Medical Services Provider Ends Contract With Nebraska Prison
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A medical services provider is ending its contract with a Nebraska prison, citing staff safety concerns. Corrections officials announced Friday they will take over management of...
View ArticleSurvey Report Says Turkey, Pheasant, Cottontail Numbers Rose
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say the April Rural Mail Carrier Survey number came in higher than last year for pheasant, cottontail rabbits and wild turkeys in Nebraska. The Nebraska Game and Parks...
View ArticleNebraska Commission Accepting 2017 Trail Grant Applications
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is accepting Recreational Trail Program grant applications. The grant program is made available through the Federal Highway Administration...
View ArticleSome Fear Probation Cuts Could Hurt Prison Reform Efforts
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — When Nebraska lawmakers sought to ease prison crowding two years ago, they expanded probation services in hopes that more supervision and treatment would reduce the number of...
View ArticleMiss Nebraska Week Begins With Many Panhandle Women
The 16 young women competing at the 2017 Miss Nebraska Pageant kicked off a full week of events Sunday afternoon that will culminate with the crowning of a new Miss Nebraska. Local titleholders from...
View ArticleRegional West Honors Employees Battling Or Who Have Survived Cancer
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – On Thursday, in honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, Regional West Cancer Services celebrated all its employees who have had to deal with the challenges of cancer survival....
View ArticleWork Beginning On Clearing Scotts Bluff Monument Trail
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Officials say work is expected to begin soon on reopening Saddle Rock Trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument. A landslide on the lower trail portion in December 2015 blocked...
View ArticleOmaha Authorities Trying To ID Body Found In Missouri River
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha authorities are trying to identify a man’s body found floating down the Missouri River. Boaters spotted the body around 2:15 p.m. Sunday. An Omaha Fire Department river rescue...
View ArticleMen Sentenced To Combined 150 Years In Prison For Murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Two men who pleaded guilty to stabbing a 56-year-old man to death to steal his wallet in Rapid City have been sentenced to a combined 150 years in prison. Twenty-year-olds Ranon...
View ArticleCrop Water Use Report With UNWNRD, May 29th – June 5th
This is Nevin Price with the UNWNRD and this is the Crop Water Use Report for the week of May 29, 2017 to June 5, 2016 https://www.panhandlepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CROPWATERuse6517k.mp3...
View ArticleWoman Killed After Vehicle Strikes Horses On Highway
A 46-year-old North Platte woman has died after the vehicle she was riding in struck several horses that had wandered onto the highway. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, on June 4 at...
View ArticleChadron State Park Celebrating 96th Anniversary
CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State Park will again celebrate its distinction as Nebraska’s first state park with its 96th anniversary Saturday, June 10. Activities will take place at various locations...
View ArticleThe Latest: Man In I-25 Standoff Is A Drug Dealer
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Latest on a standoff that closed Interstate 25 in Wyoming (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Investigators say a man who was involved in a standoff that temporarily closed Interstate...
View ArticlePolice Say Foul Play Not Suspected After Body Found In River
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha authorities have identified the body of a man found floating down the Missouri River. Boaters spotted the body around 2:15 p.m. Sunday. An Omaha Fire Department river rescue...
View ArticleRicketts Shuffles Staff As Aide Leaves to Join Campaign
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is shuffling his staff as an aide switches to a new role on his re-election campaign. Jessica Flanagain has left her position as the governor’s special...
View ArticleDismisses Porn Case Filed Against Aurora Man
BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — A judge in Custer County has dismissed a pornography case filed against an Aurora man. Ross Carstensen had been charged with five counts of visual depiction of sexually explicit...
View Article2 From Nebraska Injured By Boat Blast On Council Bluffs Lake
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two Nebraska residents were injured by an explosion aboard a boat on Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs. Firefighters and Iowa Department of Natural Resources...
View ArticlePanhandle Dental Days A Success
For the 14th consecutive year, students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College (UNMC) of Dentistry headed west to be a part of Dental Day. Over 200 Children without dental insurance...
View ArticleDiaper Drive At Culligan Pool And Spa Center To Benefit The Happy Bottoms...
1 in 3 American families struggle to afford diapers for their children and must make sacrifice’s in other areas of their lives in order to overcome Diaper Need. Many families are forced to skimp on...
View ArticleAlliance High School Band Parents Fundraiser
Each year the Alliance High School and Middle School marching bands participate in the Alliance Heritage Days parade. This is the eight year that members of the band will also be organizing the...
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