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1 week ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
One of Scottsbluff’s most well-known Mexican restaurant, Rosita’s, plans to open in a new location in the near future. Owner Rosemary Florez-Lerma outlined Rosita’s plans during Monday’s Scottsbluff City Council meeting. Lerma had applied to transfer the restaurant’s liquor license to its new location, the former Shari’s Restaurant on Circle Drive. “After almost 40 years (in its East Overland location), we’re moving,” she said. “...
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3 weeks ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
The Scotts Bluff County attorney is facing a recall for an unusual reason — doing his job during proceedings for a jury trial earlier this month. Alan “AJ” Moore, of Gering, filed a recall petition seeking the removal of County Attorney Dave Eubanks on Monday, March 17, according to a copy of the petition obtained from the County Clerk’s Office.
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1 month ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
Fresh off the successes of the openings of TJ Maxx, Ross, Five Below and a new store front for The Buckle, RockStep Capital intends on listing Uptown Scottsbluff for sale by summer. TJ Maxx opened to much fanfare on Sunday, March 16, with many shoppers saying they were pleased with the quality of the store. It is the latest offering to join Uptown Scottsbluff, which saw Five Below open in November and Ross Dress for Less. The Buckle, the longest tenant at the mall, opened a new, expanded store.
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1 month ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
An elementary school girl’s tragic cries for help led to the Scottsbluff Police Department making changes at the department, all part of an effort to make signage more kid-friendly. Scottsbluff Police Chief Krisa Brass told the Star-Herald about the tragic incident that spurred a police officer’s idea to make signs directing children to the department’s after-hours emergency call box more understandable.
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1 month ago | 
nptelegraph.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
SCOTTSBLUFF — Searches for a Wyoming man missing since Saturday have been concluded and authorities advise that the operation has “turned to the investigative.”During a press conference Thursday, Gering Police Chief George Holthus reviewed the efforts by police and other authorities to locate Chance Englebert, 25. Englebert has been missing since Saturday, when he left the home of his wife’s grandparents after an argument. His wife, Baylee, last saw him walking in the 700 block of O Street area.
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1 month ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
Should the Scottsbluff City Council change an ordinance that sets out the makeup of its park, cemetery and tree board? A proposal before the council, which held first reading during its Feb. 17 on an ordinance, would allow three persons who live outside of Scottsbluff city limits to sit on the board. Currently, the ordinance allows two people who do not live within city limits on its seven-member board.
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2 months ago | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
Kimball County authorities and are fire departments responded Sunday to a train derailment near Kimball early Sunday morning. The Kimball County Sheriff’s Office advised the public of the derailment in a Facebook post early that morning. The derailment occurred less than a mile west of Dix, on the Union Pacific tracks that follow Highway 30 in the area. Dix is about eight miles west of Kimball.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
As Regional West’s CEO Mel McNea prepared to part from Scottsbluff this week, he had two parting words for the community: “Thank you.”McNea will mark his last day at Regional West Medical Center on Thursday, preparing to retire to his home community of North Platte after two years serving the western Nebraska hospital and health care organization. McNea began in the post in December 2022, shortly after the previous CEO John Mentgen resigned.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
beatricedailysun.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
SCOTTSBLUFF — An investigation by the Scottsbluff Police Department has now transitioned to a homicide investigation, police said Wednesday. Scottsbluff Police began investigating after responding to the area of Fifth Avenue and East Overland at about 10:25 p.m. Monday. Scottsbluff Police Department said in a release that Wyatt T. Reeb, 15, of Scottsbluff, had died Tuesday of injuries suffered.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
starherald.com | Maunette Loeks |MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald
Site preparation for the permanent repair of two Fort Laramie Irrigation System tunnels impacted by a large-scale breach will start this spring. However, officials told landowners that permanent repairs won’t be complete until 2028. Officials with the Bureau of Reclamation, Goshen Irrigation District, Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation District and HDR Engineering held public information meetings to discuss the upcoming projects — and the potential impacts — in Mitchell on Jan.
