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 new complex of buildings is quite noticeable south of Kimball along Highway 71. The pheasant hunting complex is about 11 miles south of Kimball, close to the Colorado border. The complex includes nine bird houses with large pens, a lodge, rental cabins and numerous other outbuildings. The relatively new business in Kimball County known as Real Western Wings Controlled Shooting Area #290 provides hunting for pheasants and chukar. According to Dale Critchfield, owner and operator of Real Western...
Kimball County resident Jim Cleveland stopped by the Observer on Monday to show the amount of trash he picked up at Oliver Lake – this time around. Cleveland said he takes his dogs out to the lake and has always piled up trash to haul away. Monday's trip show the big items that people dump at the lake. It just a week after vandals damaged facilities at the recreation area with spray paint. He speculated that the "dumpers" probably had to drive right by the Kimball Landfill on Highway 30 b...
Red Dimond Realty owner Jeanine Perry told the Observer on Tuesday that the “old” Shopko building, which is now “under contract” for sale, continues to be in the “status quo” mode. Perry said she had no new information to provide to the Observer on this property located south along Highway 71. The potential buyer is believed to involve a business franchise. The old Shopko building sits on 3 acres and is just 11 years old. Perry told the Observer that the buyer does not want to “release any information until it is a done deal....
As the U.S. COVID-19 related death toll edges toward 450,000, additional vaccines are being tested. Currently, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are the only vaccines that have been given emergency authorization. Waiting in the wings to be approved in the United States are three other vaccines: AstraZeneca’s AZD1222, Johnson & Johnson, and Novavax. A variety of other companies throughout the world have released their vaccines and begun vaccinating residents in other nations. According to COVID-19 Prevention Network, it is important to continue the v...
Kimball City Council had a packed agenda for its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Topping the agenda items was a laundry list of businesses that qualified for reimbursement for the Business Façade Improvement Grants, Business Façade Grant and Business Infrastructure Improvement Grant. Many businesses qualified for multiple grants. Business that received partial reimbursement were Harley Dietz Rentals, Days Inn, Norberg Automotive & Diesel, Kimball Tree Service and SinEasy LLC. A p...
Good morning friends and neighbors! Little snow this past weekend to finish off January, I guess. Sure was cold at the beginning of this week. There are more event cancellations than there are events. One that is hanging in there is the dog wash that is conducted by vet students at EWC in Torrington. That is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 30th from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.. Your fur babies must have current rabies shots and you may go to the north entrance of the Veterinary Technology building for services. For more information p...
Ronald "Larry" Allmer, 75, of Bushnell, died at his home in Bushnell on Sunday, January 17, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will be in the Bushnell Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Larry's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in Larry's memory to the family. The services for Larry have been...
Patrick E. Sibal, 72, of Kimball, passed away at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, after a courageous battle with COVID with his loving wife by his side and was escorted by angels through the gates of heaven. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Todd Rasnic and Pastor Tyler White officiating. COVID regulations will be followed and masks are requested. The...
Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team continued its strong start to the season by ripping through the competition with lopsided wins and ending up with a 49-32 victory against Bayard on Saturday night to earn the MAC Tournament Championship. The top-seeded Coyotes used their speed, passing game and solid shooting from the field for three straight wins against their conference competitors. As the top seed, Potter-Dix started the tournament with a bye, and first matched up in the semifinals against...
Kimball wrestlers Connor Cluff and Trey Schindler were successful at the Hemingford Bobcat Invite last Friday, with each wrestler earning a gold medal for their efforts. Cluff defeated Garden County’s Gavin Hunt by fall in the quarterfinals and then defeated Leyton’s Dawson Juelfs in the semifinals to earn his spot in the finals in the 132-pound weight class. Cluff then defeated Baryard’s Zach Araujo by a 10-6 decision to earn 1st place. Schindler defeated Ainsworth’s Kaleab Zorkowski by fall in the quarterfinals, then defeated Bayard...
Here are the Kimball Wrestling Club’s remaining results from the Rumble at the Rock 2021. These results are continued from last week’s paper. 3rd-4th (Session 1) 60-62B Round 5 - Tyce Dunn (Sturgis Wrestling) won by fall over Christian Soto-Young (Kimball Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:37) 3rd-4th (Session 1 9am-12pm) 62-64 Trajan Johnson’s place is 2nd and has scored 11.0 team points. Round 1 - Trajan Johnson (Kimball Wrestling Club) won by fall over John Morrison (Moorcroft Mat Masters) (Fall 0:22) Round 2 - Ethan McCoy (Chadron Wrestling Club)...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team drew a tough first game opponent in the Chase County Lady Longhorns in the first round of the SPVA Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Chase County got off to a fast start, doubling up Kimball 12-6 at the end of the first period, and led 26-11 at the half. Chase County then went on a tear through the second half, racking up 38 points to Kimball's 7 in a 64-18 victory. Juniors Amy Birkhofer and Payton Wise each had 4 points in the loss for Kimball. Next, the La...
Kimball’s Longhorn basketball team continued to struggle with two losses in the SPVA Tournament over the past week. On Monday. Jan. 18, the Longhorns matched up against the Hershey in the first round of the tournament, and the Panthers started fast and racked up a 34-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The scoring slowed down in the second quarter, but the Panthers were still in command and led 48-14 at the half. Hershey added another 21 points in the second half against Kimball’s 5 to earn the 69-19 victory. Senior Cole Henton led the Lon...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyotes team suffered an early exit in the MAC Tournament last week. The No. 6 seed Lady Coyotes traveled to Oshkosh to face the No. 3 seed Garden County Lady Eagles on Jan. 18 and were quickly overwhelmed by the Lady Eagles offense, trailing 32-8 at the half. The Lady Coyotes could not gain any traction on offense, and fell by a score of 50-25. Freshman Madison Williamson led the Lady Coyotes with 7 points in the loss. Potter-Dix was scheduled to be back in action Tuesday against visiting Sedgwick County before traveling S...