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GIPS Foundation to Host 5th Annual Harvest to Support Students
Aug 20, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND, NE – The Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) Foundation is excited to announce its annual fundraiser, Harvest, a special evening...
GIPS Seeks Mentors for the TeamMates Program
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Melissa Almond discussed the TeamMates Mentoring Program.
GICC Welcomes Pre-School Students
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Grand Island Central Catholic welcomed preschoolers for the school year this week. Superintendent Jordan Engle gave an update.
Hastings Police Report
Aug 20, 2026 / HPD
August 20th 2026Reported Offenses: On August 19, 2026, a 69-year-old Hebron resident reported a hit and run accident in the 700 block of North Kan...
HUW Preps for Campaign
Aug 20, 2026 / KRGI News
Sara Kirkley discussed the 80th annual fundraising campaign and serving ice cream at the Nebraska State Fair.
Hastings PRCA rodeo awards volunteer, committee people of the year honors
Aug 20, 2026 / Ruth Nicolaus For the Oregon Trail Rodeo
Hastings, Neb. (August 20, 2026) – For a Hastings couple, what started as free rodeo tickets through their sons’ elementary school has ...
Schieber Named President of CHI Health Good Samaritan
Aug 20, 2026 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager
KEARNEY-Steve Schieber, MBA, FACMPE, FACHE, has been appointed as the new president of CHI Health Good Samaritan, having served in an interim capac...
Hastings Community Theatre Presents Evil Dead The Musical
Aug 20, 2026 / CentralNebraskaToday.com
(Hastings, NE) - The Hastings Community Theatre presents Evil Dead: The Musical, starting with shows on August 21-22-23rd and then again on August ...
GI Police Report
Aug 20, 2026 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/20/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all media requests, please c...
Rural Mainstreet Index Rises Above Growth Neutral
Aug 20, 2026 / Kristen Crawford
August 2026 Survey Results at-a-Glance:-The region’s overall reading rose above growth neutral for only the second time in the past six month...
NEBFARMPAC Endorses Chris Backemeyer for First Congressional District
Aug 20, 2026 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE –Nebraska Farmers Union’s Political Action Committee, NEBFARMPAC announced its endorsement of Democratic candidate Chris Ba...
Strengthening Families offered by the CNCAA
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Lorinda Brown discussed the Strengthening Families program from the CNCAA.
CDHD Urges Water Testing
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
Jeremiah Carlson of the Central District Health Department discussed the importance of water well testing.
2026 Domestic Abuse Death Review Team Annual Report
Aug 19, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT), in partnership with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, issued its 2026 Ann...
Grand Island Police Report
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
News media report for: 08/19/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please contact...
Hastings Police Report
Aug 19, 2026 / HPD
August 19th 2026Reported Offenses: On August 18, 2026, a 40-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 1400 block of West E Street. On Au...
NEBFARMPAC Endorses Michaela Conway for Nebraska State Board of Education
Aug 19, 2026 / John Hansen NFU
LINCOLN, NE - Nebraska Farmers Union’s Political Action Committee, NEBFARMPAC, announced its unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement of Michae...
New Leadership Elected for the Nebraska Corn Board for 2026-2027
Aug 19, 2026 / Jill Bookhout Director of Communications
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected three farmers to serve leadership roles at its recent board meeting on August 12. The l...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to the Newly Created Data Center Task Force
Aug 19, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of 17 members to the state’s newly created Data Center Task Force. Authoriz...
Attorney General Hilgers Sues City of Omaha over Unconstitutional Minimum Wage Ordinance
Aug 18, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the City of Omaha over its unconstitutional minimum wage ordinance. The lawsuit asks the courts to stop t...
Academies of Grand Island Senior High Announce 2026 Partner Award Winners
Aug 18, 2026 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The Academies of Grand Island Senior High is proud to announce Matt Hilligas with LiveWell Physical Therapy as the 2026...
IRS to host a special Community Assistance Visit in Grand Island, August 25 through 27
Aug 18, 2026 / Press Release
NE-2026-02, August 10, 2026 WASHINGTON - As part of an expanding effort to reach taxpayers in communities across the country, the Internal Revenue...
Husker Harvest Days debuts Ag Tech Pavilion to showcase future of farming innovation
Aug 18, 2026 / Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Husker Harvest Days will debut the Husker Harvest Ag Tech Pavilion (Lot #145) at its Sept. 15...
Nebraska High School Students Encouraged to Apply for 2027 United States Senate Youth Program
Aug 18, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is now accepting applications for its annual statewide selection process. Two Nebraska students will...
Women Who Care – Hall County Awards Preliminary $17,500 Grant to Stick Creek Kids
Aug 18, 2026 / Press Release
Listen to an interview with Mac Whitlow. Audio1 Hall County, NE — Nearly 200 women came together for the second quarterly meeting of Women ...