Good morning, Grand Island.

Y102 is hosting its 24 Hours of Hope telethon from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

For 23 years the station and its volunteers have raised over four million dollars for life-saving treatments.

Hope Harbor has changed its food pantry policy effective immediately due to a limited budget and a critical shortage of supplies; households will now receive a food box every three months instead of monthly.

The shelter asks community members to donate nonexpired food items at its service center at 615 W 1st Street from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.—monthly service will resume once donations improve.

B&B Theatres Grand Island 7 will open on May 1 at the former Conestoga Mall site, replacing the city's only multi-plex theater closed for renovations.

The new cinema will offer seven auditoriums with heated recliner seats – along with a 10-lane bowling alley, a 7,000-square-foot arcade, two outdoor pickleball courts, a full-service restaurant and a food-to-go option.

Jolene Armentrout, 50, from Grand Island was sentenced in federal court in Omaha on March 20 to 94 months in prison for her role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that involved buying 25 pounds of the drug and she will serve a three-year term of supervised release after incarceration.

Jeremiah Slough was named the new principal, activities director, and head boys basketball coach at Grand Island Lutheran High — he has taught at Grand Island Senior High since 2014 — and he will lead the school when it joins with Trinity Lutheran School on July 1.

Grand Island City Council approved a new 911 quality review and training software on March 25 with a 9-0 vote at an annual fee of $23,906, and the system uses artificial intelligence to monitor every call and radio transmission to reduce dispatchers' review time.

The council also transferred $100,000 to Landscapes Golf Management for the JackRabbit Run golf course, tabled a 20-year conditional use permit for a sand and gravel business pending a water well review, and established a no-parking zone on Museum Drive to protect city property access.

Lawmakers passed a stopgap funding bill that kept the government running through September but erased over $100 million in earmarked funds for Nebraska projects — including airport improvements and water upgrades.

Sen. Deb Fischer said she will work to secure funding in next year's budget even as local communities face tightening budgets amid the loss — leaving several planned projects uncertain.

On Monday, March 31, the City of Grand Island Transfer Station will reopen its Yard Waste Site to offer free disposal of yard waste like grass, leaves, and tree limbs for homeowners and renters if the materials are cleaned of debris and secured.

The site is located at 5050 West Old Potash Highway (with its entrance on Monitor Road) and will operate Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Health and Human Services Committee in Hastings is holding a session today at room 1510 at the State Capitol at 1:30 p.m. to discuss conversion therapy, and Senator Megan Hunt’s bill LB 367 would ban the practice for minors when performed by medical professionals — public comments can be submitted online until 8 a.m.

Chocolate Mc Concert

Chocolate Mc, the king of reparteros, will be performing live for the first time in Grand Island, Nebraska, featuring special guests and a show full of surprises.

Men's Haircutting Techniques Workshop

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. — SalonCentric — Registration required — Master classic haircutting and barbering techniques to elevate your skills and inspire your clients.

La Sonora Dinamita Concert

9 PM — Bamboo — Get your tickets (boletos) online — Enjoy a night of lively music with La Sonora Dinamita.

Running of the Wieners

1-2:30 p.m. — Stuhr Museum — $25 for public, $10 for members — Watch adorable dachshunds race in costumes and enjoy a fun-filled day at the museum.