Feeding the linemen, helping the neighbors: Saline Center organizes emergency relief Sunday event

The Saline Center #389 will be opening tomorrow, Sunday, March 23, to provide emergency storm relief, a hot meal and electronic charging station. The center, located at 1102 County Road M (the …

Fallen tree limbs like this one could disconnect power lines, leading to outages in neighborhoods.

NPPD continues power restoration

Crews headed back out this morning and continue to work on restoration. Below are the NPPD retail customer outage numbers as of 9:30 a.m. this morning. At the peak of the storm NPPD had over 11,000 …

Burn ban issued in Wilber due to dry conditions

Local authorities have issued a burn ban effective immediately and until further notice due to dangerously dry conditions in the area.

Lace up for a good cause

The Saline Shuffle is back for its seventh year, and whether you are lacing up your running shoes or just there for the Chick-fil-A, there is no wrong way to participate.

Wolverines work it at state cheer competition

Secure a spot for your little learner

Before they step into a kindergarten classroom, little learners have the chance to build new friendships, explore new ideas and get comfortable in a school setting. Preschools are accepting …

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Henry Kapke of Tri County leads the pack down the stretch in the 800-meter run April 11 in Milford. Kapke finished second in the race.

Trojan track sets good marks at meets

Ashley Milla Lujan of Wilber-Clatonia reaches for a return during a doubles match against Beatrice April 8 in Wilber.

Tennis gets dual win over Beatrice

In its only competition of the week, the Wilber-Clatonia tennis team defeated Beatrice 5-4 in a dual April 8. “It was a great night,” Coach Kurt Kiesel said. “It feels really …

Auburn ends WC season

After beating Raymond Central 50-37 to start subdistricts Feb. 24, the Wilber-Clatonia boys’ basketball team finished the season with a 65-36 loss to Auburn Feb. 25. “They were on …

Zaiyahn Ornelas of Wilber-Clatonia takes down Yair Santiago of Norfolk Catholic during their semifinal match. Ornelas finished as the Class C 120-pound champion.

Ornelas wins third gold, WC wins three medals

Wilber-Clatonia sent six wrestlers to the state championships Feb. 20-22 and brought home three medals, including the third gold for Zaiyahn Ornelas. “They did great,” Coach James …

Riley Kopf of Tri County (right) works for an opening against Trevis Halsey of Elkhorn Valley.

Stokebrand leads Trojans with silver at state wrestling

The three seniors who qualified for state wrestling brought home two medals for Tri County. Cooper Stokebrand became the first finalist since 2011 and finished as the runner-up. Riley Kopf …

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Cooper Stokebrand of Tri County breaks down Thomas Roberts of Boone Central during their semifinal match at state. Stokebrand finished as the runner-up in Class C at 215 pounds.

Birthdays

Doris Ourecky to celebrate 90th birthday

Doris Ourecky of Wilber will celebrate her 90th birthday this month. Her family members include daughter, Lori (Phil) Severson of Wilber. To help Doris celebrate, an open house is planned …

Shirley Siedhoff to celebrate 90th birthday

Shirley Siedhoff of Crete will celebrate her 90th birthday early next month. She was born Feb. 9, 1935, in Crete. Family members include the late Clemens Siedhoff; sons Jim and Pat Siedhoff …

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Tom and Sue Juricek to celebrate 50th anniversary

Tom and Sue Juricek of Crete will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next month. They were married April 15, 1975, in Crete. Their family members include son and daughter-in-law, Eric …

Tom and Donna Richey to celebrate 50th anniversary

Tom and Donna Richey of Hallam will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next week. They were married March 10, 1975, in Rockport, Missouri. Their family members include sons, TJ, Nick, …

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