Category Archives: Grand Island News
Tri-Cities air quality remains good as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads overhead
KEARNEY - Smoke from Canadian wildfire has overspread the central United States but the air quality in the Tri-Cities area remains good. The smoke from the ongoing wildfires has been caught by the upp...
Jul 22, 2024 Wildfire smoke at sunset, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Dry weather returns to area with warming trend into the 90s by the weekend
HASTINGS - After the scattered rain chances over the weekend, a mostly dry weather pattern and gradual warming trend is in store for central Nebraska this week. Monday will be another pleasant day, wi...
Jul 22, 2024 Sunset viewed from Buffalo County, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
Movie prop $20 reported in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - A $20 movie prop was reported to be used for a transaction at a Git N Split location in Grand Island on Saturday, July 20. According to the Grand Island Police Department, on Sunday, Ju...
Jul 22, 2024 wingnutdesigns / Depositphotos.com
Nebraska State Fair planning for dairy cattle amid H5N1 concerns
GRAND ISLAND - The Nebraska State Fair Board announced Friday that despite recent concerns regarding the dairy strain of the H5N1 virus, impacting lactating dairy cattle, the Fair will proceed with th...
Jul 22, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hall County 4-H youth participate in bucket calf competition
GRAND ISLAND - Nineteen 4-H members participated in the bucket calf competition Friday, July 19, at the Hall County Fair. The divisions for competition were youth ages 14-plus, youth ages 11-13, youth...
Jul 22, 2024 4-H members lead their calves at the bucket calf competition July 19 at the Hall County Fair, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island residents meet to give input on housing study
GRAND ISLAND - Approximately 20 people attended a meeting Wednesday night, July 17, at the Grand Island Public Library to give their input for a City of Grand Island Housing study. Two staff members f...
Jul 18, 2024 Grand Island residents participated in a discussion July 17 at the Grand Island Public Library concerning a housing study that is being completed for the city of Grand Island, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
St. Francis hosting Chest Pain Free Education Series
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, July 25 in Conference Room 2/3 at the hospital. Am...
Jul 18, 2024 Amy Theesen, (CHI Health Good Samaritan, Courtesy)
World champion trick roper Joan Wells coming to Grand Island Public Library
GRAND ISLAND - World champion trick roper Joan Wells will present a free program for all ages on Monday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grand Island Public Library. "History of Trick Roping and Wild Wes...
Jul 17, 2024 World champion trick roper Joan Wells, (Courtesy)
Grand Island Police Department fully staffed for first time since 2016
GRAND ISLAND - For the first time in eight years, the Grand Island Police Department has reached full staffing. GIPD Chief Kevin Denney said the milestone was one of his top priorities after being nam...
Jul 17, 2024 Grand Island Police Department officers, (GIPD, Courtesy)
Animal Medical Clinic donates pet oxygen masks to GIFD
GRAND ISLAND - When firefighters rush to the scene of a structure fire, the top priority is making sure everyone in the home has made it out of the home safely, and that includes your family pets. How...
Jul 17, 2024 Through a fundraiser that featured a garage sale, Animal Medical Clinic raised enough funds to donate seven pet oxygen masks to the Grand Island Fire Department, (Courtesy)