Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team drew a tough first game opponent in the Chase County Lady Longhorns in the first round of the SPVA Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Chase County got off to a fast start, doubling up Kimball 12-6 at the end of the first period, and led 26-11 at the half. Chase County then went on a tear through the second half, racking up 38 points to Kimball's 7 in a 64-18 victory. Juniors Amy Birkhofer and Payton Wise each had 4 points in the loss for Kimball. Next, the La...
Varsity and junior varsity sports return over the next two weeks for the student-athletes at Kimball, Potter-Dix and Banner County high schools. As of Dec. 29, games were scheduled to resume following the Christmas break and COVID safety precautions that forced schedule changes before the break. Please remember that more schedule changes may occur, and check with the schools about any safety precautions being taken at the games. Here's how schedules for the three schools look for the first week...
Chellie Autrey of Kimball, left, director of Radiology and Pharmacy at Kimball Health Services receives the Moderna vaccine Tuesday from clinic director Jess Webb. Autrey was the first of about 20 KHS staff scheduled to receive the vaccine on Tuesday. KHS received its first vaccine shipment of 100 doses on Monday. "I hope this helps convince people that the COVID vaccine is safe and they should get it," Autrey said. Webb said KHS is following Panhandle Public Health guidelines for distributing...
Kimball Art Walk, a new group, is providing community events that celebrate the diversity and culture for lovers of art and future art lovers. The group's first community event is a downtown Kimball Art Walk from Nov. 13 through Dec. 20. Photographers will display their work in downtown business windows. Community members and families can enjoy a stroll down "main street" during this free, self-guided tour featuring 17 local youth and adult photographers. Many photographers' work will be for...
The streaking Potter-Dix Coyotes added another notch to their win column Friday when they defeated the visiting Wallace Wildcats, 66-34, to advance to the quarterfinals of the state Class D6 playoffs. The second round of playoffs has 9-0 Potter-Dix hosting 5-2 Cody-Kilgore at 5 p.m. Friday. Cody-Kilgore defeated Stuart, 30-0, in its playoff opener. The winner of the Potter-Dix/Cody-Kilgore game faces the winner of the McCool Junction/Paxton game. Senior Javon Coyle, the transfer from Kimball,...
A late October snowstorm last weekend covered the Panhandle and shut down I-80, forcing truckers to pull of the interstate, line up on Highway 71 and fill area parking lots. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne had a report that 6.5 inches of snow fell in Kimball....
The Selection Committee appointed Rich Flores last week to complete the Kimball County commissioner term of Brandon Mossberg, who is moving out of the county. Other candidates who interviewed for the open position were Jim Wertz, M. Timothy Nolting and Justin Perry. Flores will serve as a commissioner until January of 2023....
Two vehicles parked in front of Mary James' home in Dix on Oct. 3 do not belong to neighbors involved in reported conflicts with her over the years, as indicated in an Observer article Oct. 8....
The Kimball County Commissioners conducted a public hearing to receive comment on the proposed Kimball County Budget and a public hearing for setting the Final Property Tax Request. By a 3-0 vote, the commissioners approved the tax request for $3,144,871 at their regular Tuesday meeting. The current levy is 0.449691 while the 2019-20 levy was 0.445032. In regular business, the commissioners received updates on the roads, transit and visitors center. Ron Carr and Kyle Leonard from Pilgrim Media approached the county board to receive...
A woman was killed in a Saturday evening rollover at 7:20 p.m. on Highway 71 in Banner County at mile marker 36. Although the crash is still under investigation, the Nebraska State Patrol reported that the vehicle was southbound and crossed the median and northbound lanes, and that the driver over-corrected and the vehicle rolled. The driver, 33-year-old Margaret Mathison from Idaho, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, Jody Morse, 31 from Louisiana, was taken to Regional West Medical Center....
Cindy Rasmussen has been living in her home at 314 S. Washington St for about 12 years. It was her father’s house and she lived there as a child, moved away and then came back to her hometown. She stated that they did not have to do much to the outside of the home, but did a lot of updating to the inside. Cindy’s very well maintained yard is accompanied with hostas and is all ready for fall, which is her favorite time to decorate. In the winter she likes to have succulents out. Cindy is a reg...
The Kimball County Commissioners will hear comments from the public on the proposed 2020-21 budget on Sept. 15. The public hearing will open at 9:15 and remain open for 15 minutes in the Commissioner’s Room on the first floor of the Courthouse. Anyone may comment on the budget. The budget is available for public review at the county clerk’s office. The notice of budget hearing and budget summary also can be found in the Observer’s legal notices in the Sept. 3 edition. Following the Budget Hearing, the commissioners will meet in regular sessi...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a release Monday that the United States and the state of Nebraska announced a settlement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. to address alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at the company’s commercial hazardous waste incinerator in Kimball County. The alleged violations included failure to manage and contain hazardous wastes; failure to comply with air emission limits; failure t...
The Kimball Longhorns had a rough go of it in their 2020 football opener, losing 66-6 last Friday to visiting Hitchcock County Trojans. “It was a tough game for us and we weren’t ready to play, Kimball coach Ben Aarestad told The Observer. “We just need to get some more practice time in and hopefully not make as many mental mistakes.“ Next up for Kimball is a 1 p.m. Friday home nonconference game wtih Leyton. “I think Leyton is a very good football team,” Aarestad said. “They have some kids that have good size, good speed and they play agg...
The City of Kimball announced Tuesday, Aug. 26, that its water department would be doing routine disinfection that day of the water storage tank. Due to the process, there may be some chlorine residual in customers’ water that last about a week, the city said. The water will be safe to use for drinking, cooking and cleaning as usual. Customers are asked to contact the city office at 308-235-3639 with any concerns or questions that they might have....
Riding their horses during a nice moment at the recent Kimball Banner County Fair were 4-H members Emily Whitney, Corina Mendoza, Taylor Whitney, McKynna Deeds and Brandon Mendoza. Taylor had quite a showing in 4-H events, but her results didn't appear in last week's Observer so here they are: Western Horsemanship – Intermediate Blue, 4-H Beef Showmanship Intermediate Blue, 4-H Market Steers/Heifers Blue, 4-H Meat Goat Showmanship Senior Blue, Meat Goat Blue, Horse Showmanship Intermediate P...
The city of Kimball has announced that the grant and loan program that has helped jump-start a string of ambitious business projects in recent months, such as those at the Sagebrush and Longhorn Building for starters, is temporaritly on hold. Here’s the city’s release that annnounced the news to area businesses: “As of August 12, 2020, all LB840 grants (New Business Assistance, Business Facade Improvement, Business Infrastructure Improvement, Property Improvement, and Internship) and loans administered and distributed by the City of Kimba...
A group known as the Maple 50 Team with AmeriCorps NCCC will be arriving in Kimball County on Thursday, July 30, and begin with two days of orientation/training before moving on to give the area some considerable help. Beginning on the Aug. 3, they will start working with the South Platte Natural Resources District at Oliver Reservoir for two weeks. After assisting SPNRD, they will come to the Kimball County Visitor Center, where they will help build a billboard, old west storefronts, prep flower beds, and do some painting. During the two...
The City of Kimball issued a statement Monday for its street department to inform citizens of Kimball and surrounding areas that there will be a complete closure at the intersection of 3rd Street and Chestnut Street, effective right now, to allow for waterline work for the new Kimball County Transit Service building at the corner. This will require Chestnut Street to be closed from 1st Street and 3rd Street. The City will detour northbound traffic to Oak Street and southbound traffic to Howard...
Waterline installation for the new Kimball County Transit Service Building will cause a detour for drivers in the near future. A date for the work has not been set, but the City of Kimball Street Department wants all citizens of Kimball and surrounding areas to be aware that there will be a complete closure at the intersection of 3rd Street and Chestnut Street for more than a week. This will require Chestnut Street to be closed from 1st Street to 3rd Street. The city will detour North bound traffic to Oak Street and South bound traffic to...
As Kimball County Transit Service nears moving day to its $1.47 million new home in downtown Kimball, KCTS administrator Christy Warner’s report on the agency’s 2019-20 fiscal year offers insight on the agency’s mission, funding and operations. Warner presented the report at the June 16 meeting of the county commissioners. Here’s a look at it, starting with her overall report on KCTS funding and then getting into how the service is funded and where its money goes. “KCTS is funded,” she explained, “through several sources, including cas...
Stephen Bateman Lions Club Student of the Month Stipend Bailie Brower Joe Merante/Kimball Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Eagles Lodge #3889/Bill Carroll Scholarship Hannah Brown Leonard & Lewise Forman Scholarship Samuel Cajero Kimball Public Schools Foundation Scholarship Kimball Interact Club Scholarship Lion’s Club Student of the Month Stipend Husker Power Scholarship Nebraska Promise Scholarship M. Nicole Delaplane Kimball Public Schools Foundation Scholarship PEO Scholarship Charlotte Gross Endowment Scholarship Kimball Music P...
The Western Nebraska Observer presents these unofficial vote results from the Tuesday, May 12, primary election in Kimball County as a service to all of our readers. The results normally would have been in the May 14 Observer print edition, but the paper's press deadline was moved up to before voting ended due to coronavirus restrictions. Look for full election coverage of the primary election in the May 21 print and paid digital editions of the Western Nebraska Observer. The "R" is for Republic...
The Western Nebraska Observer presents these unofficial vote results from the Tuesday, May 12, primary election in Kimball County as a service to all of our readers. The results normally would have been in this week's May 14 Observer print edition, but the paper's press deadline was moved up to before voting ended due to coronavirus restrictions. Look for full election coverage of the primary election in the May 21 print and paid digital editions of the Western Nebraska Observer. The "R" is for...
Potter-Dix and Banner County FFA members were among those attending the recent FFA district meet in Kimball. More than 320 FFA students attended. Students visited from schools across the region. Meanwhile, this past week, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Kimball FFA as it has so many others locally – forcing postponement of the Kimball FFA Alumni and Supporters dinner and article auction and labor auction. The annual event has yet to be rescheduled....