GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A discussion about bathrooms in the Hall County courthouse has prompted officials to say that the building in Grand Island is becoming too small for the county’s needs.

The county’s facilities director, Loren Humphrey, told the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the board will have to address the problem sometime in the near future.

The courthouse’s restrooms were recently renovated to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Supervisor Gary Quandt says the renovation decreased the number of available toilets and urinals from 23 to 19 as part of a $3 million project that renovated heating, air conditioning and the restrooms. He said having fewer restrooms is a concern because the courthouse is busier than it was when it was built in 1904.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Christian College in suburban Omaha plans to merge with a California-based school.

Officials say the agreement with Hope International University of Fullerton, California, will provide regional accreditation, expanded course offerings as well as ensure long-term financial stability.

The colleges will share online learning and classroom technologies, library resources and research databases.

Nebraska Christian College was founded in Norfolk in the 1940s and moved to Papillion (puh-PIHL’-yuhn) in 2006. Enrollment has averaged 150 to 175 students in recent years.

Hope International University was established in 1928 and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees, certificate programs and credential programs to about 2,000 students worldwide.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Substandard diving boards are being removed from an Omaha suburb’s municipal pools.

The dive envelopes — the size and depth of the diving areas — at the Bellevue pools don’t meet state Department of Health and Human Services standards. Public works director Jeff Roberts says the problem surfaced during surveying of the swimming pools for future modifications.

Roberts says the pools are 8 to 12 inches shallower than they should be and the shape of Bellevue’s pools also is an issue.

Bellevue’s five pools were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The city has been looking at ways to improve its pools since a 2013 report found that the pools were leaking and didn’t comply with federal disability laws.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Fremont will pay for a study of water and sewer services at a proposed chicken plant site despite opponents’ arguments that doing so violates state law.

The City Council voted Tuesday night to spend nearly $200,000 for the study, which city officials say will focus on extending services to the site selected by Costco Wholesale. City utilities manager Brian Newton said if the payment violates a law, the city will just bill Costco.

But Jane Kleeb, founder of the activist group Bold Nebraska, says governments can’t spend taxpayer money and plan on getting reimbursed. She says the company should pay up front.

Opponents have raised concerns about the plant’s potential impact on schools and housing. Backers have said the plant would create 1,100 new jobs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say a taxi driver was assaulted by a passenger in Lincoln.

Lincoln police Officer Katie Flood says that the 27-year-old driver was trying to drop off a passenger early Monday when the passenger began to argue over the $15 fare. According to Flood, the driver told police that the passenger punched him in the back of the head and the two struggled outside of the car.

Witnesses called police. Flood says the driver was taken to a hospital with injuries, including a gash to the head.

Police say the passenger has not been cited.