Harvest of Harmony’s roots go back to 1938 when Grand Island Chamber of Commerce members decided to organize an event to promote goodwill amon…
A well-earned Saturday Salute goes this week to Sandra Barrera Fuentes and her passion for assisting Grand Island’s Hispanic community.
Is this the 21st century?
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Grand Island Public Schools and Michella Honas for facilitating the Project SEARCH program that cle…
This month is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and this is a good time to shine a light on the serious effects of the pandemic on our mental…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to the cast and crew of “The Little Mermaid,” Northwest High School’s fall musical that premiered Thur…
The Nebraska State Fair has concluded, the corn in the fields is changing colors, and a few of our trees are even showing signs of the coming …
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Nita Lechner, Dale Baker and all the members of the Grand Island Pickleball Club who pushed and pus…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to all those across our state involved with the 4-H and FFA programs that are educating our children i…
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Hall County Chief Deputy Jim Castleberry, who has announced he will be retiring in November after w…
Hall County and the city of Grand Island have been asked to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to replace Central Nebraska Regional Airport’s …
A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Diane Best and Carmen Ortega, who have formed Paws for Peace, a pet bereavement group.
Month after month, recently, Grand Island has been getting great economic news from the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
A hearty Saturday Salute goes to all the teachers, paraprofessionals, office staff, school lunch staff, administrators and other school employ…
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo cannot survive in office," writes The News' Editorial Board.
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…
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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.
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