Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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First to score, the Longhorns battled hard throughout the Homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 2, to ultimately fall to the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs, 52-26. "The start of the game went well for us, and hopefully we can continue to build on that start," had coach Nick Kuxhausen said. "We need to work on continuing to play for four full quarters." Sophomore Izaac Reuter showed off his skill under center as the starting quarterback for the Longhorns. Reuter completed five of 10 pass attempts for a...
Banner County head coach Charles Jones will continue focusing on fundamentals in practice following the Wildcats 91-13 loss against the Arthur County Wolves. "We faced a very good Arthur team and we had trouble with their speed on both sides of the ball," Jones said. "We are getting to the right places for the most part we just have to finish plays." The young Banner County team will work on finishing plays during practices as well, according to Jones, and he is already seeing improvement...
The Wildcat Volleyball team opened their season at the Minatare Triangular on Thursday, Sept. 1 with the Minatare Indians and the Creek Valley Storm. The Wildcats suffered two close losses at the tournament, with a 2-0 loss first to their hosts followed by a 2-0 loss to Creek Valley. "I wouldn't say that the teams we've played so far have been especially tough, but it is also harder to tell as everyone has the first game jitters. The unpredictability at the beginning of a season always throws...
The Kimball cross country runners started their season on Friday, Sept. 2 with a 5K run for high school athletes and a 3K for junior high runners. "For our first meet out we felt that all of our athletes ran really well. It is always good to get the first meet out of the way and it allows the runners to see where they are at and what we need to focus on more in practice," head coach Tiffany Johnson said. "The first meet also sets that bar for them in trying to improve their time each week. We...
Both Banner County cross country runners have set goals for their season and coach Kari Gifford said that both Josh Boston and Courtney Knisley met those goals for their first meet of the year. “Our runners did a great job on Friday at the Gering XC meet. The weather was nice, with a little cloud cover which kept it from getting too hot,” Gifford said. “Both Courtney and Josh met their goal for the meet, running faster than their times on this course last year. There are four junior high runners who were also pleased with their times, runni...
The fate of the Kimball Event Center and the Kimball Fitness Center was discussed during the last budget workshop on Aug. 25 along with the proposed budgets for each of the City of Kimball departments. According to expense worksheets provided by the City of Kimball, the Kimball Event Center totaled $28,012.02 in revenue from Oct. 1, 2015 through Jan. 15, 2016. Expenses for the department totaled $40,793.61 for a total deficit of $12,781.59 – in just over three months. The Fitness Center, however, brought in $7,087.53 and incurred just $...
Sometimes you just need a nudge. Kevin Moeser, who just celebrated one year as an EMT, would not be where he is today if he had not received that nudge from Clean Harbors co-workers Brad Reader and Kevin Sherman, who is also an EMT. In addition to celebrating his first anniversary, Moeser has completed the first two levels in his leadership academy training and will attend levels three and four in November. "In each level there are certain protocols you can do," he explained. "This will add...
In the final budget workshop prior to setting the 2016-17 budget, the Kimball City Council balanced five departments' budgets without planned shortfalls, leaving those departments with little wiggle room. Often a budget will appear to be made specifically to go into the negative, but, council members have explained in the past that if money is needed for something the expenditure must already be in the expense budget. The trash department worksheet shows a total revenue of $188,800 with no tax...
A new doctor specializing in pain management is coming to Kimball. Dr. Timo Quickert, MD, is an interventional radiologist and pain management specialist from Johnstown, Colo. Dr. Quickert will be seeing patients in the new Kimball Health Pain Clinic located at Kimball Health Services, which opened on Aug. 24. “Dr. Broomfield (medical director at Kimball Health Services) and I first started considering a non-narcotic pain clinic over a year ago,” Kimball Health Services CEO Ken Hunter said. “We knew the government was going to put out new t...
After searching high and low for months for “pink camo” seat covers, my mom had all but given up. She searched at all of the Big Box stores; she hunted at the name-brand outdoor store, she even had me search online at every outlet imaginable. In the (almost) end, it became clear that unless she wanted to spend $300+ for custom made seat covers, she was just not going to find what she wanted. Mom has never been one to give up easily (she is as stubborn as the day is long), and I could tell many stories of her determination (read stubborn). In...
Since the beginning of the 2012-13 school year, students at Kimball Jr. Sr. High School have had an alternative solution for graduation. VALTS, the Valley Alternative Learning Transitioning School, located at the Harms Center in Scottsbluff, is that alternative. “A traditional school setting is not always the best learning environment for all students and VALTS caters to those students. It helps students that might be at risk to drop out and/or not obtain graduation requirements and keeps them on track towards obtaining a high school d...
The Kimball Longhorns traveled to North Platte on Thursday, Aug. 25 for their season opener against the Centura Centurions of Cairo, in a non-conference game and brought home a hard fought 14-6 loss. Head coach Nick Kuxhausen said that among the few offensive positives was a long pass from Jaden Withrow to Kyle Spicer in the third quarter for the first touchdown of the game. The second note-worthy play was in the final quarter when the Horns made their last offensive drive of the game, which ended up being the most productive in terms of...
Kimball High School's lady golfers began their season on Tuesday, Aug. 23 in Sidney and followed up with a second competition on Thursday in Bayard. Lila Moore, shot a 66-67=133 at Bayard and teammate Leisha Casimiro shot 85-83=168. Alpine Hickstein of Chadron led the lady golfers at Bayard with a score of 41-38=79 for the day followed by Kenzey Kanno of Mitchell who shot at 46-42=88. First-year head coach Katie Culek said, "Lila improved tremendously from Tuesday! She has her mental game back...
The Banner County football traveled to Cody for their season opener, an away against the Cowboys. Though the Wildcats put up a good fight, they came home with a devastating 80-19 loss. “The challenges that we faced is being able to simulate what the other team is going to do against us,” Jones said. “It is difficult to simulate the size and speed of other teams with our limited numbers.” As the Wildcats rebuild their program, they are faced with a small number of athletes, many of whom are inexperienced on the field. Jones is optimis...
According to the The Daily Freeman-Journal of Webster City, Iowa, Kimball City Administrator Daniel Ortiz has accepted the position of city manager in that city. Since as early as February 2015 Kimball City Administrator Daniel Ortiz has been on short lists of eligible candidates for administrative positions across the nation. On February 25, 2015 an article appeared in the Worthington, Minn., Daily Globe listing Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez, of Kimball, Nebr., as one of the top five candidates for the city administrator position in Worthington. Late...
Discussion continues regarding the fate of the Event Center and the Fitness Center as the Kimball City Council struggles to balance a budget with a 40 percent decrease in sales tax. Efforts to balance the budget include council’s consideration for the sale or relinquishment of city-owned properties at the most recent council meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16. Council member James Schnell had brought the matter to council’s attention first in July, as the city entered into budget workshops and with a looming budget shortfall. “We need to really tighten...
Inevitably children across the nation are pulled, sometimes kicking and screaming, back into the routine of school long before they feel summer is over. Back-to-school means so many things, depending on who you are, but for juniors at Banner County High School, it means the chance to earn a laptop. According to Superintendent Lana Sides, this is the fifth year that all high school students are issued a computer at the beginning of each school year. “These students use these computers at school and at home and then check them in at the end of e...
Zoning changes are nearly complete as the Kimball City Council held the second of three public hearings on the matter at the most recent meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16. Reasonable requests submitted from residents were honored, according to City Administrator Daniel Ortiz. During the public meeting Larissa Binod asked how residents are being notified of potential changes, as her property was changed from rural residential to R-1, a single family residential distinction because the parcel is smaller than the rural residential zoning requirements....
Kimball’s VFW Post #2243 has been a Veteran’s of Foreign War member, chartered by congress, since October 1931. This long-lived and loved organization is in dire need of active members. Though the post has many members, the majority of those are inactive, according to Post Commander Joe Hernandez. “We don’t really even have meetings anymore,” he said. “You have to have a quorum of five guys to have a meeting.” Several posts in the area have closed, including one in Scottsbluff, which joined in the Gering post, and the Bridgeport post also clo...
The Kimball Board of Education began their regular meeting with an exit speech from longtime board member Jared Hunsaker and heard about a new program that bridges the local ranching community and school district. Hunsaker, whom the board honored for five years of service, is exiting his position on the board early as he and his family will be moving out of state. His board position would not have come up for re-election until 2020. "I appreciate you guys and the efforts you have made. I think t...
The sport of shooting may not be getting the recognition it deserves nationally, but here in Kimball, another young lady is making a name for herself in the competitive shooting circuit. Shooting with the Kimball Dead Eye Shooters for nine years, Kimball senior Shauntae Daily, 17, began competing individually at the beginning of her freshman year. "I still go do the fair things with them, but when I go to Colorado Springs and places like that, though I am still a part of the team, I am shooting...
More than two years ago Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska (CAPWN) board member announced that the organization needed to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Following that announcement the board and staff at CAPWN began making changes. According to a recent news release, the organization identified debt, restructured the agency and developed a plan to pay back creditors. After two years of diligent work, the organization filed an amended plan in January 2016 which was approved, signed and filed by the judge. CAPWN has successfully...
The Farmer’s Day committee is ready to take nominations for the 90th Annual Farmer’s Day Grand Marshal, Outstanding Farmer and Outstanding Homemaker. According to Assunta Calise, the committee will entertain nominations through Sept. 9 for the upcoming town-wide celebration. While Outstanding Farmer and Outstanding Homemaker titles are self-explanatory, Calise explained that Grand Marshals are those people without whom you just could not imagine Kimball. She said that this person represents the champions of the community. Nominations can be...
Just last week I had to go get my son to complete a project here at the office. When I picked Mr. up, well after noon, he was just beginning his chores and was still only half dressed, which reminded me of our recent back-to-school shopping trip. I had one weekend to get everything Mr. needs for the coming school year, one day really, and sadly, it seemed that shopping was not high on his priority list. He. Was. Not. Thrilled. Still, we left the house that Saturday before nine, fueled up, and picked up Grandma (the one bright spot in the day...
Are you short on cash and need an oil change, chiropractic adjustment, groceries, gasoline, flowers sent to your cousin out-of-town or a student subscription for your college student? Chamber Bucks may be the answer for you. According to Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce Director Jo Caskey, the local Chamber has sold more than $77,000 in Chamber Bucks this year. That’s $77,000 that can be used right here in Kimball or at any of the 160 Chamber member businesses in the area....