With the excitement of warming temperatures, blooming spring flowers and a spring football game on the horizon, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) reminds everyone to prepare for gameday traffic on Saturday, April 27. When traveling to Lincoln for the annual Nebraska spring football game, plan for heavier traffic and…
Due to a very successful “Runza Day for the Volunteer Center”, Brooke Samuelson and Spencer Blomenkamp with Runza presented the Scotts Bluff County Volunteer Center with a $1,700 check which represented 10% of the sales from Runza on March 28th. The Scotts Bluff County Volunteer Center is forever grateful for…
Did you know you could own a part of a long standing Christmas tradition? The Gering Merchants will be holding a public auction to make room for a much needed improvement to their Santa Village. The village buildings will be going up for sale to fund new smaller and lighter…
Governor Jim Pillen has signed 10 bills into law and announced his veto of a bill he says would harm Nebraska taxpayers. Legislative Bill 25 would make taxpayers financially liable for lawsuits filed against towns, cities, school districts, public power districts and other local government units. Taxpayers would also be…
After serving for eight years in the Nebraska Legislature, Bayard Senator Steve Erdman bid his colleagues adieu last week. As his second term concluded, Erdman said that he and his fellow lawmakers have accomplished a lot during his tenure. He noted that one bill for him stood out in particular.…
Good news for farmers in the region, as a key water source is looking to be in good shape for 2024. This week Lake Minatare, a vital source of water for irrigation in the area, began to fill with water. Park Superintendent Dan Thornton says they are in good shape…
Rear Adm. Matthew Case, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), and chief, Medical Service Corps, presents NMFL Command Master Chief Zachary Pryor, a native of Alliance, Nebraska, with a Legion of Merit during Pryor's retirement ceremony on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, April 19, 2024.…
A local group of Scotts Bluff County 4-H kids interested in robotics made a big splash in the state's FIRST LEGO League, with a second place finish at the 2024 Nebraska FLL contest in their rookie year. Panhandle Cookie Bytes is a group of youngsters from communities throughout the county,…
Today on KNEB.tv News: A proposed residential project moves forward in Gering Mitchell City Council reacquires old City Hall for $50,000 following 2021 sale for $25,000 Minatare man sentenced on drug and weapons convictions PPPHD receives federal funding for lead hazard reduction efforts Nebraska gas prices on the rise Leadership…
A Minatare man who was arrested last March on drug and weapons charges has been sentenced. 45-year-old Corey Poor Bear was facing two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance after authorities found a sword, knife, suspected…