Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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5 pounds and 14 oz. and 18 inches long. Kimball's first baby of 2018, Freya Dawn Seymour, has ten perfect fingers, ten little toes and a full head of hair. She was born at 12:52 in the afternoon on Jan. 5, and was welcomed by mom, Amber Baber and dad, Brandon Seymour, as well as two big brothers and two big sisters! We welcome Freya and congratulate her family on a blessed new addition. Turn to page two to see all the gifts area businesses have given to our sweet New Year's B...
One local family is grateful to have escaped a late-night house fire unharmed, though the blaze destroyed their home and belongings. The cause of the fire that destroyed the 206 N. Myrtle residence and displaced the family Sunday night has yet to be determined, though initially it is believed to have begun in one of the childrens' bedrooms. The fire was reported at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 206 N. Walnut, where Karen Lee and Raul Buanteo, Jr. live with their children, who...
More than a dozen Kimball students have opted to attend classes in neighboring districts this year. During the December Board of Education meeting High School principal, Eugene Hanks, reported to the board that 17 students currently opt into either Banner County or Potter-Dix schools. The total number of students who attend classes in Potter-Dix is 35, with 23 in elementary and twelve in junior or senior high school. “Though we have seen an increase in option enrollment students from Kimball this past summer, most of these students (minus t...
Members of the community are invited to join the Kimball School Board of Education, as well as, the Nebraska Association of School Boards to assist in the local superintendent search. The invitation sent from the Kimball School Board reads: “The Kimball Board of Education is working diligently to prepare for the charge of hiring a superintendent. Hiring a superintendent is one of the most important endeavors a board must face; therefore, we will approach this task with fervent attention to each vital detail necessary to ensure a rewarding a...
Did you know there is money that is not being spent? Last Wednesday eight different organizations from around the panhandle were represented as area leaders took the time to communicate what resources are available to existing businesses looking to expand and shared ideas to help a business thrive in and around the community of Kimball. These leaders shared their knowledge and skills with local business owners as well as others in the community that may have ideas and dreams of starting up a...
Dan Lee Ramsey, age 28, resident of Worland, WY, died on Monday, January 8, 2018 in Kemmerer, WY, in a single car accident. Dan was born on February 4,1989, in Cheyenne, WY, to Gerald Lee Ramsey and Wendy Jean Baird (Hartley). Later his family moved to Worland, WY, which is where Dan grew up. Dan grew up on a small family ranch west of town on Gooseberry Rd. He always loved being outdoors hiking, swimming, fishing and hunting. He attended Westside Elementary followed by Worland Middle School....
Last week’s edition showed Beer and Loathing being handed the Community Impact Award by the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce. Heather and I would like to thank this community for that honor and for giving us a shot here in Kimball, making us feel welcome. We know it is difficult to trust unfamiliar faces. Well, we plan on becoming the familiar. Kimball stands in the Panhandle ripe with potential. I have heard tales of its greatness when oil once spewed from the ground and Boeing planted diplomacy in the countryside. That game c...
I moved to Kimball in the fall of 1979 and right from the start, I learned how generous and how supportive the Kimball community is of Kimball High School programs. During my first year in Kimball as a member of the marching band, we had to go out into the community and raise money for our trip to Calgary, Canada. Of course we were able to accomplish this goal and experienced the trip of a lifetime. Not only I have I experienced the generosity of the Kimball community as a student, but also as an instructor. The 2018 Senior Class has been...
A recent online auction brings more than the Kimball County Commissioners expected. After the decision to sell the 1994 770 DH Motor Grader, a 2000 Back Sloper, and a 1981 John Deere 4440 tractor, the Board of Commissioners’ hopes were not high as to what they would bring at auction time. However, to their surprise Big Iron Auction closed the auction on the 1994 Grader at $26,500. Not only did the Grader sell good but when it came time to close the auction with Auction Time for the 1981 John Deere, a shocking $13,300 was the winning bid. W...
The Kimball Landfill is one step closer to the needed cell expansion as the Board of Public Works voted to recommend an engineering proposal from Golder and Associates of Lakewood, Colo. The proposal was one of two received for the project, which is not a construction bid, but rather a proposal to oversee the process from bidding the job, assuring quality construction, reporting to both the City of Kimball and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and overseeing all aspects of construction through completion. The Board also...
The Kimball Boys suffered a pair of losses on the home court over the weekend, losing to Bridgeport 56-41 Friday night and falling to Gordon-Rushville 47-26 on Saturday. A taller Bridgeport club with outside talent to go with their height, gave Kimball an early 3-0 lead, but soon took control and never looked back as they dominated despite hard play by the Horns. The visiting Bulldogs had 9 players score with point guard Kaleb Lussetto high with 19 points, including 3 treys. Drake DeMasters,...
No surprises when it comes to Lance Juelfs' Lady Coyotes on the season. The Potter-Dix ladies came out of last week with three wins, including wins over Kimball, Leyton and Hay Springs. Potter-Dix faced-off with Kimball last Tuesday night Jan. 9 at home, putting up 16 points in the first quarter to Kimball's three, in the second period Potter-Dix was able to put up 12 but the Longhorns put up nine on the board leaving the score 28-12 Potter-Dix. After half-time both Kimball and Potter-Dix put...
Returning from the holiday break, the Banner County Lady Wildcats were barely bested by the Hay Springs club, 46-45, in a non-conference game played on the road on Friday, Jan. 5. The Lady Cats were up in the first quarter 9-6, but their opponents were able to tie the score by the end of the second quarter, earning 19 points while keeping the Banner County girls to 16 for a tie at 25 to end the first half. Coming back from the half-time break, the Banner County ladies put 15 up on the board and held the Lady Hawks to just 13, but the game was...
The Lady Longhorns are having a hard time putting points on the scoreboard as they suffered two weekend losses on their home court and have lost their last 5 games to leave them with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses after a 3-1 start to the season. The Lady Longhorns fells to the Bridgeport ladies 67-28 on Friday evening and then dropped a Saturday evening contest with Gordon-Rushville 58-26. The Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs came off the bus ready to play and they stampeded past the Lady Horns with 30 first period points, while holding the Kimball...
Kimball took four wrestlers to the Chase County Invitational Tournament this past Saturday and all four placed in the top six medal group. Garrett Pedersen at 120 and Connor Cluff at 113, both went 4 and 1 on the day and finished 3rd. Cluff had 2 falls and 2 decisions on the day, losing his one match by a 16-5 decision. Pedersen ran his season record to 21-7 with 2 wins by fall and 2 decisions and lost 8-0 to a wrestler from Hitchcock County who has wrestled over 50 matches this season already. Jaden Mohr at 132, finished 2-3 on the day to...
A tough week for the Potter-Dix boys ends in three losses. The first of three came against Kimball last Tuesday at home when Kimball outscored the Coyotes 16-7 in the first quarter, and 19-6 in the second. Heading into half time with a score of 35-13 with the Longhorns on top. Second half for the Coyotes looked about the same with Kimball outscoring them 19-12 in the third and 14-4 in the fourth for a final score of 68-29. Senior Dylan Nielsen scored over half of Potter-Dix’s points with 16 and six rebounds for the Yotes. The second loss on t...
If you want to take in any Kimball High basketball this weekend, you will need to head for North Platte and the Community College gym as that is where the SPVA Conference Tournament will be finishing up after the first round play and Monday and Tuesday were held at the seeded teams’ home sites. Girl’s play will take place today in North Platte and boys play on Friday, then both girls and boys on Saturday and those pairings and times depend on the outcome of first round play. I can tell you the Kimball junior high boys are scheduled to play at...
Racking up 2 more wins for the Kimball Boys JV Basketball Team running their season record to 7-2. On Friday they won over Bridgeport 46-35 and on Saturday they defeated Gordon-Rushville 54-33. In the win over Bridgeport, Colton Mielke nailed a pair of treys and scored 10 points. Javon Coyle had a trey and 9 points, Austin Lulf had a trey and 7 points, Sam Cajero 8, Beau Hanks 8, Jaren Winstrom 2 and Brayden Tyan 2. Luis Garza was high for Bridgeport with 15. In the win over Gordon-Rushville, Cajero led Kimball with 14 points, Ryan had 12,...
The Kimball High Lady Longhorns had a good effort against a good Chase County Lady Longhorn team Monday evening in first round play of the 2018 SPVA Conference Tournament, but they came up short as the visiting team from Imperial won out 61-39. This advances the winners into semi-final play Thursday (today) against the number one seed, North Platte St. Pats’ team who was awarded a first round bye. Kimball will play for 5th place on Saturday at 11 a.m. Kimball time, with their opponent to be determined in Thursday night play. That game will t...