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The 20th Annual Heartland Hoops Classic will take place Saturday, Feb.

13 at the BigIron Events Center in Grand Island with eight basketball games, including a 7 p.m. marquee matchup between Omaha Westside and Sunrise Christian Academy. The event celebrates 20 years of local basketball tradition.

On Monday, FFA youth showcased their livestock projects at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island, where Cooper Lovitt won the grand hog market championship after 11 years of competing and Daphne Jedlicka also celebrated a win with her goat.

The Kearney High School Bearcat Marching Band has prepared its new 'Icarus' show featuring an original soundtrack for the 2026 season with 220 members practicing early mornings + they will compete at five events including the Harvest of Harmony Parade in Grand Island on Oct.

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Grand Island Public Library is joining over 100 libraries in the Second Annual Library Fall Crawl from Sept.

1 until Nov. 30, where visitors can pick up a free booklet to collect stickers and enter a prize drawing (with four winners announced on Dec. 21).

New job postings are available online for Southeast Nebraska job seekers starting today.

Grand Island residents can explore a range of employment opportunities through updated listings.

A new roundabout will open today in Grand Island as part of a multimillion-dollar street paving project.

The upgrade is expected to ease traffic near the downtown area.

The Grand Island City Council approved the Good Life District Agreement with Woodsonia Tuesday night, greenlighting the planned Veterans Village project.

The 375-acre development will include a sports complex, a YMCA aquatics center & public trails on the city's north end after months of delays.

Teacher Alisa Grim, who experienced 9/11 as a student, now teaches about the event each September at Grand Island Public Schools to help students remember its history (she noted that awareness fades over time).