2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (345+ words) GRAND ISLAND – Angie De Orta was sworn in at the Sept. 10 Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education meeting as the student representative on the Board. A senior in the Academy of Medical Sciences and Education at Grand Island Senior…...

3+ day, 31+ min ago   (133+ words) centralnebraskatoday.com Aurora Schools Go Into Lockdown After Anonymous Threat Aurora, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) Aurora – At approximately 8:20 a.m., The Aurora Police Department dispatch received a report of an active threat at the Aurora High School. The school administration…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (712+ words) Kearney High School Bearcat Marching Band was setting their final forms for the first movement on Wednesday, Sept. 9, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) KEARNEY — The Kearney High School Bearcat Marching Band plans to soar high, but not too high, in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (260+ words) KEARNEY – First-time freshman enrollment increased at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall, even as overall enrollment declined. UNK enrolled 824 full-time, first-time freshmen, up 29 students, or 3.6%, from fall 2025. Overall fall enrollment is 5,477 students, down 222, or 3.9%, from last year. Undergraduate…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (212+ words) University of Nebraska - Kearney, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will host a free professional learning opportunity this month designed to strengthen partnerships between special education teachers and paraeducators. Building Effective Teacher-Paraeducator Partnerships is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) HASTINGS – What if a college education could help students answer two questions at the same time: What career should I pursue, and what kind of life do I want to lead? A new grant will help Hastings College students explore…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1382+ words) SUMNER – Ryan Arbuthnot leaned back in a rocking chair on the front porch of his parents’ house, looking across the rolling hills and pastures that surround the family ranch north of Sumner. Native prairie grasses and wildflowers stretched across the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (406+ words) GRAND ISLAND – Humanities Nebraska is partnering with the Grand Island Public Library to bring bilingual Prime Time Family Reading to local families again this fall. Prime Time is a family literacy program that helps strengthen participants’ interest and skills in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (270+ words) HALL CO. — The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation is proud to announce the opening of nominations for the 2026 Kim West Dinsdale Excellence in Teaching Award, now celebrating its 21st year of honoring the exceptional educators of Hall County. Created in honor…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) Grand Island Public Library (Courtesy) GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island Public Library is inviting people to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes, no matter what your tastes are. An…...