Category Archives: Grand Island News
Liberty Campus groundbreaking planned in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - After months of planning and coordination, the White Lotus Group (WLG) will be hosting a formal Phase 1 groundbreaking event for the Grand Island Liberty Campus on Thursday, Sept. 19 at...
Aug 12, 2024 Grand Island Liberty Campus rendering, (Courtesy)
Chances for showers and storms persist throughout the work week
HASTINGS - There will be scattered chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout the week, temperatures look to be the warmest on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service - Hastings dur...
Aug 12, 2024 Sunset viewed in Buffalo County, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
34 GISH Students Earn AP Scholar Status for the 2023-24 School Year
GRAND ISLAND - Academic excellence is part of the Islander way. For more than thirty Grand Island Senior High (GISH) students, going above and beyond in the classroom earned them notable recognition. ...
Aug 09, 2024 15 of the 34 GISH AP Scholars were recognized at the August 2024 GIPS Board Meeting. Calvin Hubbard, GISH Principal, Hank McFarland, GIPS Board of Education President, and Matt Fisher, GIPS Superintendent, joined the students for a photo, (GIPS, Courtesy)
Heartland United Way hosting 9th annual Imagination Bacon & Brews for Books event tonight
GRAND ISLAND - Heartland United Way will hold its 9th Annual Imagination Bacon & Brews for Books tonight Friday, August 9, 2024 from 6 - 9 p.m. at Heartland Events Center (Fonner Park). The event ...
Aug 09, 2024 (Courtesy)
St. Francis hosting Medicare Myths, free education series for community
GRAND ISLAND - CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, is hosting a heart-education session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 in Conference Room 2/3 at the hospital. Ma...
Aug 09, 2024 Mary Santin, (CHI Health St. Francis, Courtesy)
Domestic assault call results in discovery of meth, arrest for terroristic threats
GRAND ISLAND - A call regarding a domestic assault resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine and an arrest for terroristic threats, strangulation and assault on Thursday, Aug. 8. According to the G...
Aug 09, 2024 James Akins, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
G.I. Board of Education sets timeline for replacing Board member
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education members will interview candidates for the vacant Ward C position in an open session after their Sept. 12 Board regular Board meeting. Boar...
Aug 09, 2024 Superintendent Matt Fisher (middle) addresses the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education Aug. 8, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island advances to second phase of NPPD feasibility study
GRAND ISLAND - The City of Grand Island is proud to announce it has been selected as one of 16 sites to proceed to the second phase of a Nebraska Public Power District feasibility study to assess loca...
Aug 09, 2024 Nebraska Public Power District, Courtesy
Good Samaritan awarded five stars by CMS; St. Francis Skilled Care earns top honor
KEARNEY - On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024 and CHI Health Good Samaritan was awarded the highest achieveme...
Aug 08, 2024 CHI Health Good Samaritan (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Students returning to school, drivers reminded to school bus safety
NEBRASKA - School is getting back in session for most and that means school buses will be back on the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has some facts about school bus safety. A...
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