Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Negotiations between the City of Kimball and Keep Kimball Beautiful were finished at the latest council meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 3, following the Oct. 13 committee meeting that ended without consensus between the two boards. City administrator Daniel Ortiz provided a timeline of interactions between the two boards, including the final meeting, Oct. 13. “We went through it line by line and there was some stuff that was changed. There was also some requests that couldn’t be granted,” Ortiz said. “Subsequently the agreement was revised and distrib...
Continuing discussion about hiring a deputy county attorney to assist Kimball County Attorney David Wilson with his daily appointments was heard at the regularly scheduled Kimball County Commissioner’s meeting, Nov. 3. The item has come before the board previously and ongoing discussion reveals that the funds for the deputy attorney would come from the budget set aside for Wilson as the county attorney. Additionally, hiring for the position on a contract basis instead of hiring the prospective deputy as a county employee is a cost-saving m...
Life-long Kimball resident, Becky Mannon, offered a book signing at Larsen's Jewelry Store last Thursday evening during the 'Ladies Night Out' event. Mannon's book, titled 'If Only Bears Could Talk, Teddy Bear Tales from the Heart' is available at Barnes & Noble and online at Amazon. Mannon makes bears to memorialize people's lost love ones. According to Amazon.com " Mannon's book is written with exquisite attention to detail, and Mannon is a master of capturing heartfelt emotions, while...
Angie Luppen recently accepted a position as a services coordinator for the Early Development Network. Training began for her at the end of October in Scottsbluff and will work with children from the age of 0 to 3 years old, through Educational Service Unit Region 13. (E.S.U.13), with the local school system. Luppen said the program works through referrals to the Early Development Network by community members, a grandparent, a doctor or anyone concerned. A coordinator will then contact the...
Shawn Mannon, 39, of Kimball, was sentenced Friday, Nov. 6 for distribution of methamphetamine, a class II felony, in the Kimball County District Court. Mannon will carry out a sentence of 48 to 72 months concurrently with a federal prison sentence for violating the conditions of his supervised release, according to information from Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, who was appointed special prosecuting attorney for the case. According to the arrest affidavit, Nebraska State Patrol conducted two controlled methamphetamine purchases from Man...
The Kimball TeamMates Mentoring group hosted a dinner at the Kimball Jr./Sr. High School the evening of Thursday, Nov. 5 to show appreciation for the many program volunteer mentors in the community program. TeamMates Mentoring Program was started in 1991 by Tom and Nancy Osborn and the program was implemented in Kimball in 2004 by then principal Chad Denker. Currently, the president of the Kimball chapter is Terry Boulier, who serves with ten board members and a group coordinator, Carolyn...
Elmer I. Jung, age 84 of Potter, NE passed away at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Saturday evening, November 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, November 12th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1-7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Potter Volunteer Fire Department or to the church. You...
Charles "John" McCarty, 70, of Yucca, Arizona, was found murdered October 12, 2015, in his home in Yucca. He was born on August 21, 1945, to Jerrold E. McCarty and Doreen M. (Nelson) McCarty in Kimball, Nebraska. He was the second of four brothers. John grew up and was educated in Kimball, Nebraska. While serving in the United States Navy he received a GED. Later in life he took college classes from Central Wyoming College in Riverton Wyoming. At age 17, before finishing high school, John...
The Mile High Chapter of Pheasants Forever held their annual Youth Mentor Hunt on October 24 with seven youth hunters and 11 mentors and speakers.The youth hunters were given a hunting vest along with other items to get them ready for hunting. Larry Stahla spoke with the group about hunter safety, a refresher for those gathered, each of whom are between the ages of 12 and 15 and have passed the hunter safety course. Stahla concentrated on entering and exiting vehicles safely as well as how to as...
In the last few weeks I have buried myself in local news and have had little chance to venture further out into the world than my own front doors (at home and office). When I finally indulged myself and logged onto the internet, I find controversy. This comes as no surprise, really, as the world is strife with contention over everything from the shape of women to public feedings and public beatings. Some of the issues are true cause for concern while others seem trifling, at least to me. What is a surprise though is that the controversy I saw...
William “Bill” Tracy Jr. was twenty one yrs old when the Selective Service System caught up with him. There was a war goin’ on and they wanted him in it. He was a young man trying to find his way in Alaska and Washington State when he was notified by his draft board in northern Colorado. In May 1943, Bill was at Fort Logan, CO, passing a physical examination and taking other tests to find out what he was best at. He told his reviewers that he was most interested in flying or being a bombardier or a gunner. In very short order, he was assigned t...
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes volleyball team on Thursday evening earned a trip to the Nebraska state championships by defeating the Crawford Lady Rams, 3-1 (25-12, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15), in the District 2 finals at Mitchell High School. It wasn't an easy win, by any means, for the Lady Coyotes; after blasting Crawford by a large margin in the first set, the Lady Rams were able to drop a bomb on Potter-Dix by putting up a win in the second match, taking a 25-19 win. The Lady Coyotes weren't nearly...
Kimball High junior, Jordan Greenwood, is the latest to score a hole-in-one at the Four Winds Golf Course, and this is nothing new to the talented young golfer who had his first hole-in-one on the opening day of the season this year! Playing a foursome that included his dad, Kenny, Hillside Golf Pro Chuck Christiansen, and Lloyd Howard, young Jordan aced hole number three this past Sunday, Nov. 8, using a pitching wedge to carry the 133 yards needed. Not only can he savor the hole-in-one, but...
Coaches of the Western Trails Conference have made their selections for the All Conference Football and Volleyball Teams of 2015 and Kimball garnered their share of honors, especially in volleyball. Senior Danika Daum was named the 2015 MVP for her outstanding volleyball season and was a member of the All Conference Team. Joining her on the All Conference Team were senior teammates Madison Biesecker, Mikayla Fiehtner, and Ali Hunsaker. Honorable mention went to senior Myriah Tyan and junior Raelynn Hinton. The Sportsmanship Award went to...
School buses from around the region were lined up at the Kimball High School this past week as they transported their schools' Junior High Wrestling Teams to take part in the Kimball Invitational Tournament. I didn't get an actual count on schools or wrestlers who participated, but the Kimball High gymnasium was full of young grapplers vying for top honors, with two mats in use and 3 officials making the calls. With the strong field of competition, Kimball ended up with four medalists, with all...
Deer hunters will take to the hills and fields of Western Nebraska this Saturday for the start of the Firearm Deer season. For those adventurous outdoorsmen who wanted to get an earlier attempt at filling their deep freeze, and for those who are adept with the art of bow and arrow, such as Nathan Southard, you got the job done when archery season opened, and is still on-going. Southard, a Chadron State College student in his final year at the school of his choice, prefers the sport of archery...
Congrats to the Potter Dix Volleyball Team for their District championship and Best Wishes for a good showing at the State Tournament. What a year for the Lady Coyotes! All of Western Nebraska will be cheering for you. ------------------- Touching base on our area athletes who are playing their sport at the college level now. Mike Daum shared a team high 14 points for his South Dakota State University Men’s Basketball Team in their final exhibition game as the Jackrabbits rolled to a 94-67 win over Dakota Wesleyan. The former Kimball High stand...
Kimball senior Danika Daum has been chosen for the 2015 Western Trails Conference volleyball team. Daum has also been named the 2015 MVP for her outstanding volleyball season and was a member of the All Conference Team. Daum participated in volleyball all four years of high school as well as track and basketball....