News
It is garage sale time in Clipper Country with area community sales beginning this week.
Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, is nearing quickly and it is once again time to gear up for the annual Shelton Independence Day celebration.
Visitors to Windmill State Recreation Area, located south of Gibbon, can now enjoy improved fishing access and enhanced aquatic habitat following completion of a major Aquatic Habitat Restoration P
The Wood River Rural Schools Board of Education invites district residents to attend a Community Facilities Planning and Feedback Meeting on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:00 p.m.
By Terry Zessin, Wood River Rural Schools Superintendent
Youth
“Our athletes performed well at state in a historically hard meet,” stated Shelton High School head coach Matt Walter of Bulldog track and field members sophomore Mateo Rodriguez, senior Susie Chen
The Shelton golf team endured a blustery day at Indianhead Golf Club in Grand Island for the D-1 District golf tournament on Monday, May 18, where senior Jaxson Ohlman swung his way to an opportuni
Beginning in January, Mrs. Brown’s fifth and sixth grade WIN (What I Need) class at Gibbon Public School started STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) projects.
The season came to an end for the Gibbon boys golf team at the C-4 District meet held at Southern Hills Golf Course near Hastings on Monday, May 18.
Lifestyle
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.
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
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.
Betty L. Myers, age 86, of rural Cairo, went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
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