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William Joseph Dendinger (born May 20, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] [2] [3] Appointed by Pope John Paul II, he served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska from December 13, 2004, until January 14, 2015.
Hedde converted the Independent from a weekly to a daily in 1884; [9] in 1885, he changed its name to the Grand Island Daily Independent. [12] In 1900, the octogenarian Hedde's health was failing, prompting him to turn the newspaper over to a group of Grand Island businessmen, [8] who formed the Independent Publishing Company. A.
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2025 1 Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician ...
The Grand Island Independent is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. [1] ... Nebraska [7] 1430: KRGI: News/Talk: Grand Island, Nebraska - FM. Frequency
The Grand Island metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of Grand Island. It was upgraded from a micropolitan area and Hamilton County was added in 2012 when Grand Island's population surpassed 50,000.
KKPR-FM (98.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. [5] Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area.. The station is currently owned by Flood Communications Tri-Cities, L.L.C.
A Boeing B-17F-55-DL Flying Fortress, 42-3399, "Scharazad", [75] of the Plummer Provisional Group, 318th Bomb Squadron, [26] flying to Grand Island, Nebraska from Pendleton Army Air Base in Oregon crashes on Bomber Mountain in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. 10 crew members were killed. Wreckage finally discovered on 12 August 1945.
Hall County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 62,895, [1] making it Nebraska's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Grand Island. [2] The county was formed in 1858; it was named for Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory. [3]