Good morning, Grand Island.

SCOOPS Ice Cream Parlor will serve a $2.50 vanilla scoop with patriotic sprinkles on Sept.

1 at the Nebraska State Fair to benefit local community partners—volunteers can still sign up for shifts at the fair and Aksarben Stock Show.

Common Ground explains why corn is grown so widely in Nebraska by detailing local farming methods and historic influences — factors like climate and long-standing traditions that keep the crop pivotal.

The piece shows how corn production sustains local economic life.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library left a lasting mark after her passing on Aug.

25 as local groups continue distributing free books to children. The program has given out over 419,000 books through partnerships (including Heartland United Way and United Way of South Central Nebraska) since 2013.

Meta will pay Nebraska $201 million to settle claims that its apps made youth addiction worse.

The state’s share will go into a consumer protection fund for youth mental health and safety initiatives, with the first installment expected by the end of January.

Grand Island officials announced that State Street and Diers Avenue are closed for reconstruction, and local drivers should use alternate routes as work continues.

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion & will add child-safety features to Facebook and Instagram to settle teen social media addiction claims from 47 states including Nebraska.

New measures such as daily time limits and reduced school-hour notifications will soon be implemented to protect youth online.

Consul General Elad Strohmayer will visit the Nebraska State Fair tomorrow, Aug.

28, joining Governor Pillen at the opening in Grand Island. He will tour the fair and discuss Nebraska’s strong beef export ties with Israel & his visit to a kosher beef facility in Hastings.

Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings received four Rural Health Transformation Program grants totaling $1.5 million to fund digital upgrades, patient monitoring devices, and improvements in its Behavioral Services Unit, and the MLH Foundation helped with the applications.

Low-dose radiation therapy is now available at CHI Health St. Francis for arthritis patients who have found little relief from usual treatments.

The procedure uses about 5% of a cancer dose, involves six sessions with results checked after 90 days (also available in Lincoln), and is typically covered by insurance.