Well, it's fair season. The Scottsbluff County Fair just wrapped up, and it's time for two more.
The Kimball Banner County Fair begins August 9th and goes through the 15th, and it's the Box Butte County Fair starting tomorrow, August 4th through the 9th. And for our followers in the far northeastern portion of the Panhandle, a little bit outside the Panhandle is our Cherry County friends. They're also kicking off their County Fair this week. That started on Saturday and goes through the 9th.
Be sure to stay hydrated, as hot temps baked the region again this past week, with temperatures over 100 all over the Panhandle. 100 in Pine Bluffs, 102 in Alliance and Gordon, 103 in Bridgeport, 104 in Torrington and Scottsbluff, 105 in Gearing, and 106 degrees in Chadron.
There was a train delay yesterday that got some people hot. Multiple different crossings were closed, as 9th Avenue, 5th Avenue, Broadway, Avenue B, 20th Street, and Avenue I were all blocked due to a train that had broken down. BNSF sent a team to address the issue for the three-mile-long iron blockade, while the Nebraska State Patrol helped direct traffic.
The Sunday Scanner is out, and you'll catch all kinds of great stories in that weekly edition of our printable version, similar to a weekly newspaper. Catch it on Panhandlescanner.com or Panhandle Scanner on Facebook. It's the Sunday Scanner Weekly Edition in a newspaper format, complete with that late-night, last-minute, high-speed, well, slow-speed chase through town on Saturday night.
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