Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Kimball County Commissioners voted on Feb. 7 to sell the High Point Welcome Center of Western Nebraska and adjacent lots. Sealed bids will be accepted until March 17 at 4 p.m. Bids for the property will be opened at 10 a.m. on March 21. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any bid. An appraisal of the property came back with a value of $243,000 for the center and lots, but the assessed value is $384,000. The commissioners determined that the fair-market value considering the pote...
The best advice to prevent scams can be found on the Protect the Good Life website: “Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The Federal Trade Commission has issued a brochure with four signs that it is a scam: • Using an organization you know, scammers pretend to be contacting you representing the government. Examples include Social Security, IRS, Medicare, or a well-known business. Never give personal information to unsolicited calls. • There is a problem or a prize. Scammers claim you owe money to the government or a fa...
Kimball's wrestling supporters and local community came together last week to watch and cheer on four Kimball high school wrestlers who dominated wrestlers from Burns/Pine Bluffs. It was a special night when the Longhorns wrestling room was named after Joe Culek, a Kimball legend in the sport. After the four high school matches, the Longhorn senior wrestlers were honored. Each of the three seniors have been two-time state qualifiers. They are, at 106 pounds, Matthew Johnson, son of Kyle and...
Joe Mejia State Farm Agency opened its doors last week at 229 S. Chestnut in Kimball. Mejia has 32 years of insurance experience with agencies in Scottsbluff and Longmont, Colo., and now Kimball. Dawn Hinton and Hannah Biesecker will cover the Kimball office and are studying and testing for their auto, casualty, life and health insurance license. Mejia said his decision to open an office in Kimball stems from knowing that Kimball had previously had a State Farm agency, Elsie Sims State Farm...
Good morning ! With sky high snow drifts in many areas and thankfully some melting snow and ice we have ... mud. Yep, we do. However I would rather have mud than drought, so I am trying to remember that. We just need to be careful and not get stuck or slide into the ditch, I know of several who have those issues just getting out of their yards. Well, the ole groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter and that doesn’t surprise me, how about you? Through it all we will carry on. On Saturday night, February 11th, the Golden Halo Foundation w...
The Kimball Robotics 4-H Club competed in the Panhandle Qualifier of the Nebraska FIRST Lego League on Jan. 28. Twelve teams competed in the event, which took place at Gering High School. The Kimball team placed 7th in the regional Robot Games competition. The seven team members representing Kimball's 4-H program at the competition were 7th graders Andrew Hawthorne, Connor Markum, and Harley O'Rourke; 6th grader Mackenzie Miller; 5th graders Katie Hawthorne and Ragen Markum; and 4th grader...
Verla Souders, 93, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, went home to be with her Lord on January 30, 2023. Cremation has been held and life celebration will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to share condolences and stories with the family. The services for Verla have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Verla Louise Souders was born in Ft. Morgan, Colorado on July 27, 1929, the daughter of Emil and Elise (Borman) Harms. The family lived in Snyder, Colorado before moving...
Robert Louis Stevenson, age 65, passed away January 29th, 2023. He was born March 3, 1957, in Pomona, California, grew up in Glacier Park, Montana, and lived in Kimball, Nebraska; Newberg, Oregon; and La Center, Washington. He is survived by his wife Holli Selves, sister Nancy Davenport, brother Norman Stevenson, sons Jon Selves and Perry Selves, daughter Marah Selves, 8 grandchildren, nieces Sabra and Amanda Davenport, and nephew Michael Davenport. He also leaves behind the Big Whiskey Hunters...
The Kimball Longhorns boys basketball team enters the final leg of its season as the Western Trails Conference Tournament runner-up. The Longhorns program has rebounded nicely in just two years since a young, inexperienced squad took the floor following the departure of key players to graduation. But now that's in the past. The sixth-seeded Horns upset third-seeded Bayard in the WTC's opening round and followed that up with a win over second-seeded Bridgeport in the semifinals. The grand run...
The Longhorn wrestling team finished out its regular season on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a home dual against Burns/Pine Bluff. There were 4 matches wrestled and the Longhorns won the dual 24-0. All 4 Longhorn wrestlers won their matches by pin fall. Results Burns/Pine Bluffs Dual 113 – Matthew Johnson won by fall over Devlin Stokes (:35) 132 – Cody Brinkman won by fall over Logan Stockton (5:23) 138 – James McGinnis won by fall over DC Cathcart (3:14) 152 – Trey Schindler won by fall over Cooper...
Say hello to Antelope Ridge. This conceptual development on the south side of Interstate 80 would include 252 acres, 580 homes and retail and commercial businesses, including a truck stop....