For the past 12 years, the Scotts Bluff County Scanner has been a public service made possible by Hale Multimedia and volunteers through the official broadcast provider of all scanner feeds, Broadcastify.

I have personally been able to interact directly with Lindsay Blanton, the founder and CEO over the years and I can tell you that Broadcastify has been fantastic to work with. Not only do they provide the official broadcast licensing and broadcast infrastructure, but they also us access to and full use of all archived broadcasts. For those in marketing, you understand how powerful this is.

For instance, during a high traffic incident like a robot trying to enter a house with a possible hostage situation, the traffic on our scanner reaches a point where it is one of the most listened to scanner feeds in the entire country, at that time. Overall we HAVE reached #1 and most recently were #2 during the above referenced unfortunate incident.

Furthermore, there is an increased interest in the timeliness and honesty at which we put out when we report on something in the community. Along with this increased readership and listenership, we also have volunteer staff that are interested in pursuing the news business on a commercial basis.

At Hale Multimedia we have been producing news and selling sponsorships along with other multimedia products for over 22 years. We know adversity and we are still here.

When we launched the scanner feed and facebook page back in 2009, we committed to keeping it going, despite our former rogue partner deleting our page at 7900 followers causing us to start over at 0 in August, 2019. So be it, after just 2 years now, we are back up to our previous followership.

It's fun to hear the other local news reports when they reference scanner traffic. The likelihood that every news person has an expensive ($300-$600+) physical scanner is low. We venture to say that MOST of the official news reporters in the area probably get that scanner traffic through one of the dozens of apps that use our feed. Our feed supplies all those apps. If our feed is down, no one other than those who own a physical scanner, can hear anything.

This would be a good time to ask for donations to help keep the scanner going as a free service to the community, but I won't. I'll just leave the link here.

More good news; Scotts Bluff County Scanner is expanding! With this official transformation to a paid news agency we will be putting together a team consisting of local reporters and sales personnel. Andi has agreed to be our Publisher and I (Brian) will serve as Editor and Sales Manager/Trainer while longtime scanner admin JoAnn Paramo will serve as our Breaking News Editor. Other personnel announcements will be made soon. If you are interested in becoming a reporter or sales representative for County Scanner News, please contact Brian or JoAnn.

This is a strange interview but will shed alot of light into the John McAfee did not kill himself scenario.

The talented and humble Canadian rapper known as Tom MacDonald (no, that's his REAL name) appears to be more patriotic than most Americans.

This review is on his newest lick, Don't Look Down...

It's aggressive and passionate, indeed, but in classic Tom MacDonald style, it has you thinkin' every two seconds that you want to stop it and replay it over and over.

This one is not about politics, religion, government, or any other controversial subject. Tom simply spills his guts out as he walks you through his former life of pathetic addiction to his rise to stardom. Then in a strange expression of humility, Tom holds nothing back claiming he's the best ever. That is the controversy if you're looking for one in this Friday July 2, 2021 release.

Our favorite line in this one is "If I stepped on glass, if me feet on fire, if my toes turn black, if my shoes melt off, if my bones touch ground... I WILL NOT LOOK BACK, I CANNOT LOOK DOWN!"

Be sure to visit www.hangovergang.com for everything Tom MacDonald, and please pray for Nova's health and Tom's stamina to keep changing lives worldwide. You can also visit their youtube channel and download from iTunes as well. (I know.... Tom still calls it iTunes)

This is a two part podcast with the first 3/4 covering the original Amber Alert story and how it began when Amber Hagerman disappeared from Arlington, Texas and was murdered before word could get out.

We also talk about the disappearance of Chance Englebert from the Gering, Nebraska area on July 6, 2019. We have just one question at this point...

Listen in to find out what that question is.

It's all about Cultivating Community in Chapter 19 this week in Pastor Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life read by Andi and Brian Hale.

Is the government spying on Tucker Carlson? It's blatantly illegal, however, the government claims they are not and Tucker claims they have proof they already did. Tune in and You Decide in this report from Glenn Beck.

In the second half of this podcast we cover the current crazy news of the time, including the Arizona Audit, UFOs and more!

This is my reaction to Tucker Carlson's recent report of the epidemic of White Rage in this country (America).

Support independent artist Tom MacDonald by joining the Hang Over Gang and purchasing cool merchandise, or just by downloading his music. https://www.hangovergang.com

What happened to the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida?

Our first emphasis in on the pain and suffering of the victims and families. We pray for everyone involved and are dedicated to finding answers for those trying to come to grips with what could have happened.

There are lots of clues and even more questions about this building.

We are going to let the people do the talking. Sit back and listen to the news coverage and pay attention to clues that you might think are significant. Join us in this investigation and help us help these families!

It's time to dig deeper, literally, dig deeper into the secrets of the Vatican City.

Thousands of bones have been unearthed in two ossuaries discovered in the Vatican City, as part of an ongoing search for clues into the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl more than three decades ago.

Last week we learned that we were created to belong, not just believe. Tonight Andi and Brian read through Chapter 18 Experiencing Life Together in Pastor Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life. We learn that Life is Meant to be Shared. LISTEN IN!