Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball's Jaden Withrow proved once again he is the Best of the Best, at the Best in the West, in the worst of the worst! For the third consecutive year, Withrow brought home the gold medal from the Best in the West track meet, held at the Scottsbluff Bearcat Stadium on, perhaps, the worst evening ever, weather wise, proving he is the Best of the Best in the triple jump event. His winning jump this year, in the terrible cold, wet and windy conditions was 43 feet and ¾ inches. In his...
Cold and winter type weather has played havoc with our area sports schedules once again so not a lot to report this meet that was held on a very nasty afternoon/evening. The junior high track at Pine Bluffs this past week has been cancelled. The SPVA high school track at Hershey was postponed and moved back from last Friday to this past Tuesday. The Western Trails Golf Tournament to be held at Mitchell this past Saturday was postponed and moved to Kimball to be held in conjunction with the Kimball Invitational Tournament. The Bayard Golf Tourna...
The Local Emergency Planning Commission met for the first time since Kimball County recently rejoined Region 21 Emergency Management. Kevin Sherman was named chairperson, with Wayne Elliot as vice-chair, Laura Bateman as secretary and Ron Leal as the information coordinator. The committee discussed meeting dates, once each quarter in February, May, August and November, and reviewed the local hazardous material emergency plan and the bylaws. Shelters in the area were discussed, as several buildings were previously listed in the Tier II emergency...
After two public information meetings, and with input from dozens of interested citizens, the South Platte Natural Resources District chose to indefinitely postpone action on the Oliver Reservoir streamflow Enhancement Project. At their April 11 meeting the SPNRD board reviewed the purpose of the project, to maintain an adequate water level in the local reservoir for sufficient recreation. The board further reviewed the Oliver Dan rehabilitation Study done in 1976 as well as the Oliver Reservoir Hydrology and Hydrogeology Study of 2003. The boa...
Six new members were inducted into the National Honor Society during Kimball's annual NHS Induction ceremony – a momentous occasion for four sophomores, one junior, and one senior. Member Madison Wynne said, "It has been an honor to be inducted into NHS. I am very happy that I was nominated and being recognized for all of the hard work that we students have put in. I think it will be great for my upcoming future." Current members spoke of core values required in the National Honor Society. The c...
As one Kimball teacher battles ovarian cancer, another sets out to prove that no one fights alone. Kathleen O’Brien, longtime Kimball teacher, has been fighting cancer but Jeri Ferguson and her high school civics class, in a show of support, have planned a fundraiser for her. When the 2017 class heard about their Junior High teacher, they wanted to do everything they could do to help, according to Ferguson, and because previous fundraising efforts were so well-liked, the students put together another one. To stave off teenagers’ mid-day hun...
Braxton Miller and Shay Heim of Kimball competed in the 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships on Saturday, April 1. Their journey began on Feb. 12 when each of the young men won their age bracket in the local contest. Miller and Heim then competed and won at the district level on Feb. 18. Miller, age nine, scored 21/25 free throws at the district level. They followed up with wins at the regional contest in Alliance on March 18. This year the state competition was held in Grand Island, where girls and boys, ages nine through 14,...
The Kimball High boy's golf team had the best round ever while setting a new school record at the Morrill Tournament this past week. April 18 will go into the record books as the date the Kimball boys scored a team round of 298 to better the previous round of 302 shot a few years back by the team consisting of Kendall Ferguson, Jeff Greenwood, Henry Heeg, Landon Smith and Todd O'Hare. The win on Tuesday was 63 strokes better than second place Bridgeport with their round of 361. Behind the top...
The Kimball High boy's golf team kept their wining streak alive with a victory at the Scottsbluff Tournament Monday. No problem for the Longhorns as they captured Division Two at the Scottsbluff Country Club with a 319 score, 54 strokes better than runner-up Chadron, with their 373 total. Behind the front two were Ogallala 386, Mitchell 398, Scottsbluff JV 413 and Morrill 440. There were 11schools represented in Division Two but only six schools with complete teams. On a rather windy, but warm,...
Kimball High senior, Jordan Greenwood, got a visit from Southeast Community College head golf coach Bill Campbell this past week and ended up accepting the offer of a full ride scholarship to attend the two-year college, located in Beatrice, to continue his education and play golf for Campbell. Greenwood had previously made plans to accept an offer from Kirkwood College in Iowa, but after his meeting with coach Campbell, and with the generous offer he received, he and his parents were all aboard...
The area spring sports schedule is moving along, that is when the weather permits. The Kimball High track team didn’t get a meet in this past week when the Mitchell George Calvert meet was called off due to bad weather. A few of the Kimball tracksters got some competition at the Best of the West meet in Scottsbluff this past Tuesday despite cold weather. We will talk about their performances in next week’s Observer Sports. Tomorrow (Friday) the Kimball High track team is off to Hershey for the SPVA conference meet with a 10 a.m. start time lis...
The Kimball Junior High track invite held this past week attracted 11 schools with Burns winning the girl's team title and Mitchell taking home the boy's team title. In the female division, Burns scored 94 points with Kimball runner-up with 68, Mitchell had 51, Pine Bluffs 40, Morrill 37, Bayard 36, Bridgeport 32, St. Agnes 23, Perkins County 21, Hemingford 18 and Prairie 14. Mitchell ran away with the boy's division, scoring 185 points with Hemingford a distant runner-up with 42. Morrill had...
With support building for the project and a partnership between the City of Kimball and Kimball County, it appears that the long-awaited local walking trail may become a reality, though City Administrator Dan Dean said it really is still more of an idea than a plan. The proposed walking trail at Janicek Dam south of the Kimball High School was revisited during the Kimball County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 4. According to commissioner Larry Engstrom the walking trail is a project backed heavily by the Howard and Peggy...
Kimball County Commissioners heard a request from County Tourism Director Jo Caskey, regarding broadband service and not only subsequently approved pre-enrollment for the High Point Welcome Center but will also consider the same for other Kimball County locations. Caskey said that the current service at the High Point Welcome Center is unreliable, “The problem with the satellite service is that every time the tower goes down, we go out,” Caskey said. In addition to satellite service, Kimball County also provides a cell phone for use at the wel...
The Kimball Ministerial Association is often called on to assist in times of crisis. Often these volunteers are asked to help families in need of food or shelter and they often work with law enforcement to answer those calls for help. On May 7, they are hosting a Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, with a reception planned from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church. The KMA encourages everyone to attend, meet and greet members of our local law enforcement and thank them for their d...
Pets running at large are at a higher risk, and locals are asked to leash, kennel or keep a closer eye on them when they are outdoors. Danger to pets are around every corner, from dogs at large and unvaccinated feral cats to vehicles on the highways and even chemicals waiting for the next household hazardous waste collection day. Local veterinarian, Mimi Shaw, recently treated a housecat that had come into contact with an corrosive substance while spending time outside. Neither the owner of the cat nor Shaw could identify the substance on the...
Brady Kilgore won the Western Trails Conference 110 meter hurdle race this past Thursday at Mitchell with a career best time of 14.59 seconds and in so doing, improved a 31-year-old Kimball High record set by Jeff Fiehtner way back in 1986! Fiehtner set his record of 14.7 way back in 1986 and it has held up until Kilgore used a strong tail wind to help him establish the new record time. The talented Kimball High sophomore was close to setting a new WTC record as well, as Drew Gilliland ran...
The Kimball High boy's golf team picked up two wins this past week and have opened up the season just the way coach Chad Wise predicted they would. After the Bayard Tournament was cancelled due to bad weather, and the Chase County Tournament was also cancelled, the Longhorns finally got the season underway at the Mitchell Invite on April 11. It was a windy, but fairly nice day, according to Wise. Play on the 9 hole Mitchell course was very slow, however, as the Wester Conference Tournament was...
The Kimball junior high girls won the Potter-Dix junior high track meet, held on Wednesday, April 12, at the Kimball High School. The Kimball girls won the meet with a whopping 183 points, 71 points ahead of the closest competition, Leyton with 112. Pine Bluffs girls took third with 92, Minatare had 91, Potter-Dix 52 and Banner County 41. Samantha Bemis brought in 30 points independently. Her individual events consisted of the 200 meter where she ran at a time of 29.29, 100 meter with a run of...
Spring sports is really bringing out some outstanding efforts by the Kimball High tracksters and boys golfers. Just this past week sophomore Brady Kilgore broke a 31-year-old Kimball High record when he won the 110 meter high hurdles at the Western Trails Conference track met in Mitchell. Brady ran a time of 14.59 seconds to better the old record of 14.7 ran by Jeff Fiehtner back in 1986. Several other Kimball High track people also had career best performances. The Kimball High boy’s golf team has put together two team championships this p...
Tory and Jennifer Schwartz, along with their daughter Ashtyn, made a trip to Kimball recently to accept a check for $2,597 that Kimball High students, Alex and Kate Reader had raised to contribute to the Team Ashtyn Foundation. The Foundation was originated by the Schwartz family after Ashtyn was diagnosed with a form of pediatric cancer, hoping they could help out others in need. The Reader sisters have spent many off season summers playing basketball for coach Schwartz as members of the...
The Kimball Board of Public Works considered the purchase of a new conveyor belt at the Kimball Landfill and recommended the matter to City Council to progress. Employees at the landfill have made multiple repairs to the current conveyor belt and replacement has been considered for nearly a year. “It is getting worn out and needs to be replaced before we have problems,” City Administrator Dan Dean said. A bid was received from Karl W. Schmidt & Associates, Inc., at just over the $30,000 budgeted amount including hardware. Labor was bid at an...
A nomination made secretly and supported by several letters of recommendation led to the surprise recognition of one of Banner County's most beloved teachers – Jeri Revelle. Revelle traveled, with many members of her family, to Kearney where she expected her daughter to be recognized and awarded. "I was listening to the Music teacher of the Year award and I was thinking that teachers in small schools do a lot," she said. "Then they read the elementary award and I thought the same thing. Then t...
Despite a moratorium they adopted in 2002 on drilling new wells with a capacity of 50 gallons per minute or greater, the South Platte Natural Resources District may consider drilling an augmentation well south of Oliver Reservoir with a capacity of 800 – 1,000 gallons per minute. This measure, one of two being considered to augment water levels at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area, was discussed at the second public meeting regarding diminished streamflow, on March 23. Representatives from The N...
Samantha Bemis was outstanding in the first track meet of the season for the Kimball Junior High track team. The talented young eighth grader won three events in helping her Kimball team to a second place finish in the 13 school girl's division of the Bayard Invite. Southeast won the team title with 78 points with Kimball in the runner-up spot with 63. Miss Bemis set a new Kimball Junior High record in winning the triple jump with her leap of 33'11", bettering the old record of 31'6.25" held pre...