News
After 28 years of serving as Wood River Housing Authority Director, Peggy Krause stepped down at the end of September and Amy Osburn, who has been the housing director at Ravenna, Shelton and Cairo
Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: to expand term limits for Nebraska state senators from two consecutive, fouryear terms to three consecutive, four-year terms.
By Paul Hammel, Retired Senior Reporter For Nebraska Examiner
The 2026 Tuesday, November 3, general election will present Shelton voters with five candidates for three open positions on the Shelton Board of Education.
Election officials are continuing to prepare for the upcoming Tuesday, November 3, general election.
Youth
In the “Battles of the Buffaloes” on Friday, October 9, it was Elm Creek who came out on top of the Gibbon boys, 4221, on the road at Elm Creek.
Several Nebraska schools have received funding through the Nebraska FFA Foundation grant program. Wood River Rural Schools was awarded $7,400 to assist with 3D Meat Models.
The 2026 girls golf season came to a conclusion for the Lady Buffalo golfers at the C-4 District meet held at Lakeside Country Club south of Lexington on Monday, October 5.
The Shelton cross country teams ran at the rescheduled Twin Valley Conference (TVC) meet, held at the Franklin Country Club, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 1, but rescheduled to Monday,
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
Our matriarch, Ann Dority (Carol Ann) Arango, passed peacefully September 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 85.
David Lee Orth, age 95, passed away at his home in Orlando, Florida, on August 1, 2026.
Eugene “Gene” Giger, age 73, of Gibbon, passed away September 13, 2026, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney. Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m.
Clayton Howard Burmood, age 92, of Boonville, Missouri, formerly of the Wood River/ Shelton area, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, Missouri.
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