SIMONS To Tim L. Demaray and Timika L. Simons of Grand Island, a daughter born Jan. 21 at St. Francis Medical Center.

HITTS To Foster and Felicia (Schwartz) Hitts of Grand Island, a daughter born Jan. 25 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.

RUETHER To Clint and Cassie (Pralle) Ruether of Grand Island, a son born Jan. 25 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.

LAMBERSON To Jason Lamberson and Veronica Williams of Grand Island, a daughter born Jan. 23 at St. Francis Medical Center. Grandparents are Connie and Dale Lamberson of St. Paul and Brenda Freeman and Bruce Williams, both of Grand Island.

HINRICHS To Corey and Shashana (Towler) Hinrichs of Grand Island, a daughter born Jan. 25 at St. Francis Medical Center. Grandparents are Vicki Towler of Grand Island, Rod and Janell Towler of Shelton and John and Bev Hinrichs of Sidney. Great-grandmothers are Mary Adams of Grand Island and Mabel Thompson of Sidney.

SANDBERG To Abraham and Bobbi Jo (Franklin) Sandberg of Aurora, a daughter born Jan. 21 at St. Francis Medical Center.

HEATON To Luke A. and Angela R. (Janssen) Heaton of St. Libory, a son born Jan. 20 at St. Francis Medical Center.

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:

* The Hair Company, 1233 Webb Road, reported a burglary there.

* Shaun T. Hake, 1918 Huston, reported a fraud at 221 S. Locust St.

* State Farm Insurance, 1233 N. Webb Road Suite 300, reported a burglary there.

Hall County Sheriff

Law enforcement arrested five people on warrants in seven 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 116 inmates, booked in 12 people and released 14 people.

Hall County District Court

* Michael L. Arens, 26, 561 E. 19th St., pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine for an Oct. 15, 2007, incident. His trial is scheduled for April.

* Joshua D. Molczyk, 23, Alda, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine for a May 10, 2007, incident. He will enter the Central Nebraska Drug Court Feb. 1.

* Mardell J. Stanfill, 58, 200 Stoeger Drive, pleaded not guilty to tampering with a witness for an incident that occurred between March 18 and June 1, 2007. His trial is scheduled for April.

* Bradley W. Eidum, 48, address unknown, pleaded no contest to theft by deception for an Aug. 15, 2006, incident involving property of St. Francis Medical Center. His sentencing is scheduled for March 13.

* Kimberlie A. Hypes, 24, Chapman, was sentenced to intensive supervised probation and was ordered to pay $2,596 restitution for three counts of writing insufficient/no funds checks for incidents that occurred between June 27 and Aug. 23, 2006.

* Justin C. Berst, also known as Justin Bucholz, 29, 706 S. Pine St., was sentenced to six months in jail for possession of Vicodin for an Aug. 9, 2007, incident. Charges of theft by unlawful taking and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed for the same incident. He was also sentenced to one year to two years, six months in prison for second-degree assault for a Sept. 28, 2007, incident involving Bobby Lammons.

* Edward A. Long Jr., 23, 816 Sky Park Road, had a charge of possession of methamphetamine dismissed for a Nov. 14, 2007, incident.

* Arthur D. Shafer Jr., 26, 3528 Deann Road, No. 22, pleaded no contest to felony possession of burglar's tools, and misdemeanor criminal mischief, attempted theft by unlawful taking and theft by receiving stolen property for an Oct. 30, 2007, incident. His sentencing is scheduled for March 13.

n Eric J. Garcia, 17, 1424 W. First St., pleaded guilty to escape for an Aug. 9, 2007, incident. A charge of misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking was dismissed for the same incident. His sentencing is scheduled for March 11.

* Jerrod D. Mai, 23, 415 S. Cherry, was sentenced to one to two years in prison for assault by a confined person for a Nov. 7, 2007, incident.

* Jeffery R. Crowell, 30, Wood River, was fined $100 for misdemeanor child abuse for a May 17, 2007, incident.

* Scott A. Luiken, 36, Moline, Ill., was sentenced to one to three years in prison for false imprisonment for a May 15, 2006, incident involving Sarah Schwartz.

* Juan C. Ceja-Mandijano, 27, 1821 W. Ninth St., was sentenced to one to two years in prison for first-degree sexual assault on a child for an incident that occurred between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2006.

* Jace J. Bryant, 20, 2830 Fort Worth Ave., was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to pay $250 restitution for distribution of marijuana for an April 20, 2006, incident. Two additional charges of distribution of marijuana for April 6 and April 25, 2006, incidents were dismissed previously.

* James Ross Jr., 41, address unknown, was sentenced to four years, six months to five years in prison for first-degree sexual assault on a child for a May 1, 2006, incident.

* Robert T. Gadsby, also known as Tracy T. Gadsby, 26, 910 N. Boggs Ave., Apt. 709, pleaded not guilty to distribution of methamphetamine for an April 10, 2007, incident. His pretrial is scheduled for Feb. 28.

* Juan Sanchez Jr., 23, 560 E. 18th St., was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined $100 for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia for an April 3, 2006, incident.

Hall County Court

* Cody R. Granfield, 21, 309 W. Hedde St., Apt. 25, was charged with second-degree assault for a Jan. 6 incident involving Jose Gonzalez.

* Paul D. Eagleton, 52, 611 N. Oak, Apt. B, was charged with first-degree sexual assault on a child for an Oct. 1, 2006, incident.

* Juan C. Vazquez, 28, Grand Island, was charged with violating the sexual offender registration act for a Jan. 29 incident.

* Michael W. Gooder, 37, 526 Roush Lane, was charged with driving under the influence and failure to stop following an injury accident for a Jan. 29 incident.

Driving under the influence

Maira Sanchez, 17, 1034 S. Vine St., $400, six months probation, 60 days no driving; William Nice, 56, 1802 W. Second St. Apt. 1, second offense, $500, 10 days in jail, 18 months probation, one year no driving; Raul Prado, 26, 703 W. Seventh St., second offense, $500, 10 days in jail, 18 months probation, one year no driving; Scott R. Kelsey, 41, 116 E. Bismark, $400, 18 months probation, 60 days no driving; John Chuol Ruon, 26, 409 W. Sixth St., $400, six months probation, 60 days no driving; Lisa M. Cox, 32, 411 N. Waldo Ave., $400, nine months probation, 60 days no driving. Andrew W. Smith, 28, 311 E. 18th St., $400, six months probation, 60 days no driving; Ramiro Avila, 37, Alda, $400, six months probation, 60 days no driving.

Cornett is from Bellevue

State Sen. Abbie Cornett is from Bellevue. The city she represents was reported incorrectly in a story in Thursday's Independent.