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 …