Bluffs BB gun vandalism causes $15,000 damage

Scottsbluff Police are estimating  $15,000 in damage when at least 40 vehicles were the targets of BB gun vandalism Saturday. Sergeant Lee Pinet says the reports started coming in from throughout the city at 9:30 p.m. Pinet says as  of Sunday morning at least 40 victim vehicles had been identif...

Melbeta woman dies in two vehicle accident on Highway 92

A 72 year old Melbeta woman died Sunday morning when the vehicle she was riding in struck a semi at  the Melbeta turnoff on Highway 92. The Nebraska State Patrol says the victim ,Ladena Hill, was a front seat passenger in the 2005 Chevrolet driven by 36 year old Brandee Hill of Gering . The Patr...

Rotary Gold event to be held March 7th in Gering

The Rotary Club of Scottsbluff/ Gering is pleased to announce their annual Rotary Gold event will be held on March 7th at the Gering Civic Center. The event features a continental buffet catered by The Meat Shoppe, a large silent auction, and an eventful live auction. Some of the auction items in...

3% cut one of the options for Bluffs council to address budget shortfall

A three percent across the board cut in the current Scottsbluff general fund budget may be used to help the city cover a shortfall in their budget caused mostly by the city council's's reluctance to implement a budgeted lodging tax. The council budget had $200,000 from the lodging tax earmarked t...