TeamMates of Grand Island advisory board members have updated the group's local strategic plan and vision statement so that more youths can be served by the mentoring program.

Grand Island once again is ahead of proposed state legislation.

Grand Island Police and Hall County Sheriff Deputies had worked almost a dozen traffic accidents by 4 p.m. Tuesday as fresh snow fell on already icy roads.

"Lucy, you got some ‘splainin' to do!" After reading Mr. Tracy's enlightening article in Wednesday's Independent, that phrase from an "I Love Lucy Show" came to mind. Our mayor, staff, and council members have some ‘"splainin' to do!" regarding the give away of our waste treatment plant.

Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 5:11 pm, Tue Feb 14, 2012. BLASE - To Eric and Lisa (Scott) Blase of Grand Island, a daughter born Feb. 6, 2012, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.

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DAN CAPPELLAZZO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERGrand Island - Grand Island's boys basketball player Quinn Carey. DAN CAPPELLAZZO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERGrand Island - Grand Island's boys basketball player Quinn Carey drives for the lay up during practice.

The Korean War Veterans Association of Nebraska has donated $2,000 to the Grand Island Veterans Home and the same amount to other veterans homes around the state.

A famous Broadway musical is coming to Grand Island, presented in the intimacy of community theater, as Grand Island Little Theatre presents "Guys and Dolls," its musical for the 2011-12 season.

The Literacy Council of Grand Island is preparing for its third annual Scrabble Tournament and is looking for more participants.