Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Potter-Dix Coyotes traveled to Minatare for a close game but they couldn’t quite pull off the win on Friday, Feb. 19. The Indians got off to a fast start in the first quarter adding 14 to the board and holding Potter-Dix to nine. In the second the Coyotes added another nine while the Minatare boys added just eight, bringing the halftime score to 22-18 in favor of Minatare. Both teams came back from halftime with renewed vigor and each added 16 to the board and in the final quarter the Coyotes earned eight points and the Minatare boys n...
Last Tuesday was a first for Kimball area emergency personnel when they witnessed Regional West Medical Center's Air Link helicopter land in the old West Elementary playground. The helicopter landed in what is now the Kimball Health Services North Campus yard as part of a landing zone training, though nothing was wrong with the normal landing zone, according to Kimball Ambulance Service Director Carla Goranson. The landing zone training was led by Air Link's Chief Flight Nurse Tracy Meyer, and...
The Kimball FFA Alumni has a few secrets and they are chomping at the bit to tell. Not only is Kimball’s alumni the oldest FFA Alumni chapter in Nebraska, they also have the largest number of lifetime alumni members of any chapter in the state. This group does more than most know. They raise funds through suppers, product auctions and the ever-popular labor auction to grow the local FFA organization. The Kimball FFA Alumni provides: college scholarships, money for conferences and leadership activities and grants for continuing supervised a...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats faced some tough opposition when they hosted the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes Friday, Feb. 12. With senior Paige Cross out for an ankle injury, and senior Shaylee White in foul trouble and soon out of the game with four personal fouls and a technical, the Lady Cats struggled to find their rhythm. Leading for the Lady Wildcats was Emily Singleton with eight points to her credit, with two for two shooting from the line and two treys. Courtney Knisley followed with seven...
With a hefty bench to draw from, the Potter-Dix Coyotes handily defeated the Banner County Wildcats on Friday, Feb. 12 in Harrisburg. Seth Dvorak was out after suffering a concussion in the Feb. 5 game against South Platte, the Banner county boys played hard ball with just five on the court, but were often faced with refreshed teammates as Potter-Dix coach Ryan Mumm sent in well-rested athletes and gave his entire bench playing time and the chance for each of them to score. Every Wildcat got on...
Amid discussion regarding ongoing costs associated with the Kimball Event Center, the Kimball City Council considered partnering with the Kimball County Board of Commissioners and Kimball Health Services to bring a wellness center to Kimball. The matter was considered at the City Council meeting on Feb. 2 following a vote to pursue the matter by the Kimball County Commissioner’s at their meeting earlier the same day. “If you want to explore this, one thing I will be doing is sending the Nebraska Department of Economic Development a request for...
The Kimball City Council presented Keep Kimball Beautiful with an amended contract on Tuesday, Feb. 2 following Mayor Keith Prunty’s continued attempts to reach an agreement. Prunty began by stating that he had followed up with discussions from former KKB board members as well as interested citizens throughout the last month and read a timeline of the events as he recalled them. “I would like to let council know what we have been doing and how this came about for this agreement,” Prunty said. “On Jan. 5, I got a request from Susie Abramson to d...
The Potter Dix Lady Coyotes overwhelmed the Garden County Lady Eagles at home on Friday, Feb. 5, by a score of 61-27. Leading the pack for the Lady Coyotes was senior Anna McLaughlin. McLaughlin hit double digits, hitting five of ten two-point attempts and going two for two at the line, for a total of 12 points to her credit. Junior Brooke Glass and Senior Cortney Lewis followed McLaughlin with 11 each. Glass shot 4/8 inside the arch, and 2/2 for a 100 percent shooting average from the line,...
Potter-Dix, 8-16 for the season, boys fell 60-34 to the Garden County Eagles, 11-13 for the season, on Feb. 5, at home. Leading for the home team was senior Cole Christensen with15 points to his credit, Christensen, netted one of four attempted treys, shot 5/9 from the inside and 2/4 from the line. Fellow senior hoopster Coby Hicks added nine to the board, netting 3/7 two-pointers and matching that from the line. Tyrus Gawith, a talented junior Coyote, contributed six to the board, shooting 2/5 from the inside and going two for two from the...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats suffered back-to-back losses last week, first to South Platte followed by Sioux County. Scoring was a big problem for the Banner County girls on Friday, Feb. 2, with just single digits for each of the Lady Wildcat scorers. The effort was led by Emily Singleton with 7 points to her credit, including the sole trey for the Lady Cats. Singleton added a two-point field goal to that and hit 2/3 from the line. MaKenna Dahlgrin followed closely, hitting three of eight attempted field goals, adding six to the board....
Throughout the school year Kimball Jr./Sr. High School has made some exciting advances with technology in the classroom, though they are not teaching technology as much as they are teaching core subjects using technology as a tool. “We are wading into it, because it is a big change,” Superintendent Marshall Lewis said. Lewis and Jamie Soper, Special Services Director, said that teachers, students, administration and the local Board of Education are all excited for the changes being made, still, change is rarely easy. “We are no longer the c...
Despite excelling in her studies, aspiring to be a yogi and being named the UNMC College of Medicine January student of the month, Constance Mietus, a 2005 graduate of Kimball High School maintains that she is actually pretty boring. “I feel really blessed by the opportunity,” Mietus said. “This year I was chosen as the January student of the month for our Dean Dr. Britigan’s monthly InterCOM Newsletter.” She believes that her nomination for the student of the month came from peers based on her involvement in extracurricular activitie...
The talented and passionate Kimball High School speech team, who faced some tough competition at the Perkins County competition on Saturday, Jan. 30, had a great day according to coach Jennifer Dillinger and came home in fourth place out of 21 teams. “At this particular meet, we were competing head-to-head against Class A/B schools. That is always difficult for us, because they have so many more students than we do. A team like Ogallala brings 50 students, while Kimball was competing with 12 on Saturday,” Dillinger said. “The fact that our 1...
The Kimball Board of Public Works was asked to review their utility deposit policy during their most recent board meeting, on Monday, Jan. 26. The policy was questioned by longtime resident Harold Farrar, who was told he would have a $100 deposit when he recently moved his City of Kimball utility account. “I recently moved to an apartment, but have lived here for over twenty years,” Farrar said. “I’ve had my utility bill taken out of my account basically since I moved to town.” Farrar continued that to his knowledge there had never been an i...
With two years of Pinewood Derbies under their belt, local Cub Scout Pack 31 is ready to take it to the next level and are offering an open class following their cub scout derby. The open class is being offered as a fun, community event as well as a fund raiser, according the Cub Master Josh Gillming. “The fee for the open class will go directly to the scouts to be used to purchase books, uniforms, supplies and will pay for summer camps,” he said. The scouts will begin with a block of wood, four wheels and four nails. From there, they will des...
The Lady Coyotes won their home conference game against the Minatare Lady Indians 52-22 on Saturday, Jan. 30. The Potter-Dix girls began pummeling their opponents early in the first quarter, racking up 28 nearly unanswered points while the Lady Indians got on the board with just two. In the second the Minatare ladies rallied, adding seven to the board but were stilled outscored, with the Lady Coyotes gaining eight. The second half showed more of the same, with the Coyotes scoring 11 and holding...
The Banner County lady Wildcats split last weekend’s games with a close win over Guernsey-Sunrise on Friday followed by a loss to Morrill on Saturday. Friday’s game got serious very quickly. The Lady Wildcats closed the first quarter with 20 and their hosts, 11. The Lady Vikings outscored the Banner County girls in the second quarter, adding five to the board but allowing just two from the Lady Wildcats. Coming back from half-time the Lady Wildcats came out with renewed vigor and added 11 to the board while the Guernsey-Sunrise girls were hel...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes, 6-9 for the season, lost to the Minatare Indians, 8-6, for a conference game on Saturday, Jan. 30, in the second of three games the two teams will play against one another. The Coyotes got off to a strong start scoring 13 in the first quarter and holding their opponents to seven. Roles reversed in the second quarter with the Indians gaining double digits, 11, to Potter-Dix’s six. The Coyotes came back from halftime to add another six to the board but they were outplayed by the Mnatare boys, who added 10 to their board. T...
Following the financial and general report given by Kimball County Ambulance Director Carla Goranson the Kimball County Board of Commissioners amended their agenda and further considered a policy regarding extraordinary circumstances concerning salaries and expenses. Matt Turman, the attorney for the commissioners, stated that additional information needs reviewed to determine whether payment for parts of the claims are authorized under law. “We need to make a motion to amend the agenda to add, as an emergency item, the review of the e...
The Kimball Landfill has experienced more trouble from aging equipment according to a report given to the Kimball City Council by City Administrator Daniel Ortiz. Steve Pinkerton of Prestige Manufacturing began making repairs to the bailer that is housed inside the large shop. “It’s really showing its age,” Ortiz said. “It started operation out at the landfill in 1998 but we purchased it used.” Landfill supervisor Jim Schulte said the bailer dates back to between 1972 and 1975 and handles, on average, 3.5 to 4 million pounds of waste annually....
The Kimball High School speech team has begun their competitive season with quite a bit of success, according to coach Jenn Dillinger. The team's success began with the first meet of the year, in Scottsbluff on Jan. 9, where they won the Class C/D championship. Individual awards at that event were given to Connor Moore, 6th place in humorous prose, Kiersten Anderson for 5th place in entertainment speaking and Paycen Harroun won 4th place in entertainment speaking. At the same invitational,...
The Banner County girls were overcome by the Leyton Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Jan. 19, despite a close first quarter. "We showed improvement over our previous game against them before Christmas," Coach Brittany Cooper said. "Overall, we seemed to play hard and have fun." The Lady Wildcats were led by sophomore Emily Singleton, with 10 points, in their battle for the win, hitting two of four attempted two point field goals and landing two treys. MaKenna Dahlgrin added seven to the board, with...
There is something different about those cows. One western Nebraska family breeds, raises and shows a heritage breed of cattle named for the rugged and remote area in which it has flourished for centuries, the Scottish Highlands, and there is something different about them. Heather and Gordon Poss, along with their children - Mitchell, Jonathan and Emily - raise this breed not just because it reflects their own Scottish heritage, but also because this breed's hearty nature makes it well-suited...
A continual need for updates and repairs to the Kimball Event Center in addition to waning reservations for the facility has some Kimball City Council members questioning if further investments are wise. Roofing, at a cost of approximately $100,000, was the latest in a long and growing list of repairs that have been necessary for the aging building. In addition to the new roof, previous administrations have updated the HVAC system and made repairs as needed. City Administrator Daniel Ortiz said during the Jan. 5 City Council meeting that...
The Banner County Wildcats hosted the Crawford Rams for a non-conference match up in Harrisburg and despite their efforts, the Rams walked away with a 52-15 win. The Banner County boys started the game racking up fouls with four on the board in the first three minutes. Cole Blanke scored the first points for Banner County with just three minutes left in the first quarter. The Wildcats hustled through the quarter leading to a series of turnovers as they struggled with ball control. Their...