(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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Well over 10,000 people have seen our post that we shared from the Panhandle Humane Society about the low-cost vaccine and Microchip Clinic being held April 18th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carpenter Center in Terrytown. That's April 18th. Go take care of your pets there with low cost vaccines and microchips.

There was a hit and run yesterday in Scottsbluff on the corner of 16th Avenue and Erin Lane. An eyewitness reported to us that a car had a gas line and took off. The police said the road blocked off and Black Hills energy was on site. There was a gas leak but that had been cleaned up. The hit and run driver also caused some electrical damage.

The Nebraska State Patrol says that scammers were added this weekend with an official looking fraudulent document labeled final notice court enforcement action. The document lists failure to pay electronic tolls and gives a strange authority and a North Carolina address. Always be on the lookout for scammers. If you think you're a victim of a scam please contact the Nebraska State Patrol.

We'd like to say a prayer for our Lyman-Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department brothers and sisters. They're hurting after they lost one of their own. They wrote yesterday that it is with heavy hearts we inform you that firefighter Rocky Robinson has passed away. Rocky joined the department in 2018 and served many roles during his years as a member. His loss is deeply felt not only within our department but throughout the community he's so proudly protected. That was from the Lyman-Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department. Rest in Peace, Rocky Robinson.