Category Archives: Grand Island News
Hall County Celebrates Manufacturing Month with Student Tours
GRAND ISLAND - On Wednesday, Oct. 30, approximately 140 Hall County area high school students will have an exclusive opportunity to explore some of the area's largest manufacturing companies as part o...
Oct 29, 2024 Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation, (Courtesy)
Near critical fire weather conditions possible Tuesday, thunderstorms during the evening
HASTINGS - Near critical fire weather conditions will be possible on Tuesday, with thunderstorms expected to follow during the evening, some of which could be severe. At the moment, a ridge of high pr...
Oct 28, 2024 The leading edge of the shelf cloud moves south of Holdrege, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Gallery: 2024 NSBA State Marching Contest in Kearney
KEARNEY - The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) state marching contest was hosted at three festival sites across the state on Saturday, Oct. 26. The three sites included, Lincoln, Omaha, a...
Oct 26, 2024 The Pride of the Minutemen Marching Band at the 2024 NSBA State Marching Competition, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Ground-breaking ceremony occurs for EPIC Discovery Center
GRAND ISLAND - The ground-breaking ceremony for the EPIC Discovery Center occurred Oct. 25 at the former site of the Armory on Old Potash Highway. EPIC Discovery Center will emphasize STEAM (Science, ...
Oct 25, 2024 The ground-breaking ceremony for the EPIC Discovery Center occurred Oct. 25, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
CPNRD approves drainage route for Platte Valley Industrial Park
GRAND ISLAND - On Thursday, the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors reviewed two additional alternatives to identify the best route for the Platte Valley Industrial Pa...
Oct 25, 2024 CPNRD, Courtesy
Case continued into 2025 for Grand Island man charged with sex trafficking
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island man charged with sex trafficking has had his case continued into next year. Logan Bundy, 22, has been charged with sex trafficking of minor, a Class 1B felony and possess...
Oct 25, 2024 Logan Bundy, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Halloween Weather History and Extremes in central Nebraska
HASTINGS - Not surprisingly, weather conditions on Oct. 31 can vary dramatically from one year to the next in south central Nebraska. Just in the past 30 years, high temperatures in Grand Island have ...
Oct 25, 2024 October sunset over a corn field in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
"Star Party" set for Nov. 9 at Camp Augustine in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Public Library is teaming up with the Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department and Platte Valley Astronomical Observers (PVAO) to invite the community to gaze up ...
Oct 24, 2024 Milky Way viewed from central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
CHI Health St. Francis presents Angie Jepsen with DAISY Award
GRAND ISLAND - CHI Health St. Francis recognizes Emergency Department nurse Angie Jepsen, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient. Jepsen is recognized for excellence in nursing and providing above-...
Oct 24, 2024 Angie Jepsen, RN, (CHI Health St. Francis, Courtesy)
Project Connect 2024 taking place in Grand Island today
GRAND ISLAND - Project Connect 2024 will take place on Thursday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center, Fonner Park, 700 E Stolley Park Road, Grand Island, NE 68801. Proj...
Oct 24, 2024 Hope Harbor, Courtesy