Daria Anderson-Faden, The OBserver

For the second year in a row, the Kimball Food Pantry was the real winner at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School Supermarket Sweep contest on Friday. Eight teams composed of two shoppers each scoured the Main Street Market for 70 specific, high-demand items ranging from 3 pounds of Joyfully Grown Gala Apples to Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies in a 13.1 ounce package. The students had to obtain the correct brand, correct items, and the correct amount of all 70 items. The 70 items from each duo of...

The City of Kimball has announced that Burg Street will be closed between 1st Street and the alleyway adjacent to the City Electric Shop for construction equipment staging for the power generation plant. The closure began late evening on Thursday, November 21, and will remain closed until further notice. The city said that it will update the public about the closure as the project progresses, that it apologizes for any inconveniences, and that it thanks residents for their patience. The city...

Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer

The Kimball Ministerial Association Thanksgiving Praise Gathering crowd was treated to some beautiful musical selection by the Trinity Methodist Church Bell Choir and the Cornerstone Community Church Quartet. The Cornerstone Quartet shared "Amazing Grace" while the Bell Choir played several selections, including "Yankee Doodle Medley," religious music and Thanksgiving music. Since the 1980s, the United Methodist Church has had a bell choir, which was under the director of Harry McNees in the...

Santa's Helpers decorate light poles Friday along the downtown streets of Kimball. Spiffing up the poles are Charlotta Young, Sharon Williams and Pat Perry. The holiday season really gets going this week with Thanksgiving and then the activities of Saturday, Nov. 30, including the annual Christmas parade with Santa and Mrs. Claus. For more on festivities Saturday and in December, see the Kimball Area Upcoming Events Calendar on this...

Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer

After a short stint on the Kimball Board of Public Works, former Mayor Greg Robinson was sworn in to take a seat on the Kimball City Council at its meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 19. After the official swearing in, the council approved the consent agenda which was composed of the past minutes, claims, and financials. The first item on the agenda was Ordinance #832-Chicken Permit. In an effort to simplify the backyard chicken issue, Ordinance #832 provides for a special use permit to be issued. The...

The basketball Longhorns are getting ready for their openers in the 2024-25 season with new and old faces on the court. In the top photo, new coach Trevor Anderson watches standout Kyler Lusche go through a drill at the Arena. In the lower photo, the returning Addy Olsen dribbles two balls during practice. Olsen, a solid Longhorn athlete, went down after the last school year with a torn ACL while playing ball in Texas. Both teams have a little jamboree action coming up on Monday, Dec. 2, when...

Dennis Lee Brothers, age 81, of Potter NE passed away on Saturday, November 16th, 2024. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 2:00-6:00 P.M. with family present from 4:00-6:00 P.M. to leave condolences for the family. A Funeral Service will be held at a later date in Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Guttenberg Cemetery in Guttenberg, IA. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting memorial money to be donated to the Potter Volunteer Fire and Rescue...