Covered Wagon Drive-In

10/10/2026

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NOMINATIONS are OPEN for 4th Quarter Favorite Local Small Business! Who are YOUR favorite local businesses?

09/30/2026

Things are starting to happen at PR Schooners. Hit the link above and go to our page and hit the like and follow button let's get to a thousand followers before the grand opening.

08/29/2026

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TIME TO VOTE for the 3rd Quarter Favorite Local Small Business!
VOTNG CLOSED - WINNER ANNOUNCED SAT MORNING!

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Comment below who you think should WIN the Title and complimentary Annual Sponsorship on Panhandle Scanner!

Note : this quarter saw the highest number of nominations in the 3 1/2 years we have been doing this, and look at all the different towns and types of businesses represented. (8 total!)

There are only two towns with multiple businesses, with Scottsbluff and Alliance represented by two each. Other than those two, there are 6 other towns represented this quarter;

Scottsbluff 2
Alliance 2
Broadwater 1
Gordon 1
Henry 1
Gering 1
Morrill 1
Hay Springs 1

Panhandle Scanner is reaching into the smallest towns and across the State. This is tremendous exposure for these newer, smaller businesses! All compliments of Panhandle Scanner by Hale Multimedia LLC.

08/22/2026

Let's goooo!!! Let's get in the finals. Please comment on the original post

TOP 20 revealed...

We are getting close!

THIS is the RUNNING Top 20, but EVERYONE still has a chance. NOMINATE YOUR LOCAL FAVORITE BUSINESS from anywhere in WyoBraska!

Next week it will be narrowed down to the TOP 10 for VOTING.

Trujillo Services
JAY's Duct Cleanings LLC
Covered Wagon Drive-In
Farm to Family Cooperative
Heaven Sent Tattoos, LLC
Crystal Clear Solutions
Aerial Gymnastics
Broadwater Country Store
Hair By Justice
Smitty's Place
Bow-Wow Dog Grooming
Quality Engine Repair LLC
Kiowa Honey Company
Barrel House Liquor
Chapman Family Farms & Dairy
WyoBraska Extreme Cheer
JJ Roofing NE
Gering Wag'n'tails
Nebraska Coffee
Written In Ink tattoo studio

Nominate ANY BUSINESS, not just these, but if your favorite is on this list, nominate them again to make sure they make the TOP 10 for VOTING. We'll announce the TOP 10 next Saturday!

08/08/2026

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200 Nominations in the first 3 weeks!!!

Who are YOUR favorite Local Small Businesses in the Panhandle?

Each Saturday we ask our followers to nominate their favorite local small businesses for a chance at the Quarterly Title and a promotional package from Hale Multimedia. We vote on nominations during the 10th week of each quarter to determine the panhandle's favorite local small business.

Winning businesses receive an annual promotional advertising package valued over $500 with exposure on several of our media platforms.

Alphabetical list of nominees SO FAR....

24/7 - Scottsbluff fitness
2nd Street Bakery
308 Nutrition
385 express l**e
A place in time
Abe's
Aerial Gymnastics
Al's Market
Allen's Tree & Landscaping LLC
Alpha Femme
American Legion
Andrews Custom Fab and Powder Coating
Backaracks
Barrel House Liquor
B**r & Loathing
Beguin Veterinary Clinic
Bemis Drug
Berry Sweet
Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
Bow-Wow Dog Grooming
Braids & Hair by Erica
Brendals Restaurant
Broadhead Construction & Lawn, LLC
Broadwater Country Store
Broken Spoke Bar and Grill
Boogies Buggys Auto Sales
Brooke's Place
Bluffs Physical Therapy
Burgerwerx
Chapman Family Farms & Dairy
Chaos Collective
China House
Chute 39 LLC
Complete Construction
Cornerstone Coffee
Country electric
Covered Wagon Drive-In
Copper Creek Wellness LLC
Creekside Animal Hospital
Cryptic Tattoos
Custom cuts
Dead Tree Wood Working And Handyman Service
Diamond jacks corner bar
Dirty Dogs
Dirty lil Swigs
Dirty Pop
Divine Rhythm
Double A Feeds, Inc
Djophbeat
Eitzen's Auto
Essence
El Poblanito Food Truck
Farmer & Son BBQ
Farm to Family Cooperative
Ferrari Coffee
Flower Haven & Gifts
Fox Theatre Sidney
Frankies Bar and Grill
Gering Wag'n'tails
Golden Hour Barbecue
Gordon True Value
Hair By Justice
Haas Homestead
Hanging on the Hook Beef
Heaven Sent Tattoos, LLC
Hemingford American legion
Heritage Cafe
Herren Brothers
High Plains Market
Hometown Liquor
Hug In A Mug
I&L Coffee Roasters
Iris and Palm Co.
JAAZ Heavenly Treats LLC
JAY's Duct Cleanings LLC
JJ Roofing NE
Judds Daylight Donuts LLC.
Johnson spray foam
K&J Village Cafe
kaufman’s house cleaning.
Kimball Service center
Kimball Fitness Center
Kimball NE Farmers Market
Kingdom Grillers Barbecue
Kiowa Honey Company
La Delicia
Lady's Legacy Doggie Day Care and Spa
Lake Big Mac Spoiled Guide Service
Lavish Skin
Lawn Partners
Legacy Coop
Lemon Love
Little Acres Farm
Little house on the table
Longhorn Saloon - Harrison, NE
Marketplace Boutique
Marks Chiropractic
Marky's meat market
Massage by Alice
MB Kem Overhead Doors
Meemaws restaurant
Mike's Wild Dogs
Mindy's Vintage
Moore Produce
Morrill Farmers Market
Moxie salon
nailsby.kac
Nebraska Coffee
Nebraska Popcorn
Nemnich Automotive
Nurdhalla LLC
OASIS NIGHT CLUB
Open Barrel Brewing co.
Oshkosh Ace
On the hook beef
Ooh lala Beauty
Patriot Car Wash
Patton's Relocation Services
Pedelers Corner
Perk up coffee shop
Photos by Bren
Pineapples restaurant
Pink Palace
Platte River Glass
Prairie Winds Collective-Oshkosh
Prestige Welding & Repair
Prestige Mfg Kimball
Prime Cut Meat Market A Restaurant
PRYOR-ity Foods and Catering
Quality Engine Repair LLC
Quick Care Medical Services
R&C Automotive
R & R SERVICE
Raben's Market
Redemption Repair
Redz
Reganis Auto Center
Roma Italian Restaurant
Robbie’s Frosty Scoops and Eats
Rush Creek Roots
Rustic Reflections and Photos by Bren
Sandhills Pet Grooming
Sandhill Slims
SB vending
Scott Free
Shop The Good Life
Sixth Dimension Crystals
Side tracks liquor
Smitty's Place
Snyders Smith Shop
Sportsman's Liquor
Steel Grill 64
StageCoach Stop
Sudsy Pup
Sugar Diamond
sugar shack
Sweet Ice
Sweet Meadow Market
Tabletop Meats
Take Shelter
The Firehouse Bar & Grill of Lyman
The Gilded Stem Bakery
The Happy Dackle
The Hi Way Hair Co
The Paradigm Concepts
The Petstop
The Sage Brush Nebraska
The Simple Co.
The Twisted Bang Salon
The Twisted Turtle Pub
The Wildflower Animal Cottage
Three little Birds Engraving Studio
Thrive Landscaping
Top Dawg Grooming LLC
TreyGains.ink
Trujillo Services
TT's Hometown Pub & Grub
Twin City Solutions
Union Bar
Unique A-flair Nails
Vaughn’s Dumpsters and Service LLC
Village Pizza
vince’s corner
Vintage
VINTAGE EXPRESSO COLLECTIBLES AND ANTIQUES
WEL-Life at Scottsbluff
West Side Event Center
Western Trails Therapeutic Massage
Whispering Valley Labradors
Whiteclay Grocery
Wigglebuttz Dog Grooming
Wildflower Veterinary Care
Windmill on The Hill
Winners
Winkler Electric
Woody's Liquor & Sporting Goods
Written In Ink tattoo studio
Wyatt Family Meats, LLC
WyoBraska Extreme Cheer
Wyobraska Veterinary Services

08/01/2026

We are in the top ten so far. Make sure you tag us in the original post and let's get to the finals!!!!

WOW!! 160+ businesses have been nominated thus far in our 3rd Quarter contest for Favorite Local Small Business in the Panhandle!

JAY's Duct Cleanings LLC
Trujillo Services
Heaven Sent Tattoos, LLC
Quality Engine Repair LLC
Broadwater Country Store
Covered Wagon Drive-In
Aerial Gymnastics
WyoBraska Extreme Cheer
Barrel House Liquor
Chute 39 LLC
Kiowa Honey Company
Vaughn’s Dumpsters and Service LLC
Written In Ink tattoo studio
2nd Street Bakery
Bow-Wow Dog Grooming
Gering Wag'n'tails
Hair By Justice
Herren Brothers
Backaracks
Broken Spoke Bar and Grill
Chapman Family Farms & Dairy
Cryptic Tattoos
Custom cuts
Hug In A Mug
I&L Coffee Roasters
Moore Produce
Nebraska Coffee
Raben's Market
Sugar Diamond
308 Nutrition
Al's Market
American Legion
Berry Sweet
Brendals Restaurant
Brooke's Place
Burgerwerx
Dirty Dogs
Dirty Pop
Frankies Bar and Grill
Golden Hour Barbecue
High Plains Market
Judds Daylight Donuts LLC.
Kingdom Grillers Barbecue
Little Acres Farm
Longhorn Saloon - Harrison, NE
Oasis Night Club
Open Barrel Brewing co.
Rush Creek Roots
Sixth Dimension Crystals
StageCoach Stop
The Firehouse Bar & Grill of Lyman
Thrive Landscaping
TT's Hometown Pub & Grub
Twin City Solutions
Village Pizza
Wigglebuttz Dog Grooming
24/7 - Scottsbluff Fitness
385 Express L**e
Abe's
Oshkosh Ace
Allen's Tree & Landscaping Llc
Alpha Femme Elite Cleaning
B**r & Loathing
Beguin Veterinary clinic
Bemis Drug
Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
Braids & Hair by Erica
China House
Complete Construction
Cornerstone Coffee 1st Qtr Winner 2026!
Country Electric
Creekside Animal Hospital
Dead Tree Wood Working And Handyman Service
Diamond Jacks Corner Bar
Dirty lil Swigs
Divine Rhythm
Double A Feeds, Inc
Eitzen's Auto
Essence in Gordon
Farm to Family Cooperative CURRENT CHAMPION 2nd Qtr!
Ferrari Coffee
Flower Haven & Gifts
Fox Theatre Sidney
Hanging on the Hook Beef
Hemingford American legion
Heritage cafe
Herren Brothers
Hometown Liquor
Iris and Palm Co.
JAAZ Heavenly Treats LLC
JJ Roofing NE
Kaufman’s House Cleaning
Kimball Fitness Center
Kimball NE Farmers Market
La Delicia
Lake Big Mac Spoiled Guide Service
Lavish Skin
Lemon Love
Little house on the table
Marketplace Boutique
Marks Chiropractic
Marky's meat market
Massage by Alice
MB Kem Overhead Doors
Mike's Wild Dogs
Mindy's Vintage
Morrill Farmers Market
Moxie salon
Nebraska Popcorn
Nemnich Automotive
Nurdhalla LLC
Patriot Car Wash
Patton's Relocation Services
Pedelers Corner
Perk Up Coffee Shop
Photos by Bren
Pineapples restaurant
Pink Palace
Platte River Glass
PRYOR-ity Foods and Catering
Redemption Repair
Redz
Reganis Auto Center
Roma’s
Rustic Reflections
Sandhills Pet Grooming
SB Vending
Scott Free
Shop The Good Life
Smitty's Place
Sportsman's Liquor
Sudsy Pup
Sugar Shack
Sweet Meadow Market
Tabletop Meats
Take Shelter
The Gilded Stem Bakery
The Happy Dackle
The Hi Way Hair Co
The Paradigm Concepts
The Petstop
The Sage Brush Nebraska
The Simple Co.
The Twisted Bang Salon
The Twisted Turtle Pub
Three Little Birds Engraving Studio
Top Dawg Grooming LLC
TreyGains.ink
Union Bar
Unique A-flair Nails
Vince’s Corner
Vintage Expresso Collectibles and Antiques
WEL-Life at Scottsbluff
West Side Event Center
Western Trails Therapeutic Massage
Whispering Valley Labradors
Whiteclay Grocery
Wildflower Veterinary Care
Windmill on The Hill
Winners
Woody's Liquor & Sporting Goods
Wyobraska Veterinary Services

Which ones are your favorites?
Let us know in the comments. Every nomination counts toward making the Top 10 for Voting in September.

Is YOUR favorite business missing?
If so, nominate them in the comments!

07/26/2026

It's official the Covered Wagon Drive-In has purchased the antelope Cafe in Gordon NE. As soon as we can do some renovations,updates and staff it we will reopen under the name Pr Schooners. Keep an eye out for a new page and follow us here for updates.

07/23/2026

Big news coming soon. Follow our page to keep up to date. I'll give you a hint think wagon train.