News
The twelfth annual Gibbon Fire and Rescue Department barbecue cookoff and dance on Saturday, August 8, was another great success, serving up food of all kinds and music from Halle Edeal, SwitchBak,
Two new faces are part of the staff at Gibbon Public School for the 2026-27 school year.
After a short time teaching at Bruning/Davenport Public School, Wood River native Dan Boshart recently returned to his hometown and the church he grew up attending to lead the congregation of Wood
Caitlin Orton and McKinley Ritner have joined the staff at Shelton Public School for the 2026-2027 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
Sylvia Juhl McTavish recently celebrated her 95th birthday at Babel’s Barn in Wood River with over 100 relatives present.
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.
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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