Josh Salmon

You know it’s summer and the 4th of July is nearing when you walk outside and are hit by the aroma of sizzling meat on the BBQ.

Former NASCAR driver and current analyst Kyle Petty will make a stop in St. Paul during his Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America motorcycle ride on May 5. The ride will stretch across 2,100 miles to raise awareness and funds for Victory Junction Kids Camp.

Nebraska and U.S. volleyball icon Jordan Larson was the keynote speaker at the 2024 Grand Island Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Thursday, March 13 at Riverside Golf Club.

Wood River senior Macie Peters has been a consistent force for the 8-4 Eagles this basketball season. Peters averages 14.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and has hit 16 three pointers on the season. Peters leads her team in points with 175, while also shooting 69% at the free throw line.

A bevy of great events on the calendar for this week and beyond.

“Channeling Grim,” presented by the Catherine Fosket Children’s Theater, has its final show today.

The Grand Island Public Library has announced its school-year programming lineup for children and teens through age 18, starting Tuesday.

It’ll be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Big Red Treats, 223 W. Third Street in Grand Island.

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I have the mind of an older person in some ways. I like old school almost everything.

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A new FedEx Ground warehouse and distribution center is now under construction at 3225 Wildwood Drive, south of Grand Island, off of Highway 281.

Robin Koozer, a 1976 graduate of Hastings College who went on to be a professor of music and chair of the Music Department at the college, is one

The Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation Master Planning Committee gave final approval Monday to hire the global design firm Populous to develop a master plan for long-range visioning on the

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Having been closed for more than 15 months, the Grand Theatre in Grand Island will reopen tonight, with “In the Heights” showing at 7:15 p.m.

A young man, originally from Worms, got a chance to preach recently in Palmer, something he always wanted to do.

Trump is reportedly expected to make an announcement about who he has picked for his running mate at the RNC on Monday, July 15.