The Chicago & North Western ended railroad service in the spring of 1982, after years of declining freight traffic volumes (which had been happening since the mid-1970s) & flooding damaged many sections of the track & abandonment was applied for.

Wisner is known as the livestock center of Nebraska; their economic activities include farming, and cattle and hog feeding.

[11] By the 1960s, Dinklage had 65,000 head of cattle, which made him the largest private cattle-feed operator in the United States.

Jeff Dinklage, a 4th generation farmer, and his family had operated the farm on this land for almost a century.

[13] The Dinklage barn, farm equipment, including a planter, combine, and bailer, and home were destroyed as well as nearly 300 cattle killed.

Dutch Hollow—Formerly a wooded valley at the base of Nye Hill, it became one of the earliest settled parts of Wisner, and many of its oldest houses can be found here.

Elkhorn River—Wisner is located directly on the border of this tributary of the Platte River, and it has been the source of several momentous events, such as major floods in 1966 and 1994, as well as a barge accident that killed three children in 1888.

In June 2010 floodwaters washed away the approach to the bridge, inconveniencing local travel and commerce.

It was an ambitious project that ultimately failed (mostly due to the development of the nearby City Park).

Over the years it has been the site of community baseball games (including several state tournaments), high school football (1933–1968), as well as snowmobile and motocross racing.

It was the site of an unincorporated collection of German farmers in the late 19th century who felt shunned by area communities, particularly Wisner and Beemer, Nebraska.

[citation needed] The farmers formed a baseball team that became well known throughout Nebraska and Iowa, and was known for drawing large crowds to its games.

"The Blacktop"—An asphalt-paved two-lane road leading south of Wisner, crossing the Elkhorn River.

The road was paved in 1964, as the newly constructed Elkhorn River Bridge made it the only route into Wisner from the south.

Its true name is "6th Road" (named in 1995 when postal routes were re-defined), but residents south of Wisner (including the Rock Creek community, which lies directly on its route) refer to it as "The Blacktop", after a regional nickname for its asphalt surface.