Category Archives: Grand Island News
Grand Island Senior High Islander Band performing 'Journey to the New World'
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Senior High Islander Band will be performing 'Journey to the New World' for the 2024 marching band season. The GISH marching band was found on the turf at Memorial Fiel...
Aug 31, 2024 Grand Island Senior High Islander Band, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island city offices to be closed for Labor Day
GRAND ISLAND - With the upcoming Labor Day holiday, the City of Grand Island would like to announce various closures. All of the below departments will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2: Grand Island City ...
Aug 30, 2024 Grand Island City Hall, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Northwest Marching Band to perform at Grand Island Public Library
GRAND ISLAND - If you're looking to get into the fall spirit, the Northwest Marching Band will be performing in the Grand Island Public Library parking lot from 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept...
Aug 30, 2024 Northwest Marching Band, (Courtesy)
Capital investments spurring growth of Nebraska State Fair
GRAND ISLAND - For the second-straight year, the Nebraska State Fair has entered its fair with $1 million in capital expenses to work with, which is a far cry from what fair organizers could claim jus...
Aug 30, 2024 Nebraska State Fair ribbon, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Milking parlor demonstration shows modern dairy cattle practices
GRAND ISLAND - Roger Henrichs of Beatrice gives a presentation filled with information in front of the Milking Parlor at the Nebraska State Fair. "All dairy cows have four parts to their stomach," he ...
Aug 30, 2024 A volunteer prepares a dairy cow to be milked at the Milking Parlor at the State Fair, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
One Man Band is popular entertainer at Nebraska State Fair
GRAND ISLAND - Marc Dobson has a unique setup as the One Man Band: he plays 9.1 instruments attached to his body all at once. The instruments are his singing, harmonica, guitar, sub-guitar (the 0.1), ...
Aug 30, 2024 Marc Dobson performs as the One Man Band as a group of students dance to his music, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Gallery: 2024 Nebraska State Fair
GRAND ISLAND - With the theme, All Roads Lead to Fun, the 2024 Nebraska State Fair is August 23-September 2 at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The fair has drawn more than 4 million visitors to its home ...
Aug 29, 2024 2024 Nebraska State Fair, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Two vehicle crash brings I-80 traffic to a halt near Alda
ALDA - A two vehicle accident near the Alda exit brought traffic on Interstate 80 to a standstill during the afternoon hours of Thursday, Aug. 29. Prior to 2:30 p.m., it appeared that one vehicle had ...
Aug 29, 2024 The clean-up of the accident scene near Alda, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
State Fair attendance not far off 2023 despite heat
GRAND ISLAND - The Nebraska State Fair has announced its attendance of over 129,000 for the first five days of the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, a 7.5% drop from the same five days in 2023, but up 12% ove...
Aug 29, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, Courtesy
Man makes terroristic threats towards officer's child while being tested for DUI
GRAND ISLAND - A man was arrested after he made terroristic threats towards an officer's child while he was undergoing a DUI test following a hit-and-run incident. According to the Grand Island Police...
Aug 29, 2024 Matthew Carlton, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)