Category Archives: Grand Island News
UNK alumnus uses his career to inspire next generation of tech professionals
KEARNEY - When Fred Trofholz enrolled at Kearney State College, companies like Google, Meta and Yahoo didn't exist. Nobody had smartphones, and personal computers were just starting to catch on. That ...
Jan 23, 2024 UNK alumnus Fred Trofholz is a senior systems engineer for Peraton, a technology company and government contractor that works with the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies. (Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications, Courtesy)
Christian stars Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson coming to Nebraska State Fair
GRAND ISLAND - Grammy Award winning Christian artists Casting Crowns will kick start the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series at the Nebraska State Fair on Sunday, August 25, along with special guest Anne ...
Jan 23, 2024 Nebraska State Fair, Courtesy
Doniphan man faces 48 sex-related charges including human trafficking of a minor
GRAND ISLAND - Cody C. Holum, 17, of Doniphan has been charged in Hall County District Court with 30 felonies and 18 misdemeanors in sex-related crimes including felony human trafficking of a minor, f...
Jan 22, 2024 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Moss pleads not guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from church's early learning center
GRAND ISLAND - Andrew Moss of Grand Island pleaded not guilty in writing in Hall County District Court Jan. 8 to stealing more than $150,000 from the Cornerstone Early Learning Center at St. Pauls Lut...
Jan 22, 2024 Andrew Moss, Courtesy
Snowbound vehicles in Grand Island will start being towed to impound on Tuesday
GRAND ISLAND - Last week, the Grand Island Police Department started the process of ticketing (issuing tow notice violation cards) to those cars/vehicles parked on the residential side streets that ha...
Jan 22, 2024 Kristin Wolff / CC
CHI Health awards $155,850 to three local non-profits
CHI Health recently awarded $155,850 to three local non-profit collaborations to help aid in the critical health and human services they provide to central Nebraska. The Community Health Improvement G...
Jan 22, 2024 CHI Health Good Samaritan (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce plans annual meeting to honor business, Distinguished Service award
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will have its annual meeting on March 13 at Riverside Golf Clug, with the social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and program beginning at ...
Jan 22, 2024 Grand Island Chamber of Commerce, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Grand Island Bygone Book Club: World War II in Nebraska
GRAND ISLAND - The Bygone Book Club will be discussing World War II in Nebraska on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The fight against the Axis required sacrifice and dedication, and Nebraskans...
Jan 22, 2024 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Two Grand Island men arrested for robbery
GRAND ISLAND - Two Grand Island men were arrested after robbery after one of them threatened a resident with a firearm and stole numerous items on Sunday, Jan. 21. At 9:10 p.m., officers with the Gran...
Jan 22, 2024 Imer Yair Cabrera, Carols Bejarano-Rodriguez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
Long-time County Commissioner files for re-election
GRAND ISLAND - Long-time Hall County Commissioner Pam Lancaster has filed for re-election, said Hall County Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet. Lancaster, 76, will be running for her eighth term o...
Jan 20, 2024 Hall County Courthouse, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)