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 Health Services has a new affiliation. KHS announced late Monday afternoon that it has signed a joint operating agreement with Regional West Health Services of Scottsbluff. The agreement is effective immediately, according to a press release. KHS previously had a joint operating agreement with Cheyenne Regional Hospital. “We are thrilled to enter into this agreement with Regional West,” Ken Hunter, CEO of Kimball Health Services, said in a press release. “Through this operating agreement we can deliver more specialized care to our c...
The sun sets over the hills in Banner County, north of Harrisburg, on a recent evening. This photo was taken on a county road just off U.S. Hwy. 71....
Kimball experienced some rather intense snow that began close to Christmas. Chris Hammer, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, said that Kimball received roughly five inches of snowfall and experienced temperatures that dropped below zero. The windchill in Kimball reached a low of about -40 degrees. “The reason for the Christmas storm Kimball experienced was a Pacific storm that blew into the western United States,” Hammer said, This storm that moved in brought in cold temperatures and all the snowfall that gave Kim...
What questions do you have about your budget, getting started with investments, or retirement planning? Kimball Public Library has resources to help you find answers with our books, DVDs and online resources. The “Smart Investing @ your library® Builds Nebraska Communities” program is a free resource for the public. This is a unique opportunity provided by your library to offer a self-directed, personally paced program. The program is current, unbiased and confidential. It provides access to a world of information and answers for fina...
For each quarter of the school year, three students from both the seventh grade and eighth grade are honored as "Students of the Quarter." These students are nominated by their teachers and then selected by the principal. The students are treated to lunch at Pizza Hut and earn a certificate for their excellent performance during the past nine weeks. Selected as "Students of the Quarter" for the second quarter, pictured, from left, are: seventh grade students Jenna Greenwood, Bailie Brower and...
Congratulations to Kimball High School's December Student of the Month, Justin Mohr. Justin has been a "jack of all trades" in high school, participating in many organizations and on many teams. He has been a 12-sport athlete, spending many hours in football, wrestling and track practices. He has already lettered in each sport three times and by the end of this year, Justin hopes to have lettered four times in both wrestling and track. In band he started with the trumpet but moved to the...
It is no secret that new year resolutions tend to go unfulfilled. This often happens because people do not know where to begin with their resolutions and therefore do not have the motivation to follow through. There are several places in Kimball that can help a person stay true to their new year resolution. One of the most popular new year resolutions is to get healthy. There are several ways that people can do this, and they do not even have to be in a large city to do so. The event center in Kimball has a 24 hour gym inside. People can...
The West Nebraska Blood Center is currently in need of both O positive and negative blood types, and as always, the center is accepting donations of all blood types. Although 65 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood and blood products, only seven percent are blood donors. As the sole supplier for blood products to Nebraska panhandle hospitals, the donor center relies on regular and new donors to help maintain its supply of all blood types. If you have Type O blood, please consider donating blood. Donors must be healthy and meet...
Katelyn Woten, a business administration-accounting major from Potter, was awarded the business scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year at Black Hills State University. Students were recognized for their academic achievements at a special scholarship celebration. Students also met with the families and individuals that established the scholarships they received. Founded in 1883, Black Hills State University is a master's level University that promotes excellence in teaching and learning;...
Ila J. Williams, 77, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Ila Joy Williams was born in Cheyenne, Wyo., on May 4, 1937, the daughter of Reuben and Edna (Dunlap) Gunderson. She was raised and attended school in Cheyenne and graduated in 1955. She was married to Kenneth Williams on March 12, 1959. They lived in Hot Springs, S.D., and Ila worked as a waitress for many years. She moved to Kimball in 1965 and worked at the Mustang Restaurant and...
Melody Farrar, 58, of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Sister Anne Hall and Pastor Ed Hunzeker officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. The full obituary will be published when available. The services for Melody have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
Leland R. "Butch" Downer, 67, formerly of Harrisburg, passed away Dec 6, 2014 at his home in Wauconda, Wash.. Memorial services and inurnment were held Dec. 22, 2014, at 1 p.m. at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. He was born Nov. 11, 1947, in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Robert W. and Ila (Barrett) Downer. He attended Kindergarten through the 12th grade at Banner County School, graduating in 1966. He then went on to attend Hastings College graduating in May of 1970. While in college he...
Evelyn Mae Bennett Revel 82, died Jan. 5, 2015 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 18, 1932 in Pittsfield, Mass., to Walter and Estelle Bennett. She married Ronald Eldon Revel on April 30, 1955, in Kimball. She worked at many different jobs, two of which are Kimball Laundry, where she met her lifetime friend Jackie Lean, and many years at the Kimball Manor where she touched many lives. Survivors include four daughters: Laura...
Esther May (Wood) Phillips, 83, went to be with the Lord Sunday evening, Jan. 4, 2015. Please join us in celebrating Esther's life at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 209 3rd Street, in Bushnell. She spent her last days surrounded in love by her husband, daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Esther is survived by her husband of 64 years, Wesley Phillips; her daughters, Linda Lockwood (Carl) of Greeley, Colo., Vicki Rognmoe of Denver, and Rhonda...
Diane Baluska of Kimball, daughter of Charles and Chris Baluska, received a scholarship to Chadron State College. Diane received the Newman-Stryker scholarship for $9,800. Diane is a senior at CSC studying elementary education. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State takes pride in its accessibility and affordability. More than 3,000 undergraduate, graduate and online...
The Banner County boys basketball team split a pair of games over the weekend at the Sioux County tournament. The Wildcats (1-6) opened the tournament with a win against Crawford, and fell narrowly in the finale to host Sioux County. Banner County 48, Crawford 37 The Wildcats pulled ahead in the second quarter and went on to defeat Crawford, 48-37, on Friday to earn their first win of the season. Crawford (3-7) led 8-6 after the first quarter when Banner came back for a 21-16 halftime lead. The...
The Banner County girls basketball team dropped games to Crawford and host Sioux County at the Sioux County tournament over the weekend. Crawford 61, Banner County 15 Crawford (9-1) jumped out to the early lead and went on to defeat Banner County, 61-15, on Friday. The Lady Wildcats trailed 16-6 after the first quarter and 38-9 at halftime. Paige Cross and MaKenna Dahlgrin scored six points each to pace Banner offensively. Dahlgrin also led the team with seven rebounds. Score by quarter...