On September 14, 1961, seven Shelton women assembled at the home of Pat Waddington for an organizational meeting for a club that has served the community and Buffalo County in many ways and is preparing to celebrate 65 years of existence on Thursday, September 10.
Nearly 200 women came together for the second quarterly meeting of Women Who Care – Hall County, where members learned about local organizations serving children and families before collectively selecting Stick Creek Kids in Wood River as the recipient of a preliminary $17,500 grant — surpassing the $15,300 grant awarded at the group’s inaugural meeting in May.
Four new teachers have joined the staff at Wood River Rural School and Wood River Elementary for the 2026-27 school year. Kiley Labs, Jenna Frick, Cassidy Carey, and David Nielsen greeted students when classes began on Tuesday, August 11.
The annual Gibbon Tractor Pull drew a large crowd of spectators and competitors on Friday, August 14, at the Aurora Cooperative facility on the west edge of Gibbon.
The Second Annual Shelton’s Heroes Street Dance, sponsored by the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department, Shelton American Legion Post 297, Vietnam Vets MC, and Legacy Vets MC was a great success on Saturday, August 15. The day featured a great deal of entertainment such as a bouncy house and dunk tank which drew a great number of participants, meals served were sold out and later in the day, music was provided for the dance by the Kyle Sayler Band.
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