Saline Center members had their monthly meeting at the lodge on July 11. A moment of silence was held for Duane Dlouhy. A memorial was sent to his family. The Saline Center YELL! group …
Four four-person teams competed in the Jefferson County Fair’s youth Ag Quiz Bowl on July 16. The teams answered questions in a round robin format on animal science, horticulture, agronomy, …
France Day 10 - July 23 Reims to Paris We left Luxembourg this morning and headed to Reims for two stops. One was a museum that houses the room where it happened, as Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote, …
France Day 9 - July 22 The 35th Infantry, Bastogne and Luxembourg American Cemetery We’ve been following the 134th Infantry 35th Infantry Division in its march across Europe. Today we …
France Day 8 - July 21 Lorraine to Sugar Loaf Hill Today didn’t have as much on the agenda. This morning started at the Lorraine American Cemetery. Among the graves we visited was that of …
France Day 7 - July 20 We started the day at Flavigny Bridge, a site where the Americans took the bridge and then were annihilated by the Germans. Two plaques adorn the bridge, one on each side. …
Day 6 - July 19 We spent most of today in the bus, traveling from Caen to Nancy (pronounced non-SEE as far as I can tell). We did make two amazing stops though. Our first was in Amiens, …
The Doane Family Association of American, Inc. will meet at Doane University July 18-23. During the weeklong event, the association will hold several business meetings, listen to speakers on …
Day 5 - July 18 Today was just hot – it hit 105 in St. Lo, which was where we were for most of the day. I should be used to it. After all, I’m from Nebraska. We started out with a …
Day 4 - July 17 Today we headed out to Mortain and Hill 314, so named because of its height above sea level. After a short walk thorugh the trees, we came to a chapel at the top of the hill which …
Day 3 We started today at Arromanches with a look at mulberries. Not the fruit, the bridges. Mulberries were portable bridges the British built to help offload equipment from the ships to the …
Day 1 in France - After arrival in Paris, we spent part of the day at Monet's gardens in Giverny. They were lovely and a welcome reprieve from the many hours spent in a plane. :) Check our website …
The Saline County Fair events will start on Wednesday and go till Saturday and will include a multitude of events including 4-H shows, beer gardens, demolition derbies and more. The 4-H events …
The Western community felt the loss of JoAnn (Drake) Roesler. Her sister, Rhonda (Drake) Drewes, remembers her dedication to the town, displaying her pride in the community at every opportunity. …
The Saline County Veterans Service Office in Wilber has hired a new director. Former armyman Scott Davis retired from the Army after 26 years in service last year. Raised in Fairbury, Davis has …
Members of the Wilber community came together on June 18 and held a sand volleyball tournament fundraiser at Legion Memorial Park in support of the Brewer family. Jesi Brewer is a math teacher at …
Shannon Furstenau of Hickman, who has been the assistant principal at Waverly High School for the past two years, is set to assume her role as the new principal of Wilber-Clatonia High School in the …
