News
Members of the Wood River American Legion color guard start the FunFest parade on Saturday, August 1.
The FunFest weekend began with community members visiting the historic Dunn Building open house on Friday evening.
Omaha native Rebecca Phillips has taken the helm as Wood River Elementary Principal beginning with the 2026-27 school year.
A new school year looms over Clipper Country schools in Gibbon, Shelton and Wood River and activities are ramping up as the calendar quickly moves toward the respective 2026-27 school year.
Youth
Centura Legion Post 333 Senior baseball team won their District Tournament recently held in Loomis to move on to the Class C State Legion Tournament in Pender.
Stick Creek Kids in Wood River held its annual STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Camp June 15, 16 and 17 at the Wood River Community Center.
South Central Volleyball Club’s 18-and-under Black team capped a historic club career by earning a third-place finish in the 18U Club Division — AAU’s highest level of competition — at the AAU Girl
By Will Ryenolds, Hastings Tribune Special To The Clipper
Lifestyle
Gordon and Neta Dibbern will be celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary on July 26, 2026, and their family has requested a card shower to honor them. Please send cards to: 3024 S.
On Sunday, July 5, the Gibbon Heritage Center celebrated its 50th birthday.
The Shelton High School Class of 1966 held their 60th class reunion on Friday, June 26, at the Lucky Duck party room in Gibbon.
Obituaries
Ron L. Canfield, age 77, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away at home on August 2, 2026.
Marilyn K. Puttergill, age 80, of Kearney, formerly Gibbon, passed away July 8, 2026, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Funeral Mass held Wednesday, July 15, at St.
Randall E. “Randy” Dubbs, age 74, of Shelton, passed away peacefully at his home on July 1, 2026.
Margaret “Debbie” R. Bruckner, age 83, of Gibbon, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Mt. Carmel Home – Keens Memorial in Kearney.
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