Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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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...
Dakota Lee, 21, of Kimball, was arrested Jan. 14 by police Chief Darren Huff for burglary, and possession of a forged check according to an affidavit received by the Kimball Police Department. Lee entered the Kimball State Bank last Thursday with a friend, Jordyn Barnes, and requested of teller, Jennifer Provance, to cash a check which she believed to be forged. Provance told Lee that she was unable to cash the check, but before handing the check back to Lee – she took a photocopy of the c...
Kimball county has been receiving Juvenile Justice grants from the State of Nebraska, for the last few years according to County Attorney, Dave Wilson. The state receives the funding through a federal program called the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, from the Crime Commission. “This is fairly new program and we are just getting into this process,” Wilson said, “but I think it will be good for the youth of our county.” The state emphasizes diversion programs for the youth who get into trouble. Wilson has been to several...
Activity and involvement are a way of life for 29-year-old Erika Loy. Loy, the Extension Assistant and officer manager at the Kimball Banner County Extension Office doesn't go to work each day for the paycheck, but rather for the passion she has for 4-H. She has been involved in the program since grade school, she said, and later was active in FFA. "I've really enjoyed 4-H and FFA and all that it taught me. The life skills, working with the animals, teaching others about animals and teaching...
A recent audit found that Kimball County Health Services is in great health financially. CEO of Kimball Health Services, Ken Hunter, along with CFO, Melissa Prante, presented the Kimball County Commissioners board with the results of their in-house audit during the regular board meeting held Tuesday of this week. Prante affirmed that the audit company provided the hospital and clinic with a clean opinion, which simply means the auditor judged that the financial records and statements were fairly presented and in accordance with Generally...
Wilma P. Vencill, 84, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, at the E-Free Church in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m., with family present from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.. Please visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Wilma's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have b...
With two more wins over the weekend, the Kimball High Lady Longhorns ran their season record to 10-2. Latest victims of the Kimball ladies were Bridgeport on Friday (71-42) and Gordon-Rushville on Saturday (72-57). No problem either night for the Kimball girls as they went past the 70 point mark both evenings. They had a slow start with Bridgeport falling behind 14-9 but ended up on top at the quarter 15-14. They got things rolling in the second period out scoring the visitors 23-10 to take a...
The Kimball High boys suffered losses to Bridgeport and Gordon-Rushville the past weekend in their final tuneup for the SPVA Conference Tournament that takes place this week. The Longhorns fell to state ranked Bridgeport 66-52 on Friday evening and lost 56-44 to Gordon-Rushville on Saturday. Bridgeport is big, by any class, with only 3 players less than 6'1" on their 15-member varsity roster, which includes four players at 6'6". Once again, Kimball's smaller lineup played hard and aggressive...
Potter-Dix got off to a slow start Friday night, but kicked things into high gear in the second quarter and went on to roll past cross-county rival Leyton, 47-32. The Lady Warriors (6-4) opened with a 5-0 lead as the Lady Coyotes (9-1) struggled, before Payge Hoffman's layup with 5:53 left in the first quarter ended the scoring drought. Leyton kept Potter-Dix at bay for most of the first quarter, getting a pair of Diedra Waite foul shots and an Abbe Draper jumper for a 10-6 lead with 2:49 left...
Kimball picked up wins at Potter-Dix this past week in contests featuring the neighboring communities. The stands were full and were treated to some good high school basketball as the Class D-2 Coyotes gave a good accounting of themselves against the larger C-l Kimball. The Potter-Dix girls came into the contest ranked number 7 in the state C-2 rankings, but got off to a very slow start trailing 17-3 at the quarter break, and were down 28-12 at half time. They got their game going in the third...
It was a split weekend for the Kimball High junior varsity basketball teams with both the girls and boys dropping close contests to Bridgeport, but both girls and boys getting wins over Gordon-Rushville. The Kimball girls lost to Bridgeport on Friday evening 34-31 with Hannah Biesecker high with 13 points with 1 trey. Justine Heeg had 6 with a trey, Shauntae Daily 4, Kaylyn Nelson 3 with a trey, Alexis Lulf 3 with a trey, and Madison Wynne 2. Kimball’s cause was hurt by 5/23 foul shooting. Kimball bounced back Saturday afternoon to win 44-40 o...
Zach Hellie scored 27 points as Leyton used a strong second quarter to defeat cross-county rival Potter-Dix, 54-41, on Friday night. Hellie led the Warriors (5-5) on both sides of the floor with a double-double. Offensively, he shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 1-of-2 from behind the arc. He also hit six free throws. He also grabbed 13 rebounds on the night, added two assists and had a steal. The game was back-and-forth throughout the first quarter. Potter-Dix (4-6) went up 6-4 on Coby...
I covered a lot of basketball this past week, 11 games total, before getting back in the saddle again Monday for the start of the SPVA Conference Tournament play. I enjoyed getting to take in a game at Potter once again after limiting my writing to mostly just Kimball activities a few years back as I try in vain to simply retire from the business of writing sport stories. Trust me, it is going to happen. The games between Potter-Dix and Kimball were very competitive for both the girls and boys and Class D-2 Coyotes have a lot of talent for...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns had an easy win over Perkins County in first round play of the South Platte Valley Athletic Conference Tournament play that began this past Monday. In a game hosted by number two seed Kimball, the hosts won out 63-21 over the visiting number seven seed Lady Plainsmen. Kimball jumped out to an early 12-0 lead before the Grant club got on the scoreboard and Coach Chauncey Pedersen’s girls played near flawless basketball as they ran the score to 20-2, and led 28-7 after one quarter of play. Madison Biesecker accounted f...
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...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats suffered a tough loss, 60-21, to the Crawford Lady Rams on Friday, Jan. 15 in a non-conference game. MaKenna Dahlgrin was named player of the game against the Crawford ladies and she led in scoring with 10 points to her credit, including 4 two-point field goals and two from the line. Though she found herself in some foul trouble early on, the aggressive Dahlgrin also contributed five offensive rebounds, nine defensive rebounds, for 14 total and earning her double double. Dahlgrin also contributed one block and...
The Kimball High School dance and cheer team competed in the state Cheer and Dance Competition in Cairo, Nebr., on Sunday, Jan. 17. The team placed first in the Pom division and took second place in both the Jazz Kickline divisions. The Cheer and Dance team is coached by Tiffani Dea....