A junior at Tri County has been serving as the Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America state president since April and says she has learned a lot from the experience. Payton Smidt said she …
As the 2022 president of the Wilber Chamber of Commerce, I would like to report we have been busy and I have enjoyed my first year as president. From monthly meetings to supporting all the …
Steve Ourecky was chosen as the 26th recipient of the prestigious Zajicek Community Builder Award on Dec. 4. The Zajicek Community Builder Award was established in 1996 and presented to Glenn …
Judy Vrbka’s annual Christmas Recital was Dec. 11, at the Wilber Cultural Center. Fourteen piano students and one guitar student, Carter Schachenmeyer, performed. Each student played two …
The City of Wilber will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. In preparation, a contest is underway to create an orginal logo for the event. The city’s website states “We are …
Five Saline County students were the recipients of the “Shop with a Cop” program, sponsored by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 14. With parent approval, two officers pick …
Sharon Kastanek, the Dvoracek Memorial Library director, was honored by the Library Board on Dec. 16 with a retirement party thanking her for her contributions to the library and …
Hotel Wilber got some upgrades recently as they installed a new ADA-compliant handicap entrance ramp on Dec. 10. Barry Young, a Hotel Wilber committee member, said the old ramp needed to be …
American Red Cross Bloodmobile Coordinator Bobbie Ripa received the results of the Nov. 22 bloodmobile in Wilber. Donors and volunteers made it a successful drive, as 60 units of blood were …
Caleb Panning has always played the tuba. The Wilber-Clatonia junior started playing in fifth grade, mainly because of his cousin. “My cousin couldn’t say my name right, and it …
Sharon Kastanek, the Dvoracek Memorial Library director, will be retiring on Dec. 16. Kastanek has worked at the library for seven years and has spent the last few weeks coaching and training her …
Kaylee Rimel was recognized at the State Capital on Nov. 21 for earning second place at the National Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference over the summer in Health Care …
After Thanksgiving has concluded and blessings have been counted, creativity turns to the Christmas celebration. Lots of blessings go to the many volunteers who provide the local Thanksgiving …
On Nov. 2 Wilber Lake became a Nebraska Affiliated Arboretum. Tammy Partsch, marketing director for Nebraska City Tourism, joined the event to plant a commemorative tree in Saline County along …
Saline County saw 3,846 ballots cast during the 2022 midterm election Nov. 8. “That’s high for a midterm,” County Clerk Anita Bartels said. Contested races for mayor in …
Everyone is welcome to attend a Thanksgiving meal at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilber on Sunday, Nov. 20, from 5-7 p.m. The meal is a tradition that began in 2013 and exists to foster …
he Nebraska Supreme Court denied an appeal from Aubrey Trail Nov. 10. Trail was convicted of first-degree murder and criminal conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Sydney Loofe in 2017. He …
In September, a group of American travelers with ties to Wilber and Saline County met with Mayor Vladimir Brtník in the Telc town hall in the Czech Republic. Telc is Wilber’s sister …
