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 Kimball City Council considered residents’ complaints about snow removal as well as designating emergency snow routes following recent winter storms. “Every year whenever we have snow we start fielding calls from residents, concerns and complaints about the condition of the roads,” Ortiz said. “This last month we had our fair share.” Ortiz added that some of the complaints were due to the wind rows of snow in the center of the street, which could not be cleared until the snow blower was repaired. “Part of the challenge we had this past s...
Of the eleven counties represented by the Region I Office of Human Development, one county stands out – Kimball. Kimball County Commissioner Daria Anderson-Faden attended a Region I meeting in December, and reported to the board her findings during last week’s commissioner meeting. The Region I Office of Human Development, a political subdivision of the state, is charged with the responsibility of organizing and supervising comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services in this region. Counties that come under the purview of Reg...
The season of snow is upon us, and worse, ice. Kimball Police Chief Darren Huff reminds citizens that, by ordinance, sidewalks in the business district are to be cleared of snow, ice or other substances within five hours after a storm stops. If a winter storm occurs through the night citizens are given until 9 a.m. the following morning to clear the walks in downtown Kimball. Additionally, private walks must be cleaned within 24 hours after the cessation of the storm. Huff’s concern is for the safety of everyone in our community. “We are...
Substitute teacher, passionate volunteer, Champion of Record and self-described apple connoisseur, Katie Ryan came to Kimball nearly a decade ago as part of her grieving process, after losing her husband, Patrick, of 29 years. Now she fills many roles in the community she calls home. Ryan came from Laramie Wyo., in April of 2006 where she resided with her husband and taught in the Albany County public school system for 32 years. As an AKC Breeder of Merit, Ryan brought with her twelve adult dachshunds, which she bred, raised and showed, though...
In the second half of our two-part Year in Review, we will revisit a successful All-Class Reunion, a winning design for the new look of the historic underpass and a new water well for the Village of Dix. The City said goodbye to City Clerk Rosie Russell, but welcomed her home shortly after. We welcomed two new school board members and also brought a fresh face to the community and the Veteran's Service Office as relations between Shaun Evertson and the Kimball County Commissioners became...
Mathew and Waneta Scott, formally of Kimball, received a $185,000 insurance settlement from a local business, following a claim filed in Woods County, Minn. District Court. The claim stated the business, which was up for sale at that time, was liable for a January 22, 2014 accident involving the couple's then two-year-old son, who suffered a partial amputation of his thumb and three fingers. Owners of the Suds & Mugs at the Wooden Tub laundromat, K&N Partners of Kimball, failed to install an...
Kimball was recently named among the top 10 safest cities in Nebraska by Consumer Affairs based on data collected from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the national Census Bureau, though just 40 Nebraska communities were involved in the study. "I don't think Kimball has ever made the top 10 safest cities in Nebraska, so this is huge for the Kimball Police Department," Kimball Police Chief Darren Huff said. Local data originates in each community, and though both the Kimball County...
The Kimball boys put it all together at Mitchell Saturday night to secure a 70-55 win over the taller Tigers. This was certainly the highlight of the week for the Longhorns as they also suffered losses to Sidney (82-46), and Chase County (58-40). The Horns returned to action at Sidney Thursday evening following a three week layoff from competition and the Class B number three ranked Red Raiders are all they were publicized. They have height, talent, and depth! Kimball did what they do almost...
A tough week for the Kimball High girl's basketball team. After a three week layoff for the Christmas Holiday break, the Lady Horns returned to action with a three night consecutive schedule facing some of their strongest competition of the season. They returned to play with a road trip to Sidney to face the state ranked Lady Raiders who are rated number 10 in Class B by the Omaha World Herald and gave the larger school all they could handle before losing 52-47. The following night, yet another...
Bridgeport captured the 2016 Western Trails Conference Wrestling Championship hosted by Kimball this past week with Mitchell a distant runnerup in the team scoring. Bridgeport won the team title with 234 points with Mitchell scoring 148.5, followed in order by Bayard with 133, Gordon-Rushville 119, Hemingford 106, Morrill 67, and Kimball 36. Sidney and Banner County also participated in the tournament but are not WTC members. Although the young Kimball team finished last in a strong field of WTC wrestlers, many of whom are state ranked, coach...
The Kimball High Basketball Teams faced some very strong competition this past week and they have more of the same this week. The Kimball boys had to start off the new year facing Sidney on the road and Sidney is ranked number 3 in the State Class B rankings. They ran past Kimball with 11 players getting into the scoring act and 5 in double figures as they whipped the Horns 82-46. The Red Raiders are good! They proved it the next night by beating number 9 ranked Gering 59-44. Tomorrow night (Friday) the Kimball boys host Bridgeport, ranked 5th...
Banner County coach Brittany Cooper said the Lady Wildcats were working on getting back into shape mentally and physically as quickly as possible coming back from break. She added that the team was looking forward to the game against the Hay Springs girls and they expected a good, close game. They weren't disappointed, as the Lady Wildcats edged out the Hay Springs Lady Hawks 48-47 on Jan. 8 in a non-conference match-up. "Over the break we worked a lot on defense, shooting, and better passing an...
With four upperclassmen scoring in the double digits, the Potter-Dix Coyotes squeaked past the Bayard Tigers 59-50 in their first home conference game following a two-week break on Jan. 8. The Coyotes closed the first quarter barely ahead, 11-10 but quickly added fifteen before half-time while holding their opponents to 10 and 13. Coming back from half-time the Potter-Dix boys tallied an additional 18 points and allowed the Tigers eleven. In the final quarter the Tigers rallied, scoring 16 and holding the home team to 15 for their most...
The Banner County Wildcats continue to improve despite two losses last week. The Wildcats first traveled to Hay Springs for a non-conference game against the Hawks on Jan. 8. The first quarter began with the Hawks putting up 13 points that went unanswered by the Wildcats. In the second quarter the Wildcats were able to add three points to their side, but the Hawks offense added 21. Coming back from half-time the Wildcats added five more while their hosts put up another 15 and the fourth quarter...
Prior to the mandatory break for student athletes, the Banner County Wildcats wrestled at the Sutherland Invitational. Trenten Eskew finished fourth overall in the meet, and as a team, the Banner County grapplers placed 15th with 21 points. Wrestling in the 106 weight range, Eskew scored 11 of the teams 21 points, falling to Ryan Patrick of Sutherland by a technical fall, 15-0. Following his first loss Eskew rebounded to pin Matthew Wissink of Dundy County-Stratton in :35 and then beat Brenden Warman, also of Dundy County-Stratton, by fall in...
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes remain undefeated after a successful weekend on the court. First the Potter-Dix girls hosted Bayard’s Lady Tigers on Jan. 8 and ran away with their sixth consecutive win. The Potter-Dix girls racked up sixteen points in the first quarter while holding their opponents to six and followed up in the second quarter with an additional 18 but allowed the Lady Tigers just eight. Coming back from half-time the Lady Coyotes added 15 in the third quarter and twelve in the final but held the Lady Tigers to eight and 10. Leading...
The Kimball Junior Varsity Basketball Teams had a busy week just like the varsity but not a lot of high lights. The boy’s JV started out at Sidney and got chewed up pretty good by the larger school losing 72-31. Brandon Barker scored 12 points with 2 treys, Izaak Reuter had 8, Kale Bush 5, Brady Kilgore 5, and Colton Mielke 3. The Kimball boys had a big night at Mitchell, winning 48-31. Again Barker was high with 15 points. Andrew McCloud had 12, Kilgore 6, Grant Hickman 5, Reuter 4, Ryan Soper 3, and Corey Travis and Bush with 2 each. K...