Britni Schmaltz, who, with her husband Eric, owns and operates Schmaltz Cattle Land Company in Bayard. Britni was nominated by her friend Ashby Adams. "She (Britni) went from the city to the ranch and has embraced the role head-on. She has become my favorite woman to follow and get tips…
A Scottsbluff businessman is facing a slew of new charges following his arrest Friday afternoon in a landlord-tenant dispute that turned physical. Court documents say Friday morning, 59-year-old Kuldip "Cheema" Singh went to one of his properties on 13th Street in Gering to collect rent, and while the tenant was not…
The Alliance Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle today, April 10, 2021 at approximately midnight. The vehicle fled the city and the officer pursued. Due to extreme driving the pursuit was discontinued. A short time later an officer was dispatched on an attempted “car jacking” at knifepoint.…
A Monday evening standoff in Scottsbluff ends with a local man in custody. The Scottsbluff Police Department responded to the scene of a subject whom had barricaded himself inside a residence in the 300 Block of W 24th Street at approximately 5:00 p.m. Monday. The male was suspected to have multiple…
On Thursday, April 1, WNCC Aviation students Yemin An, age 21 of Seoul, South Korea, and Zhaoxin Chen, age 24 of Xi'an, China, were tragically killed while working on an airplane engine inside the Aviation Maintenance facility in Sidney.Both students were sophomores enrolled in Western Nebraska Community College's Aviation Maintenance Technician…
The B117 COVID variant has been confirmed in the Panhandle. Confirmation was received late today of a teen male, teen female, and female in her 30s from the Nebraska Public Health Lab testing and notification from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Any close contacts identified will be…
The Scottsbluff Police Department is being awarded a highway safety grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT-HSO) to assist in obtaining two mobile radar units, according to William Kovarik, Administrator for the NDOT Highway Safety Office. Kovarik states, “Technology holds immense promise when it comes to…
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstancessurrounding a two-vehicle fatal crash east of Ravenna on Highway 2 near the intersection of Pawnee Road. The crash occurred at approximately 4:55 AM on Friday, March 19, 2021. The two-vehicle crash resulted in the death of one occupant and injury to…
Nebraska Public Power District provides update on outages across the state TUESDAY | 10:30 AM - The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) provided an update on the rolling blackouts designed to conserve energy across the state. Grant Otten, NPPD media relations specialist, said from North Dakota to the panhandle of…
(Lincoln, NE) Today Treasurer John Murante announced his office, in partnership with the Nebraska Council on Economic Education (NCEE), will be hosting a series of six financial wellness webinars for Nebraska public employees beginning April 6. Each webinar will last one hour and will include the topics: budgeting, savings, and…
