Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Could working four 10 hour work days save money compared to five 8 hour days? At the Kimball County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday, Feb. 6, County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell, along with the Commissioners, discussed if that change, from five days at 8 hours to four days at 10 hours, still fits the needs of Kimball County. Hottell has done the math, and according to a worksheet he had calculated and printed, shows a savings using the 4-10’s period for a portion of the year. Grader fuel usage was the first item on the list and accordi...
Potter-Dix Ladies ran right over the Peetz Lady Bull Dogs last Tuesday night with a 51-10 final. The Lady Coyotes finished the first quarter with a 13-4 lead over the Lady Bull Dogs and didn’t stop there, shutting out Peetz 17-0 in the second quarter heading into half-time with a 30-7 lead. The third period again Potter-Dix was able to shut out the Lady Bull Dogs, while putting up another 14 points to their lead to head into the final period 44-7. Peetz was able to add another three points to the board before the game was over while Potter-Dix...
A new addition to the community may be on its way to Kimball sooner than you think. A meeting was held last Wednesday night at the WindBreak Bar and Grill to consider bringing a Kiwanis Club to town. “Kiwanis brings the world together – one community at a time.” Today Kiwanis stands with more than 600,000 members in more than 80 countries. “Each community has different needs, and Kiwanis empowers members to pursue creative ways to serve the needs of children through local service projects and fundraising,” according to the official Kiwanis w...
Rough weekend for the Potter-Dix Coyotes once again with Friday and Saturday matchups. The Coyotes hosted Garden County Friday night for parents night, and things didn’t really go the way they had planned with the Eagles outscoring the Coyotes 40-13 in the first half. The Coyotes were able to add another 12 points to the board in the second half, but were unable to take the Eagles out of the game with Garden County adding another 22 points to the board, ending the game 62-25. No stats were provided as of press time for this game. Garden C...
More than a dozen community members, parents and grandparents in the Kimball School District joined Marcia Herring of the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) last Thursday morning at the Kimball High School to talk about the importance of the search for a new superintendent, the strengths and weaknesses of our community and our school. The local school board asked for assistance from the NASB to search out candidates for the open position, however, it is ultimately up to the School Board to find the best qualified applicants for the...
The Annual Ribs and More Cook Off will continue this summer, but will be guided by different hands. Last Wednesday, Jan. 24, Jowain Sherman, accompanied by members of the community, met with members of the James L. Eatmon Lodge and members of Kimball’s VFW Post #2243 to discuss who would take the reins of this community favorite. Sherman, who has led this event for more than a decade, has always ensured the proceeds are given to a charity of some sort, and his biggest fear of letting the event go is that the money will not go to a charity. With...
The Lady Coyotes are still on a roll defeating the Minatare Lady Indians 34-21. After the first quarter action the game was tied with each putting up four points on the board, however, into the second quarter Potter-Dix was able to extend a small five point lead putting up nine points to Minatare’s four. Ending the first half 8-13 with the Lady Coyotes in control. The fight wasn’t out of the Lady Indians just yet in the third period putting up another eight points to Potter-Dix’s eight keeping the lead to just five. The last quarter of play...
With the 2017/18 season starting to come to a close, the Potter-Dix Coyotes lost another hard fought battle to the Minatare Indians at home, this past Saturday. The Coyotes were out- scored in the first quarter 14-7, and again in the second quarter 20-7, leaving the score at half-time 34-14. After the break, Potter did came back out putting 12 points on the board but Minatare was still able to out-score them with 16. In the final period the Indians held the Coyotes to only 6 more points and scored 11 them selves. Minatare 14 20 16 11 – 61 K...
One of the bright spots on the season for the Potter-Dix Coyotes is senior Dylan Nielsen. Averaging 11.1 points per game and 4.6 rebounds on the season is not the only highlight for Dylan. Nielsen has the highest three point percentage in the MAC Conference at 45 percent, shooting 17/38 on the season. According to Head Coach Ryan Mumm, Nielsen is sitting in fourth in the conference, as far as the number of three point shots made. “Dylan is shooting the ball well from everywhere on the floor. He is shooting 69 percent from the stripe 27/39 on th...
Following a recent NACO conference that the Commissioners, as well as others, in the county offices attended, Robert Jenner the Veterans Service Officer had nothing but good things to say. “The meeting was really beneficial,” Jenner added he was able to meet with other officers and was able to ask new, arising questions. “I have now found better ways of doing some things,” he said. Jenner also breifly spoke about a new program that he will discuss further at the next Commissioners meeting set for Feb., 6 with Christy Warner County Transit...
According to an arrest affidavit from the Kimball Police Department on Jan. 16 at around 7:48 p.m., Joshua J. Curry was arrested in Kimball County for driving on a suspended license. The arrest affidavit stated that on Jan. 16 at approximately 7 p.m., Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer responded to the 300 block of S. Howard St. in Kimball, reference to a blue Chevrolet utility vehicle, bearing a Colorado license number. Reports indicated the driver of said vehicle was driving erratically and could be intoxicated. Upon arrival, Bremer located the...
What started off to be the reality of another MAC Tournament Championship ended in runner-up spot for the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes. First round action was with the Lady Indians of Minatare last Monday with the Lady Coyotes taking a 10 win to head to the second round of tournament play looking at a game Thursday night against South Platte. The Lady Coyotes took control of the game heading into half time with a score of 16-8. South Platte tried to play catch up in the second half but fell just short leading the Lady Coyotes to head to the Champion...
Members of the community are invited to join the Kimball School Board of Education, as well as, the Nebraska Association of School Boards to assist in the local superintendent search. The invitation sent from the Kimball School Board reads: “The Kimball Board of Education is working diligently to prepare for the charge of hiring a superintendent. Hiring a superintendent is one of the most important endeavors a board must face; therefore, we will approach this task with fervent attention to each vital detail necessary to ensure a rewarding a...
Did you know there is money that is not being spent? Last Wednesday eight different organizations from around the panhandle were represented as area leaders took the time to communicate what resources are available to existing businesses looking to expand and shared ideas to help a business thrive in and around the community of Kimball. These leaders shared their knowledge and skills with local business owners as well as others in the community that may have ideas and dreams of starting up a...
A recent online auction brings more than the Kimball County Commissioners expected. After the decision to sell the 1994 770 DH Motor Grader, a 2000 Back Sloper, and a 1981 John Deere 4440 tractor, the Board of Commissioners’ hopes were not high as to what they would bring at auction time. However, to their surprise Big Iron Auction closed the auction on the 1994 Grader at $26,500. Not only did the Grader sell good but when it came time to close the auction with Auction Time for the 1981 John Deere, a shocking $13,300 was the winning bid. W...
No surprises when it comes to Lance Juelfs' Lady Coyotes on the season. The Potter-Dix ladies came out of last week with three wins, including wins over Kimball, Leyton and Hay Springs. Potter-Dix faced-off with Kimball last Tuesday night Jan. 9 at home, putting up 16 points in the first quarter to Kimball's three, in the second period Potter-Dix was able to put up 12 but the Longhorns put up nine on the board leaving the score 28-12 Potter-Dix. After half-time both Kimball and Potter-Dix put...
A tough week for the Potter-Dix boys ends in three losses. The first of three came against Kimball last Tuesday at home when Kimball outscored the Coyotes 16-7 in the first quarter, and 19-6 in the second. Heading into half time with a score of 35-13 with the Longhorns on top. Second half for the Coyotes looked about the same with Kimball outscoring them 19-12 in the third and 14-4 in the fourth for a final score of 68-29. Senior Dylan Nielsen scored over half of Potter-Dix’s points with 16 and six rebounds for the Yotes. The second loss on t...
Dakota Kuhns/Western NEbraska Observer Another year, another Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in the books. The meeting began with Board President, Dawn Moeser, introducing the Board of Directors and the businesses in attendance followed by a blessing from Pastor Steven Pettit, of the New Hope Assembly of God Church, and a message of thanks to the people he has met in his short time in the community of Kimball. "Before I moved here I wondered why someone would move to a...
"We (seniors) want to be up to date with technology," said Katie Ryan of the Kimball Friendship Center. Computer classes started last Thursday at the Kimball Friendship Center, with local retired veteran Lincoln Brown heading up the volunteer classes. According to Ryan the classes will be every Thursday from 12-1 p.m. for at least six weeks. "This is a great way to expand everyone's afternoon, many of the seniors just come and eat lunch then leave, this gives them something new for an hour after...
The boys out of Potter-Dix split the weekend with a loss at home to Bayard, but a win on the road against South Platte last weekend. The Coyotes were out-scored in the game with the Tigers 66-20, being down 42-10 at the end of first half action. With not much scoring from the Coyotes this game, it was senior Dylan Nelsen who led the books with eight points, followed by Grant Hickman with six and Terell Gray, Connor Williams and Gage Soucie adding two points. The next day and a bus ride to Big Springs to face-off with South Platte, the Coyotes...
Even after a long holiday break the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes continue to roll. 2-0 on the weekend for the Lady Coyotes, they took down the Bayard Lady Tigers, as well as Blue Knights from South Platte. The Lady Coyotes first faced Bayard in a home conference game last Friday, Jan. 5. Potter-Dix headed into the second half up by 10. During the third quarter, the Lady Coyotes outscored the Lady Tigers by 12. The fourth quarter was a different story as Bayard was able to shut out Potter-Dix, while they were able to put up 12 points, but still falli...
Kimball Youth Basketball is back in action this weekend in Bayard, but this time it is the girls first games of the season. An early start for the fifth and sixth grade team on Saturday, Jan. 10 a 9 a.m. start against Bridgeport. Then will have a little bit of down time before their next game at 12:20 with Bayard. At 11:20 the fourth grade team will play against Bridgeport, then at 2:40 for the last game of the day Kimball will face Bayard....
According to Colorado State officials, an explosion involving a truck full of crude oil and an old gas station used as a storage facility for many oil field trucks, went up in flames Sunday morning, Dec. 24. Gary Goff, of Kimball, the driver of the crude oil tanker was airlifted to Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo., according to wife Darlene, then airlifted once again to University of Colorado, Denver Burn unit. Darlene is unsure of the specifics of the accident, but according...
Youngsters basketball gets underway with the first games set for next weekend. The WyoBraska League kicks things off for fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys on Jan. 6. The season will consist of three Saturday game days, Jan. 6, Jan. 20, and Feb. 3, with two games being played each Saturday. For the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade girls, play starts on Jan. 10 and games will be played opposite weekends of the boys. The Kimball boys will travel to Scottsbluff/Lake Minatare for the first weekend of play. The Kimball sixth grade boys will start...
Kimball Police Cheif Andy Bremer was forced to relieve the department’s newest hire, Mahlon Gingerich, of his position last week, just weeks after his conditional offer. “Mahlon was not able to complete the parameters of the conditional offer that the Kimball Police Department offered him, we wish him well and we are excited to see him flourish in his professional career.” Interviews were held on Monday, Dec. 18 to begin again the hiring process for the open position on the force. Among other requirements, applicants must pass the TABE test...