Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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There is a new face to the Kimball Police Department but not so new to the Kimball community. Mahlon Gingerich, grew up in Dix, working with his father, Sam, in the tree business. During high school Gingerich attended and played football for Potter-Dix. Graduating in 2014 he decided to join the Kimball Ambulance Service, the Dix Volunteer Fire Department, as well the Army National Guard, he attended basic training that same year. In 2015 he became an EMT for Kimball and still is today. As if he...
Holidays are just around the corner. Wow, I can’t believe how fast this year has gone, seems like it was just a month or so ago that we were celebrating New Years Eve. But no matter how fast or slow this year seems to have gone by for you, it is almost Thanksgiving! Our team here at the office has been talking about this for the past few weeks and we want to hear more about our readers’ traditions. What are some of your family traditions, something new you want to try, and, of course, what do you enjoy most about it? My family, now being mar...
Minuteman Activities Conference (MAC) Volleyball 2017 First Team selections are in. Trinity Langley of Potter-Dix, Payje Misegadis from Creek Valley, Madelyn Watchorn of Leyton, Audrey Juelfs, Potter-Dix, Samantha Schmid, Creek Valley and Audrey Dickmander of South Platte were named to the first team. Second Team selections are Shaley Petersen of Bayard, Danielle Higgins of Leyton, MaKenna Dahlgrin of Banner County, Kylie Stuart of Bayard, Kayden Kramer of Garden County, Payge Hoffman from Potter-Dix and Ashlee Huestis South Platte. Honorable...
Shoe Drive was a success for the community of Kimball. 135 bags of shoes were collected over the past three months. Last Wednesday was pickup day, volunteers filled Beer and Loathing to help load the shoe bags into the truck, but, of course, it was just loading the shoes that help was needed for. Bags upon bags, boxes or donations, came to the local establishment for the shoe drive, many hours were spent sorting and pairing shoes. Parts in the basement of the bar were packed to the ceiling with...
Beloved basketball player, “inventor of the Jump Shot”, coach and great hardworking man, was honored last Friday night at the Arena-Auditorium on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie. Kenny Sailors was actually born in Bushnell, on Jan. 14, 1921. I have tried all my sources to find out where about it Bushnell, but no luck. Anyway, Sailors grew up on a farm near Hillsdale, Wyo., where he began shooting the “Jump Shot” while playing with his older and much taller brother. This is where the “inventor of the Jump Shot” came into play. Back...
Lady Coyotes split games last week, Win over Creek Valley and a Loss to Hyannis. Potter-Dix played host to Creek Valley, last Tuesday, when they got another win on the season. Creek Valley took the first set with a score of 25-11, Potter-Dix won the second set 25-23, and the third set 25-22, Creek Valley took the fourth set 25-15, but the final fifth set came down to a two point game 16-14 to win the match 3-2. Potter-Dix and Hyannis played a neutral playoff match last Thursday. Lady Coyotes lost this match in three sets, first set Hyannis...
Kimball ended the 2017 season 10-20 over all and 2-6 in district. Senior Hannah Biesecker, finished the season with 294 kills, 166 points, 175 digs, 61 ace serves, 37 blocks and eight assists. Senior, Justine Heeg, ended the year with 327 assists, 109 points, 48 kills, 27 digs, 16 ace serves, and four blocks. Kate Reader, finished off her season with 167 kills, 48 points, 18 blocks, 18 digs, 11 ace serves and five assists. Madison Wynne had 103 assists, 40 points, 17 digs, seven kills, five blocks and three ace serves. Sydney Biesecker...
According to Nebraska State Patrol, a Trooper was in search of a stolen vehicle, shortly after 11 p.m. Monday night, when he spotted the said vehicle, east of Chappell in Deuel County. The suspect was traveling in the stolen vehicle, at mile marker 48 near Brownson, the suspect wrecked the vehicle and left the scene on foot, law enforcement agencies were unable to apprehend the suspect. At that point the suspect stole a pickup truck and was said to be armed. Frerichs of the Nebraska State Patrol stated in an interview, there is no more...
As a kid I loved Halloween like just about every kid, but my sister and I were the ones who never, ever had store bought costumes. My mom made us a costume every single year, most of the time she had our costume already picked out before we could even decide what we wanted to be. It wasn’t such a bad thing though, but of course, when I was younger I wanted to be something everyone else was going as, or having the same costume as everyone in my class. As I got older, the more the idea grew on me, hey this isn’t such a bad deal I’d think to my...
Long-time Mary Lynch employee Vickie Kaczar, received the surprise of a life-time last Thursday when, teachers, students and co-workers surprised her with a huge celebration for all her hard work at the school over the past 11 years. Little did Kaczar know her daughter Amber was in on the surpirse as well. It was planned for Amber to fly out from California to help surprise her mom on this special day. Kaczar was overjoyed will all of the wonderful things everyone had done for her, the students...
Kimball takes a hard loss at Sidney last week and another loss against Bridgeport Monday. The Lady Horns were shut out in three sets with the Red Raiders last Tuesday, 25-10 in the first set, 25-9 in the second and 25-17 in the third. Hannah Biesecker led the pack again with six kills, four points, five digs, and one block. Justine Heeg, added seven assists, one point and one dig. Kate Reader had five kills, one point, one ace, and one block. Madison Wynne had three assists, one point, and one...
Potter-Dix gets a big home win on Morrill last Thrusday in a 3-1 set. Morrill took the first set with a 25-22 victory but the Lady Coytoes battled back to win the last three sets with scores of 25-11, 25-13, and 25-21. Senior Trinity Langley stepped up once again in this match helping the Coyotes with 19 kills, six blocks, as well as, some great digs. Potter-Dix is leading the D2 District 12 standings 7-1 over Leyton 6-1, Creek Valley 5-2, Banner County 2-3 and Minatate 0-7. Langley also leads district in kills with 270, right behind her is...
Wildcats get another win on Indians last Wednesday. Banner County has played Minatare three times on the season winning all three matches. This last win came in a two-game set with Banner County coming out on top in the first set 25-23 and the second set 25-13. No other information was available at press....
Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group (WING) executed a search warrant in Kimball around 10:50 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. Executing a search warrant at 307 N. Oak St. in Kimball. Investigators with the WING task force were assisted by Kimball County Sheriff Deputies Marla Knigge and Anthony Osborn. According to the arrest affidavit, during the search of the residence, law enforcement officers located multiple items of contraband including a glass methamphetamine pipe, marijuana, a...
Members of the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department took time off their jobs to educate Mary Lynch students about fire safety and prevention. These busy men had a full schedule throughout the day, moving from classroom to classroom. KVFD members, pictured from left, Mark Green, Andrew Bohac and Taylor Brown are shown here with just one of many elementary classes. The Kimball Volunteer Fire Department thanks the community for ongoing support as they help keep our youth fire safe....
The James L. Eatmon Masonic Lodge and Kim Bowl hosted their innaugural Nine-Pin No-Tap Tournament on Saturday, Oct. A total of 61 bowlers competed this two day, four round tournament, with single and doubles divisions for men or women as well as a combination. The pay out was a $1,000 pot to be split between all 300 games, of which there were three. Kelly Garrett of Kimball, Clay Keane of Sidney and Greg McDaniel of Kimball all bowled 300 games and split the pot. All proceeds benefit events by...
Cody-Kilgore showed up to play last Friday against the Potter-Dix Coyotes, and ended the night with a 63-8 win. The Cowboy's held the Coyotes scoreless until the second quarter but also added to their demanding lead even after first period play. At the conclusion of the first half it was the Cowboys up 56-8, with 34 of those points for Cody-Kilgore being scored in the second quarter of the game. The second half the Coyotes were able to keep the Cowboys to one more score, but not being able to...
After a long trip to Imperial last Tuesday, Chase County added one more W to their book after defeating the Longhorns in four sets, 3-1. Kimball lost the first set 25-15, lost the second set 21-25, came back and won the third set 25-22, but lost the fourth set 11-25. Freshman, Sydney Biesecker is the new defensive specialist for the Horns and managed to get a game high of 17 digs against a tough Chase County team. Lady Horns ended Saturday with one win but two losses in the books. Kimball lost...
Potter-Dix shut out their opponents on their home court this past Saturday against Minatare, Bayard and Creek Valley. The Lady Coyotes played strong, beating the Minatare Indians, with a 2-0 win. The Lady Coyotes outscored the Lady Indians in the first set 25-20 and took the game with a 25-8 win in the second set. The Potter-Dix club then faced off against Bayard for another win, this time coming in three sets with a 2-1 victory. Bayard won the first set 27-25, but the Lady Coyotes came back for a 25-19 win in the second and ended the game with...
Kimball Football added one more tough loss (56-7) to the books last Friday night for their last home game of the season and the Longhorns Homecoming game against St. Patrick’s of North Platte. No other information was provided at press. The Longhorns will travel and face off with Valentine tomorrow, Friday, for their final game of the season. This will be a hard matchup to handle for the Horns, Valentine, who is 6-2 over all and 4-0 in conference play, have been on a hot streak these past few games. Game is set to kick off at 5 p.m. Mountain t...
Senior night ended in a loss for the Banner County Lady Wildcats last Thursday night. Banner County faced off with Sioux County and lost in three sets, 25-11, 25-14, and 25-22. MaKenna Dahlgrin led the attack with 11 kills and two aces. Dahlgrin was credited with three solo blocks and nine digs with 17 receptions. Jadyn Cross received 15 serves, added four kills, three digs and two assists to the Banner County effort. Emily Singleton received 10 serves, had one kill, two digs and two assists on the night. Bailee Underhill served up two aces,...
Kimball Cross Country had their District meet last Thursday in Bayard at Chimney Rock Golf Course. Coach Johnson said all of the Kimball athletes ran really well and all tried their hardest. “Sadly none of them qualified for state,” she added. Thomas Lenzen just missed a state birth by four places. Only 15 individuals and three teams qualify for state, Lenzen placed 19 at Districts. Johnson says she was very proud of the boys, “as a team they finished fifth, beating teams that had beat us (Kimball) all year.” Seniors from this year will be...
Officer Mike Winget of the Kimball Police Department responded to a disturbance of unknown nature near Fifth and Jefferson streets on Sunday Oct. 1, just before 11 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, Winget was approached by Caleb P. Boman, 27, of Kimball. According to the arrest affidavit, Boman stated that he and his partner were involved in a verbal argument regarding his job. Winget stated in the affidavit that Boman denied any physical assault. Officer Winget approached the female party, according to the arrest affidavit she had a few drops...
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, a meeting - open to the community, was held to talk about the idea of stepping Kimball Football down from eleven-man to an eight-man team. “Not one person spoke negatively about going to eight-man,” Kimball Activities Director Ken Smith said. “I think everyone understands where we are with our numbers.” According to the Longhorns Head Coach, Ben Aarestad, approximately 20 people attended, most were parents of players, but other interested community members were also in attendance. Coaches and school staff presented reasons...
Kimball Cross Country got their share of a workout this past week as the teams headed into Thursday to run their SPVA Conference Meet, and then right back at it on Friday, for their WTC Conference Meet. For the SPVA Meet, ninth place and medaling was Thomas Lenzen with a time of 19:02. Kaden Adrian followed, outside the hardware, with a time of 20:06, Garrett Pedersen 21:23, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis with a time of 21:23, Brady Kilgore 21:24, Cole Henton 22:53, Alexander Flores 25:03, Jordan Cluff...