Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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"This was all the kids idea" said Jeri Ferguson, the KHS Civics teacher said. After the Veteran's Day Program that the Civics class put on for our communities local Veterans, the Senior Civics class knew they had to do something special for the verterans and current servicemen and women. "We brainstormed and discussed some ideas before settling on care packages," said senior Nicholas Thomas-Lewis. "We wanted to send packages to the soldiers so they had gifts for the holidays too," Alex Reader...
The Coyotes got their first win of the season againts Leyton last Tuesday Dec. 12 and according to coach Ryan Mumm that was the best game they have played to date this season. “Dylan Nielsen and Connor Williams both had nice games scoring 14 points each,” Terell Gray had his best game so far scoring seven points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Potter-Dix got the 38-33 win, and coach saw a few things he was very happy with. “The team executed on offense well, they saw things as they developed. They did a good job taking care of ball. Defen...
5-1 overall and 2-0 in district, not a bad way to start the season for the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes. Just like the Coyotes the girls for Potter-Dix also added a W last Tuesday night againts Leyton. The Potter-Dix girls out scored Leyton 54-34. The Lady Coyotes saw a different outlook against Caliche Friday night, with another win 36-22. Statistics were not available for either game at press time. Potter-Dix’s only loss so far on the season comes to Kimball in the kick off tournovers of the 2017/18 year. The Lady Coyotes are also looking to f...
Shop-with-a-Cop was another bright spot in the holiday season. With all the help from the Nebraska State Patrol, Kimball Sheriffs Department, Kimball Police Department, Dix Volunteer Fire Department, Kimball Fire Department, Regional West EMTs, and many more that volunteered their time to make this event so special. Nearly 50 children and parents met early in the morning to enjoy breakfast at the fire hall in Kimball. Once the youngsters had cleared their plates, it was time to get the shopping...
The Creek Valley Storm came to town last Friday looking for a win over conference rival, but those plans didn’t quite unfold the way the Storm expected. Potter-Dix shut out Creek Valley 16-0 in the first quarter and only allowed them to score 11 points in the second quarter ending the first half 11-23 Potter-Dix. Second half was low scoring but the Coyotes held off the Storm enough to get a 10 point victory with the final score 25-35. The next day the Lady Coyotes traveled to Paxton for a non-conference game. The Lady Coyotes held the Tigers t...
While the Lady Coyotes are getting off to a great start to the season the boys from Potter-Dix are struggling to find some rythm and scoring. With Creek Valley coming to town last Friday, the Coyotes were only able to put eight points on the board to the Storm’s 20 points in the first quarter. In the second period, the Coyotes were shut out with Creek Valley putting up another 20, going into the break down 40-8. Potter-Dix was able to put some more points up in the last two periods but wasn’t able to close the big gap the Storm made in the firs...
Another great year is to be expected for Longhorn Basketball under head coach Luke Dea once again. Last year Kimball finished Runner-Up in the SPVA Tournament, made a finals appearance in C2-12 Subdistrict, as well as an appearance in the Semifinals of the WTC Tournament. Back in the starting line-up for the Longhorns are juniors Izaac Reuter coming into the season averaging 5.6 points per game and 6.8 rebounds, and Colton Mielke averaging 6.7 points per game and 3.2 rebounds. A couple more...
As the 2017/18 basketball season has just kicked off, fifth year head coach of the Lady Longhorns Chauncey Pedersen, is ready to get the season underway with four returning starters and six returning letter winners for the Lady Horns. Returning for her senior season is Alex Reader, during the Lady Horns fourth game last season Reader was injured and was out for the rest of the season, but she is back and ready for her last year as a Lady Horn. During her sophomore year she received All...
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes are heading into this season with high hopes and head coach Lance Juelfs stepping in as his first year at Potter-Dix. Juelfs isn't new to the coaching game as he had plenty of experience as a head coach for six years, as well as, five years added to his resume as an assistant. With Jeff Einsparh beside him on the bench, as well as, volunteer coaches Lane Juelfs and Jordan Ottoson the Lady Coyotes look to have all the coaching attributes they will need. With those high...
Head Coach of the Potter-Dix Coyotes, Ryan Mumm is excited to have four returning starters this season, all returning letter winners as well: Seniors JT Herboldsheimer at Guard, Connor Williams at Guard, All-Conference Honorable Mention Dylan Nielsen at Guard/Forward, and Sophomore returning starter Terell Gray at Forward for the Coyotes. Mumm finished last season with a 2-18 record and a small, young team, but the experience the season provided should be valuable, according to Mumm. "Our team...
A murder suspect on the lam out of Laramie County, Wyoming was arrested without incident on Sunday, Dec. 2, shortly after 5 p.m. Just three hours prior, the Kimball Police Department, along with the Kimball County Sheriff's Office, received notice from the Laramie County Sheriff's Office out of Cheyenne, Wyo., that homicide suspect, Armando Ramirez-Serna, age 21, was being harbored in the Kimball area. "The Nebraska State Patrol and the State Patrol SWAT Team were notified as well," said KPD...
Jeri Ferguson’s Civics class at Kimball High School continue working to make a difference. They hope to raise awareness of current military members and veterans. According to KHS senior, Justine Heeg, the Civics class is organizing a fundraiser this week to design and make an insignia for each branch of the military to be displayed around the school. Funraising events will include; allowing students to wear hats every day, and also wear pajamas on Wednesday, if the student donates a certain amount of money. Staff will also be able to wear j...
Kimball Police Department reports that in the month of November they received eight calls regarding vehicle break-ins. Additional calls have been received regarding break-ins in area storage units and Plains Body Shop also had a related call. KPD has announced that officers are working 12-hour shifts, around the clock to bring these incidents to a halt. Citizens are asked to remove all important and valuable items from their vehicles and ensure that vehicle doors are locked when parked. Anyone with addional information regarding these...
Banner County girls basketball had their first game at home last Friday night with Garden County. Despite a good battle, the Lady Wildcats were out-scored in that game 32-26. “The girls played hard but it was difficult for us to overcome having three girls foul out and another girl going down with an injury,” Head Coach Chad Miller said. “With only seven girls on the roster, we only had playing time from four girls for the majority of the fourth quarter, then only three players for about two minutes in the middle of the last period when one of...
Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes made the trip to Kimball for a two-day tournament to begin their 2017-18 basketball season. The Lady Coyotes split the weekend with a loss to Kimball on Friday, Dec. 1, with a final score of 66-47. After losing the game with Kimball, Potter-Dix came back on Saturday ready to play, topping the Morrill Lions 54-42. Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8, the Creek Valley Storm heads to town to take on the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes....
Potter-Dix boys weren’t able to get much going at the first tournament of the season in Kimball. The Coyotes faced-off with Kimball in their first matchup Friday night, being unable to score sure didn’t help them out too much. Potter-Dix came away with a big loss against Kimball with a final score of 72-15. Back to Kimball and ready to face-off in another tough game Saturday, Potter-Dix was ready to face Morrill, again with a lack of scoring for the Coyotes for a 50-19 loss. Head Coach Ryan Mumm will get his Coyotes ready for a big home gam...
The Kimball Parade of Lights lit up the streets of downtown Kimball like the stars in the North Pole on a Christmas night. A total of 11 floats decorated in Christmas spirit rolled through Second Street Saturday night. Parade goers saw many pickups and trailers dressed in holiday best, with lights and tinsel, and Santa Claus' everywhere you looked. From tractors, to '57 Chevys, to small trains, and fire trucks, so many different things for all ages to enjoy. First place in this years Parade of...
Kimball County will soon boast a new road grader, being built for the Kimball County Road Department, as well as, a new pickup truck for the Kimball Sheriffs Department. Commissioners opened sealed bids for a 2015 or newer road grader, during the Nov. 21 Board of Commissioners meeting, from Caterpillar, represented by Larry Burback, and Murphy Tractor-John Deer, represented by Brian Holvert and Joe Blanke. John Deere bid a 2018 670G with a 5 year/5,000 hour warranty, for $211,047. Cat’s competing bid was for a 2018 120M2 for $213,500 with the s...
The Nebraska Statewide Radio System is a must for all Sheriff's departments along Interstate 80 in the state of Nebraska, according to Kimball County Sheriff, Harry Gillway, and Kimball is now one of many using the state-of-the-art system. The State of Nebraska made it clear that all Sheriff's departments along I-80 needed to be using this new system, with an out-of-pocket cost around $10,000 each. However, the state paid for them, meaning Kimball County didn't see any of cost for purchasing the...
How fast can you eat a piece of pumpkin pie? 22 fourth graders all tried their best to finish their piece of pie first, but it was Alison Johnson that demolished hers first with a time of 49 seconds. All but two kids enjoyed whip cream on top of their yummy pumpkin pies, it was a total mess! All over their faces, in their hair, even all over their glasses. This pie eating contest was the result of Mr. Kilgore and Mrs. Autrey's fourth grade classes writing a six paragraph essay! The essay...
Kimball local makes US Amateur Championship-American Poolplayers Association (APA) in Tampa, Fla. The youngest player in the 2017 Championship tournament, Seth Krafczik won his spot in Flordia by winning one of the 38 preliminary rounds, at Match-ups Pool Hall in Fort Collins, Colo., at the end of Sept. Krafczik along with two other winners from Match-up won a spot in the US Amateur competition. Out of nearly 2000 pool players in the preliminary rounds only 128 made it to the beach in sunny...
A quest of all seven summits Colorado native Chris Bombardier who suffers from Hemophilia type B is reaching his goals one climb at a time. Hemophilia is when blood can't clot properly, excessive bleeding (internal and external) occurs after any injury or damage. Symptoms can include many large or deep bruises, joint pain and swelling. Treatments now include injections of a clotting factor or plasma. After his college Baseball career ended at Doane University in Crete, Bombardier wanted to find...
Veteran's, friends, family, students, and staff filled the High School auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 8 for the annual Veteran's Day Program put on by the Kimball High Civics Class. The morning began with the Color Guard displaying the Flag, as well as, the national anthem, followed by the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes singing songs for the Veteran's. Mayor Keith Prunty gave a very heartfelt speech, thanking every one of our Veteran's, past and present. Proper flag etiquette was...