Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 14th of May.
Good morning, Grand Island.
🎭 Culture
Grand Island Casino Resort will host 'Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles' on Friday, July 3 with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the concert starting at 8 p.m.—guests can enjoy an authentic outdoor tribute at the Tri-Fecta Terrace and resort amenities throughout Independence Day weekend.
June Palmer shares her family's homesteading legacy in the Amazing America 250 series.
She explains how the Homestead Act of 1862 helped her ancestors secure claims during the Civil War and shape local history.
🎓 Education
Unofficial final vote counts released May 12 show four candidates advanced to the Nov.
3 election for Ward A on the Grand Island Public Schools Board; Dr. Kent Mann led with 1,831 ballots and voters will select two candidates for a four-year term.
🏛️ Government
The Good Life District Veterans Village timeline shows steps from state authorizations and local votes to revised proposals for sports, aquatics and housing on 875 acres near the Veterans Athletic Sports Complex.
City officials negotiate with Woodsonia Real Estate and scheduled a study session (June 2) to review plans.
🏥 Health
Local boaters are reminded to use Coast Guard-approved life jackets and follow Nebraska boating rules as National Safe Boating Week runs from May 16-22.
The initiative advises boaters to inspect their gear, monitor weather, and avoid drinking while boating (a key step for safe water fun).
CHI Health St. Francis, in partnership with CHI Health Clinic: Nebraska Heart Institute, will offer a free Medicare seminar for seniors at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28 (Conference Room 2/3), led by experienced agent Mary Santin.
The CDC updated that 18 Americans exposed to hantavirus on a cruise arrived at Eppley Airfield just before 2:30 a.m. Monday and were treated at Nebraska Medicine’s National Quarantine Unit in Omaha; after a brief evaluation, they were sent home to self-monitor for 42 days (standard period).
🏈 Sports
Drew Grego tied a school record with three doubles as Nebraska swept Creighton with an 8-4 win at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Tuesday night.
The Huskers will travel to face Minnesota — in a three-game set starting today.
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