Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Four stolen vehicles in one week in Kimball County led to the recovery of a stolen Dodge pickup from Sedgwick, Colo., behind the Dix Bible Church according to Kimball County Sheriff Investigator Anthony Osborn. This vehicle was recovered within 24 hours of being reported stolen, and it contained items believed to have been taken during recent burglaries in Kimball County. At that time, Sheriff Harry Gillway said, "We believe the suspects are driving the second vehicle stolen from Dix. We did...
After years of trying, the City of Kimball was finally able to complete the abatement process at 212 S. Burg St. in Kimball, a property they have attempted to abate since 2010, according to Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty. "We have finally gotten through the legal process. I think we are fortunate that we found some avenues to pursue (abatement)," he said. "I want to commend our street department, they did a wonderful job on this and the line crews will finish up with the trees." Throughout the...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns saw their season come to an end with a loss in the finals of the C2-12 sub-district tournament this past week. After winning 63-34 over Bayard in first round play, the Kimball girls lost to Hemingford 63-32 in the title game, leaving them with a record of six wins and 14 losses on the season. No problem in the win over Bayard as the Lady Horns jumped out to a 15-0 lead and was leading 18-2 at the quarter break. Kimball won the scoring battle each quarter of play en...
The regular season closed out on a losing note for the Kimball High boys as they lost at Mitchell Friday night 64-58. The loss leaves Kimball at 12-9 in the win/loss column heading into this week's sub-district tournament play that began this past Tuesday in Sidney. Behind the ten point scoring of 6'7" senior Joe Pieper, Mitchell jumped out to a 20-8 first quarter lead, but when Pieper picked up two quick fouls and went to the bench, the Horns battled back to outscore the hosting Tigers 21-15...
At not quite twelve years old, Sierra Starr Boviall continues to make a name for herself among young wrestlers. Boviall, a student at Potter-Dix schools, lives in Kimball with her grandmother, Penny Hobbs. Boviall has been wrestling for four years in the Federation wrestling program and currently trains and competes with the Tri-state Grapplers. She wrestles folk style and Greco-Roman currently but will be learning freestyle soon. In addition to learning a new wrestling style, she is learning...
Mike Daum is making big news again this week and if you haven’t already read, and watched some of the National news stories about his play this past week, you must be hiding out in a cave somewhere. Big Mike, the former Kimball High standout who is now outstanding for South Dakota State University, had a career high of 51 points in the Jackrabbits 97-89 win over Fort Wayne. This is the most points scored by a player in a game this year. He had seven treys and was 16/17 at the foul line. He also puled 15 rebounds and was outstanding enough to be...
Disposing of unwanted items alongside county roads is a growing concern, is considered littering and is unlawful by Nebraska revised state statute 28-523. With hundreds of miles of county roads in Kimball County, unlawful dumping of debris along those roads can become a big problem. Anyone found guilty of this offense the first time will be found guilty of a Class III misdemeanor, punishable by up to three months in jail or a fine of up to $500, or both. A second offense will be a Class II...
Hunter Thompson and the Pine Bluffs boys put on a show to behold in winning over Kimball this past week 86-41. The defending state champs, ran their undefeated season record to 18-0 with the win and Thompson, the 6'10" super-star, who is headed to the University of Wyoming after he finishes out his senior year at Pine, gave the fans a look at what a Division One recruit can do. Thompson was 6 for 6 on 3 point attempts in the first quarter alone and made the crowd roar with approval on a couple...
A tough weekend for the Kimball High girls suffering losses to Hemingford and Hershey to leave them at 5-13 heading into the sub-district tournament play. On Friday night on the road at Hemingford, they lost 55-29 and in their final home game of the season, with the senior girls and their parents honored, they went down to Hershey 49-37. At Hemingford, Kimball jumped out to a 5-2 lead, but the Lady Bobcats came back to score the next 10 points to lead 12-5 at the quarter break. In the second quarter, the same story as Kimball scored the first 6...
No state tournament qualifiers this year for the Kimball High wrestling team despite some outstanding efforts by the Longhorn squad, according to coach Wade Brashear. "The NSAA C-4 District Tournament in Valentine turned out to be a great competitive tournament full of excitement and heart break," said Brashear. "Our goal was to wrestle our best matches at the end of the season and in some matches, we did just that, showing vast improvement from the beginning of the year. This district proved on...
The Kimball High Lady Longhorns were just the latest team to suffer a loss to the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets as the defending Wyoming State Champions remained unbeaten to run their season record to 18-0 in the 59-36 win at Kimball on a Tuesday evening. The Kimball girls had a very good first half of play, trailing 19-14 at the quarter break with Justine Heeg nailing a pair of treys and Jannel Fiehtner hitting yet another, and Kate Reader scoring 5 points. The 2nd period was where Kimball really...
Two more losses over the weekend for the Kimball High Boy's Basketball Team. The Horns lost at Hemingford 55-34 on Friday, and fell to Hershey at home Saturday night 73-44. This leaves Kimball with a 12-8 record going into their final regular season contest Mitchell tomorrow (Friday) night. At Hemingford, the Horns stayed close early scoring the final 6 points of the opening quarter to trail 10-9 at the end of the period. Kimball was taking lots of long 3 pointers, that were not falling, and by...
WOW! Hunter Thompson gave basketball fans a look at how a Division One recruit can play the game when his Pine Bluffs boy’s team invaded Kimball this past week and took home an 86-41 victory. It was their 42nd consecutive win by the way, as the Hornets remain undefeated this season at 18-0. The Pine team is fast closing in on the state record for the most consecutive wins in a row. Back to Mr. Thompson, the 6’10” senior who has signed to play at the University of Wyoming, and who had earlier committed to Creighton. In the first quarter alone...
Though Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is serious, it doesn’t have to cause panic. In fact, the bacterial infection is not more contagious than others, it is simply resistant to many antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Anyone can contract the highly resistant infection, but it is most commonly seen in those who are most often in group settings, such as patients in medical facilities, nursing homes, military barracks and even students and athletes. The infection can be spread from c...
Just one short week on the job and Kimball's new City Administrator, Dan Dean, has jumped in feet first and with a broad smile described his first day, Wednesday, Feb. 1, as full of meetings. "I got right into the middle of things with some very long meetings for much of the day," he said. "That's just fine, just get right in and figure out what is going on." But don't expect to find him stuck behind his desk all the time, as Dean plans to be involved in community events and civic organizations...
Just a few mornings ago I woke up still tired and groggy, sure that it was at least an hour before my usual wake up time. As I sat up in bed the tell-tale ache in my head and the stiffness in my neck screamed that my night was anything but restful. I swung my feet over the side of the bed and began slowly stretching my neck – touching chin to chest and circling it first one way, then the other. Then I saw it. My alarm clock. 6 a.m. I’m late! Understand, as an early riser, 6 a.m. is late for me, and it meant that I could not enjoy a cup of cof...
Kimball senior, Jaden Withrow, signed his letter of intent this past week to play football for the Dakota Wesleyan University Tigers. This means there will be two Withrow brothers on the Tiger roster as Jaden joins once again with his brother Jonathan, who just completed his second season at DWU. Jaden is one of two recruits who were signed strictly as athletes, meaning they could be looked at for various positions and various roles in the program. When questioned about the possibility of...
The Kimball High wrestling team closed out the regular season this past week and head to District this weekend in Valentine. The Longhorns had two tournaments this past week, including hosting the 2017 SPVA Tournament on Jan. 31, and then participating in the Chimney Rock Invite at Bayard on Feb. 2. Bridgeport won the team championship at the SPVA Tourney with 168.5 points with Chase County runner-up with 133. Behind the top two came Sutherland with 87, North Platte St. Pats 80, Hershey 77, Kimball 39.5 and Perkins County 33. Coach Wade...
The Kimball High boys received the number one seed and a first round bye into the 2017 Western Trails Conference basketball tournament, but along the way they stumbled and suffered a pair of back-to-back defeats to finish a disappointing fourth. In Friday night semi-final play, they went up against Hemingford, a 62-31 winner over Morrill in a first round pairing. The Horns lost 54-46. They played like they were sick, because they were sick. A good share of the Kimball players were battling illness, and it showed. Shots simply were not falling...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns lost to Gordon-Rushville 65-49 in first round play of the Western Trails Conference 2017 Basketball Tournament and failed to advance into additional play at Cougar Palace. The Kimball ladies were the lower seeded team and had to make the long road trip to Gordon in unfavorable weather and road conditions this past Thursday evening, and had to settle for just one game of competition this past week. The hosting Lady Mustangs came out strong, out scoring Kimball 23-6 in the opening period, and after the slow start, the...
The Kimball Junior High boy’s basketball season is underway, and coach Dane Wurdeman says, “Our numbers are low this season but we like the group of young men we are working with.” Kimball opened with Burns on Jan. 17 with the eighth grade boys wining 23-17. Javin Coyle had 16 points, Christian Allen-Van Pelt three, Cole Henton and Ethan Ratzlaff two each. The Kimball seventh grade lost 20-6 with Thomas Muldoon scoring four and Damien Wolven two. In a combined B-game, Burns won 17-14. Zander Hottell and Jesse Heidi had four each, Cole Heim,...
Other than the fact the Kimball boys were sick, and played sick, at the WTC Conference Tournament this past weekend, I enjoyed a lot of good, and exciting, basketball Friday and Saturday at Cougar Palace in Scottsbluff. I like the atmosphere of Cougar Palace and Mrs. Southard and I took in all four games each day. The Mitchell girls the number one seed, won the championship as expected, but they had to battle hard both nights to do so. In the semi-final game, they slipped past Gordon-Rushville 50-48, and in the title game they won over a good...
The Kimball Event Center was put up for bids following a special Kimball City Council meeting on Nov. 8, 2016, with the caveat that it be used in a similar fashion to its current use – as an event venue and community center. “The price was set to encourage a buyer (at $10,000). They would receive almost everything in the building, such as kitchen equipment, dishes, tables, chairs, and fitness equipment,” council member Christy Warner said. “That makes it a good deal but the buyer would have a true investment in making the Event Center succeed...
If given a choice, Kimball junior Kaden Adrian would choose to perform over just about anything else, and recently he was given that very option, with an exciting twist. Adrian, and his trumpet, will travel this summer to Europe for 16 days of performances as an Ambassador of Music through Voyageurs International Ltd. Chosen, with several other students, by Kimball band instructor Kristi Hiles-Smith, Adrian was the only Longhorn to jump on this opportunity. "Mrs. Hiles-Smith chooses the...
Kimball High senior, Alexis Lulf, set a new school record for 3 point field goals in a game with eight as she scored 28 points and led the Lady Longhorns to a 71-57 win over Bayard this past Monday night. The way Lulf was lighting up the score board, it was like viewing the strip in Las Vegas! Kimball's long shot artist nailed her first trey in the opening quarter, added four more in the second period, and closed out the night with three more in the final period. She eclipsed Danielle Perry and...