Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Some students from the Elite program at Mary Lynch Elementary School shared with the Observer their favorite things to do with their dads in honor of Father's Day this Sunday. Kindergartens and First Graders Gunner, 6: My favorite thing to do with my dad is to play games like Minecraft. Kyra, 7: My favorite thing to do is celebrate Father's Day and ride around. Knightly, 6: I like to play games with my Dad. Kaci, 5: My favorite thing to do with my Dad is play games like he throws me on the couch and throws me into bed. Sapphira, 6: My favorite...
The annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo featured two rounds of saddle bronc riding and four ranch rodeo events, with seven teams competing for the title and belt buckles. The crowd was treated to some outstanding bronc riding, with Justin Quint winning the event with a score of 84 points, followed closely by Cinch Hebb with 83 points, and third place went to Cody Miller with 82 points. The Ranch Rodeo events started with trailer loading, roping and doctoring, team tying, and the crowd favorite, wild cow...
What began as an 4-H activity for an 8-year-old continues today for 17-year-old Kimball High School junior Julia Winstrom. Julia will compete in two national air rifle competitions over the summer, one in Ohio and one in Colorado. According to Julia, "I go into any shoot and forget everything that has happened and I just focus on shooting. Sometimes when I'm mad I just take my anger out, tends to make me shoot better. I just know I have a job to do and that's . . .win." From age 8 to 15, Julia...
The Kimball Longhorns trap team continues to be active in anticipation of trips to state and nationals. This Saturday, 26 Kimball individuals will shoot for state scores along with eight shooters from Potter. They will each shoot 100 rounds. The teams will shoot in Sidney and then submit scores to be calculated with the other teams in the state. Jarrett Schutz was awarded All-State trap honors due to his outstanding season average of 20.3 out of a perfect score of 25. National trap shooting is in Mason, Michigan, during July, and Kimball qualif...
Members of the community of Dix were up in arms about the need to remove a damaged building in downtown Dix, but then demolishment of the structure began Tuesday. The former multistory commercial building at 123 Myrtle Str. sustained substantial wind damage in early April during a wind storm and suffered a large hole in the south side wall. The building, about a century old, was not repairable and a number of residents wanted it demolished. The Village of Dix also asked the owners to demolish th...
Road Superintendent Randy Bymer updated the Kimball County Commissioners on Tuesday about road issues within the county, and then the discussion turned to the purchase of one or the possibility of purchasing two new road graders. In the update, Bymer reported that two truck drivers are hauling rock for a chip seal project. One mile of Road 37 has been graveled, and a discussion with zoning administrator Sheila Newell has taken place for direction in adopting a driveway policy. The commissioners are considering abandoning the minimum...
On Tuesday morning, Oliver Lake was stocked with 12,000 walleye and 1,500 tiger muskie from the Nebraska Game and Parks in less than an hour. Ted Bartels from the Nebraska Game and Parks brought his load from the North Platte Hatchery and delivered fish to Oliver, Winter Creek, Minatare and Big Lake Alice. Stocking by the Nebraska Game and Fish is financed by hunting and fishing licenses. Game and Parks stock most of the public lakes throughout the state. Walleye are the most popular fish and...
The Kimball boys basketball program participated in this summers 2022 Bridgeport Boys Team Camp June 1st and 2nd. There were 22 high schools from 4 different states competing in JV and Varsity divisions. Teams from Custer SD, Sturgis SD, Gillette WY, Lusk WY, Strasburg CO, Fleming CO, McClave CO, Ainsworth NE, and other area schools were there and we got to experience some really good basketball. This year Kimball competed in the Varsity division and on Day 1 had eight players to take on the likes of Sidney, Bayard, Garden Co., and Lusk WY. All...
Banner County Historical Day has resumed after a two-year break due to the pandemic. The fun-filled day started last Saturday with a pancake feed by the Banner County Volunteer Fire Department. After a belly full of pancakes, kids and adults participated in the Banner County Historical Day Fun Run of either 1 mile or 3 miles. For months the locals had been preparing for the parade. This year marked one of the longest parades with a number of old vehicles, a horse-drawn buggy and a wagon, along...
Lt. Col. Eric M. Green from F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne was the speaker for Memorial Day 2022 ceremony at the Kimball Cemetery. It was a chilly and windy day as Matt Shoup, VFW Post 2243 commander, opened the ceremony. Randy Bohac gave the opening prayer, and Eileen Rowley from the VFW Auxiliary placed a wreath at the veterans memorial. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and Tom O'Brien sang a beautiful rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. The honor guard presented their salute,...
In a few weeks, Pastor Roger Gillming from the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball and the Calvary United Methodist Church of Bushnell will have completed a 48-year ministry journey that has taken him through 16 churches in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado. "That is all I have done," Gillming said. "It is the only job I have ever had." Pastor Gillming has tried this retirement thing twice before. He retired from Callaway in 2010 and again after three years in Peetz, Colo. Perhaps the third...
Two Banner County officials are spending 10 days in the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center after having been found guilty by Scotts Bluff County Court Judge Kris Mickey of public indecency in an incident that occurred Dec. 28 at the Banner County Courthouse. Their jail time began on May 20, immediately after their sentencing hearing at the Scottsbluff County Courthouse. Banner County Treasurer Monty Stoddard, 58, and Assessor Bernice Huffman, 48, were both sentenced to jail time along with a v...
Kimball manslaughter suspect William Shane Serrano had a motion this month for a bond review. He is charged with five felonies, including manslaughter and possession of a firearm while committing a felony. Judge Derek S. Weimer took the May 3 bond review under advisement and issued his order. Serrano has a $100,000 bond, which is to remain unchanged. The court then permitted Serrano to have contact with his minor children with conditions. The conditions must conform to the provisions of a...
The Kimball City Council decided against having three public readings for a proposed ordinance and passed Ordinance No. 804, authorizing the issuance of combined utility revenue bonds not to exceed $2.5 million. The purpose of the bond is to finance improvements to and expansion of the city's electric system and other improvements to the city's combined utilities systems. The city's antiquated power plant, which provides power for brief periods when needed, has diesel generators from the 1950s. Those diesel generators will be parted out and...
The capitalistic spirit is alive in the Central American country of Guatemala. A caravan of used Toyota SR5 pickups stopped at Days Inn in Kimball on its way from Gillette, Wyo., where they were acquired to be sold and used in Guatemala. Twenty-year-old businessman and mechanic Diego Mendez said they located the vehicles in South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska, and then picked them up in Gillette. The parade of Toyotas had seven drivers, each driving one vehicle and towing...
Nebraska Property Tax Administrator Ruth Sorenson explained to the Observer that there is a hefty increase in assessed values of residential properties across the state. The state total for Residential & Recreational and AgResident percentage change was at 8.48%, according to a Nebraska Department of Revenue chart. Some counties are registering significant increases. For example, Wheeler County has a 57.10% increase. Speaking to the Observer from Lincoln, Sorenson suggested that was probably due to a reappraisal. Hooker, Brown, and Boyd countie...
In an update on the Kimball County Transit Service, director Christy Warner said driver Karen Hottell won first place in the 2022 Roadeo Driving contest. Karen won the van division at Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. The event draws drivers from all over the country to compete for scores that test their skills on every level. Still, the primary focus is on safe operations and passenger sensitivity. In other transit news for the commissioners at their regular meeting, officials from the state...
Banner County School graduated 10 seniors on Saturday. Along with receiving their diplomas, many members of the class received scholarships worth thousands of dollars and full tuition to area colleges. Valedictorian Makyla Mason gave the seniors and the crowd great advice – never give up. She also told her fellow classmates to be true to themselves. She received her medal from Principal Charles Jones during the commencement in the school’s gym. Lily Teeple was announced as salutatorian and als...
The Kimball High School band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as the 25 seniors marched into the gym for their final time as KHS students. The senior class was led by valedictorian Katie Heeg and salutatorian Riley Hinton. Kimball High School’s graduation ceremony was Saturday, May 14. The crowd was welcomed by class president Gideon Casimiro. Next, senior Amy Birkhofer sang the National Anthem. Superintendent Trevor Anderson recognized the top 10 % of the class academically – including Heeg and Hinton. Hinton spoke about the community and its...
On Thursday, freshman Kyler Lusche was just getting warmed up for Monday's District golf meet. At the Kimball Invite on Thursday, Lusche shot a 77 for second place on the Four Winds course, but he outdid himself on Monday shooting a 75 and nabbing first place. Zaybreon Hansen from Perkins County placed second with a 78. Hemingford's Dax Powell was third with an 82. In an interview by Kaitlin Heeg for the Observer, Lusche said he wanted to shoot in the mid-70s and he accomplished that goal....
This year's JH State Track and Field Championships in Gothenburg was only for 7th and 8th grade students by invite only. The top 24 boys and girls all-class in each individual event, plus the top 16 relay teams, were invited to compete based on "ALL" 2022 results posted to the Nebraska middle-school athletic.net website. This year Kimball had the three athletes invited to compete: Peter Russell, Trevor Fuss, & Braxton Miller. Peter Russell competed in the pole vault and received 5th place out...
After months of campaigning for the hotly contested Kimball County Sheriff's race, voters unseated Sheriff Harry Gillway in favor of challenger David Hottell, according to unofficial results. The GOP primary determined the winner because no other candidates sought the office. The unofficial results as of 9:20 Tuesday night were Hottell with 431 votes and Gillway with 413, County Clerk Cathy Sibal told the Observer. Results by precinct weren't immediately available. At 7:08, the counting board...
Matt Shoup resigned his position on Kimball School Board, only to be hired as Kimball's 7-8 grade social studies teacher. Shoup resigned his school board position effect July 11, which will end a six-year career on the board. His resignation letter stated, “I have been so pleased to work with each and every one of the current and former board members. In those years, we have struggled and fought to make our school the best it can be, and I have complete faith in the future ahead for our school system.” said Shoup, who currently works for the...
Seven seniors received their high school diplomas in the ceremony. Numerous scholarships were handed, but the big winners were Thomas Muldoon receiving Regent Scholarships to UN-K and UN-L and a Chancellor's Scholarship to UN-O. Hannah Reeve also received a UN-K Regents Scholarship. Speakers included Ana Manning with the salutatorian address followed by valedictorian Thomas Muldoon. Muldoon shared his story and lessons learned and expressed his appreciation for the many people that influenced...
A reader asked this question. How is the project on feral cats coming? According to Kimball feral cat program founder,Tiffany LaBeau, "The program is still going great. I'm hoping to take three momma cats and her kitten to be spayed, and her kittens will be re-homed through adoption at the shelter." LaBeau said that she had noticed a lot of family cats missing. She asks that people do not trap cats in town, and then sometime these cats are released into the country. She encourages people to put...