Fair case headed to Nebraska Supreme Court Aug 30, 2009
In June, a Lancaster County judge dismissed a lawsuit meant to stop the fair's move to Grand Island ... After more than a century in Lincoln, the fair will move to Grand Island in 2010. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Advocates: EEOC Rules in Muslims' Neb. Plant Issue Aug 30, 2009
The decision comes after a nearly yearlong investigation into conditions at the Grand Island JBS plant, where hundreds of Muslim workers walked out in protest last September because they weren't given time to pray. "It's a favorable finding ... it's definitely a victory," said Rima Kapitan, an employment attorney who worked on the case for the council. (ABC News -- Wire)
CAIR: EEOC Says Neb. Muslim Workers Faced 'Unlawful Harassment' Aug 29, 2009
Last fall, Muslim workers at the Swift Co. plant in Grand Island, Neb. began facing harassment, and in some cases termination, after requesting that their break schedules be adjusted to allow them to perform their daily prayers. (PR Newswire)
Fair Begins Final Year In Lincoln Aug 29, 2009
Some Visitors Don't Expect To Follow Fair To Grand Island ... He said hes not sure whether he will follow the fair to Grand Island next year ... Ive talked to a lot of people and theyre saying theyre not going to go to Grand Island, said visitor Cindy Holland. (7 KETV Omaha)
Texas man's double-murder case handed to jury Aug 27, 2009
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) -- The case of a Texas man accused of killing two Grand Island men has been handed over to a jury. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Nebraska unemployment falls slightly, to 4.9 pct Aug 22, 2009
Sioux City Journal : Nebraska unemployment falls slightly, to 4. Nebraska unemployment falls slightly, to 4. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Mustangs have eyes on the prize Aug 20, 2009
Another transfer to the defensive side is Pete Lewis, a senior from Grand Island, Neb. and a former starting running back. (Sioux City Journal)
Environmental Power Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results and Provides Business Update Aug 11, 2009
1 million related to our Swift facility in Grand Island, Nebraska in connection with our temporary suspension of construction as of April 1, 2009, whereas we had capitalized these costs in the second quarter of 2008 ... Construction at Microgy's Grand Island biogas facility progressed through the first quarter of 2009, with major equipment procurement nearly complete ... The plant is expected to produce 235,000 MMBtu per year of biogas that will be purchased by Swift under a fifteen year gas... (PR Newswire)
Nebraksa man pleads not guilty in hidden camera case Aug 11, 2009
-- A Grand Island photographer accused of hiding a camera in a studio dressing room and spying on several victims has pleaded not guilty to 16 charges. Fifty-four-year-old Dennis Beins entered his pleas Monday in Hall County District Court. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Laura Lee Schroeder Lambert Aug 8, 2009
She is survived by her daughter Valerie Wood and husband Cory of New Braunfels; son Steven Lambert and wife Janice of San Antonio; grandchildren: Sara and Jessie Wood and Liam Lambert; sisters: Amy Fahnestock and husband Bob of Grand Island, Neb. and Arlene Carper of Oakland, Neb. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Local / State Snapshots Aug 8, 2009
The event was held June 24-28 in Grand Island, Nebr. Biere and Robbe are members of the four-person Montana compound bow archery team. (Montana Standard, MT)
Grand Island City Council To Boost Property Taxes - Cites Higher Costs Of Services Jul 29, 2009
Its easy to imagine a lot of public interest in three nights of hearings on the proposed 2009-10 for the City of Grand Island. The city wants to increase property tax revenues by 14 percent, or an additional $6. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Allegiant boasts record profit Jul 23, 2009
The carrier, which continues its expansion at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as part of its national growth, is adding service to Grand Island, Neb ... With Wednesday and Saturday flights beginning Oct. 14 to Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Grand Island becomes Allegiant's 16th direct-service destination from the Mesa airport ... Allegiant has been marketing heavily in the Grand Island area, say the airline's officials, describing "Phoenix-Mesa" as a gateway to "breathtaking scenery, endless... (AZCentral -- News)
May grads push metro's jobless rate higher Jul 22, 2009
"I'm applying here and there and pretty much everywhere. There's not as many people knocking on the doors as when my sisters graduated back in the late 1990s.''He is not alone. A number of recent graduates of Siouxland schools are discovering the hard truth -- fewer employers are hiring during this recession.Iowa Workforce Development said Tuesday that's helped push up metro Sioux City's unemployment rate to a four-year high last month.In June, the seasonally unadjusted jobless for the metro... (Sioux City Journal)
Nebraska jobless rate rises to 5 percent in June Jul 18, 2009
Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009 The Associated Press. LINCOLN -- Nebraska's unemployment rate has risen 1. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Columbus 1 of 100 best places to live Jul 17, 2009
The water park is neat, except that there was already one in Grand Island to go to and where is the public pool now for those who DON'T want to be entertained like 8-year-olds. Also it's more expensive than just a regular pool. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Nebraska officials unsure if new video games are legal Jul 17, 2009
Tests to determine that earlier this year on two billiards machines at Fonner Park racetrack and keno parlor in Grand Island were inconclusive, the State Patrol's Funkhouser said ... The games have since emerged at other places in Grand Island, said Ruzicka. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
South Sioux City Legion teams draw top seeds Jul 16, 2009
South Sioux's Junior Legion team (16-17-year-olds) will take a 27-7 record into a 2 p.m. game today in Grand Island. The Seniors play either Norfolk or Columbus while the Juniors tangle with either Columbus Reds or Grand Island 5 Points ... The seven-team district field, from which only the champion advances to state, also includes Columbus Blues, Grand Island Wells Fargo, Fremont and Norfolk. (Sioux City Journal)
Heading to the county fair? Jul 9, 2009
also Korn played in Grand Island back in April (I think) ... Music Business Man Jul 8, 2009 11:09 AM To GaryGrand Islands acts are not throught he fair. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Jobs From China Headed To Central City Jul 4, 2009
SunHeat is headquartered in Grand Island ... "They say that we can't compete, that we can't compete with what's going on overseas," Williams said told the Grand Island Independent. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Marshall County 4-H Shooters Compete In Grand Island, NE Jul 2, 2009
More than a thousand young people from across 30 states competed in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament in Grand Island, NE, June 24 - 27 ... While in Grand Island he shot a 100 pigeon walk through sporting clays range, 100 rounds of skeet and the traditional 100 rounds of trap. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Over 2,000 cattle die in Neb. heat wave Jul 1, 2009
Most of the deaths were reported in east-central Nebraska in an area near Interstate 80 between Grand Island in the west and Ashland in the east. Fitzgerald said heat deaths generally aren't widespread, but rather isolated to a specific region. (USA Today -- Weather)
What's your favorite radio station? Jul 1, 2009
i used to listen to froggy 98 alot, but have been listening to US92 more often b/c they report more on things happening in and around northeast NE. unfortunately, i can't pick them up past grand island, but i can get KZ100 all the way down to Clay Center ... I used to listen to KSYZ out of Grand Island, but when their tower went down during the winter ice storm in the Kearney area I lost their signal and had to find a replacement. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Man sentenced in PlayStation killing Jun 28, 2009
Maria Luis had immigrated to Grand Island, Neb. in 2004 and was working in a local meat-processing plant a year later when social service workers, acting on a tip, went to her house with a police officer to check on whether she was properly tending to her severely ill daughter. (Boston Globe)
Judge Dismisses State Fair Lawsuit Jun 28, 2009
-- A Lancaster County judge has dismissed a lawsuit meant to stop the State Fair's move from Lincoln to Grand Island ... After more than a century in Lincoln, the fair will move to Grand Island in 2010. (7 KETV Omaha)
Nebraska Ordains First Married Catholic Priest Jun 23, 2009
-- Nebraskas first married priest celebrated mass Sunday at a church near Grand Island ... After 14 years of careful discernment and training, and with the help of the Grand Island Bishop and approval from the pope himself, Bruggeman answered the call to become Nebraskas first married priest ... Bruggeman is the parish priest at churches in St. Libory and Greeley near Grand Island. (7 KETV Omaha)
NewMidwest storms, tornadoes knock over railcars Jun 19, 2009
(AP Photo/The Grand Island Independent, Barrett Stinson). On Thursday, their roof and one wall were gone, the porch had collapsed and all the windows had blown in. (Florida Times-Union)
Tornado Caught On Camera In East Central Nebraska Jun 19, 2009
There were reports of damage at the Iams Dog Food plant east of Grand Island. Iams plant spokesman Don Cornett said the damage was confined to the warehouse area of the facility. (7 KETV Omaha)
Should Short-term Federal $ Be Used For Cops, Firefighters? Jun 19, 2009
The city council in Grand Island faces a problem that confronts any number of growing communities around the country a need for more cops and firefighters, and a shortage of money. The council is considering whether to accept some federal dollars that would pay fund the costs of four new politics officers for three years, and six firefighters for four years. (Nebraska Statepaper)
UPDDATE: Nebraska tornado causes 'significant house damage' Jun 18, 2009
The Nebraska State Patrol in Grand Island reported several farmhouses damaged, power lines down and power outages in the Aurora area. The Southern Nebraska Public Power District, which serves Hamilton County, reported about 80 calls concerning power outages to its Grand Island office. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tornado, Flash Flood Watches Issued For SE Nebraska Jun 16, 2009
Alma; Aurora; Beaver City, Beloit, Central City, Clay Center, Elwood, Franklin, Fullerton Geneva, Grand Island, Hastings, Hebron, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, Loup City, Mankato, Minden, Nelson, Osborne, Osceola, Phillipsburg, Plainville, Red Cloud, Smith Center, St. Paul, Stockton, Superior and York. The watch includes counties in the central, eastern and southeastern portions of the state. (7 KETV Omaha)
Strong storms crossing Nebraska Jun 6, 2009
Damaging winds near 70 mph were reported between Kearney and Grand Island ... Golfball-size hail two inches deep was reported covering the ground in Wood River west of Grand Island. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Residents appeal contamination case Jun 6, 2009
-- More than 280 Grand Island residents are appealing a federal court decision that denied them from holding an agriculture conglomerate responsible for groundwater contamination. Attorneys for the residents recently filed the appeal in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in their case against Minneapolis-based Cargill. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Neb. Trooper Opens Fire On Driver Jun 5, 2009
The shooting happened in Grand Island, where the trooper was responding to a disturbance call at a trailer park. The officer received reports that shots had been fired at a gathering involving more than a dozen people. (7 KETV Omaha)
Military deaths with Nebraska connections Jun 4, 2009
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric L. Knott, 21, Grand Island; killed Sept. 4, 2004, in an attack in Iraq; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif ... Noah Lee Boye, 21, of Grand Island. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Amnesty Rally Pushes for Citizenship Jun 2, 2009
Its the perspective of those supporting amnesty that needs changing, Grand Island attorney Gregg Neuhaus said. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature in 2008, using stricter enforcement of illegal immigration as one of his primary planks. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Drivers license security to be tightened May 30, 2009
Beginning June 22 in the DMVs offices that are open five days a week (Omaha, Papillion, Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, North Platte and Gering), the new security measures will go into effect. All other exam offices across the state, including Columbus, will close June 22-23 and reopen on a staggered basis from June 24-July 2 after the security measures are implemented. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Area Scene: Mines to host kicking and punting clinic May 27, 2009
The 2006 DWU graduate most recently was assistant coach at a high school in Grand Island, Neb. Huether leads Trojans to win: Miles Huether powered the Trojans to a 7-3 victory over the Drillers in a Black Hills Amateur Baseball league game on Tuesday at McKeague Field in Rapid City. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Grand Island Might Extend Occupation Tax To Pay For Playing Fields May 22, 2009
The Grand Island City Council might use a new, one-half percent occupation tax on served food and beverages a little longer than expected so that money can be raised to pay for new ball fields. The tax implemented last December was originally intended to generate $5 million, over approximately six years, to pay for a State Fair exhibition building, the Grand Island Independent reported ... A variety of playing fields at Fonner Park are being lost to provide parking spaces because the State Fair... (Nebraska Statepaper)
Grand Island's State Fair cost cut by lawmakers May 19, 2009
5 million from Grand Island's costs of moving the State Fair there from Lincoln. Lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to a bill (LB224) that would credit Grand Island for the money needed to move ball fields to make way for a fairgrounds parking lot ... Grand Island is supposed to contribute 8. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Chief Automotive Technologies Closing Grand Island Plant May 19, 2009
Grand Island is located in Hall County ... All Grand Island employees will be offered severance packages or relocation opportunities in Indiana, Chief Automotive President Randy Gard ... Founded in Grand Island, in 1972 as a division of Chief Industries, and acquired by Dover Industries in 1988, Chief Automotive manufactures vehicle frame pulling and anchoring equipment, computerized frame measuring systems and comprehensive vehicle specifications for the worldwide collision repair... (Nebraska Statepaper)
Ex-Husker Swiney, 2nd man get prison for pot May 8, 2009
GRAND ISLAND Former Husker football player Erwin Swiney and another Texas man have been given Nebraska prison time for 41 pounds of marijuana ... Court records say Swiney and Holmes were arrested Feb. 22, 2007, after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Grand Island in south-central Nebraska. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Former Husker Sentenced To Prison For Pot Trafficking May 8, 2009
Court records said Swiney and Holmes were arrested Feb. 22, 2007, after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Grand Island in south-central Nebraska. A search by the Nebraska State Patrol found the pot in luggage inside the vehicle. (7 KETV Omaha)
Legislature considers forcing Medicaid payments to newly licensed counselors May 8, 2009
Mike Gloor of Grand Island. I don t see that this (rule) is very understandable ; or even defensible. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Neb. memorial to honor fallen officers May 8, 2009
But organizers say Monday's ceremony at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial in Grand Island also will recognize the officers' survivors and those who have supported the memorial's creation. Private donations paid for the $400,000 monument. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Tornado Season - A Nebraska Life Fact May 6, 2009
Most tornadoes from one storm, 7 in Grand Island, June 3, 1980 ... Omaha May May 5, 1975 and Grand Island June 3, 1980 are ranked 2nd & 9th in U.S. top 10 most costly tornadoes. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Government Has Government Screaming Over Building Lease May 5, 2009
Members of the Grand Island City Council were hollering last week over a lease deal with Fonner Park that centers on using the proposed State Fair building. We're talking $4 million here. (Nebraska Statepaper)
COURT DOCUMENT: Fremont response to motion to dismiss May 4, 2009
The analysis in Judge Wrights dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Gerrard, in Sydow v. City of Grand Island, 263, Neb. 389 (2002), is essentially the clearest statement of the Citys case. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
How about a drag strip for Columbus? May 1, 2009
Also from York, Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, Beatrice, and obviously Lincoln ... We have a Water park that overcharges to keep in competition with Grand Island but still ppl will rather spend there money in G.I. I would rather have new attractions wether i like them or not because there are other people besides me that like different things. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Nebraska police arrest naked, reckless driver Apr 28, 2009
27, 2009 05:08 PM Associated Press. - A man was arrested after authorities were tipped off about a reckless - and naked - driver on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska. (AZCentral -- News)
The Fast And The Furiously Unclothed Apr 28, 2009
(04-27) 18:05 PDT Grand Island, Neb ... Nebraka police arrest naked and reckless driver Articles (04-27) 18:05 PDT Grand Island, Neb. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
The Death Rattle of the Callahan Era Apr 28, 2009
What the 2009 class means is that Callahans pitch - which revolved around his NFL experience, around his ability to recognize talent, recruit it with fierce diligence and organization and turn it into a professional product was akin to oceanfront property in Grand Island. His talent was more upside than finished product, and he and his staff didnt take enough pains to finish it. (Nebraska Statepaper)
State Patrol: Driver Was Drunk, Naked Apr 28, 2009
-- A couple stopped on Interstate 80 near Grand Island Saturday had no clothes on, according to the Nebraska State Patrol ... A trooper near the Grand Island exit stopped a vehicle matching the caller's description ... 26-year-old David Engleman of Grand Island was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, and Driving Under Suspension. (7 KETV Omaha)
South Sioux, Norfolk competing for state call center Apr 20, 2009
Other communities with proposals were Alliance, Atkinson, Aurora, Columbus, Fullerton, Geneva, Grand Island, Hastings, Lexington, Norfolk, North Platte, Sarpy County, Scottsbluff/Gering, Seward, South Sioux City, Stuart and Wahoo. Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Neb. man no-show for sentencing in dog dumping Apr 19, 2009
(AP) -- A Grand Island man accused of helping an Iowa women dump nearly two dozen dead dogs in a Nebraska cornfield did not show up for his sentencing Friday. A bench warrant is now out for 51-year-old Roland Bowling. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Feeding grounds Apr 19, 2009
Visitors from around the world gather in the predawn dark at spots along a 50-mile stretch of the Platte between Grand Island and Kearney. They silently shuffle along the riverbank and take their places on viewing platforms or, at Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary, in well-built blinds. (Boston Globe)
Cigar-bar exemption to smoking ban called OK Apr 17, 2009
Bill Avery of Lincoln and Mike Gloor of Grand Island requested an opinion on the constitutionality of the proposed exemption. The exemption is contained in a bill (LB355) expected to pass by the end of the session. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Local Airline Thrives in Bad Economy Apr 16, 2009
Then they looked for cities without much competition like Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or Grand Island, Nebraska. "They have been doing it in the larger cities in the United States. We are doing basically the same thing except we are targeting smaller cities that have been ignored by the rest of the industry," Levy said. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
CBP seizes $500,000 in pot Apr 16, 2009
CBP Officers selected a vehicle being driven by a 20-year-old man from Grand Island, Nebraska. Further inspection revealed that the man was attempting to smuggle nearly 200,000 out of U.S. The CBP Officers found the illegal currency concealed in a false compartment in the side panel of the trunk area. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Grand Island Company Moves Jobs From China To Nebraska Apr 16, 2009
Renovation costs will be shared with SunHeat International, a Grand Island-based manufacturer of infrared zone heating systems. Its products are distributed to some 600 dealers nationwide. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Neb. VA adds new treatment for stress disorders Apr 14, 2009
The Department of Veterans Affairs has installed virtual reality equipment at its mental health clinic in Grand Island ... Grand Island VA: http://www ... Information from: The Grand Island Independent, http://www. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Immigration Law: It's Only A (Very) Small Start At Best Apr 9, 2009
Heineman said: When I met with Hispanic leaders in Grand Island and Scottsbluff they feel at times they are discriminated against even though they are second, third, fourth generation Hispanic leaders in our state. So, they want some process here so theres no doubt about whos legal and whos not. (Nebraska Statepaper)
VA Hospitals In Neb. To Get $7.5 Million Apr 4, 2009
The money will go toward projects at VA facilities in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island, including a $2. 5 million renovation of a post-operating room at the VA Medical Center in Omaha. (7 KETV Omaha)
South Sioux City's Knudson named first-team all-stater Apr 3, 2009
Alison Janecek, Millard West, 6-1, Jr. Vicky McIntyre, Omaha Marian, 6-6 Jr. Mercedees Morgan, Bellevue East, 5-11 Sr. Stacia Robertson, Grand Island, 6-1 Jr. Clare Tokheim, Omaha Marian, 5-6, Jr. ... Zac Bargen, Chadron, 6-5, Jr. Spencer Fahey, Grand Island Central Catholic, 6-0, Sr. Taylor Murren, Wahoo, 5-11, Sr. Nick Reed, Syracuse, 6-4, Jr. Brett Wells, St. Paul, 6-4, Sr.. (Sioux City Journal)
Delivering Paperwork Could Force Cuts In Sheriff's Road Patrols Apr 2, 2009
26 every time it delivers papers for a business, even though landlords and bill collectors pay a fee for such chores, the Grand Island Independent reported. Should federal stimulus money be used to provide additional deputies. (Nebraska Statepaper)
