The Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB), Board of Directors, and staff, recognized the 2025 Awards of Achievement recipients during nine Area Meetings throughout August and September.
Two local medical care providers were recently honored with CHI Hospitals Core Value Awards for their work with patients and staff at their respective offices. Andrea Johnson and Chelsie Doane, both of Wood River, were selected among hundreds of CHI employees in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota during National Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Week.
The Wood River Fire Department and Wood River Community Club will hold their annual Halloween Party on Halloween night, Friday, October 31, at the Wood River Fire Hall from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection — residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can.
In the wake of at least three months of controversy throughout the Gibbon community and at monthly city council meetings, petitions are being circulated for the recall of Gibbon Mayor Leon Stall. Mayor Stall was elected last November with 378 votes to Matthew Branch’s 305.
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