WOOD RIVER — When fierce storms struck central Nebraska in 2019, rising floodwaters forced the local nursing home to evacuate its residents and transfer them to another facility in a nearby community.
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Photos: Legacy Station opens in Wood River
Wood River mayor Greg Cramer cuts the ribbon for Legacy Station on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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People talk to one another in a gathering place for seniors at Legacy Station in Wood River on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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Wood River mayor Greg Cramer welcomes guests to Legacy Station on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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Five-year-old Crofton Gill reads a book at the newly-opened Legacy Station library on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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Crowds enter the newly-opened Legacy Station building after its ribbon cutting on Saturday, July 25, 2026 in Wood River.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Adam Taylor, of Omaha, reads to his daughter, 5-year-old Vivian Taylor, during the opening of Legacy Station to the public on Saturday, July 25, 2026 in Wood River.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Library board president Matt Troyer-Miller welcomes crowds to the ribbon cutting for Legacy Station, a community center offering a library, space for seniors and daycare, on Saturday, July 25, 2026 in Wood River.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Veronica Kaufman, director of what is now the Wood River Public Library, eyes the library's new space inside Legacy Station.
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The Stick Creek Kids Development Center is part of Legacy Station.
