Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Erin Aerni, 33, of Kimball was killed in an accident on Highway 30 in Kimball Saturday morning. Local dispatcher, Erin Heidemann, called Kimball Emergency Dispatch to report a vehicle/pedestrian accident near the Kimball Cemetery at approximately 9:40 a.m. Kimball County Sheriff's Office and Kimball Ambulance responded and secured the scene while waiting for Nebraska State Patrol Troopers to arrive. The highway was closed and traffic was diverted as Troopers investigated the accident. Carol Jo Nagel, also of Kimball, was the driver of the...
Kimball Police Department is offering a $500 reward to anyone offering information that leads to an arrest for the recent incidents of vandalism in Kimball. In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 22, unknown individuals vandalized several properties in Kimball, including personal and City property. At the Kimball Swimming Pool the vandals spray painted the walls, dismantled equipment and plunged patio furnishings into the water. By 8 a.m. city crews were busy covering the damaged walls and...
The High Point Welcome Center was busy this past Thursday, June 22, as the first of five tour groups rolled through town. This report was given to the Kimball County Board of Commissioners at their recent meeting, Tuesday, June 20. Four more tours are scheduled, two in July and two in September, according to Kimball County Tourism Director Jo Caskey, who added that these groups will be served a farm to fork lunch from BeeHaven. Two of the five groups will also get the chance to experience the Bison operation at Rocky Hollow Buffalo Company,...
The Kimball Board of Education heard a report from High School principal Eugene Hanks regarding random drug testing for any student participating in Nebraska School Activity Association activities. “This isn’t a ‘gotcha’ thing, it is something to give them another reason to say no,” Hanks said. “It could be non-extracurricular, if their parents choose to sign the form, they would be in the pool. In order to participate in extracurricular activities, though, the student would need a signed form.” Activities include all sports, vocal and ins...
A new company moved into Kimball last week and the owner, Tom Carr, said bringing Carr Spirits to Kimball is a bit like coming home in more than one way. Feeling right at home. Carr and his wife, Darcy, bought the Colorado Cattle Company in 2009, at a time when Tom was still working in the liquor industry. With the purchase of the ranch Tom quit the business and began ranching full time. In March 2015 Tom began Carr Spirits with the purchase of a company that owned a brand called Fuegon. "I...
The Kimball City Council approved the replacement of electrical panels at the local waste water treatment plant at a cost of $42,000. Late in May an electrical storm caused damage to the panels, according to City Administrator Dan Dean. “We have since been directing the waste into our lagoon,” he said. “We would like to eliminate that as quickly as possible, but we are not discharging – which is critical.” Two bids were received from Municipal Automation & Control, the company that has been a supplier to the City of Kimball for years. Th...
The Veterans Service Office of Kimball County will be hosting a Resource Fair, Thursday July 6, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Kimball’s VFW to assist veterans, those who currently serve and family. This Resource Fair offers those who are interested learn more about all of the different resources available. “As of now we have about 13 different organizations planning on coming,” said VSO Administrative Assistant Sheana Hendrickson, including, but not limited to, Workforce Coordinator, Vocational Rehab, Kimball Health Services, and Scott...
After a rough, dirty and hot weekend at the ball fields The Zone, a team out of Scottsbluff came out on top, with Dripping Gold from Scottsbluff finishing in second place and Autolok, one of our home teams out of Kimball, holding up third. The Cockriders, a team out of Cheyenne, took home the Sportmanship award this year, they came to play and be competitive, but yet it was all for a good time and to help with a great cause. "I don't think I laughed as much anywhere else than doing books during...
After a little misunderstanding and some confusion Kimball and Alliance Legion teams were finally in the same town at the same time. Kimball coaches thought the game was in Alliance and Alliance coaches were sure the game was in Kimball. After a couple phone calls between coaches, Alliance headed back home to match up with Kimball. By the time the game got started it was already 7p.m., so it was decided that there would only be one game played on Thursday, June 22. Our hometown boys lost the...
It took a 4 hole, score card playoff, to determine the winner of this year’s TeamMates 4 person scramble held at the Four Winds Golf Course this past Saturday. The team of Chuck Christensen, Jeff Greenwood, Jordan Greenwood, Landon Smith won out over the team of Chad Wise, Dillon Wise, Payton Wise, Bill Wallace with both teams shooting 56! The third place team of Colton Daum, Jake Daum, Henry Heeg Jr., Anthony Osborne was just one stroke back with their round of 57, and the fourth place team of Zane Anthony, Izaac Reuter, Andrew McCloud, K...
From gear heads to cowboys, everyone is meeting in Potter this weekend and events begin tonight, Thursday, June 22, with the Potter Melodrama "The Stinky Feet Gang," a hilarious wild west show, at the Legion Hall in Potter beginning 7 p.m. The show will go on again at the same time Friday night and the finale will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The annual event draws contestants and crowds from near and far. Burgers and brats served an hour before show time each night. The Lincoln Highway Cruisers...
The Kimball Board of Education discussed increasing academic expectations as well as providing additional support to struggling students during High School Principal Eugene Hanks’ report at the June 12 board meeting. “Is there anyway we can raise the academic bar?” board member Brad Reader asked Hanks,” I know we did that a couple of years ago with the ‘no F’ policy.” Hanks suggested that a committee be formed, similar to the committee formed when the current policy was adopted, to review the policies and how best to increase academic expe...
Potter residents see a new arena in the area. Callen and Whitney Whartman began building the arena on their land just east of Potter in 2015. Though the arena is ready to use, the Whartmans are currently still adding improvements. Initially built for personal use and as a safe place for their children to grow up utilizing, the arena is now available to the public. "Over the past year, we have continued improving it and that's when we realized we wanted to offer it to the community to use as...
A long wait for just the right moment; a little nudge forward and Yesenia Flores, Yessie, has completed her journey – traveling to Omaha a permanent resident and coming home to Kimball a naturalized citizen. Yessie's long wait began when she became a permanent resident of the United States in 1999, through her husband. Permanent residency is valid for ten years, at which time it must be renewed or it will be forfeited, or one can apply to become naturalized. "For a permanent resident who wants t...
What better way to kick of the 4th of July holiday than with a fun day at the lake while supporting your local veterans office? For several years Kelleigh Huff organized the Oliver Reservoir Fun Run, but when she relocated, Sheana Hendrickson decided to step up and take over organizing this day full of summer fun to help raise money for the local Veterans. With the help of Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer, Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty and Kristopher Nitz, she has accomplished just that. “I think the whole event will be great, I hope to make t...
Do you or anyone you know enjoy writing? A Six Corners of Nebraska Contest, “Future Great Writers of Nebraska” is just the thing to showcase your best work. The Panhandle Southwest region is taking entries from writers ages 13 to 25 through July 1. All types of writing are eligible, including but not limited to, fiction, non-fiction, articles, books, poems, news columns/articles, video game writing, and screen writing, just to name a few. A maximum of 1,000 words will be accepted, one entry per person, three prescreened entries per cla...
John Freed and Gloria Rutledge has built a back yard paradise at their home. A brick paving stone walkway meanders through a neatly manicured lawn with beds of annuals and perennials bursting with color. Half of their back yard is xeriscaped with winding garden beds of Shasta daises, Columbine, Petunias and Peonies. Their privacy fence will soon be a backdrop for Morning Glory and the entire scene is punctuated perfectly with two water features, garden statuary and metal garden art made by...
The 2017 Father's Day golf Tournament attracted a Nebraska sports name known by all. The noted Husker football kicker Drew Brown, who will be doing the kicking for the Big Red in his final season this fall. Brown, along with his father, Hobert, shown above, joined up with local golf standout Gary Haack for a weekend of golf in Kimball. The Browns have local ties to Kimball as Hobert's wife, and Drew's mother, Terri, is the daughter of Sylvia James who still resides in Kimball, giving them a reas...
What does a Wise family do to celebrate Father's Day? If you are a member of the Chad Wise family, you spend it at the golf course, just like dad, Chad, does almost every day since he is the pro at the Four Winds golf Course. So, if you want to spend Father's Day with dad, you pack up and join him. Chad not only set up the two-day tournament and made sure it was ready to go for the organizers of this year's event, but he and his staff had to make sure everyone had carts and welcomed the golfers...
Things are starting to come together for Kimball’s Legion Baseball team. The young ball players hosted Hershland last Tuesday night, June 12, and won the sole game 11-3. After getting off to a rough start this season Kimball was able to tighten up pitching and other issues they have been working hard on in practice. This win came as a total team win. Everyone pitched in, in one way or another. Brady Kilgore hit three singles, and marked three stolen bases in the books. Nathaniel Mars added two singles, and two stolen bases while Cole Henton, s...
The team of Heeg, Heeg and Heeg emerged as the champions of the 2017 Father’s Day Golf Tournament held this past weekend at the fabulous Four Winds Golf Course. It was Vince Heeg, Jr., Henry Heeg Sr. and Henry Heeg, Jr., scoring rounds of 61-59=120 to take top honors from the field of 33 three-person teams that enjoyed the weekend of golf and fellowship despite a very strong wind on the first day. The Heeg team had to battle back and fight hard to secure the win as the team of Nate Dvorak, Steele and Maser shot the best score on Saturday w...
The Kimball Ranch Rodeo was a booming success. Top finishers in each category are listed below. Top Horse- Dave Burton of the Cowpuncher Cartel Team. Top Hand- Clint Sterkel of the Bunkhouse Trailer Sales Team. Wild Cow Milking- First place went to Epp Land and Cattle with a time of 00:38.5, second was Rushcreek 00:51.2, and third was Bunkhouse Trailer Sales with a time of 01:05.0. Bunkhouse Trailer Sales took first place in Team Tying with a time of 00:50.7, followed by second place Epp Land...
As the pool wrapped up its first few days of Summer 2017 business, everyone was pretty busy. The first day open the facility recorded a total of 78 swimmers, though management was forced to close early when some swimmers forgot to shower before getting in the water. "We really want to remind everyone the importance of showering before they get in the pool," manager Regan Hinton said. Time at the lake, sunscreen and even laundry detergent can make the water cloudy if swimmers don't shower first,...
Born in 1985, Jason Hottell has spent his life in the Kimball area and graduated high school here. "The best part of Kimball, and it could be the worst, is knowing everyone," he said. Being a Deputy Sheriff takes up a lot of spare time, however Jason absolutely loves his job. He has been with the Kimball County Sheriff's Department since June of 2016 and he calls it his dream job. But even his dream job is secondary to Jason's favorite position – dad. He said he is the true definition of a f...
Summer brings out the weeds in western Nebraska and Jeff Lampmann, Inspection Specialist for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture joined Kimball County Weed Superintendent Rick Wangler at the recent Kimball County Board of Commissioners meeting, June 6, to review the scores for control of noxious weeds in Kimball County. Kimball County scored 3,373 out of 3,400 potential points that are the expected goal throughout the state. Lampmann said, “Its just like school where you had 100 percent, does it happen all the time? No, but that is the g...