Well, back in January on the 16th, you may remember a situation where a police officer had to fire a service weapon and struck a fleeing subject in the face. That happened to Mitchell police officer Logan Weiss. He was immediately put on leave pending the investigation and coincidentally went to work for the city of Minatare in the meantime, but now that the investigation has been concluded, we have learned that the city of Mitchell, chief of police, planned to terminate the officer, but Weiss resigned in lieu of the termination.

Road construction is set to begin on the 13th of April for a section of road between Mitchell and Scottsbluff, as well as some handicap accessible, or ADA ramps that are to be installed in Mitchell. The construction could last some time and drivers are cautioned to please be aware.

We like to feature the good news about our fire departments and police departments whenever possible. Scottsbluff Fire Department posted yesterday that Frost Wallace has been doing an internship with C-shift over the last several months, and he's a very driven individual. Frost is also a cadet with the Gering fire department and his mom and dad both served on the city of Scottsbluff Fire Department for several years before retiring. Frost enjoys the comradery with the guys and the coolest thing that he's learned is how an intubation is done. Frost will complete his senior year at Gering High School this year, will wrestle at Concordia University while studying nursing. Frost will graduate with his associate degree in technical arts from WNCC and hopefully will earn his EMS certification by the end of the school year as well.

Way to go Frost Wallace, from Gering High School!

(HARRISBURG, Neb.) -- First of all, we want to tell you about that road closure that's going on this morning actually right afternoon at 12.45 p.m. today. According to the Banner County Sheriff's Office, Road 33 and 28 going north of Harrisburg will be closed for approximately one hour starting at 12.45 p.m. today. The closure is for the dedication of a new memorial in honor of Jacque Larson. The public is invited to attend, however we will have some students on site, so please drive carefully. That's according to the Sheriff's Office in Banner County. A dedication of the new memorial in honor of Jacque Larson today.

(GERING, Neb.) -- The Oregon Trail Day's headliner has been announced. Was your guess right? Well last year there was a tribute band and they're going along with the same theme this year. A tribute band. It's the Eagles tribute band Hotel California. That concert is set for July 11th, 2026 at Five Rocks Amphitheater.

(SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb.) -- Our Arthur's Pizza Sweet 16 March Madness photo contest is wrapping up and we are down to our final four. Check Panhandle Scanner to see who's in the running. Also a big congratulations to three Panhandle Scanner advertisers and sponsors who renewed their contract yesterday. Congratulations to Susie's Sweets, Treats & Eats, High Plains Market and Ron's Towing. We appreciate their sponsorship and reward those three businesses with a full free year for paying annually. If you're interested in advertising on Panhandle Scanner, give us a call or contact the page. We also highly recommend advertising on the station you heard this on.

Our crazy Spring Sale ends today at 4:00 pm. Call or text Brian Hale at 940-224-6315 or Andi Hale at 940-224-6211.

(GERING, Neb.) -- There was another Power outage yesterday in Gering. Roosevelt Public Power District wrote, "We are aware of the large Power outage in Gering Valley and are currently working with our power providers to find the cause. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working hard to get it restored." Nearly one hundred comments piled in when we ask folks in the area in a Facebook post if they had power outages in their area. One user wrote, "We need to spend some of our tax money on infrastructure." Another user wrote, "The company that Gering gets their power from is out and they don't have an ETA when it will be back up." Perhaps Gering should find a different Power provider, says another. We still do not know the cause. (Update; see facebook page)

Oregon Trail Days is just around the corner. This year's theme for the Oregon Trail Days has been announced. Stars, Stripes and Cornfields as a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the founding of our great nation. The announcement on the headlining band is coming today and as of just before 7am has not been made public. We'll have that for you on Panhandle Scanner on our Facebook page and on our news page at PanhandleScanner.com. It's July 9th through the 12th, 2026 Oregon Trail Days.

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