways” and “Election.” His winning streak of bringing excellence to the screen continues with this engrossing dysfunctional family drama that hits all the emotional buttons. It is based on the sensitively-crafted debut novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. ... Read more

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Arthur’ delightfully animates age-old Christmas query

his joyful and charming movie addresses the question every child has asked since the 19th century: How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? ... Read more

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MOVIE REVIEW: Make time to spend with ‘Marilyn’

At the height of her career, Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) made quite a splash across the pond when she went to London in 1956 to star in “The Prince and the Showgirl” opposite co-star and director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh). The movie-making experience, both on and off the set, was recorded for posterity in two memoirs by Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), “The Prince, the Showgirl and Me,” and a subsequent confessional volume that gives this film its title. ... Read more

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Breaking Dawn’ feeds hungry Twi-hard fans

I was thoroughly entertained by this first half of the final cinematic installment and found it to be faithful to the source material. Non-readers, including those who have only watched the prior three films, will lose their way and have trouble grasping the intricate details and the fragile relationships in play. ... Read more

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Happy Feet’ sequel better suited for small screen

Besides the attention-grabbing opening and closing group medleys, the movie’s crowning glory occurs when Pink sings “Bridge of Light,” an emotionally hopeful ballad about how only love can build a bridge of light. ... Read more

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Honoring those who serve

Kevin M. Smith/The Kearney Courier

Kearney area veterans were honored Friday, Nov. 11, by the students at Dogwood Elementary School. ... Read more

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Coming this week: winning

Kearney High School’s wrestling team took home first in its class at state wrestling this past weekend. ... Read more

Hard work pays off for Hopkins, Bulldogs

It wasn’t until Jaret Singh’s 113-pound finals match Saturday, Feb. 18, that Kearney wrestling coach Chad Hopkins had finally relaxed. Hopkins had been a bundle of nerves from Thursday, Feb. 16, to Saturday, Feb. 18, at Mizzou Arena as his team fought it out with Staley for a Class 3 team title. ... Read more

MSHSAA Wrestling Championships news and notes

One of the coolest editions to the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 18, was the new style of introductions. The state added some production value during the introductions of the finalists at each weight class. ... Read more

Holt calls special meeting for police discussion

The Holt Board of Aldermen has called a special meeting to discuss the police department. ... Read more

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