State Street construction kept cropping up on my radar this week. I dropped my car off for an oil change Thursday at Graham Tire and talked about the construction for much of the ride an employee gave me to The Independent office downtown.
Photos: 2026 Harvest Festival at Peace Lutheran Church
Tim Bell of Velocity Clinical Research demonstrates a science toy to 5-year-old Emma Perez at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
A pair of aliens look at a science-themed trick-or-treat booth from Velocity Clinical Research at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
2-year-old Callum, 7-year-old Lana and 5-year-old Luke Liberty pet Meshach, Peace Lutheran Church’s comfort dog, at the church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island. Meshach is part of the broader Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, which trains Golden Retrievers to interact with people who need comfort and care in their communities.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
3-year-old Tatum Dibbren picks out candy from a booth at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Families line up to receive candy, stickers, coloring pages and other treats at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island. Hundreds of people in costume packed the church for the annual festival.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
10-year-old Landon Deida places candy in the hand of a skeleton named Chad for trick-or-treaters to take at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Trick-or-treaters choose candy from a bowl at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
Grand Island Police Department officer Sean Cook smiles as a child takes candy from the department’s booth at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
2-year-old Renley Sullivan hands candy to a trick-or-treater at Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
Emilee Arnold, The Independent
A child plays with a balloon at the end of Peace Lutheran Church’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Grand Island.
