As the academic year comes to a close, several TeamMates matches are celebrat-ing a major milestone— graduation. This year seven TeamMates mentees will graduate from Gering and Scottsbluff High School. Two Mentees from the Scotts Bluff County TeamMates Mentoring program earned scholarships from the local Scotts Bluff County Chapter to…
Authorities say one person was injured when two semi trucks collided just west of Minatare Friday afternoon. The Nebraska State Patrol says first responders were called to the intersection of Highway 26 and Link L79E around 5 p.m. on report of the crash. Officials say a northbound semi on L79E…
The Riverside Discovery Center announced today that Desirée Drane-Davison has officially resigned as Executive Director of the Riverside Discovery Center effective Saturday, May 18th, 2024. Drane-Davison has cited health as reason for departing. Drane-Davison had been Executive Director of the RDC since February 2023. During that time, she oversaw the remodeling of the Discovery Building, the…
Omaha Conservatory of Music is excited to announce that it has received a grant from the Oregon Trail Community Foundation in support of its String Sprouts program for the 2024/25 academic year. This initiative offers five years of no cost string classes, complete with instruments, to 3 and 6-year-olds residing…
Today on KNEB.tv News: Gering student a dual graduate with honors from both GHS and WNCC WNRA taxiway project moves forward Start date for Scottsbluff river bridge project confirmed Cheyenne duo arrested following drug bust in Kimball County Thursday crash in Scottsbluff causes large power outage Rep. Smith hopeful after…
Members of the State Highway Commission met at the Gering Civic Center Friday for their monthly meeting and an update on the roads program for District 5. During the public comment period, the majority of those speaking discussed the need to address Highway 71 south of Kimball to the Colorado…
It may not be too much longer before we find out if a pair of medical marijuana initiatives appear on the November ballot. Organizers with Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana say they have reached the signature thresholds required to put two medical cannabis questions before voters. The effort has twice failed…
Secretary of State Bob Evnen says the referendum on LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, will not appear on the general election ballot in November. Lawmakers passed a subsequent measure earlier this year, LB 1402, that changed the funding mechanism for scholarships toward private and parochial school attendance, with a…
Local tourism leaders are encouraging the Panhandle to join them to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week. During a ceremony Friday morning at the Legacy of Plains Museum's new Japanese Hall exhibit, Scotts Bluff County Tourism Director Brenda Leisy laid out how important the industry is for our community. Afterwards,…
A traffic stop for speeding results in multiple felony charges and a quarter million dollar bond for the driver. On Monday, a trooper pulled over 37-year-old David Baringer and 35-year-old Marisha Isgrigg, on Highway 30 in Kimball County. The officer detected the odor of raw marijuana coming from the pickup,…