Summer Programs have come to a close and we couldn’t be happier about how it went! With a grand attendance total of 1,008 during the month, we saw so many of you at the GPL! In June alone we hosted 28 programs, ending with our Pool Party Finale. There were 135 program participants and their families at this party! The amazing Froth and Fizz even attended and served free lemonade for everyone!
After a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, and a public hearing, the Gibbon Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 11.
Members of the Shelton Village Board of Trustees discussed the use of an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant for the Shelton Public Library, purchased a box broom, looked at a request to block off a street for a street dance, and addressed damage done to Ayres Street at a short summer meeting held on Thursday, July 11.
The Wood River Legion Juniors wrapped up the regular season on Monday, July 8, and then concluded the season overall as they competed in the C-5 Nebraska American Legion Baseball Area Tournament July 12 through 14.
On Sunday morning, July 7, at approximately 2:00 a.m., 15 Union Pacific train cars of an eastbound Union Pacific train carrying coal derailed along Highway 30 in Gibbon, spilling their payload along the tracks. No one was injured in the derailment, according to Union Pacific spokesperson Robyyn Tysver, who also indicated that the incident is under investigation. Clean up began immediately and significant progress had been made on Monday. (–photo by Dennis Walker)
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