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The City of Grand Island has a new Utilities director about five months after the former head retired.The vote from the G.I. City Council to keep interim direct

White Lotus Group plans to remodel the Pershing and Anderson buildings into affordable housing for seniors. As an historic site, the project will use state and federal tax credits.

Stores still will not be allowed to sell package alcohol until noon. The first option that changed the start time to 9 a.m. for all entities was approved by the City Council, but then vetoed by Mayor Roger Steele, who said he vetoed the ordinance in support of the Grand Island Police Department. “We have a professional police force,” Steele said. “They have given you their best opinion that this will increase their workload when they are already overworked during the early morning Sunday hours.” Steele said he found the council’s discussion “disheartening.” ...