'The man showed up' — Collins Park bench memorializes the late Dan Speirs in Kearney MARY JANE SKALA, KEARNEY HUB Oct 15, 2026 14 hrs ago 0 Julie Speirs, widow of the late Dan Speirs, sits on the bench dedicated to his memory by The Friends Program Tuesday. MARY JANE SKALA, KEARNEY HUB Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MARY JANE SKALA, KEARNEY HUB Friendship changes lives.kAm%92E’D 9@H yF=:6 $A6:CD[ H:5@H @7 E96 =2E6 s2? $A6:CD[ DF>>2C:K65 96C =2E6 9FD32?5’D 565:42E:@? E@ G@=F?E66C:?8 2D 2 q:8 uC:6?5 H:E9 %96 uC:6?5D !C@8C2>]k^AmkAm$96 DA@<6 %F6D52J 27E6C?@@? 2D %96 uC:6?5D !C@8C2> 565:42E65 2 36?49 E@ s2? :? r@==:?D !2C< @? `eE9 pG6?F6] %96 36?49 D:ED 24C@DD 7C@> qCJ2?E t=6>6?E2CJ[ H96C6 >2?J @7 E96 AFA:=D 96 >6?E@C65 2D 2 q:8 uC:6?5 2EE6?565 D49@@=]k^AmkAm$A6:CD H2D 3@2C5 AC6D:56?E @7 %96 uC:6?5D !C@8C2> 7@C ?62C=J E9C66 564256D] w6 H2D 2=D@ 2 A2DD:@?2E6 25G@42E6 7@C E96 A@D:E:G6 :>A24E E96 AC@8C2> 925 @? 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