Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Wrestlers from the Kimball area are gearing up for state tourney time and heading to as many tournaments as possible. On Feb. 23, Ethan Bibbey of the Tri-State Grapplers attended the Laramie Cowboy Club Tournament,and went 3-0 to finish first in the 6 and Under, 42 division. Also on Saturday, three grapplers attended the Hershey Youth Wrestling Tournament. In the 1st-2nd 45 division, Jesse Gortney placed first and scored 18 team points. In the 1st-2nd 59 division, Jax Thurin placed second and scored 15 team points. In the 3rd-4th 60 division,...
The Nebraska Legislature had a late night until 10 last Thursday, when the hearing concluded for the three bills relating to the highly debated property tax issue: LB314, LB497 and LB677. Public comments for and against the three bills were heard by the Legislature’s Revenue Committee. Numerous Nebraska farmers, local brewers and professionals related to the alcohol industry, as well as rural school administrators, were in attendance and spoke their piece about a possible property tax decrease and related possible alcohol and tobacco i...
Kimball Head Start parents received a letter last week from Donna Jenne, director of Head Start programs, explaining the possibility of the Head Start facility in Kimball closing. Jenne stated in the letter that the ESU13 Head Start program is awaiting final approval for its 2019-20 continuation grant from the government. In an email, Jenne later said that “the Head Start Program is not closing. We will be transitioning some services.” In any case, changes appear possible. According to the letter, the Head Start program has found over the pas...
If you think Nebraska has high enough taxes on alcohol with beer currently at 31 cents per gallon, it may be time to think again. A proposed sales tax increase would hike the cost of wine, beer, spirits and tobacco to reduce property taxes throughout the state. State Sen. Tom Briese, R-District 41, introduced a bill stating that the state sales tax would increase from 5.5 percent to 6 percent. The cigarette tax would go up $1.50 to go with increased taxes on wine, beer and liquor. “The goal of this provision was to provide property tax relief f...
Activate Kimball – a project between the Kimball Area Foundation, city of Kimball, Panhandle Public Health District and Kimball Health Services – hopes in the near future that a possible partnership with the schools will be agreed upon. Members of each organization joined for a presentation to the Kimball Board of Education this past Monday to educate the board on community matters, past improvement strategies and statistics. Much of the focus is on physical fitness – and addressing the lack of it for some people. The Kimball Health Servi...
A structure fire at 304 Berg St., a manufactured home, displaced two occupants Feb. 7 when resident Randy Harmon attempted to thaw frozen pipes with a flame as he has done many times before. Harmon said the insolation caught fire quickly, and it was fast and furious. Local fire crews were called to the scene at approximately 1 p.m. and worked to control the blaze for nearly four and a half hours, according to Kimball Volunteer Fire Chief Rick Wynne. Firefighters were called back to the scene...
Changes in the Nebraska's Child Passenger Safety Law that became effective Jan. 1 were discussed Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Kimball Head Start. Christy Warner of the Kimball County Transit, Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer and Tammy Rutt. KPD community service officer, participated in the session. The new law states that children must ride in rear-facing seat up to age 2 or until they reach the upper weight or height limit allowed by the car seat manufacture. Children up to age 8 must ride in a...
February is a special month. We bring attention and awareness to the prevention of heart disease in the America. Along with drawing attention to this diseases, we also celebrate hearts in a different fashion with Cupid and Valentine's Day. The holiday most associate with romance, couples and, of course, love. As children we are shown the relevance for the holiday as showing your feelings, love, friendship and caring. Celebrating the holiday in schools includes: decorating boxes for valentine...
Wrestling this past weekend was just east down the road in Sidney, with the Tri-State Grapplers and Kimball Wrestling Club competing. KWC placed seventh out of 37 teams with 282 points. The Grapplers placed 15 with 170 points. KWC Results 1st-2nd 53 division, Trajan Johnson placed fourth and scored 16 team points. 1st-2nd 53 division, Christian Soto-Young placed third and scored 20 team points. 1st-2nd 53 division, Britton Culek placed first and scored 40 team points. 1st-2nd 53 division, Kasyn Snyder placed second and scored 30 team points....
An evening full of hugs, laughter, friends, family and fun all circled around one thing this past Saturday night. It was a benefit for Amy Sapp, Kimball's special project coordinator. After Sapp was involved in a motorcycle accident early last month, many in the community came up with a plan to help her and turned to the big-hearted community of Kimball make it happen. The evening kicked off with a social hour, as well as a silent auction followed by dinner and a live auction. Hundreds of local...
Apex Sand and Gravel, along with Paul Reed Construction, will continue to work in the Kimball County area this year. Apex received an approval for a conditional use permit application at the Kimball County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5. The application requests mining using excavation techniques and asphalt or concrete batch plant in the area of N/2 6-14N-53 in Kimball County. The public, along with workers from Apex and Paul Reed Construction, filled the commissioners meeting room when a public hearing was held regarding the...
The hearts of young children, enormous in size and just as kind, are eager to please the ones the respect the most. Between the many students at Mary Lynch Elementary, along with the teachers and staff, Principal Mike Mitchell received possibly the most memorable celebration in his education career. Last Friday morning, Feb. 1, hundreds of students and staff rushed into the Mary Lynch gymnasium to set up for a surprise birthday celebration for Mitchell. During a waiting period of practice...
The K-Town Takedown wrapped up this past Sunday afternoon after a long eventful day. Kimball hosted their home meet with 200 wrestlers from the surrounding areas. Out of the 22 teams in attendance. Kimball Wrestling Club finished third with 207 points with Scottsbluff Wrestling Club in second with 282.5 and Gering Wrestling Club in first with 326 points. In the 4 and Under 38-39 division, Laivyn Morgan placed third. 4 and Under 40-40 division, Able Kuhns placed second. 4 and Under 45-47 division...
Potter-Dix hosted a JV tournament last week. The tournament included girls teams from Burns, South Platte, Kimball and Creek Valley. The boys teams in the tournament were Burns, South Platte, Potter-Dix and Creek Valley. The Kimball girls faced off with Creek Valley in the first round of the tournament on Monday, Jan. 28. Kimball won 23-12. Payton Wise had eight points, Emma Martin six, Jaydin Paxton three, Maddison Merryfield and Brooklin Golding 2 eachand , Nicole Delaplane and Chantel Malson...
When flying into Kimball, pilots will be navigated by new LED lighting along with some new systems put in place. A lighting project was completed at the Kimball Municipal Airport in December. All improvements were funded through a federal Federal Aviation Administration grant, a state FAA grant and the city's Kimball Municipal Airport. Kimball Airport Authority chairman Ryan McElroy said the project consisted of some upgraded taxiway lights and all new runway lights. "We also added REIL lights...
The USDA-Farm Service Agency is back at work following the government shutdown. According to the Nebraska state office, the FSA has been hard at work since returning and extending deadlines for agricultural programs. The office also stated in an email newsletter this week that the FSA extended deadlines for the Market Facilitation Program, and it included a list of other programs impacted by the government shutdown. The FSA has extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the government shutdown – and the emergency nature of many of t...
It was another long weekend for the local wrestlers as they made the trip to North Platte this past weekend for the River Valley Ruckus Tournament. Four of Kimball's wrestlers were picked for dual teams outside the area, as was one wrestler from the Tri-State Grapplers. They were Matthew Johnson, Trey Schindler, Camron McGinnis and Britton Culek, along with Cable Botha for the Grapplers. Teams were made up of 14 individual wrestlers from all over the United States. One wrestler was chosen for ea...
When cleaning out your attic what do you expect to find? Possibly some family history, some possessions from your childhood. What about a real hand grenade from World War II? It happened in Kimball. According to Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer, he received a call that was somewhat out of the ordinary Sunday, Jan. 20. A Kimball resident, whose name was not released, was cleaning out the family home's attic on East Third Street near Gotte Park, when the WWII grenade was discovered. A call was...
A big rally benefit for motorcycle crash victim Amy Sapp, the Kimball economic developer and special projects coordinator, is set for 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Kimball Event Center. And that's not all: An after party will feature Amy's favorite karaoke at Chute #7 in downtown Kimball. All proceeds from the Groundhog Day festivities will go to Sapp and her family to help with expenses during her recovery from the serious accident. She remains on the mend at Regional West Medical...
Since Kimball ambulance service paired with Regional West’s ambulance service, Kimball County has saved money. Ken Hunter, Kimball Health Services CEO, and Chief Nursing Officer Cheryl Delaplane met with the county commissioners at their regular meeting Jan. 15 to discuss overall improvements regarding ambulance service. According to Commissioner Timothy Nolting, Kimball County was paying out nearly $175,000 in administration costs. However, since the merger, the county is paying only $40,000 and housing the emergency vehicles. “Having a par...
For nearly a century, the U.S. Government, American Wild Horse Campaign, and many others have fought for and against the rights of wild horses roaming the Red Desert of Wyoming. A Wyoming Federal Court ruled against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in court earlier this month, Jan. 10, 2019. The American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) was handed a win in a lawsuit to put a stop to the BLM illegally rounding up hundreds of wild horses in southwestern Wyoming, according to a press release from the...
As a cold front rolled through Monday evening, Jan. 21, school and office closures or late starts were announced for many in the Nebraska Panhandle on Tuesday morning. Closures included Banner County schools, Creek Valley, ESU 13 Head Start/Kimball and Sidney, Kimball schools, Leyton, Potter-Dix, Sidney, South Platte and Western Nebraska Community College-Sidney Campus. Late starts Tuesday included Garden County schools, Goshen County School District 1, Hay Springs, Hemingford and Mitchell. The snowfall totaled 1.5 inches Tuesday morning. Snow...
Once again we have a “big kitty” in our area. What appears to be mountain lion tracks at Oliver Reservoir were found after a snowstorm earlier this month. No reports of a mountain lions have been made this year, but the tracks don’t lie. Multiple lake goers on the west side of Oliver reported seeing the tracks this past week. Mountain lions are nearly always uniformly tan in color with black tipped tails and dark fur on the back of the ears. Until they reach about a year old, they have dark spots and a dark-ringed tail. These cats can live...
The 2019 Annual Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce banquet took place this Monday, Jan. 14, with the featured presentation's topic expanding upon how the future missile base project could impact businesses in the community. Guest speaker Stephanie Meisner-Maggard of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce addressed a large audience of Kimball area residents and business representatives who nearly filled the Kimball Event Center to hear her message. She said the three active and current...