Cop Wins Lawsuit Over Tainted Taco Bell Jul 16, 2008
An attorney for the Andrew family, Andy Snyder of Scottsbluff, said the employee who fouled the family's food admitted tainting the food of another officer as well. Snyder said the verdict did not specify exactly how the jury believed the restaurant was negligent, but managers didn't discipline the worker involved, Casey Diedrich. (CBS News -- US)
UNMC To Honor 'GMA's' Robin Roberts Jul 4, 2008
Scottsbluff will definitely receive the satellite feed, he said, and possibly other communities will be added. These participating communities will hold their own fundraising events for the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. (7 KETV Omaha)
AG won't appeal electric chair to Supreme Court Jun 27, 2008
"Condemned prisoners must not be tortured to death, regardless of their crimes," according to the opinion in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. Parts of the boy's body were found in a freezer and dog bowl, and bone fragments also were recovered from the stomach of Mata's dog. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Border Patrol Nabs Escaped Nebraska Prisoner In El Paso Jun 25, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. POSTED: 2:14 pm MDT June 24, 2008UPDATED: 2:17 pm MDT June 24, 2008. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Flight bound for Denver diverted to western Neb. Jun 20, 2008
(AP) -- A mechanical problem forces a plane bound for Denver to land at a Scottsbluff airport ... The plane was carrying 37 passengers and landed safely in Scottsbluff around 9:30 p.m. MDT. ... Airport Manager Darwin Skelton said Friday morning that the passengers stayed in Scottsbluff overnight, while mechanics repaired to the plane. (Sioux City Journal)
Nebraska couple awarded $1.2M for son's death Jun 18, 2008
The Brandts filed the lawsuit in Scotts Bluff County District Court against two doctors, the Western Surgical Group and Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff ... On Tuesday, the jury found former Scottsbluff surgeon Dr. Thomas White and the Western Surgical group negligent in the boy's death. (Sioux City Journal)
BRAN as much about community as biking Jun 14, 2008
Without further thought, Erickson loaded the Rynearsons into the family s Chevy Tahoe and took them to the hospital in Scottsbluff. Since then, the families have been friends. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Western Nebraska Man Dies After Attack By Bull Jun 12, 2008
Sheriff's officials said Gehl was rushed to Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, where he died of his injuries early Tuesday morning. Copyright 2008 by. (7 KETV Omaha)
Open Adoption Arrangement Builds Unique Families Jun 4, 2008
The organization has a 24-hour pregnancy hotline: 1-800-390-6754 , and operates offices in Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Gothenburg, Grand Island, Kearney, Norfolk, North Platte and Scottsbluff. To learn more go to. (7 KETV Omaha)
Chadron man makes taxidermy his business Jun 1, 2008
BY TONYA WIESER / Scottsbluff Star-Herald ... (Tonya Wieser/Scottsbluff Star-Herald) ... (Tonya Wieser/Scottsbluff Star-Herald). (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Wyo. bank sues ousted Neb. regent, wife over unpaid loans May 29, 2008
In a civil lawsuit filed this month in Scotts Bluff County District Court, Pinnacle Bank says Dave and Nancy Hergert failed to make payments on a loan taken out on two properties in the Scottsbluff area in September 2005. A message left Wednesday evening at the Hergerts' residence in Mitchell was not immediately returned. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Casper man earns GED at age 87 May 24, 2008
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper. Text Size Share This Story. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Senators get firsthand look at Beatrice center May 21, 2008
Steve Lathrop, Omaha; John Harms, Scottsbluff; Arnie Stuthman, Platte Center; Tim Gay, Papillion; Abbie Cornett, Bellevue; Greg Adams, York; Norm Wallman, Cortland ... Committee vice chairman John Harms of Scottsbluff applauded the staff, and remarked on the beauty and maintenance of the campus. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Harold C. Shorty’ Dorn May 17, 2008
Shorty was born in Scottsbluff, Neb. to Adam and Mary Dorn. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Special Olympics Torch Heading To Omaha May 12, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Games To Begin Wednesday At Creighton University. (7 KETV Omaha)
Panhandle roads projects starting sooner May 4, 2008
May 04, 2008 ONLINE EDITION. Entertainment Review : Art of Photography : Business Trends : Eyes of a Reporter. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Plainsmen match 11-game winning streak May 2, 2008
NJC hopes to continue its latest success when the team travels to Scottsbluff, Neb. to take on Western Nebraska for a two-game set Wednesday, April 23. (Gonjc.com)
ISU lands big man Apr 16, 2008
The Idaho State coaching staff has actively pursued the big man for the past two years while he played junior college ball in Scottsbluff, Neb. and all that recruiting seems to have paid off. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Bears Softball Cruises Past The Cougars Apr 9, 2008
The Bears entered the contest the losers of 14 of their last 15, but the Cougars (32-5), a junior-college program from Scottsbluff, Neb. were just what the doctor ordered. (Uncbears.com)
Lawmakers support moving state fair to Grand Island Apr 4, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff. "The investment you're making with the 5 million you'll get back 10 times.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Too-Big Pants May Hold Key To 20-Year-Old Murder Mar 31, 2008
On Sept. 19, 1988, Richard Valdez, 25, and his pregnant girlfriend, Sharon Condon, 19, were found inside a house just north of Scottsbluff, Neb ... Whelan asked for a hearing to review the new evidence and a Scottsbluff district judge has granted it ... The new hearing is scheduled for April 29 in Scottsbluff. (7 KETV Omaha)
Rep. Smith says economic quandary faces Congress Mar 30, 2008
"This isn't as much about connecting Chadron to Scottsbluff, it's about connecting Denver to Rapid City (S.D.)," Smith said. Smith had about 237,000 cash on hand at the end of December to spend on the 3rd District race. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
School bus seat belts won't be required Mar 29, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff, who sponsored the Nebraska bill (LB1092). He backed away from it Friday after a flurry of opposition from school administrators and efforts by senators to kill the bill. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Bears Volleyball Ready To Host Spring Tournament Mar 29, 2008
Regis University (Denver), Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff, Neb. and Northern Colorado. (Uncbears.com)
Instead Of Ring, Bride Gets Handcuffs Mar 21, 2008
Text Size: (AP) Instead of a wedding ring, one Scottsbluff bride found herself in handcuffs. Scotts Bluff County deputies arrested 31-year-old Dianne Carnes on Tuesday afternoon, just after her courthouse wedding was to have started. (CBS News)
State budget-balancing hinges on aid to schools Mar 18, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff, "Conditions around us are extremely poor and I think we need to save every dollar, every penny.". On the Net. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Huskers hope Pelini can turn things around Mar 4, 2008
Still, every farmer from Scottsbluff to Broken Bow knows plowing and planting comes before harvesting and reaping, so Pelini's task may take some time. Six starters return from last season's defense and none have All-Big 12 credentials, so a talent upgrade is needed. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
New UAA volleyball coach brings 453 victories to town Feb 28, 2008
Green had spent the last nine years at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Neb. where he compiled a 453-55 record that culminated in the 2007 NJCAA Division I national title. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lady Rattlers knock off McCook Feb 21, 2008
Tip off is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Scottsbluff, Neb. OJC - 38 47 - 85. (La Junta Tribune Democrat, CO)
City leaders beg lawmakers to prioritize expressway funding Feb 20, 2008
It's hurting Kimball and surrounding towns, said Rawnda Pierce, executive director of the Twin Cities Development Association, which serves the Scottsbluff and Gering area north of Kimball. Pierce said at least two large businesses that would have brought hundreds of jobs each recently decided not to locate in the area because of the lack of connection to an expressway and the bottleneck in Kimball. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Bruning asks court for another chance to argue for electrocution Feb 20, 2008
The court made the ruling in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. Parts of the boy's body were found in a freezer and dog bowl at Mata's home. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Plainswomen: South-Sub Regional Champs again Feb 19, 2008
NJC travels to Scottsbluff, Neb. to face Western Nebraska on Wednesday, Feb. 20, and wraps the season when the Plainswomen travel to McCook Community College Friday, Feb. 22. (Gonjc.com)
Nash Finch to buy Rapid City Albertsons Feb 16, 2008
Nash Finch Co., Family Thrift's Minneapolis parent company, announced Friday that it has struck a deal to buy the Rapid City and Scottsbluff, Neb ... Nash Finch's Scottsbluff store will be the company's first store in that Nebraska city ... "Both the Rapid City and Scottsbluff locations were geographically not really a good fit," Christine Wilcox, a spokeswoman for Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons LLC, said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Lawmakers Want To Finish Expressway System Feb 15, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff. "It is key for economic development in our region.". (7 KETV Omaha)
Central USA sees mountain lion migrations Feb 15, 2008
Two days later, a 100-pound male lion was killed by a conservation officer in Scottsbluff, Neb. There's new evidence lions are not just wandering through the state, but making it their home. (USA Today)
When Justice is Sentenced to Death Feb 13, 2008
Mata murdered 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff, dismembered the little boy s body and fed parts of it to a dog. And now the Nebraska Supreme Court has decided that strapping vermin like this into an electric chair is cruel and unusual -- because it hurts. (Human Events Online)
Electric chair unconstitutional -- story, video Feb 10, 2008
Prosecutors said Mata, of Scottsbluff, dismembered the boy and kept some of his remains in the home to intimidate the mother. Friday s ruling affirmed Mata s death sentence, but effectively put it and, apparently every other Nebraska death sentence on hold until the state adopts a constitutional method of execution. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
* Nebraska's Supreme Court bars use of electric chair Feb 10, 2008
The high court made the ruling in the case of Raymond Mata, convicted for the 1999 killing and dismemberment of three-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff, the son of his former girlfriend. Nebraska Solicitor General Kirk Brown had argued for the state that the legal standard a method of execution must meet is to minimize the risk of unnecessary pain, violence and mutilation, not eliminate it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
High Court Likens Electrocution To Frankstein Feb 10, 2008
The high court made the ruling Friday in the case of Raymond Mata Junior, convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. The court said Mata was properly convicted and his death sentence stands, but it can not be implemented under current Nebraska law. (7 KETV Omaha)
Electric Chair Ruled 'Torture' by Nebraska Court Feb 9, 2008
The Nebraska high court made its ruling against electrocution in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. Parts of the boy's body were found in a freezer and dog bowl at Mata's home. (Fox News)
Nebraska Supreme Court says electrocution unconstitutional Feb 9, 2008
The high court made the ruling in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. Parts of the boy's body were found in a freezer and dog bowl at Mata's home. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
College softball: Teams travel a long way for OC tourney Feb 9, 2008
1,037 Western Nebraska Scottsbluff, Neb. 842 Western Texas Snyder 125 Source: http://maps. (Odessa American, TX)
Court bans electric chair in Nebraska Feb 9, 2008
The high court made the ruling in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 killing and dismemberment of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff, the son of his former girlfriend ... in this Sept. 29, 2005, file photo, who was convicted of the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff, Neb. (USA Today)
Nebraska Outlaws Electric Chair Feb 9, 2008
The high court made the ruling in the case of Raymond Mata Jr., convicted for the 1999 kidnapping and killing of 3-year-old Adam Gomez of Scottsbluff. In its 6-1 ruling, the high court said the evidence shows that electrocution inflicts "intense pain and agonizing suffering" and that "(electrocution) has proven itself to be a dinosaur more befitting the laboratory of Baron Frankenstein than the death chamber" of state prisons. (Time.com)
Lawmaker wants more information released about state wards Feb 6, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff questioned how putting more information about vulnerable children and families in media reports could help. "By displaying and exposing this to the public, I think it could hurt the family," Harms said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Senators worry whether state can afford governor's tax cut plan Feb 5, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff said, because the Legislature can't simply tell counties, cities and school districts to spend less. Harms said the Legislature needs to develop a long-range plan and find ways to encourage local government entities to consolidate with each other. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Judge to review DNA evidence against Jeff Boppre Jan 29, 2008
(AP) -- A district court judge has ordered a hearing to review new DNA tests and other evidence in the 1988 slayings of a Scottsbluff man and his pregnant girlfriend. Jeff Boppre, who is serving two consecutive life sentences for the 1988 robbery and murders of Richard Valdez and Sharon Condon, filed a motion in 2005 seeking forensic testing of evidence used in the case. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Misconduct reports on teachers, police, could be open to public Jan 29, 2008
John Harms of Scottsbluff questioned whether the bill unfairly targeted just some public employees and not others, like county officials. "If we're really interested in doing this, what about cities, what about counties, what about the state -- they all have an impact on us," Harms said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Volatility likely to rule markets in 2008 Jan 17, 2008
"Volatility is still going to rule the day. As we look into the foreseeable future, volatility in grain prices is just going to be a part of our lives," said Paul Burgener, agricultural economics research analyst at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff. Grain prices are at historical highs. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Where is everyone coming here from? Jan 15, 2008
- Nebraska (Scotts Bluff County Scottsbluff). - Arizona (Maricopa County Phoenix). (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Most survey respondents favor 'trigger law' banning abortion Dec 30, 2007
John Harms of Scottsbluff, said Nebraskans generally oppose abortion with the exception of "certain medical issues." He also raised other questions regarding the issue. "Without a nationwide policy on this issue, a new set of problems are likely to arise," he wrote. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Senators want to reduce property taxes but can't agree how Dec 29, 2007
John Harms of Scottsbluff said the state needs to look at other ways to reduce the property tax burden besides increasing aid to local governments or cutting spending. "The key is to grow the tax base by making the state more competitive with neighboring states," Harms said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Friday's scores Nov 3, 2007
Scottsbluff, 18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 15-6. Class C1. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Montana robbery suspects waive extradition (50) Oct 25, 2007
Camille Adams also faced a charge in Scottsbluff County, Neb ... Montana authorities have 10 days to pick the men up from the jail in Scottsbluff, Neb. (Montana Standard, MT)
Nebraska drops charges against Chadron suspects Oct 25, 2007
Montana authorities have 10 days to pick the men up from the jail in Scottsbluff, Haug said. Share This Story. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Lady Wildcats ranked No. 30 in pre-season poll Oct 23, 2007
Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, NE. 27-2. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Accountant, 36, captures marathon Oct 21, 2007
"I'm stuck on that sixth, so I guess I'll have come back and do a litte better,'' he quipped.Earlier this year, Moniot won a marathon in Bismarck, N.D., finished fourth in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was second in another event in Minot, N.D.Chris Brown of Garfield, Minn., was third, Jason Probasco of Papillion, Neb., fourth and 22-year-old Justin Helbing of Iowa City fifth. Probasco was a member of the University of South Dakota's 1997 NCAA Division II national championship cross country team.Two... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
FANTASTIC FINISH Oct 16, 2007
Ten years later, he added another spectacular accomplishment to his resume, taking the Late Model championship in his NTC car No. 31 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, owned by Mike Warren of Scottsbluff ... 1405 Broadway P O Box 1709 Scottsbluff, NE 69363 Phone: (308) 632-9000. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
5 casino robbery suspects to be arraigned Oct 16, 2007
At the request of the Dawes County Sheriff Karl Dailey, they have been held in custody in the Scottsbluff County Jail in Scottsbluff about 100 miles from Chadron. Dailey said last week the Scottsbluff facility was larger and better equipped to house potentially dangerous suspects. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Five arrested in Chadron Oct 13, 2007
The men were taken to jail in Scottsbluff, and other charges are pending, he said. The massive law enforcement effort that led to the arrests included the Chadron Police Department, Dawes and Sheridan County Sheriff's departments from Nebraska, and Fall River County Sheriff from South Dakota, Nebraska State Patrol, police from Crawford, Scottsbluff, Gering and Alliance in Nebraska and Rapid City, S.D., Nebraska Game and Parks, and U.S. Department of Wildlife ... wrote on Oct 11, 2007 1:53 PM:" I... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Back nine unkind to Hassebrook Tuesday Oct 11, 2007
Scottsbluff 371-370-741, 4. Hastings 391-366-757, 5. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Lady Orange state champs Oct 11, 2007
Omaha Skutt was the state runner-up at 726, while Scottsbluff finished third at 741 ... Alexandria Schluter, Scottsbluff, 177; 13. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Plainswomen Too Tough For NJC Oct 11, 2007
Last year NJC went into Scottsbluff during the regular season and took WNCC to 5 games before dropping a hard-fought match. On Tuesday NJC lost to the number 1 team in the nation in 3 sets, 24-30, 23-30, 20-30. (Gonjc.com)
Hassebrook shoots a 97 after slow start Oct 10, 2007
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Lady Orange sprint to Class B lead Oct 10, 2007
Beatrice carded an opening-round 349, while Omaha Skutt was in second place with a 369 and Scottsbluff was third at 371. hings are going pretty much as we'd hoped, Beatrice coach Darrel Hoffman said following Monday's play. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
