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Troopers Help Keep Roads Safe During Oregon Trail Days
JULY 16, 2024 (SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed three impaired drivers and three drivers under suspension from the roads in Scotts Bluff County during Oregon Trail Days. Oregon Trail Days ran from Thursday through Sunday of last week. Troopers performed high visibility patrols throughout...
Opening ceremonies planned for Scotts Bluff County Fair Pageant
Twelve local teens will share their wit, wisdom and talents as they compete in the Miss Scotts Bluff County Fair Pageant on Saturday, July 27. The Miss Scotts Bluff County Fair Pageant will return this year to Gering High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and competition starts at 7 p.m.
Troopers on Patrol During Oregon Trail Days
(SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB.) — Scotts Bluff County’s Oregon Trail Days bring thousands of people to celebrate Nebraska’s rich history, tradition, and hometown spirit. Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol will be working to reduce the likelihood of serious crashes around the event. “Many people from near and far...
Scottsbluff man accused in theft scheme from Scottsbluff, Cheyenne Home Depots
A Scottsbluff man faces charges in Laramie County, Wyoming, and Scotts Bluff County, accused of a scheme that resulted in thefts from Home Depot stores in two states. Laverne A. Meyer, also known as Vern Meyer, 70, is jailed at the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center. He was arrested and arraigned July 5 on a fugitive-from-justice warrant on felony charges in Laramie County, according to filings in Scotts Bluff County Court. Meyer is charged in Wyoming with tampering with physical evidence, and bail has not been allowed in that case.
Scottsbluff woman faces prison sentence in stabbing
A 43-year-old Scottsbluff woman is scheduled for sentencing after a Scotts Bluff County District Court jury convicted her of stabbing her boyfriend. Josefina Gonzales is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 23, 3:30 p.m., in front of Judge Leo Dobrovolny. A jury convicted Gonzales on June 21 on charges of second-degree domestic assault, a Class IIIA felony, and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, a Class II felony.
Public reminded of outdoor warning siren testing
Region 22 Emergency Management and Scotts Bluff County Consolidated Communications Center will test the outdoor warning sirens in Gering, Scottsbluff, Terrytown, Lyman, McGrew and Harrisburg on Wednesday, July 10. Sirens will sound at 10 a.m. This test will only last for approximately one minute and will include the Western Nebraska...
Annual NDOT road plan includes Mitchell-to-Morrill repaving
Motorists in western Scotts Bluff County can count on some disruption next summer as U.S. Highway 26 is milled and resurfaced between Morrill and Mitchell. The 7.28-mile-long project is one of 15 across the Panhandle that the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s District 5 office in Gering expects to work on during the 2024-25 state fiscal year that began Monday.
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