Casino-style gambling is now just minutes away from Hamilton County after last week’s debut of the Grand Island Casino and Resort.
Sen. Loren Lippincott
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.
A single, empty seat at the head of Hampton’s bench was the focus of the night Feb. 11 as a gymnasium full of family and friends paid tribute to Coach Kyle Ediger, who was killed in a car/train accident earlier that week.
After a three-year pandemic pause, the MCHI Live Healthy Health Fair is coming back Jan. 14, in conjunction with the Craft and Vendor Show at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds.
Sen. Curt Friesen