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For many years, residents of Gibbon have grown accustomed to hearing the city’s sirens sound at 7:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. six days per week, when Gibbon Volunteer Fire and Rescue members are summoned for an emergency; and when dangerous storms threaten the city. In recent weeks, residents have noticed that those sirens have not been sounding, even during emergencies. Gibbon City Administrator Matt Smallcomb recently offered answers to questions about the silent sirens to keep residents abreast of the situation.

A variety of different removal techniques were pressed into use Tuesday morning in the aftermath of the snowstorm that roared through the region on Monday. City of Gibbon crews worked to clear LaBarre Street in the city’s business district with heavy equipment while in Wood River, a father and son duo used a tractor for moving the drifted snow. In Shelton, traditional snow blowers and low-tech shovels were employed to carve paths through the heavy, wet snow.

The Wood River boys basketball team recorded a 2-1 record in the Runza Holiday Tournament, played over the past two weeks. The Eagles defeated Cross County on December 21 in the tournament’s first game, which was played at Cross County, then fell to eventual tournament champion Cozad, 44-48, on Friday, December 29, at Central City and then defeated Fairbury, 63-27, in the third and fourth place bracket on Saturday, December 30 also at Central City.