Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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With fingers crossed, the Shopko building at 1217 Highway 71 will no longer be called the Shopko building, as it appears that it will be sold. According to Red Diamond Realty, the building has been under contract for about a month and the expected close date is the end of this month. Red Diamond Realty listed the building for $700,000 and it has been for sale for about a year and a half. It has been on the market, then off the market and then on again, according to Jeanine Perry of Red Diamond... Full story
The Flower Haven in Kimball changed ownership Jan 1. Joe and Andrea Harroun purchased the local business from Kay McBride, who owned Flower Haven since 1988 and will stay and continue to help Andrea with funerals and holidays through Memorial Day. “We are really excited,” Andrea said. “We are going to keep it a flower shop and maybe expand to some other things....
On Dec. 30, the Kimball County Manor became one of the first nursing homes in the area to have residents and staff get the COVID-19 vaccination. According to Director of Nursing Sarah Stull, 31 out of 41 nursing home residents took the shot while 13 out of 15 individuals in the assisted living also received the vaccination. Staff were also vaccinated with 12 taking the vaccination, but 12 to 15 more have signed up to receive their first dose in 21 days when the others receive their second shot....
COVID-19 vaccinations for those 75 years and older are now underway in Kimball and the surrounding area. Panhandle Public Health reported that as of Jan. 4, "2,108 people in the eligible population have received the COVID vaccine in the Panhandle." Kimball Health Services Director of Emergency Preparedness Jessica Webb said that they had 40 Moderna doses and they were "going through their patient list and started calling." The drive-thru clinic at the North Campus for the 40 doses was held Thurs...
Purchases and major decisions made by the Kimball City Council 65 years ago continue to have an impact on residents today – and the water tower south of town is a perfect example of lasting decisions. In March 1956, the council approved construction of a new storage reservoir and water system, according to March 22, 1956, Western Nebraska Observer. That reservoir, or water tower, located just south of town continues to serve the community today. The Kimball Country Club provided the site for t...
Well here we go again, hopefully a better New Year! School here resumed Tuesday, January 5th. For myself it was nice to have the days a little bit more scheduled for our senior, but not quite as nice for the husband that went off of vacation. As far as school goes I feel like we are on the downside slide now, hallelujah! School resumed here Tuesday, January 5th, and they will be in regular session this Friday, the 8th. The high school wrestlers will travel to Garden County Saturday, January 9th for matches beginning at 9 a.m. Safe travel and... Full story
Jackie "Jack" Cook, 74, of Kimball, Nebraska passed away at the Kimball Health Services on Monday, December 28. 2020. Cantrell Funeral Home of Kimball is in charge of the arrangements. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Jack's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. On Friday, January 15, 2021 friends may stop at the funeral home from 1:00 – 5:00 pm to sign the register book and leave condolences. Memorials, in Jac... Full story
Loren David Gotfrey joined his Lord and Savior on January 1, 2021, at the age of 60. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating. Burial will be held at the Dix, Nebraska Rural Cemetery on a later date. Memorials may be made to The Gotfrey Family. Loren was the son of Jim and Maida (Spohn) Gotfrey born on July 24, 1960 in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was raised and attended... Full story
Local high school sports returned this week with some basketball games rescheduled in recent days due to virus safety precautions. On Monday, the Potter-Dix basketball teams travelled to Morrill, where the boys won, 57-53, and girls lost, 62-14. See next week’s Observer for the reports. And on Tuesday, the Kimball basketball teams visited South Platte. Results of those games also will appear in next week’s paper. Here are the latest updated schedules, as of Tuesday, for Kimball, Potter-Dix and Banner County winter teams over the next two wee...
'Twas the day after Christmas And all through the town, They searched and they searched But she couldn't be found. Dear Midgey had wandered Away from her home, And now she was out there Cold, scared and alone! Poor Midgey's half blind, And half deaf and she's old. How could she survive In the snow and the cold?? She roamed and she rambled No doubt full of fear. In hopes that her family Soon would appear. But try as they may And try as they might, Old Midgey was lost Many days and cold nights!...
When several inches of snow fell on the Kimball area overnight last Monday and Tuesday, city road crews were out and about clearing streets before many people woke up. In the photo, a plow clears snow near the corner of 2nd and Chestnut streets just before dawn....