Jeff Bahr
Reporter at Grand Island Independent
I am the Cops & Courts reporter for the Grand Island Independent
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3 days ago |
theindependent.com | Jeff Bahr
You can tell my wife spends a lot of time thinking about murder. Because our middle son and his wife don't have children, they do a lot of traveling. Last week, Bryan sent a picture of his wife, Kel, perched on the windowsill of their hotel room in the Czech Republic. Everybody else in the family loved the picture, but it triggered dark thoughts in my wife's mind.
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3 days ago |
theindependent.com | Jeff Bahr
Hall County officials will be looking at temporary sites to hold court proceedings in case construction of the new courthouse addition becomes too much of a burden. Building and Grounds Department Director Loren "Doone" Humphrey discussed the need for contingency plans at Tuesday's Hall County Commission meeting. Construction noise might become too loud for judges to hold court sessions. Humphrey also talked about the tunnel that runs between the annex building and the courthouse.
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4 days ago |
theindependent.com | Jeff Bahr
Eight trees on the west side of George Park in northwest Grand Island will soon be removed because of an Independence Avenue reconstruction project and because of the health of the trees. The trees run along Independence Avenue, which is being expanded from 24 feet to 41 feet wide. A bike trail is being installed on the same side of the street where the trees stand.
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4 days ago |
theindependent.com | Jeff Bahr
CAIRO — Sonlight Bible Fellowship in Cairo is hosting a free hamburger and hot dog appreciation supper on Friday, June 13, at its new permanent location. The entire community is invited to the gathering, which runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Child Evangelism Fellowship will be there with an inflatable bounce house and a finger-painting activity for children. The building is at 5961 Sahara Drive North. It is the first permanent home for the Cairo church.
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1 week ago |
theindependent.com | Jeff Bahr
A second medical office building will be built at Prairie Commons, with Nebraska Medicine occupying its upper floors. The three-story structure will total 66,000 square feet. Groundbreaking is expected in July, with construction taking about 20 months. The first floor of the building is fully leased to an additional health care tenant, which will be announced at a later date.
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Tristan Bush's father and Hall County Sheriff's Department have different accounts of what happened on April 12 at Old Potash and 110th Road. Sheriff stands by deputy 110 percent and says evidence is on the department's side. Bush's father says his... https://t.co/9RIx1aJUPZ
GISH history teacher Tracy Jakubowski was honored yesterday at CCC graduation. She wondered if they had the right person. https://t.co/rni13m7o80
Creighton Prep coach says of Islander baseball team: "They've got good kids over there and they always show good sportsmanship." GISH is returning to state, even though Cole Evans had a blood-spattered jersey at the end. https://t.co/VZp6a5MV7i