Category Archives: Grand Island News
$9,990 fraudulent check reported at Equitable Bank in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - A check made out for $9,990 was reported at the Equitable Bank in Grand Island on Wednesday, Aug. 7. According to the Grand Island Police Department, at 12 p.m., officers responded to a...
Aug 08, 2024 Money Knack / Unsplash
GISH Bowling Team receives $10,000 grant from Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
GRAND ISLAND - The Islanders have paved their own way in the Nebraska bowling scene since the team's implementation in 2021. In the few years Grand Island Senior High has had boys and girls bowling te...
Aug 08, 2024 Brad Earnest, GISH Girls Bowling Coach, with bowling student athletes and GISH Boys Bowling Coach, Paul Lee, (GIPS, Courtesy)
Nebraska State Fair provides free parking and shuttles
GRAND ISLAND - As they ramp up for another 11-day run, the Nebraska State Fair is reminding guests that all visitors can look forward to free parking on the Fonner Park Campus and off-site shuttle ser...
Aug 07, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, Courtesy
State Fair Campground Reservations nearing sellout
GRAND ISLAND - The environment at the Nebraska State Fair is unmatched for its 11-day stretch in Grand Island, but did you know you can also live at the fair? For yet another year, the Nebraska State ...
Aug 07, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Volunteer training session offered for Nebraska State Fair
GRAND ISLAND - A training session for Nebraska State Fair volunteers will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center. At the session, volunteers will receive their volunteer T-shirt, name ba...
Aug 07, 2024 Approximately 250 people attended Nebraska State Fair volunteer training on Aug. 6, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island receives National League of Cities Economic Mobility grant
GRAND ISLAND - The City of Grand Island is proud to announce its participation in the National League of Cities' (NLC) Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program. As a selected participant, Grand...
Aug 07, 2024 (City of Grand Island, Courtesy)
Grand Island Police investigating possible arson at Riverbed Apartments
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island Police after investigating possible arson at Riverbed Apartments after a fire took place during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Aug. 7. According to the Grand Island ...
Aug 07, 2024 netfalls / Depositphotos.com
Amazon invests over $1.3 billion in Nebraska
SEATTLE - Amazon today shared the findings from its 2024 U.S. Economic Impact Report, noting that the company invested more than $1.3 billion in Nebraska, since 2010, and created more than 3,500 jobs ...
Aug 06, 2024 ifeelstock / Depositphotos.com
GIPS Board of Education member Katie Mauldin submits resignation
GRAND ISLAND - Grant Island Public Schools Board of Education member Katie Mauldin is resigning. "We were informed last evening that Ms. Mauldin has resigned her position on the GIPS Board of Educatio...
Aug 06, 2024 Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education member Katie Mauldin, (Courtesy)
Island Oasis among stops on Nebraska Passport Travel Program
GRAND ISLAND - Island Oasis listed as destination on the state of Nebraska Passport Travel Program. So far this year, Island Oasis staff have stamped 485 passports, said Todd McCoy, director of Parks ...
Aug 06, 2024 The wave pool is the most popular feature at Island Oasis, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)