Open Council Position

(GERING, Neb.) — The Gering City Council is seeking applicants for a Ward IV vacancy on the Council. This Council appointment is to fill the unexpired term in Ward IV that will conclude in December of 2026.

Interested persons shall submit a letter explaining their interest in the position to Mayor Ewing by February 26, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Letters can be mailed or delivered to 1025 P Street, P.O. Box 687, Gering, NE, 69341 to the attention of Mayor Ewing in care of the City Administrator. Candidates must reside in Ward IV and be registered voters.

Questions about the position can be directed to the City Clerk at kwelfl@gering.org or (308) 436-5096. The Mayor and City Council Members shall conduct interviews of interested persons on a date to be determined in early March, 2025.

The finalist will be announced at the March 10, 2025 regular City Council meeting.

Any person with a disability desiring a reasonable accommodation to attend a public meeting must contact the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, 1025 P Street, Gering NE by 12:00 p.m. five (5) days prior to the date of each meeting.

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Monday April 20 2026 - Scanner News - Panhandle Scanner News

In Alliance around 1 a.m. on Saturday night, Alliance Police Department had one male under suspicion of DUI and after some testing and 4130 located, we had one male 10-15, headed to the Box Butte County Jail. And around 2:40 a.m., Trooper 290 ran a Triple I Check, which came up positive and also had conducted a search of the vehicle and that also resulted in one male 10-15 with 4130 located after medical clearance at RWMC. Around 4 p.m. on Sunday, a Nebraska State Trooper was flagged down for a driver that was possibly 10-47 or DUI. After locating the vehicle and conducting the testing, Trooper 130 and 346 worked in tandem with Trooper 346 taking one male 10-15 or under arrest to the Cheyenne County Jail. And again, during that PC search, both 4130 and 3556 were located. For these offense codes, see our Penhandle Scanner website under resources. Around 7:20 p.m. last night, there was a medical call at the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center for a 46 year old male who was unconscious with blood coming out of his mouth. He was transported to Regional West Medical Center with a potential head injury and loss of consciousness. He was taken in Trauma 1. And in partial traffic, an unusual call came across around 6:38 a.m. for an individual who was being held against his will by his grandmother. Follow Panhandle Scanner for a follow up on that this morning, if anything becomes of it. To listen to scanner traffic, visit panhandlescanner.com and click on listen. You don't have to buy an expensive scanner to hear the feed. Made possible by Hale Multimedia. Streaming by Broadcastify.

From Fan To Follower (Cultural Christian) - Elevate Your Day with Andi and Brian Hale

From Are You A Cultural Christian Or A Follower Of Jesus by Herbert Cooper Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. – Matthew 16:24 When you hear the term “follower,” you probably immediately associate it with a social media number or popularity gauge. Because being a “follower” can be reduced to following someone’s social media account, we might consider ourselves as “followers” of Jesus being that simple: I prayed a prayer years ago, so therefore I’m a follower of Jesus. Did you know it is possible to be a Cultural Christian but not actually be a follower of Jesus? How do you know if you are truly following Jesus or simply “following” the patterns of Cultural Christianity? Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ – Matthew 7:21-23 Cultural Christians are fans of Jesus; they may listen to Christian music, wear Christian t-shirts, and go to church services, but they’re not saved. They have never been truly born again. People can literally do Cultural Christian things and not even know Jesus! that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. – Romans 10:9-10 If you have never prayed and asked Jesus to be the Lord of your life, today is the day! Jesus wants to come into your heart and transform into a new person. No matter what you’ve done, God loves you, wants to save you and be the Lord of your life! Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. – 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Maybe you are saved but are still living as a Cultural Christian and not a true disciple of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 3 talks about people who will barely make it into heaven and all of their work on earth will be burned up. They won’t have any rewards in heaven because they were Cultural Christians rather than followers of Jesus. True disciples follow the life of Jesus and teachings in scripture. Disciples follow Jesus. They don’t just sing worship songs; they follow Jesus. They don’t just pray; they follow Jesus. They don’t just read the Bible; they actually do what the Bible says and follow Jesus. Disciples follow the life of Jesus and the Word of God. It’s time to build your life as a disciple of Jesus! No matter where you are in your walk with God, it’s not too late to move from Cultural Christianity to living as a true disciple of Jesus! Reflect on today’s verses and pray that God would show you how to start living as a true disciple and how to take your walk with the Lord to the next level and move from being a fan to a follower.