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Grand Island man arrested for child abuse after child suffers possible head injury
GRAND ISLAND — A Grand Island man was arrested after a three-month-old child suffered a possible head injury. According to the Grand Island Police Department, officers were dispatched to CHI St. Francis for a belated report for child abuse of a three-month-old infant male. The infant was transferred to...
GI Home Federal Splits With Pius X
(Grand Island, NE) - Grand Island Home Federal split a pair of games with Pius X Union Bank & Trust on Thursday afternoon at Ryder Park. Game one went to GI 5-3. Grand Island had a 3-0 lead until a three-run home run by Pius X would tie the game up at three all. GI would answer with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and secure the win.
Grand Island man accused of speeding at 151 mph while intoxicated
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island man whose car was clocked at 151 mph is charged with drunk driving and reckless driving. Court records show 54-year-old Jason Hornady is charged with first offense driving under the influence, second offense reckless driving, racing on a highway and speeding. A court hearing is scheduled July 10.
Griess Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
ANNAPOLIS, Md. // Navy water polo player Caden Capobianco (Sr / Laguna Beach, Calif.), women's lacrosse player Tori DiCarlo (Jr / Rosemont, Pa.), wrestler Grady Griess (Sr / Grand Island, Neb.), rifle athlete Clarissa Layland (Sr / Granbury, Texas), women's golfer Stephanie Lee (Sr / Southlake, Texas), men's lacrosse player Jackson Peters (Sr / Darien, Conn.), gymnast Matthew Petros (So / Broadview Heights, Ohio), women's rower Tenlea Radack (Jr / Washington, D.C.), women's rowing coxswain Maeve Swick (Sr / Annapolis, Md.) and men's golfer Benjamin Valdez (Jr / Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) earned Academic All-District accolades for at-large sports from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) this week. Nine of the 10 will advance to the national ballot that will determine CSC's Academic All-America Teams, which will be announced July 16 (women) and 17 (men).
Grand Island man sentenced for farm loan fraud, must pay over $190K in restitution
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A Grand Island man has been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining farm loans and bankruptcy fraud from the Department of Agriculture. According to the office of the US Attorney, Daniel Butt, 39, of Grand Island, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 3 in a Lincoln federal court, for making a false statement on a loan application and bankruptcy fraud. Butt was sentenced to five years of probation and will also serve eight weekends in jail.
End of an Era for the Stolley Park Train
GRAND ISLAND — After a combined 40 years of running the Stolley Park Train, Ken and Christy Scholl plan to pull the train into the station one last time on the weekend of July 5-7. For Ken, who is the lead engineer and conductor of the train, he says the hobby turned into a lifelong passion for him 24 years ago.
Grand Island man sentenced for fraudulently obtaining farm loans, bankruptcy fraud
LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island man has been sentenced for making a false statement on a loan application and bankruptcy fraud. Daniel Butt, 39, was sentenced to five years of probation. Butt will also serve eight weekends in jail. He has been ordered to pay $192,758.61 in restitution...
Grand Island man sentenced for $192,000 farm loan fraud
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Nebraska farmer was sentenced Wednesday for defrauding the federal government of almost $200,000. U.S. District Court Judge John Gerrard ordered Daniel Butt, 39, to spend five years on probation for bankruptcy fraud and making a false statement on a loan application. The Grand Island...
Grand Island City offices closed for Fourth of July, pool hours
With the upcoming 4th of July holiday, the City of Grand Island would like to announce various closures. All of the below departments will be closed on Thursday, July 4:. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts.
Hornady honored for community contributions
Hornady Manufacturing, celebrating its 75th year in business, was honored by two different bodies at Tuesday’s Hall County Commission meeting. The commission passed a resolution honoring Hornady. The ammunition company was also saluted by the Hall County Hero Flight Association for its long support of veterans. Hall County Commissioner...
Teaching Tree Childcare Center & Preschool Fourth of July Parade.
The Teaching Tree Childcare Center & Preschool puts on a 4th of July Parade. The event is in its fifth year. Children and staff walk around the building decked out head to toe patriotic as can be, waving flags and waving at their parents or other family members that have come to watch them.
Letters to the Editor: Readers praise Grand Island, Central Community College and America
My family would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone in Grand Island for hosting the 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships. In addition to competing this year, my daughter also competed in the 2022 tournament. With both visits, my family was impressed with virtually every aspect of Grand Island. The town is beautiful and very well maintained, but more importantly, we felt welcomed by each and every citizen with whom we had contact.
Grand Island neighbors: Obituaries for July 3
Read through the obituaries published today in Grand Island Independent.
Ramirez earns Girls Marksmanship Award at Junior Law Academy
Zylena Ramirez of Lincoln earned the 2024 Girls Marksmanship Award while joining 57 other high school students who got the chance to train like a trooper in late June at the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy in Grand Island. The cadets were all part of the 54th Junior Law Academy,...
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