Local births

HAWKE To Cy and Kim (Blessing) Hawke of Grand Island, a daughter born March 21 at St. Francis Medical Center.

HUDNALL To Chad and Kara (Fiorilli) Hudnall of Grand Island, a daughter born March 21 at St. Francis Medical Center.

PARSONS To Sheena Parsons of Grand Island, a daughter born March 3 at St. Francis Medical Center. Grandparents include Robin Parsons of Grand Island and the late Steve Parsons.

Other births

ZEEK To Paul Zeek and Shirley Cuba of Omaha, a son born Dec. 30, 2007, at Creighton University Medical Center. Grandparents are Garry and Dorothy Smith of Grand Island and the late David Cuba, Wesley Zeek and Adella Stoffell. Great-grandmother is Thelma Dobson of Cedar Rapids.

MCCURRY To Craig and Tara (Cooksley) McCurry of Omaha, a son born March 17 at Methodist Hospital in Kearney. Grandparents are Jim and Carolyn McCurry of Kearney and Stuart and Cynthia Cooksley of Valentine. Great-grandparents are Leona Lambrecht of Wood River, Ruth McCurry of Monroe, Wis., Alfred and Shirley McCullough of Broken Bow and Steve and Wanda Cooksley of Anselmo.

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:

* Harvest Time Baptist Church, 1125 Beal St., reported a second-degree arson. A storage shed was damaged.

* Daniel Torres, 216 Ingalls St., reported a second-degree assault there. A person was referred to the Hall County attorney's office.

* Ignacio Rojas, 215 E. 14th St., reported a theft there. A stereo was stolen from a vehicle.

* Jose Lucero, 1210 E. Seventh St., reported a theft at 320 E. 13th St. A stereo was stolen from a vehicle.

Hall County Sheriff

Law enforcement arrested 8 people on warrants in 12 cases. No felonies were reported.

For information visit www.hallcountyne.gov and click on the sheriff link.

Hall County Jail

The Hall County Jail has 116 inmates, booked in 19 people and released 29 people.

Hall County District Court

* Ashley E. Arriaza-Tangeman, also known as Ashley Tangeman, 20, 1019 W. Seventh St., pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine for a Dec. 3, 2007, incident. Her trial is scheduled for June.

* Timothy A. Feighner, 26, Lakeport, Calif., pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and not having a drug tax stamp for a Nov. 25, 2007, incident. His trial is scheduled for June.

* Benjamin R. Kosmicki, 23, 803 W. Koenig, No. 2, was sentenced to one to two years in prison for distribution of marijuana for a Dec. 16, 2005, incident.

* Cody R. Granfield, 21, 309 W. Hedde St., Apt. 25, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault for a Jan. 6 incident involving Jose Gonzalez. His trial is scheduled for June.

* Shad A. Fowler, 37, Grand Island, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia for a Feb. 24 incident, and aiding and abetting possession of methamphetamine for a Nov. 30, 2007, incident. His trials are scheduled for June.

Hall County Court

* Stephanie A. Allen, 25, 1004 Sherman Ave., was sentenced to 18 months probation for misdemeanor child abuse, reduced from a felony, resisting arrest and violating a protection order for a Dec. 28, 2007, incident.

* Hamzah A. Darban, 34, Grand Island, had a charge of terroristic threats dismissed for a Dec. 3, 2007, incident involving James Deng. He also had a charge of assault by a confined person dismissed for a March 2 incident involving Ryan D. Redinger.

* Annette M. Mason, also known as Annette Tapia, 36, 318 E. Fifth St., had a charge of aiding and abetting distribution of methamphetamine dismissed for a Feb. 14 incident.

Driving under the influence

Rojelio Rodriguez, 28, Harvard, $400, six months probation, 60 days no driving; Oscar Popoca-Garnica, also known as Oscar Garnica, 21, 375 N. Greenwich, Apt. 1, $400, nine months probation, 60 days no driving.

Airport authority meeting April 9

The next meeting of the Hall County Airport Authority is scheduled for 8 a.m. April 9. This was incorrect in Wednesday's edition of The Independent.

92 percent participation at Principal Group

Ninety-two percent of Principal Financial Group employees participated in the Heartland United Way campaign. The word "percent" was missing in a story about the campaign in the March 19 Independent and in an editorial in Saturday's edition.