Hall County has done it.
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Kevyn Hetrick, who has taken it on himself to start a movement aimed at cleaning up the Tri-Cities.
The U.S. economic recovery is being threatened by the COVID-19 delta variant. Increasing vaccination rates is the most important thing the U.S…
The message was clear last week when the Central District Health Department gave an update on the coronavirus to a joint meeting of the Grand …
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to all the Hall County 4-H’ers who are showing their projects at the county fair at Fonner Park throug…
When the Environmental Protection Agency lifted outdated restrictions on E15, a 15% ethanol fuel blend, in 2019, that was great news for Nebra…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Alicia Wicht of Grand Island Veterans Affairs Medical Center, who is coordinating the Veterans Arts…
It’s early July and we’re already making plans for our kids to go back to school in mid-August.
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to JBS for providing meat as an incentive for people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we celebrate Independence Day, a look back at The Grand Island Independent’s archives to 2017 found this editorial noting ou…
There’s plenty of activity planned in Grand Island this weekend in honor of Independence Day. A hearty Saturday Salute goes to all involved in…
Let’s start the morning by playing the “What’s Fair?” game.
A hearty Saturday Salute and welcome to Grand Island goes to the livestock producers and their families who are converging on Fonner Park this…
As our country made Juneteenth a federal holiday this week, it is time that Congress ends a loophole in the Constitution that still allows a f…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to the people of Fullerton, who in the middle of this heat wave are now soaking in the benefits of the…
Nebraska ranked 24th in the country with 63% of its adults having received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by last Friday. We have a goo…
Contractors and subcontractors, plumbers, carpenters and electricians from throughout our area came together this week at 1034 E. 19th, donati…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to everyone involved with “Alexander, Baseball Legend,” a community musical being presented at Northwe…
The state of Nebraska has made the wise decision to abandon its plans to divide its Medicaid expansion into two tiers.
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Amur Equipment Finance for working with the Railside Business Improvement District and the city of …
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Our state’s governor seemed to be taking lessons from the Grinch this week as he announced on Monday that the state would no longer accept the…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Dave and Kelly Davis, as well as the volunteers from VFW Post 1347 and its auxiliary, who erected a…
Hall County Historical Society has undertaken a project that could help our state recognize the long-lasting influence a Grand Island native o…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to the five volunteers who drive veterans in our area to medical appointments through the Disabled Ame…
Considerable divisiveness has been evident in the Nebraska Legislature this week, but the body came together for a unanimous 41-0 vote Thursda…
The Nebraska Legislature sent a terrible message Tuesday to the thousands of people who work at meatpacking plants in the state, rejecting a b…
Each May, we join in celebrating the accomplishments, the hopes and dreams of our high school and college graduates.
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