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A LARGE OF AREA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...BOUNDED BY INTERSTATE 80 ON THE NORTH...HIGHWAY 6 IN THE SOUTH...AND THE WESTERN EDGE OF HALL AND ADAMS COUNTY ON THE WEST.
Man Pleads No Contest to Bar Shooting
A man who wounded two bystanders in a Grand Island bar after a drug buy went sour has pleaded no contest. via KOLN-TV Lincoln
“It's been tremendous for Habitat to raise money to build homes, both through cans and grant money.”
Even if you can't swing a hammer you can still build a home. Even recycling your pop cans can help. via KHGI
Monday evening, the Hall County Sheriff's Office received a call about a suspicious package at the Bank of Doniphan, located at 2nd and Plum. via KOLN-TV Lincoln
Nebraskans Head to Gulf to Help Katrina Victims
“First thing is to tape up the refrigerator, don't open ever ever open up a refrigerator because stuff is growing in there you wouldn't believe”
More than two years after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, many areas in the region remain untouched, but some Nebraskans are trying to change that one house at a time. via KOLN-TV Lincoln
Man charged with attempted murder in Grand Island shooting
Authorities say a man whose two pistol shots in a Grand Island bar struck two innocent bystanders will face charges of attempted murder and felony assault. via The Topeka Capital-Journal
Cairo tax rates jump now $3.20 for every $100 of property valuation
Cairo has the highest 2007 property tax levy in Hall County. The consolidated tax rates were finalized Nov. via Grand Island Independent
Wednesday morning fire damages structures at Baxter Feedlot
An early Wednesday morning fire at the Baxter Feedlot west of Grand Island did extensive damage to grain bins, two elevator conveyors, feeder hoppers and an office complex. via Grand Island Independent
After electrical fire, Hastings High School could be open for classes on Wednesday
“It is amazing how quickly the environment at Hastings Senior High is returning to normal”
HASTINGS After several days of bleak estimates, Hastings High School students may be back in class sooner than they had thought. via Grand Island Independent
Hastings College to present 'James and the Giant Peach' HASTINGS The Hastings College Department of Theater and Alpha Psi Omega honor society will present "James and the Giant Peach," an annual production for ... via Grand Island Independent
After cancer diagnosis, a flood of caring
“There's going to be bad times”
DONIPHAN The news for Cori Reeder was as bad as it was shocking. Breast cancer. A few weeks earlier, Cori Reeder had been told that the lump on her breast was benign, sending her cheering through the halls of ... via Grand Island Independent
Whooping cranes spotted in cornfield near the Platte River
Seven whooping cranes were spotted in a cornfield near the Platte River on Monday morning, ecologist and crane researcher Karine Gil said. via Omaha World-Herald
Nine fire departments receive equipment through federal grant
“We're super happy to get this”
Christmas came early to the members of nine local and area fire departments Saturday afternoon. via Grand Island Independent
Principal, G.I. Community Foundation announce third round of grants
“With humor and examples from her personal journey as an executive, Linda Galindo focuses on measurable change that leads to sustained improvement”
The Principal Financial Group and the Grand Island Community Foundation have announced the third round of grants given through their partnership to fund local programs impacting local communities. via Grand Island Independent
Health Department to conduct mass immunization
“We're not just going to herd people through like cattle”
The Central District Health Department will carry out a full-scale immunization exercise on Saturday, with the goal of administering 500 influenza vaccines in an hour's time. via Grand Island Independent
Habitat recycles 14 millionth can
“We never could have imagined we'd reach this point”
Recently, Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity recycled its 14 millionth aluminum can through a program called Cans for Habitat. via Grand Island Independent
Nature Conservancy places restriction on farm ground
“It's somewhere we didn't expect to see development”
There's 150 acres of farm ground south of the Platte River between Doniphan and Wood River that forever and ever will be farm ground. via Grand Island Independent
Ord teen named Miss Harvest of Harmony
Taylor C. Fahey of Ord was named Miss Harvest of Harmony 2007 during Friday's pageant at College Park. via Grand Island Independent