The Wood River Area Community Choir, in their 22nd year, will be presenting a cantata titled, “What Wondrous Hope” on Sunday, April 6, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 408 West 11th Street in Wood River.
Green Plains, Inc., recently announced that construction has begun on the compression infrastructure for its carbon capture and storage initiative in Nebraska, an important step in the company’s ongoing transformation to produce low-carbon, high value biofuels and ingredients. The compression equipment will enable the permanent sequestration of approximately 800,000 tons of biogenic carbon dioxide each year from Green Plains’ three Nebraska facilities in Central City, Wood River and York, keeping the project on track for start-up in the second half of 2025.
Like almost all volunteer departments, the Wood River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (WRVFD) has found it challenging to maintain their numbers, especially on the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) side.
“Back in my day, we didn’t have cell phones. We had to look everything up in books!' “I walked to school both ways, uphill!” We’ve all heard these claims, but what was life really like at Wood River Rural Schools?
The Gibbon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department held its annual banquet on Sunday, March 16, which included awarding those serving the department.
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