(BANNER COUNTY, Neb.) -- An emergency call came at 10:51 a.m. yesterday morning when the Banner County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a single vehicle rollover on Highway 71 at mile marker 29. Upon arrival, a silver car was on its top with a single occupant trapped inside. Banner County Volunteer Fire and Rescue arrived and began the prolonged extrication process. The driver was removed from the vehicle and loaded onto AirLink for transportation to Regional West Medical Center for evaluation. Highway 71 Southbound was closed for a brief time while AirLink was on scene.
You can see that video on our Facebook page at Panhandle Scanner, our continued prayers for that situation.
Banner County Sheriff's Office has been busy. Last week, Chief Deputy Scott received a call about a suspicious vehicle. He made contact with the vehicle and its occupants and the stop resulted in the seizure of 13.9 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, a handgun, and three cell phones. The two occupants were arrested on multiple felony charges. Great work out there in Banner County.
(GERING, Neb.) -- Attention Gering residents. The City of Gering has a scheduled power outage for this morning for addresses on Beverly and Pacific Boulevard. Please see our Facebook page for those exact addresses and times.
Were you up early, or did you miss it? The Blood Red Moon or Lunar Eclipse occurred around 4 am in Wwestern Nebraska. Many folks reported cloudy skies preventing them from observing this phenomenon. The next total lunar eclipse will be December 2028.
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