🤯30 Years!🤯
The Grand Island City Council honored Battalion Chief Scott Kuehl for serving the city for the past three decades. Congrats on a heck of a career to this point Scott!
It’s a great day at GIFD.
Please join us in congratulating Phil Thomas, who we promoted to Fire Prevention Division Chief.
We also are welcoming Firefighter/Paramedic Dalton Chastain and Firefighter/EMTs Kyler Kaping, Corey Lewis and Carson Munster to the family. Today, we held their pinning and promotional ceremonies. Congrats gentlemen!!
We are teaming up with the Grand Island Tree Board and the Dodge School “Park Rangers” (3rd-5th Graders) to celebrate Arbor Day!
On Friday, April 25 at 11 a.m., we will be hosting a tree planting ceremony at Pier Park across from Dodge School near the playground. We will be planting a Sienna Maple tree, which was donated by Curtis and Leslie Probasco from Uprooted Nursery.
We hope to see you there!
We're thankful to be one of many agencies to take part in a special ceremony coming up on Wednesday, April 30. We will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
For more details on the special program, visit https://www.grand-island.com/article/2155017
This week we honor the unseen heroes — our 911 dispatchers. They are calm voices in chaos, guiding help when seconds count. Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week!
#NPSTW #ThankYouDispatchers #911Heroes
🐣🐰 The Library will be closed on Easter Sunday. We will reopen at regular hours the following day (Monday, April 21 at 9 AM).
What an honor it was today for Mayor Roger Steele to thank World War II veteran Bob Hinrichs for his years of service.
In partnership with Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs, Mayor Steele presented Bob with a certificate and a commemorative medal celebrating the 80-year anniversary of the end of World War II.
Please join us in thanking Bob and all of our veterans who call Grand Island home!
What a memorable and profound day for us here at the city. We were able to welcome in some of the brightest student minds from around the world as the UNL Fulbright Scholar Program visited Grand Island.
They met with Mayor Steele and received tours of the Stuhr Museum, City of Grand Island - Police Department and City of Grand Island - Fire Department before hosting a multicultural showcase at the City of Grand Island - Public Library.
Thank you for visiting our city and sharing with us your values and unique perspectives on the world today!
Did you know our 2025 Summer Guide is out?? You can learn about all of the summer fun coming to Grand Island by simply visiting www.giparks.com/summerguide
Information on swim lessons, summer programs, camps, Island Oasis, Grand Island Games and more can be found with one simple click! More info: https://www.giparks.com/o/gipr/article/2098459
It was a busy weekend for our team out in Fremont, but the power is coming back on. It’s been powerful to see everyone come together in the effort from across the area.
Thanks for being a kind host City of Fremont, NE!
What an accomplishment! To be able to service more that 10,000 people impacted by power outages in one day is remarkable.
We’re so lucky to have City of Grand Island - Utilities Department in our corner.
We received an awesome message this afternoon that we wanted to share with you from Central City resident Lizzy Salmon:
"Hi, my name is Lizzy Salmon. My parents are Amber Salmon and Curtis Campbell. We just got done walking out of north Walmart, and we saw one of your police officers. His name badge said T. Keiper. (Sgt. Tony Keiper)
My little sister has autism, and she’s super sweet and loves the police officers and the K9 dogs. She has a special water bottle that she dedicates to the police officers she sees and asks for a sticker to put on it. Today, this police officer and another officer were out of stickers but one special officer that had to stay back for paperwork went out of his way to make my little sister's day and tried to find something she could take home with her.
He was able to succeed in doing so and was able to find a pink teddy and said the teddy bear was in a couple of fights with him so the bear was dirty from it. My family would love to send a shoutout to him, officer T. Keiper, for doing such a good deed today for my little sister. She and I will always remember this day. The exact same thing happened to me when I was little lived in Kearney and yet still to this day I remember it like a champ. Thank you Grand Island Police Department for making little kid's life better and happier when they are having a bad day or just need someone to show them they care."
Lizzy...the honor is all ours. We hope you and your sister enjoy the pink teddy bear!
We are happy to announce that we will be hosting the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fulbright Scholar Program on Wednesday, March 26.
Their day will include meeting with Mayor Steele, tours of our police and fire departments, a visit to the Stuhr Museum and ending with a Fulbright Scholar Multicultural Showcase at the City of Grand Island - Public Library!
Full story: https://www.grand-island.com/article/2084634
Are you interested in becoming a police officer? If so, now is the time to apply!
We are currently hiring for more police officers as Grand Island continues to grow. You can apply to be an officer at www.gipolice.org/policeofficer
Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan Cyboron got in the win column Sunday during the First Responders Foundation Omaha Guns & Hoses Challenge!
Local firefighters throughout Nebraska ended up with a 6-1 win over local Nebraska police officers. Cyboron said Team Fire had a vendetta to settle after losing the last three-straight years.
City of Grand Island - Police Department....should we lace up some skates soon? 😉
Mayor Steele is wrapping up a media blitz this morning regarding tonight’s upcoming executive session regarding the development of our Good Life District.
Thanks to KSNB Local4 and NTV News for the coverage!
We were happy to host the Grand Island Chamber Young Professionals for a Lunch & Learn today!
Asst. Finance Director Brian Schultz, City Administrator Laura McAloon and Councilmember Mitch Nickerson addressed the group on their responsibilities as a civil servant.
🙋♀️Who enjoyed the rodeo this weekend?🙋
Check out the Heartland Events Center page to relive the event!
We are ecstatic to host the 2025 Class B Girls Bowling state champs during our recent council meeting!
Please join us in congratulating Grand Island Northwest on the historic win and for being such a great representative of the city!!
We're officially accepting applications to serve on the board of the newly created Grand Island Public Art Commission!
In total the board will consist of seven members, and five of the members must fulfill these categories:
1) Museum Curator
2) Architect or Landscape Architect
3) Representative of a local nonprofit visual arts corporation/association
4) Visual Art Teacher
5) Commercial or Established Visual Artist or Designer
The final two board seats will go to two at-large members with demonstrated interest or experience in the visual arts. Members must be residents of the City, reside within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City or be employed at least 20 hours per week within the City by a museum, architecture firm, school or nonprofit visual arts corporation or association.
Apply today at www.grand-island.com/publicartcommission
