Wood River News

Weekend weather packed a punch, making it no holiday for many central Nebraska farmers.

Wood River fire chief Todd King: "In addition to the loss of two firefighters we had in 2004, this opens some old wounds." It was an unexpected, untimely loss for the Wood River Volunteer Firefighters, and a day later they were still grappling with news of the death of a colleague whose first concern was safety.

WOOD RIVER, Neb. - The Crane Trust announced Friday that it will be selling about 1,200 acres of crop and pasture land at a public auction set for May 15.

A male crane dances the "Jump-rake" toward a female as the pair prepares to leave the Platte River to feed in fields near the Crane Trust, which is close to Wood River, Neb., on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Governor John Hickenlooper is apparently going to meet with Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman and Kansas Gov.