Scotts Bluff County News

LINCOLN, Neb. -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is planning a special program to help advise farmers on how to deal with the challenges of the 2009 harvest.

As Great Lakes Aviation gets ready to add two more flights to its Monday thru Friday Scottsbluff schedule beginning December 1st, its on time performance is improving.

A Scottsbluff man charged in the death of his three month old infant daughter will face trial in mid-January on a charge of child abuse resulting in death.

H1N1 vaccines are rolling into the Panhandle, and hundreds of people showed up in Gering this morning to get theirs.

A Scottsbluff woman sideswiped four cars on 10th Street in Gering Friday morning, apparently due to an overdose of prescription drugs.

A somber reminder Friday regarding the sacrifices made by our servicemen as the Iraq/Afghanistan Memorial was unveiled on the west lawn of the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse.

A Scotts Bluff County District Court Judge gave the go ahead to try Legacy Auto Executives Allen Patch and Rachel Fait together for the disappearance of more than 80 vehicles.

The Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Department has welcomed a new deputy to their crew thanks to donations from the community.

Rural Scotts Bluff County residents will need to deal with not only snowpacked roads, but in many cases mud that caused problems for county road department road graders as they worked Friday to clear two feet and more of snow.

The Scotts Bluff County Board has decided in a split 3-2 vote to re-bid for new boilers.

A stretch of gravel roads in the southern end of Scotts Bluff County is closed due to big drifts of snow.

Scotts Bluff County Director of Public Works Bob Bennett says more blowing and drifting Thursday is making things difficult for his road crews as they try to keep paved roads open and get a handle on the more drifted areas on the gravel roads.

Five Nebraska farmers have been appointed to serve on the Nebraska Farm Service Agency's state committee.

A slow-moving snowstorm in Nebraska's Panhandle dropped several feet of snow and created messy conditions Wednesday.

Scotts Bluff County Director of Public Works Bob Bennett says the snowfall in the county varies, although the heaviest amounts are in the southern ends of the county.

Reports of snowfall in Nebraska's Panhandle continue to rise as a slow-moving snowstorm pushes into the west end of the state.

Scotts Bluff County 4-H Achievement Night Masquerade Ball was held at the Mitchell Event Center on Sunday to recognize top 4-Hers, 4-H Leaders and volunteers.

A Scottbluff man is accused of setting seven fires in the city over the last two months.

Attorney General Jon Bruning says he was impressed with the programs to rehabilitate inmates during his tour of the Scotts Bluff County jail Wednesday.

Nebraska's Attorney General stopped by the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center today for his first visit to the facility since it was completed.