News
Long-time Wood River educator and coach Darin Waddington was inducted into the NSWCA Hall of Fame last Friday, June 12, in Grand Island.
The July 4 Independence Day celebration this year in Gibbon is set to feature a slew of family friendly events as well as the official Independence Day Parade of Buffalo County with the theme “Amer
Events for Shelton’s Independence Day celebration are quickly coming together.
Larry and Joanne Brannagan were recently selected as grand marshals for Shelton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade.
Youth
The Centura Legion Post 333 Junior baseball team participated in the Twin River Tournament held at David City on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, and walked away with the championship plaque.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) received a record-breaking number of applications from high school students wanting to attend this year’s Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI) w
Madden Brabeck, a 2026 Wood River Rural High School graduate, is among the twentyone students from across the Cornhusker State selected for the newest cohort of the Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian P
Erin Gegg was recently selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter BI, of Shelton.
Lifestyle
The family of Betty Stall is requesting a card shower for their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, in honor of her 80th birthday on June 30.
The family of Grace Eva Cheney Reeves is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday. The open house will be held on Sunday, May 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The family of Johnny and Karen Halkyard are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on May 1. Cards can be sent to 10940 Gibbon Road, Gibbon NE 68840.
Elaine (Jares) Peters will be celebrating her 90th birthday April 30. To celebrate this milestone, her family is honoring her with an open house and card shower.
Obituaries
Laurie Ann (Codner) Schneider, age 70, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026.
Darlene Marie (Jares) Rief, age 94, of Dannebrog, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at her home on the family farm in Dannebrog.
Kathreen “Kathy” (Hollatz) Bergstrom, age 74, of Shelton, passed from this world on May 25, 2026, after a brief battle with illness.
Donald R. Andersen, age 88, of Tolar, Texas, formerly of the Kearney/Gibbon area, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
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