4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (362+ words) While the Lied Center for Performing Arts has nearly a year to go before its $35 million expansion project is complete, Tuesday marked a celebratory moment in the process. Arron Klassen grooms a calf belonging to a friend from Fullerton ahead…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1777+ words) After telling a few stories about his days in space, astronaut Clayton Anderson paid tribute to those who have served their country at the State Fair's Veterans Day program. Former astronaut Clayton Anderson shakes the hand of a veteran on…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (214+ words) The Grand Island Independent Javascript is required to use this website. Dentists revealed certain foods and drinks that can cause tooth fractures and create a breeding ground for cavities. HASTINGS — Pediatric Dental Specialists will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (279+ words) GRACE Cancer Foundation hosted a butterfly release at Stolley Park on Thursday evening for cancer survivors and their friends and family. More than 500 live butterflies were provided. Holly Jensen, middle, her mother, Laurie Shada, left, and her mother-in-law Bonnie Jensen,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) The Grand Island Independent Javascript is required to use this website. A tornado destroyed four homes near St. Libory as part of a line of storms that dropped twisters across eastern Nebraska on Sunday afternoon and evening. Howard County Emergency…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (50+ words) The Grand Island Independent Javascript is required to use this website. The Grand Island Public Library’s Teen Library Council will have a kickoff meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 1. Related to this story Grand Island Public Library CARNival Watch Now:…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (141+ words) The Grand Island Independent Javascript is required to use this website. National Nonprofit Day on Aug. 17 is a chance to recognize the people and organizations that step forward to meet community needs. People are also reading… - Grand Island theft ring…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1171+ words) GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) – What will our schools look like five, ten, twenty-five, even fifty years from now? That is the big question the Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) Board of Education has been wrestling with. Through community conversations, brainstorming…...

1+ mon, 25+ min ago   (155+ words) The Grand Island Independent Javascript is required to use this website. Headlining the Merrick Arts Council's 2026-27 season is North Platte guitarist and vocalist Rascal Martinez at 2 p.m. Sept. 20. Martinez plays a wide variety of classic rock alongside his original material and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (308+ words) Broadway-level costumes. An LED wall. A hundred students who give up their summer to make it all happen. The Northwest Education Foundation announced Gregory W. Hake as the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award, honoring his exceptional leadership, service and professional…...