Pictured from left are Kory Ekhoff, Captain Tanner Greenough and Grant Carlson. All are members of Aurora’s fire-based EMS crew who previously held similar positions in Grand Island.

At the beginning of each new year, the Aurora News-Register publishes a complete listing, including photo, of all sex offenders currently posted on the Nebraska State Patrol website who reside in Hamilton County.

A new year is here, but before we close the book for good on 2022 here is a look back at the events that made headlines on the local front. What follows is a week-by-week capsule summary of the top news stories from July through December 2022.

Just minutes after the first coins had been inserted into the slot machines last week, the new Grand Island Casino was already being touted as a major new entertainment attraction and source of growth for the area.

The Grand Island Casino opened Tuesday with 300 slot machines available. Plans have been announced for a large casino and hotel to open on the same site, with construction set to begin this fall.

A new year is almost here, but before we close the book for good on 2022 here is a look back at the events that made headlines on the local front. What follows is a week-by-week capsule summary of the top news stories from January through June 2022.