The 1868 Foundation is co-sponsoring the Darryl Worley and Marshall Tucker Band concert on Aug. 27 in the Heartland Events Center as part of the Nebraska State Fair.

SCOTIA — If you grab a piece of chalk, you can list many reasons for visiting the Happy Jack Peak and Chalk Mine. — The view is tremendous. The top of the peak not only overlooks the North ...

Read through the obituaries published today in Grand Island Independent.

The Grand Island Noon Rotary Club recently presented Tonja Brown with its “Spirit of Rotary” Award. The award recognizes a person in the community who shows the true “Spirit of Rotary” by ...

Keeping your family safe from foodborne illness starts with proper handling of meat and poultry — from the grocery store to the dinner table.

The family of Shawn and Elizabeth Sochacki of York have won the Nebraska State Fair's Ultimate Fair Fan Experience Giveaway.

Traffic will be able to proceed through South Locust Street and Fonner Park Road from three directions during fair.

An organization challenging President Donald Trump's administration on multiple fronts is suing the Justice Department and the FBI for records detailing their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex ...

Grenade found on Highway 30 late Thursday afternoon turns out to be a replica.

Coal isn’t disappearing. Its use globally hit a record last year. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled.

FARWELL — Doyle Leonard Brundage, 88, of Farwell, Neb., died on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Wellmore Care in Tega Cay, S.C., with family by his side. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m., on ...