News
The Celebrate Wood River Performing Arts Series continues with Blackberry Winter: Classic Rock at its Finest. Blackberry Winter will perform Sunday, November 8, at 2:30 p.m.
Buffalo, Hall and Howard County voters should be making plans to cast their ballots in the Tuesday, November 3, general election where there will be a number of candidates for Clipper Country voter
The Gibbon City Council took time at its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 19, to recognize Captain Bob Anderson, of the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department (BCSD), for his years of servic
In observance of October being Fire Prevention Month and October 4-10 observed as Fire Prevention Week, members of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department, Cliff Keslar, Cindy Brandt and Darren Emal,
Youth
The Shelton boys cross country team competed at the NSAA State Cross Country Championships at the Kearney Country Club on Friday, October 23.
Wood River Rural High sophomore Yanathan Perez was the lone competitor for Wood River at the NSAA Class D State Cross Country Championships held at the Kearney Country Club on Friday, October 23.
The Shelton High School Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Baseball Hall of Fame, are seeking inductees for the Class of 2026 from public nominations.
Wood River’s Lady Eagle volleyball team fell victim to St. Paul but rebounded to take down Gibbon in net play in the Wood River Triangular on Thursday, October 22.
Lifestyle
The family of Neta Dibbern is requesting a card shower celebrating her 91st birthday on September 14. Cards can be sent to 3024 S. McGuire Road, Wood River, NE 68883.
The family of Letha Bartlett is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on August 24. Cards can be sent to PO Box 17, Alda NE 68810.
Sylvia Juhl McTavish recently celebrated her 95th birthday at Babel’s Barn in Wood River with over 100 relatives present.
Obituaries
Gene Ray Conroy, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on the morning of October 21, 2026, at the age of 75.
Gary Lee Camp, age 81, of Wood River, passed away on October 17, 2026, at home with his family by his side.
A private family gathering will be held at a later date.
Thomas “Tom” A. Christy, age 90, of Gibbon, passed away October 16, 2026, at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney.
Our matriarch, Ann Dority (Carol Ann) Arango, passed peacefully September 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 85.
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