Category Archives: Grand Island News
Grand Island awarded nine free trees from Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Parks & Recreation Department is happy to announce that George Park will be the home to nine new trees. The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum selected Grand Island as a ...
Sep 26, 2024 KatyaKiseleva / Depositphotos.com
St. Leo's Annual Coat Drive to be held in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - This year is the 20th year for the St. Leo's Annual Coat Drive which has been a staple in Grand Island, providing new and gently used coats, hats, and gloves of all sizes to those in ne...
Sep 26, 2024 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Aksarben Stock Show begins Sept. 26
GRAND ISLAND - The four-day Arksarben Stock Show, which has 3,000 entries from 14 states, began Sept. 26 at Fonner Park. Vaughn Sievers, director of agriculture for the Nebraska State Fair, said that ...
Sep 26, 2024 Aksarben Stock Show, (Vaughn Sievers, Courtesy)
CHI Health offering reduced-price mammogram vouchers during October
KEARNEY, GRAND ISLAND - CHI Health Good Samaritan and CHI Health St. Francis are offering reduced-priced mammograms to promote the importance of early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A...
Sep 26, 2024 CHI Health Good Samaritan and CHI Health St. Francis are offering reduced-priced mammograms to promote the importance of early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, (CHI Health, Courtesy)
Grand Island Utilities deploying team for Hurricane Helene relief
GRAND ISLAND - Less than two months after assisting in the power restoration efforts following severe storms in both Omaha and Lincoln, the Grand Island Utilities Department is again deploying a team ...
Sep 25, 2024 The Grand Island Utilities Department’s team of six (from left to right) includes Garret Porter, Judd Garner, Brady Bushhousen, Trevor Post, Jeff Warren and Kaden Reimers, (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
Old Navy Store opening at Conestoga Marketplace on Sept. 29
GRAND ISLAND - Old Navy is opening its store at Conestoga Marketplace on Sept. 29. A company spokesman said the store will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 29. The store is located in a strip of s...
Sep 25, 2024 dennizn / Depositphotos.com
Grand Island firefighter accused of enticement waives preliminary hearing
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island firefighter accused of sending sexual messages to a 13-year-old girl waived his preliminary hearing on Sept. 24. Jared Stockwell, 47, of Doniphan will have an arraignment...
Sep 25, 2024 Jared Stockwell, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
City council approves one-year contract with Grow Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island's City Council approved a 2025 contract with Grow Grand Island for $500,000 Sept. 24 by a 9-0 vote. Council member Michelle Fitzke was absent from the Sept. 24 meeting. The...
Sep 25, 2024 Grow Grand Island Area Partnership Logo, Courtesy
Central Nebraska Growth Foundation awarded $845K grant for new rental construction project
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation (CNGF), which serves as the charitable arm of the Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation (GIAEDC), has been awarded an $845,000 grant ...
Sep 25, 2024 Josh Olalde / Unsplash
Providing a false name leads to arrest of man for Dawson County warrants
GRAND ISLAND - After providing a false name to police officers, a man was arrested on two Dawson County warrants during the early afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 24. According to the Grand Island Police D...
Sep 25, 2024 Brian Samayoa-Blanco, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)