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Kyle Codner was born and raised on a farm in central Nebraska and a graduate of Shelton High School. He joined the United States Marines and was killed in action serving his country in Iraq on May 26, 2004, by a roadside bomb at the age of 19.

Shelton's Food Pantry and After School Backpack Program are replenished thanks to generous residents and volunteers. Alongside Lions Club members, Shelton students collected donations throughout town on Wednesday, October 8, and sorted them for distribution at the Shelton United Methodist Church. A special shout-out goes to Mark and Kay Johnson for their assistance with the event. Pictured are Shelton student body members who participated in serving those less fortunate. (—courtesy photo)

The three community volunteer fire departments of Cairo, Boelus, and Dannebrog combined their resources and personnel to conduct a rural wildfire drill recently. Two portable water tanks, each with a capacity of roughly 2,000 gallons, were established on a given route with pumpers providing stationary draft/ distribution (water to fire). Several large tanker trucks circled from the portables to a hydrant roughly 1/2 mile away, and refilled their trucks, thus completing a water supply loop, keeping the portables supplied. This simulation exercise of a wildfire blaze was valuable for all. It required teamwork, communication, and coordination of personnel and machinery to create an operation that could last for the duration of a blaze. Roughly 40 firefighters were involved to make the evening successful. (—courtesy photo)