Reimers and Blake recognized for 35 years of service
Dannebrog/Boelus EMTs Wayne Reimers, left, and Jerry Blake, right, were recently presented with 35 year EMT plaques by Dannebrog/Boelus Captain Terry Webb, center.
Dannebrog/Boelus EMTs Wayne Reimers, left, and Jerry Blake, right, were recently presented with 35 year EMT plaques by Dannebrog/Boelus Captain Terry Webb, center.
Roxana Rodriguez, of Wood River, a junior majoring in advertising and public relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, took the top prize in the 2024 Perry Photojournalism Challenge for her essay “402: Hispanic Businesses Growing the Nebraskan Economy and Culture.” A 2021 Wood River Rural High School graduate, Rodriguez will receive a $7,000 scholarship to complete her studies at UNL.
It was mission accomplished for the Shelton boys basketball team as they held off a scrappy Humphrey St. Francis team, 65-59, in the first round of the D2 state tournament on Wednesday, March 6, went on to battle past a pesky Wynot team in the tournament semi-finals, 63-60, in triple overtime on Friday, March 8, and then handily put away Maywood-Hayes Center, 54-42, on Saturday, March 9, to claim the program’s first boys state basketball championship since the 1919 season when the Bulldogs competed in Class A.
Clean up and recovering in the aftermath of Saturday, March 2, residential house explosion at 107 East Eleventh Street in Wood River continues, especially for those closest to the explosion.
The Cairo Volunteer Fire Department will be holding its annual Smorgasbord this Saturday, March 16, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Cairo Community Center. This year’s smorgasbord will be dine in and drive thru.
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