Shanda Sachse Joins the Scanner Team

Welcome aboard to Shanda Sachse, your new Panhandle Scanner Director of Advertising!

Her last name is pronounced ‘Saxxy’. She and her husband Jason ranch outside of Alliance. They are also in charge of security at the upcoming Horizon Music Festival in Gering. You will learn a lot more about them in the near future.

For now we want to welcome Shanda, who actually has been working with us for several years now. We felt it was time to promote her to full-time Director status. You will see her decked out in scanner gear and running around the Panhandle building relationships with small businesses and the people of the community. She may even call you on the phone to introduce herself.

Her first project with us is to contact every potential business or individual that helps in the area of Mental Health & Wellness. We are putting together both a printed and online directory of all local services. The directory will be free of charge and distributed throughout the Panhandle.

Shanda will also be handling our regular advertising and website sales through all of our different platforms with Hale Multimedia.

Our advertising space is going fast, so if you are interested, please contact us or Shanda directly!

Welcome Shanda Barker Sachse!

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Friday Jul 24 2026 - Scanner News - Panhandle Scanner News

Watch out for the rattlesnake on Omaha Beach if you're out at Lake McConaughey. At 5 p.m. last night on July 23rd, there was a snake spotted. Pretty good size. Please be aware of your surroundings while enjoying the lake. They're out and this heat will have them looking for water and cool places as the summer continues. Muhammad Ali once said, service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. The Hershey Volunteer Fire Department posted that meaningful and timeless message yesterday as a reminder that the recent fires highlights the amazing communities we serve. If you want to give back, contact your local fire department. There is a construction update in Torrington. The East D Street construction project is in its final stages and there will be some closure changes over the next few days. If you haven't driven through the area lately, East D Street is now open to East 28th Avenue, which provides an easy connection to Main Street. The Chadron Area 9-1-1 lines were down yesterday. They have been restored after they learned that a fiber optic had been cut at an unknown location. The Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department recently posted that they responded to a grass fire on July 20th in the area of Murphy Road and Highway 29 north of Mitchell and Sioux County. It was likely started from a lightning strike as thunderstorms moved through the area. Luckily, the rain from those storms put out the fire before it could get very big. They did respond with eight trucks and multiple personnel. The Alliance Fire Department project is complete. They wrote, "she's a beaut, Clark. After a six-month refurbishment project, we're happy to welcome number 342 home." Thank you to Frytech Inc. for all your hard work and taking our vision and making it a reality.