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🌱 What sentence will this Grand Island nonprofit theft case bring in June?

Good morning Grand Island! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What sentence will this Grand Island nonprofit theft case bring in June?
  • How did Grand Island students stack up in this stock market showdown?
  • Why Grand Island Senior High’s scoring drought just hit four games

Also on today's calendar: One-Day Girls Mentorship Workshop and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Becoming windier and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 59, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Grand Island woman convicted in theft from Willow Rising (ksnblocal4.com) — A Grand Island woman has pleaded no contest to a reduced misdemeanor theft charge involving $1,881 from Willow Rising, a local nonprofit serving abuse and trafficking survivors. She’s agreed to pay restitution, and a Hall County judge will decide her sentence on June 17, after police and nonprofit records detailed two missing cash deposits.
   

2. Nebraska students test stock market skills in Junior Achievement challenge at arena (nebraska.tv) — A Grand Island High School student joined more than 600 teens from across Nebraska in a fast-paced stock market simulation at Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena, learning how real-world news can move prices. The Junior Achievement Stock Challenge used real market data, rapid-fire “breaking news” newsletters, and team trading to introduce students to investing and financial decision-making, with plans to keep expanding access statewide.
   

3. Grand Island woes continue in 1-0 loss to Columbus (theindependent.com) — Grand Island Senior High’s boys soccer team saw its scoring drought stretch to four games in a 1-0 home loss to Columbus at Memorial Stadium. Multiple Islanders created chances throughout Thursday night’s match in Grand Island but couldn’t find the net, extending a frustrating run for local fans.
   

4. With less immigration, urban growth slowed in 2025 (piie.com) — New Census estimates show immigration revisions significantly boosted the Grand Island metro’s counted population between 2022 and 2024, with a 63% upward adjustment in immigration. The analysis explains how changing methods for tracking humanitarian migrants reshaped local numbers and why immigration trends matter for planning and funding in places like Grand Island.
   

5. DED Awards Additional $1.5 Million of Community Development Block Grant Funds (nebraska.gov) — Grand Island is highlighted as one of four Nebraska cities that directly administer their own federal Community Development Block Grant funds, separate from the state-run awards just announced. The latest $1.5 million round supports street and sidewalk upgrades in three smaller towns, while Grand Island residents can still watch for future CDBG opportunities managed locally.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Island

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Other local events
    Friday April 17
  • Performance Game of Myths
    Barr Middle School Grand Island, NE 68801
    7:30 pm
    • Saturday April 18
  • One-Day Girls Mentorship Workshop
    Central Community College Entrepreneurship Center , 407 W 3rd St , Grand Island
    9:00 am
  • Wings Over the Platte
    Stuhr Museum , 3133 US-34 , Grand Island
    9:00 am
  • Performance Game of Myths
    Barr Middle School Grand Island, NE 68801
    7:30 pm
    • Sunday April 19
  • Wings Over the Platte
    Stuhr Museum , 3133 US-34 , Grand Island
    10:00 am
  • '26 Create 308 Dance Presents: WORLD TOUR
    Northwest High School , 2710 North Rd , Grand Island
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday April 21
  • Boys Soccer vs. Sunrise
    Westridge Middle School Grand Island, NE 68803
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Do you need a dog walker while you’re at work or on vacation this summer?
    Let me know $11 an hour to walk, $35 a day for a vacation. I will walk, feed, play. Make sure your dog is taken care of in the comfort of their home… (Nextdoor Uptown)
  • Pro Power LLC sells mowers that come with warranty and repair, and I take my mower there for annual maintenance and oil changes.
    Also attached to this company is Carey's Lawnscape which offers lawn mowing, fertilization, and annual clean-up. They also trim and remove trees. (Nextdoor Uptown)
  • US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Grand Island. Apply here.
  • The Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Full Time - Conestoga Mall in Grand Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Island here.

Ok Grand Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Grand Island

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.