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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
The Gering City Council has authorized Mayor Kent Ewing to sign a bill of sale pertaining to the pavilion at West Lawn Cemetery. Care of the pavilion, which has undergone a complete reconstruction over the last four years thanks to the efforts of Gering Post 36 of the American Legion, was entrusted to the city, which will now assume all liability and property insurance responsibility.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
Scotts Bluff County will soon have the power to impose and enforce no parking zones in county road right-of-way zones via resolution. The topic of parking in county right-of-ways was brought before the county board on Monday evening by highway superintendent Steve Baird. Baird informed the board that his department has encountered problems with vehicles parked in such zones, and that little progress has been made in resolving them by requesting the vehicles be moved.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
The Gering City Council heard an update on its electrical grid study on Monday evening. Jim Herchenbach of RVW Inc. presented the results of the electrical study to the council, and outlined a three-phase plan for completing its voltage conversion and increasing the overall reliability of the grid. In brief, the planned phases will continue the ongoing conversion from a 4160V to a 12.47kV system, and reduce the overall number of substations across the city.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
Gering Public Schools marked the official completion of its new preschool building at Northfield Elementary on Monday. After a short introduction by district communications director Jennifer Sibal, school board president BJ Peters spoke on the significance of the preschool project, which has been described as revolutionary due to the heavy involvement of the district’s construction trades students.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
The 2024 Monument Marathon achieved record high numbers both in attendance and funds raised for the Western Nebraska Community College Foundation. The marathon’s myriad successes were announced during a Nov. 19 press conference at WNCC, where race director and WNCC Foundation executive director Jennifer Reisig unveiled the record breaking $78,670 raised this year. “To give you a little bit of context, the Monument Marathon has averaged about $46,000 over the first 12 years,” Reisig said.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Megan Kelley |Fletcher Halfaker
Scotts Bluff County Election officials and volunteers manning area polls were left busy throughout the day and election officials were pleased with the turnout. According to numbers Tuesday evening, 15,162 of the county’s 23,089 registered voters in Scotts Bluff County cast a ballot. Of those final tallies, 5,335 people opted to vote early. “We are usually the second lowest in the state,” Scotts Bluff County Deputy Clerk Kyna Ballinger said.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
Nine-year-old Teddy Meyer, of Gering, has spent the better part of a year handcrafting a model farm. This week, he’ll get a chance to show it off at a competition in Dyersville, Iowa. Meyer has entered the 47th National Farm Toy Show, which highlights love for agriculture and craftsmanship with carefully arranged models. Entries to the contest are judged on criteria like creativity, originality, realism and the quality of their handiwork. So how did Meyer get started on such a project?
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
The lengthy shutdown of the southbound Broadway river bridge will begin on Thursday afternoon. Scotts Bluff County Highway superintendent Steve Baird confirmed that the bridge shutdown will begin after noon on Thursday with traffic control, barricades and signage put in place to alert and divert motorists. Work on the southbound bridge will be more substantial than what was recently done on its northbound neighbor, and will result in an estimated 210-calendar day closure.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
Donations and volunteers are being sought for this year’s Operation Christmas Child collection, with drop-off sites open across the Panhandle region. Operation Christmas Child is an annual gift drive conducted by Samaritan’s Purse, a global and faith-based humanitarian aid organization. Participants fill a standard size shoe box with toys, school supplies and hygiene items.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Fletcher Halfaker
Scottsbluff High School’s second annual esports tournament is in the books, with honors claimed by gamers from Gering, Bridgeport, Kimball, Alma and Wyoming’s Poder Academy. Despite some technical issues caused by a power outage at SHS the night before the event, coach Chris Brening said everything went well and was met with enthusiasm from all in attendance. “Everything was great and ran smoothly,” he said. “Preliminary matches were awesome.
