Category Archives: Grand Island News
Grand Island woman sentenced for meth possession
LINCOLN - United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Hung Thuc Pham, age 38, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on Sept. 5, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln for possession with intent to ...
Sep 11, 2024 Kesu01 / Depositphotos.com
Grand Island Police investigating reported gunshots near Oak St.
GRAND ISLAND - Officers with the Grand Island Police Department are investigating after gunshots were reported near Oak St. during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Sept. 11. According to the GIPD...
Sep 11, 2024 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Groundbreaking held for new welding building at CCC-Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Sept. 6 for a new welding technology building at Central Community College-Grand Island. CCC administrators said that once completed, the 12,500-s...
Sep 11, 2024 biletskiy_e / Depositphotos.com
Indian dispossession topic of Grand Island Library's Bygone Book Club
GRAND ISLAND - In just a few days, the Grand Island Public Library's Bygone Book Club will discuss "An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians" by David J. Wishart. The discussi...
Sep 11, 2024 Bygone Book Club, (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
GIPS Board of Education to interview two candidates for Ward C vacancy
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education plans to conduct interviews of candidates for the vacant Ward C seat this week. To accommodate the interviews, the GIPS regular Board ...
Sep 11, 2024 Left to right: Miguel Aguilera and Carlos Barcenas, (Grand Island Public Schools, Courtesy)
Gallery: 2024 Husker Harvest Days
WOOD RIVER - The World's Largest Totally Irrigated Working Farm Show, Husker Harvest Days, threw the gates open to attendees on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The theme for this year's event was "Cattle. Crops. C...
Sep 10, 2024 2024 Husker Harvest Days, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hall County Sheriff releases Driver Sober Or Get Pulled Over results
GRAND ISLAND - The Hall County Sheriff's Office released its statistics from the recent Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over campaign. NDOT Highway Safety Office awarded the Hall County Sheriff's Office wit...
Sep 10, 2024 danielt.1994 / Depositphotos.com
School bus involved in collision near high school, two injured
GRAND ISLAND - Two people were injured after a school bus and a car collided near the high school during the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 9. According to Grand Island Police Department Captain Dean Elli...
Sep 09, 2024 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Heartland United Way hosting food drive at Husker Harvest Days
GRAND ISLAND - The Heartland United Way Food Drive will take place this week to benefit Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick Counties. The largest food collection happens at Husker Harvest Days Septembe...
Sep 09, 2024 2023 Husker Harvest Days, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Arrest made after a pregnant woman was assaulted in presence of a child
GRAND ISLAND - A man was arrested after a pregnant woman was assaulted in the presence of a one-year-old child during the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 7. According to the Grand Island Police Departmen...
Sep 09, 2024 Taylin Murphy, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)