Cynthia Jan Johnson (Davenport, Payne) Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Cousin, Friend and proud Veteran of the USMC, Nebraska native, lover of horses, reader and gardener; passed away suddenly while gardening on the 30th of March 2025 at the age of 76.

The Honorable Don R.Venhaus died April 8, 2025 with a sharp mind that outlasted his iron tough but failing body, weeks before his 92nd birthday. Born in the tiny town of Cambridge, Nebraska with little means and no indoor plumbing, he was raised on land that provided the food his family grew and caught. He was a notoriously poor student who graduated high school as one of ten from the class of ’51. He attended the University of Nebraska on a football scholarship, which was forfeited by his campus antics and an abysmal GPA. He then entered the Army, where he spent some of the best days of his early life as a physical fitness sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood.

Oscar Blaine Peterson, passed away on April 10, 2025, just two weeks shy of his 103rd birthday, at Gothenburg Health. Born in Ingham, Nebraska on April 23, 1922 to parents Oscar and Josie (Brown) Peterson.

Larry Joe Fuller, son of Kenneth and Myrtle (Ritz) Fuller, was born on the Ritz farm north of Wilsonville, Nebraska on Oct 27, 1942, and passed away April 4, 2025, at Kearney Regional Hospital, from heart failure.

Danny Ruf, 70, of Wilsonville, Nebraska, passed away at his home on Monday, April 14, 2025. Services are pending at this time.

Kearney, Nebraska - April 10, 2025– As Nebraskans plan for spring, Black Hills Energy offers helpful tips for when doing spring projects like planting trees or installing that new backyard fence! Simple rules for safe digging at home and for contractors: Call 811 before you dig. This quick call will notify all utilities in your area of your plans to dig.

The Elwood Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, April 14th, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

The American Legion Post is pleased to announce that the Maywood Lions Club generously sponsored Sawyer Dibbern of Maywood, who will join nearly 340 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State Program, June 1-7, 2025, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county, and state governments operate.

SCHOOL VACCINATIONS AND CHILDREN CATCH-UP IMMUNIZATIONS We are open M-F 8am-4pm for school immunizations and any catch-up immunizations your child may need. We are giving college (seniors), 7th grade, kindergarten, and all catch-up school vaccinations. Please call the office at 345-1790 for an appointment.

Wilsonville Baptist Christian Church: April 18: Good Friday services 8:00 p.m. April 20: Easter Sunrise Service 7:00 am followed by light brunch.