The Grand Island Independent
Drew Dawe
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- Drew Dawe
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Brody Jensen
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Brody Jensen wins Class D 113 pound title to help Burwell grab team title.
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- Alex Gates
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- 0:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Alex Gates wins title
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- State Cheer and Dance Championships
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- High school cheer and dance teams competed in the State Cheer and Dance Championships Feb. 20-22 at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.
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- How Cold is it in Grand Island, Nebraska? This Cold.
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Grand Island Independent photographer Josh Salmon shows what happens with hot water when you throw it in the -22 degree weather with a -38 windchill.
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- Athlete of the Week-Faith Lahm
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Northwest senior bowler Faith Lahm for next week’s athlete of the week. The Northwest senior bowler finished fourth in the Class B girls singles tournament this past Monday and helped the Vikings capture the Class B state championship on Tuesday. She came up with a key spare in the first game of the Class B state championship against Elkhorn. That helped Northwest win the first game and won the match 3-2.
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- Doug Lanfear talks about Good Life District master plan vote and more
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- 4:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Listen to the latest council member conversation from Ward 5's Doug Lanfear.
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- Athlete of the Week-Reagan Fousek Central City
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Central City girls' basketball player Reagan Fousek is the athlete of the week after helping lead the Bison to their first ever LouPlatte Conference Tournament championship. In the first round she scored 16 points against Doniphan-Trumbull, then a team high 12 against Centura and 18 in the championship against Ord. She leads the team in steals with 82 and the Bison are 20-2 on the season.
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- Grand Island Chamber of Commerce's State of the City Address
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- 3:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Grand Island mayor Roger Steele and Hall County Commissioner Vice Chairman Scott Sorensen discuss current issues and resolutions expected in Grand Island and around the county.
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- GIPS Project SEARCH Hosts Reverse Job Fair
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Grand Island Public Schools SEARCH students and job seekers that have a disability have been gaining internship skills at CHI Health. These interns are about to graduate with their diplomas from the Project SEARCH program and are actively seeking employment. These interns set up a booths, marketing their job skills and presented their display boards or videos. Interns can be placed at business sites for an unpaid trial period from February 17th to May 6th; with the hopes of gaining long term employment from interested companies.
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- Ansley/Litchfield game-winner vs Pleasanton
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Clayton Jensen’s follow shot gives Ansley/Litchfield a 45-44 win over Pleasanton in the Fort Kearny Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
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- The resilient spirit of Trina Emken
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Trina Emken talks about her authorial debut, her history, and some inspirations for her book, 'No Body Likes Trina'.
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- Athlete of the Week-Anyia Roberts Grand Island Senior High
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Anyia Roberts, Grand Island Senior High wrestling: The Grand Island Senior High senior picked up two big wins during the NSWCA Girls state duals on Thursday in going 3-0 on the day. First, Roberts, ranked No. 2 at 155 pounds scored a last-second takedown to defeat No. 3 Rowyn Wiltgen 5-3 during Grand Island’s 51-27 loss to Millard South in the semifinals, then posted an 11-3 win over top-ranked Zoey Barber of Omaha Westside in the third-place dual, where Grand Island lost 36-35. Barber had defeated Roberts twice this season. Roberts is currently 27-2 on the season and is the defending state champion at 155 pounds.
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- The brightest of the bunch
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- 1:59
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- 1 year ago
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- Students from Doniphan-Trumbull and Barr Middle School compete at the Grand Island Academic Quiz Bowl at Barr Middle School on Friday, Jan. 31. For the quiz bowl, there were nine teams from six middle schools; Barr, Walnut, Westrdige, Centura, Doniphan-Trumbull, and Trinity Lutheran.
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- Members of the Rotary of Grand Island Package Mercy Meals
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Members of the Rotary of Grand Island Package Mercy Meals to be distributed for those in need. The group made 6,480 meals in two hours of work.
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- Athletes of the Week-Abigail Uden and Luke Olson
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s Grand Island Independent athletes of the week Heartland Lutheran High School basketball players Abigail Uden and Luke Olson. Sophomore Abigail Uden was chosen for helping her team capture third place at the Goldenrod Conference Tournament in Greeley on Saturday. During the three games of the tournament, Uden scored 25 points, had 9 rebounds, six steals, and six assists. That includes her 14 point performance against Central Valley in the consolation game to help her team win third place. It’s the first time in 15 years Heartland Lutheran girls have even reached the conference semi-finals. Freshman Luke Olson set a new single game school scoring record with 37 against Elba in the first round of the Goldenrod Conference Tournament on Jan. 18. Olson averages 14.7 points a game for the Red Hornets in just his freshman season.
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- Quilt of Valor Presentation-Andy Bolin
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- I Quilt of Valor was present to U.S. Navy-Korean War Veteran Andy Bolin at the Veteran's Hospital in Grand Island On Monday.
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- Dr. Experimentor and The League of Evil
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Liederkranz Children's Theatre perform a dress rehearsal for their performance of Dr. Experimentor and The League of Evil, which is set to open on Friday, Jan. 24.
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- Athlete of the Week-Lily Wilson
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s Grand Island Independent athlete of the week is Grand Island Senior High swimmer Lily Wilson. She was part of four wins for the Islanders at the Gene Cotter Invite on Saturday. All of her times were automatic state qualifying times. She won the 200 freestyle at 1:59.78 and the 500 freestyle at 5:25.12. She took part of both the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay wins. The 200 freestyle relay won at 1:42.90 and the 400 freestyle relay won at 3:48.12. Those efforts helped the Islander girls finish fourth at the meet. Wilson earned state medals in the 200 freestyle relay (fifth) and 400 freestyle relay (sixth) in last year’s state meet. Wilson and the Islanders will compete in a dual with Fremont on Thursday.
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- Grand Island councilman Jack Sheard talks about housing
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- 9:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Listen to councilman Jack Sheard talk about growth in the city.
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- GIFD Recruits Do Ruck Walk Thursday Morning.
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Grand Island Fire Department will be hosted its ruck to City Hall on the morning of Thursday morning. Four new GIFD recruits will geared up for the ruck, then depart from Fire Station #1 carrying nearly 100lbs of gear each, and made their way down Pine Street to City Hall where they were greeted by Mayor Roger Steele and other various city staff.
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- Athlete of the Week-Alex Meinecke, St. Paul High School
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s Grand Island Independent of the week is St. Paul junior Alex Meinecke. The Wildcat 175-pounder defeated defending champion and No. 1-rated Wyatt Tramp of Crofton-Bloomfield twice in two days. Meinecke got the first win over Tramp in a 9-5 decision in the St. Paul Duals to help the Wildcats go 3-1 and win their home tournament on Friday. Meinecke went 4-0 in the four duals St. Paul wrestled in. Meinecke then defeated Tramp 13-9 in the finals of the Central City Invite on Saturday. Meinecke is a two-time state qualifier and a returning state medalist, where he finished fifth at 157 last year. Meinecke, rated No. 2 is now 21-0 on the season.
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- CHI St. Francis Talks Improvements to NICU Department
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- 4:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- CHI Health St. Francis' Tesia Gust Talks Improvements to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Department at the Hospital. Equipment, to training, and more.
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- Birthing Options in Grand Island
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- 4:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Nichole Brubak and Angie Friesen with Grand Island Regional Medical Center talk about birthing options their hospital offers, and why more people are choosing big town hospitals to deliver their babies.
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- Inducting into the 2025 GISH Athletic Hall of Fame
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Grand Island High School inducts two former players, one coach, and one contributor and a whole baseball team into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Jan. 11.
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- Lessons coming back from winter break
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Kindergartner teacher Autumn Lang teaches her class understand similarly sounding vowels, while fifth grade teacher Beth Schuler has her students complete book work on the first day back from winter break at Lincoln Elementary School.
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- Athlete of the Week-Serenity Foster, Grand Island Senior High
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s athlete of the week is Grand Island Senior High freshman Serenity Foster. The Islander freshman got the final pin to help the Islanders get a 42-38 victory over Kearney last Thursday. The freshman is currently 7-1 on the season. Foster and her Islander teammates will compete in the Norm Manstedt Girls Invite on Thursday.
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- Athlete of the Week-Thomas Liban
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s Independent athlete of the week is Grand Island Central Catholic’s Thomas Liban. The Crusader senior helped GICC win its home holiday tournament last week. He scored 19 points in a 72-46 win over North Platte St. Patrick’s on Friday, then scored 21 points in a 60-31 victory over Minden in the championship. GICC is now 6-2 on the season. Liban and the Crusaders play at Seward Saturday.
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- Luke Bailey
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Luke Bailey Ansley Litchfield
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- Noon Year's Eve at the Library
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Kids and adults got rang in 2025 a tad early on Dec. 31, by having a Noon Year's Eve party at the Grand Island Public Library. Crafts were made, games were played, and they the kids dropped the balloons at the stroke of Noon.
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- Michael Westerby, a high school violinist gives a Christmas concert at G.I. Public Library Monday
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Michael Westerby, a violinist in the Hastings Symphony and junior at Grand Island Senior High, gave a Christmas performance at the Grand Island Library on Monday.
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- 2018 Pioneer Boulevard holiday lights
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Check out one of the finalists in Grand Island's Holiday Light Contest.
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- 1003 E. Sixth St. holiday lights
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Check out one of the finalists in Grand Island's Holiday Light Contest.
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- 1805 Peach St. holiday lights
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Check out one of the finalists in Grand Island's Holiday Light Contest.
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- 1011 West Ninth St. holiday lights
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- See one of the five finalists in Grand Island's Holiday Lights Contest.
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- 3933 Partridge Circle lights
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Check out one of the finalists in Grand Island's Holiday Light Contest.
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- Athlete of the Week-Hudson Oliver-Grand Island Senior High
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Grand Island Senior High wrestler Hudson Oliver is this week’s Grand Island Independent athlete of the week after his performance at the two-day Council Bluffs Classic this past weekend.
The Islander senior went 8-0 and dominated the out-of-state meet with four pins, a major decision, a forfeit victory and two technical falls at the meet, including an 18-3 technical fall over North Scott’s Trey Feist in the final. That effort helped Grand Island finish second at the meet.
Oliver is a two-time state medalist and is currently 15-0 on the season. Oliver and the Islanders will be back in action at the two-day Flatwater Fracas at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island.
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- 2024 Legislative Kickoff
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- 6:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The 2024 Grand Island Chamber of Commerce and Grand Island Economic Development Corporation Legislative Kickoff took place Friday in Grand Island. Five area Nebraska senators spoke about what they would like to work on this session. Loren Lippincott, Dan Quick, Dan McKeon, Dan Lonowski, and Stan Clouse were the senators on hand who also fielded questions during the event held at FNBO in Grand Island.
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- Recognition and the Oath of Office
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Michelle Fitzke and Bethany Guzinski are given plaques for their service and council members Ryan O’Neill, Doug Brown, Mike Pualick, Chuck Haase, and Mark Stelk take the oath of office during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
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- Athlete of the Week-Zaden Wolf Central Valley High School
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- 3:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week’s Grand Island Independent’s athlete of the week is Central Valley’s Zaden Wolf. The quarterback had 13 carries for 153 yards to help the Cougars claim the Class D-2 state championship after a 52-12 win over Riverside on Monday, Nov. 25 in Lincoln. He scored on two long runs of 41 and 60 yards for Central Valley. Wolf also had five tackles on defense, including three solo.
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- North Pole Express
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- It was all aboard the North Pole Express at the Stuhr Museum on Saturday. From hearing stories, to singing songs, enjoying hot cocoa and cookies, to making toys, and telling Santa what they want for Christmas, the kids had a day to remember.
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- UNK men's basketball coach Marty Levinson
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- UNK men’s basketball coach Marty Levinson in the Lopers’ home opener against Dakota State. Levinson got his first coaching win at UNK Tuesday night against York.
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- Class C-1 State Championship
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Give Where You Live
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Learn about the campaign Dec. 5 in Kearney.
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- Central Valley wins Class D-2 State Championship
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Holiday fun at the Grand Island Railside Christmas
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- There were many activities for families scattered around the Railside District, including cupcake decorating, snowflake crafting, story time, horse-drawn wagon rides and more.
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- How to Cook a Turkey with Trinity Lutheran School students
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- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Grand Island Independent videographer talked to Trinity Lutheran School students about how to cook a turkey. Kindergartners, and preschoolers teach viewers about where turkeys come from, and how to cook one.
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- Sherma Jones talks about her favorite decoration
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Sherma Jones’ home will be one of six displayed for the Hargis House Holiday Tour of Homes on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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- Athlete of the Week-Truman Ryan Central City High School
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This week’s Grand Island Independent’s athlete of the week is Central City’s Truman Ryan. The Bison senior had three interceptions on defense, along with five tackles on defense, and also caught three passes for 33 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass from Parker Zikmund during their 29-12 win over Sidney in the Class C-1 state semifinals last Friday. On the season, Truman has 33 tackles and six interceptions on defense and has caught 18 passes for 310 yards with six touchdown receptions. Ryan and the Central City football team will play Wahoo in the Class C-1 state championship game at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
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- The Railside Christmas Tree Was Set-up Friday
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Railside Christmas Tree Was Set-up in downtown Grand Island. The city utilities department got the tree put in place and the lights on Friday.
