Hospital notes
Local births
PADILLA -- To Ignacio Padilla and Tammy (Boyce) Varela of Grand Island, a son born Sept. 19 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
AMBRIZ -- To Oscar Ambriz and Christina Martinez of Grand Island, a daughter born Sept. 18 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
Area births
WAY -- To Mike and Kylie (Troester) Way of Hastings, a son born Sept. 26 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
CARDENAS -- To Louis and Marisa (Canchola) Cardenas of Hastings, a son born Sept. 17 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
MCCREADY -- To Terra McCready and Justin Kendall of Hastings, a daughter born Sept. 25 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
SORGENFREI -- To James and Marcy (Foote) Songenfrei of Hastings, a daughter born Sept. 18 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
AGUIRRE -- To George Aguirre and Sandra Valenzuela of Hastings, a son born Sept. 26 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
Police/Sheriff
Anyone with information about any crime in the state may call the Grand Island-Hall County Crime Stoppers, 381-8822. Crime Stoppers guarantees that callers will remain anonymous.
A reward of up to $1,000 will be paid after law enforcement agencies have determined the seriousness of the crime and the usefulness of the information.
Inmate custody status can be obtained by calling the VINE hotline at (877) NE 4 VINE. Information is available 24 hours a day.
If you see a crime happening, call the Grand Island-Hall County Emergency Center -- 911.
Grand Island Police
The following felonies were reported:
Ace Hardware, 1704 W. Third St., reported a burglary there.
A 31-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted in central Grand Island.
The first-degree sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl was reported in north Grand Island.
Hall County Housing Authority, 3105 W. North Front St., reported a burglary there.
Hall County Sheriff
Law enforcement arrested four people on warrants in four cases. No felonies were reported.
For more information visit www.hallcountyne.gov and click on the sheriff link.
Hall County Jail
The Hall County Jail has 144 inmates, booked in 17 people and released 18 people.
Street closure
The eastbound lane of Stolley Park just west of the Blaine Street intersection will be closed through Oct. 7 for water line installation. Eastbound traffic will be rerouted to the westbound lane and westbound traffic will be rerouted to the parking lane on the north side of Stolley Park Road.
Correction
Keeran Woode a winner
Keeran Woode was the winner in the Best Boy, grade 1-3 category in the Kiwanis Kids Day Parade on Saturday. His parents' names were printed instead of his name in results in Sunday's Independent.

