Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Small communities occasionally lack the services of larger, urban areas. But the lack of bus lines and taxis aren’t a problem in Kimball. The Kimball County Transit Service continues expanding services throughout the area to include service to outlying villages and cities, all with professional and personal, door-to-door service. “The service has expanded to better serve our residents,” said Christy Warner, Transit Administrator. “We have a regional multifaceted approach to having the new service areas.” Throughout its growth, the service has a...
More than a dozen community members, parents and grandparents in the Kimball School District joined Marcia Herring of the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) last Thursday morning at the Kimball High School to talk about the importance of the search for a new superintendent, the strengths and weaknesses of our community and our school. The local school board asked for assistance from the NASB to search out candidates for the open position, however, it is ultimately up to the School Board to find the best qualified applicants for the...
Stock up soon, and get everything on your list. Kimball’s Dollar General Store will be closed from 9 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 through Thursday, Feb. 8, at 8 a.m., and this week there will be no truck delivering goods to the store. In those three days the store will be redesigned to more closely follow a planned layout meant to make finding items easier for consumers and stocking items easier for staff. All the shelving will be moved, according to manager Nancy Durheim, the coolers will be placed against the south wall and registers will be p...
Dr. Evelyn Browne will join the Banner County School District as superintendent of schools beginning July 1, as the Banner County School Board approved her contract at their recent board meeting. Browne takes the helm from Lana Sides, who will retire following this school year after 14 years as superintendent. “I was so impressed by the school, the staff, Board and particularly the students that I met during my brief visit a couple of weeks ago. The interview process was the last phase of a clearly articulated plan on the part of school l...
It’s that time of year, when many families allow their faucets to drip during particularly cold days, nights and even weekends in an effort to prevent frozen pipes. This preventative measure can be costly for everyone in terms of wasted natural resources. The South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) suggests using a bucket or pitcher to collect dripping water for later use – to water plants, flush a toilet or provide drinking water for your family or pets. Generally leaving one faucet open to drip is enough, and the faucet chosen sho...
Daniel J. Culek, 61, of Kimball, died on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Kimball Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the donor's choice. The services for Dan have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Daniel John Culek was born in Kimball, Nebraska on June 1, 1956, the son of Bernard and Lucile (Haas) Culek. He was raised and attended school in Kim...
Robert A. "Bob" Rutledge, 75, of Kimball, died peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home in Kimball on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Bob's...
The Annual Ribs and More Cook Off will continue this summer, but will be guided by different hands. Last Wednesday, Jan. 24, Jowain Sherman, accompanied by members of the community, met with members of the James L. Eatmon Lodge and members of Kimball’s VFW Post #2243 to discuss who would take the reins of this community favorite. Sherman, who has led this event for more than a decade, has always ensured the proceeds are given to a charity of some sort, and his biggest fear of letting the event go is that the money will not go to a charity. With...
The Kimball High School Speech Team participated in the Perkins County invitational on Saturday, Jan. 27, and placed fourth overall with 46 points while taking four first place medals. The team worked hard to receive six medals this weekend and as the event entered final rounds Kimball was represented in both individual and group events. Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, shown at right, competed in three events, including Persuasive Speaking, Poetry and Serious Prose. He earned a first place medal in all t...
A good effort by the Kimball High Wrestlers as they had four wrestlers finish in the medal grouping led by senior Garrett Pedersen's championship at 126 pounds, with the Horns finishing 6th in the team standings of the 12 school field. Bridgeport was the team champion with 176.5 points, edging out Mitchell with 158 and Morrill with 125. Kimball scored 59 points to finish in the upper half of the team standings. Coach Wade Brashear said, "We wrestled well, although the overall number of...
The Lady Coyotes are still on a roll defeating the Minatare Lady Indians 34-21. After the first quarter action the game was tied with each putting up four points on the board, however, into the second quarter Potter-Dix was able to extend a small five point lead putting up nine points to Minatare’s four. Ending the first half 8-13 with the Lady Coyotes in control. The fight wasn’t out of the Lady Indians just yet in the third period putting up another eight points to Potter-Dix’s eight keeping the lead to just five. The last quarter of play...
No surprise that the Kimball girls lost to visiting Mitchell this past week, and no surprise that they won easily, as the Lady Tigers are undefeated on the season and ranked number 2 in the state class C-1 rankings. They ran past the Kimball Lady Longhorns 71-15 and despite the lopsided score, they run up these kind of figures on most everyone they go up against. It was a big night for Mitchell's big post player with 6'2" junior Keyana Wilfred putting on a show for the fans, and for the...
With the 2017/18 season starting to come to a close, the Potter-Dix Coyotes lost another hard fought battle to the Minatare Indians at home, this past Saturday. The Coyotes were out- scored in the first quarter 14-7, and again in the second quarter 20-7, leaving the score at half-time 34-14. After the break, Potter did came back out putting 12 points on the board but Minatare was still able to out-score them with 16. In the final period the Indians held the Coyotes to only 6 more points and scored 11 them selves. Minatare 14 20 16 11 – 61 K...
Another tough weekend for the Kimball High Boys Basketball Team with losses to Sutherland and North Platte St Pats. On Friday night at home, it looked like the Horns were going to reap the win only to see it slip away in the closing minutes 50-42. On Saturday night they were at Both Platte to face the St Pats Irish and once again gave up 50 points losing 50-32. Their record now stands at 4 wins and 11 losses as they head into this week's Western Trails Conference Tournament play. The Horns came...
The big attraction this week for Kimball High sports fans is the Western Trails Conference Basketball Tournament and it gets underway this evening with first round play at the seeded team’s home sites. Now you Kimball fans are going to have to travel, and to two different sites, if you want to catch both the girls and boys, but it can be done. The Kimball girls play at Bayard with game-time set for 5 p.m. The Kimball boys are at Bridgeport, with game-time set at 6:30. There is a girls game at Bridgeport prior to the Kimball boys game between Br...
One of the bright spots on the season for the Potter-Dix Coyotes is senior Dylan Nielsen. Averaging 11.1 points per game and 4.6 rebounds on the season is not the only highlight for Dylan. Nielsen has the highest three point percentage in the MAC Conference at 45 percent, shooting 17/38 on the season. According to Head Coach Ryan Mumm, Nielsen is sitting in fourth in the conference, as far as the number of three point shots made. “Dylan is shooting the ball well from everywhere on the floor. He is shooting 69 percent from the stripe 27/39 on th...