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Kelsey Woehrman and Kylee Zimmerman have a message for their fellow Kearney High School students: Staying sober on the weekends is cool.  ... Read more

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Kearney R-1 School District is looking for a solid foundation.  ... Read more

choir
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For the second time in two years, Kearney High School choir teacher Jason Elam took a full choir to perform at the state level along with individuals selected for all-state choir.  ... Read more

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Kearney High School senior linebacker Tanner Wendel has had looks from college recruits. But his best bet at a scholarship, he said, isn’t based on his football abilities. Instead, he thinks it’s more likely that cheerleading will pay his way to college.  ... Read more

While the Kearney R-1 School District does now have the option of a two-hour late start to the school day, administrators didn’t consider using it when they called off school Monday, Feb. 13.  ... Read more

Kearney R-1 School District teachers are working to ensure a new policy doesn’t restrict their parent, grandparent and other roles outside of work.  ... Read more

middle school
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Kearney Middle School’s staff has proven the power of teamwork.  ... Read more

Inclement weather days are no longer all or nothing in the Kearney R-1 School District.  ... Read more

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

The Kearney R-1 School District has some padding to weather a financial storm.  ... Read more

Inclement weather days are no longer all or nothing in the Kearney R-1 School District. The Board of Education approved adding the option with a 5-2 vote during a Thursday, Jan. 19, meeting.  ... Read more

Can a Kearney R-1 School District teacher have her son’s friends, who are also Kearney students, over to her home for a birthday party?  ... Read more

Instead of just snow days, Kearney students may also get sleep-in days this winter.  ... Read more

Snow days make students jump for joy, but working parents often groan.  ... Read more

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A Kearney High School graduate seeking to engage others in global social issues made an elite group.  ... Read more

brain battle
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A group of students from the Kearney R-1 School District’s Hawthorne and Southview elementary schools won $5,000 for their schools in a competition to create the next exhibit at Union Station’s Science City.  ... Read more

Kearney Elementary School third-graders wrote these Thanksgiving-themed essays  ... Read more

Blogs

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

Chad Hopkins, Tanner Minder
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

Kevin Kinney
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

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