Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball High School student Natasha Selves addressed the Kimball School Board at their regular meeting, Monday, Feb. 12 regarding the perspective of Kimball High School students. Selves address is the first from a new agenda item titled Student Voices which will be heard at each monthly board meeting. "This is our first month doing this and I am really glad," board president Lynn Vogel said. "This is fantastic. We want to hear from the students." Selves reported to the board that she asked her...
Could working four 10 hour work days save money compared to five 8 hour days? At the Kimball County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday, Feb. 6, County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell, along with the Commissioners, discussed if that change, from five days at 8 hours to four days at 10 hours, still fits the needs of Kimball County. Hottell has done the math, and according to a worksheet he had calculated and printed, shows a savings using the 4-10’s period for a portion of the year. Grader fuel usage was the first item on the list and accordi...
Today, Thursday, Feb. 15, is the final day for incumbents to file for public office. The Kimball County Clerk’s Office is open until 5 p.m. and is ready to take last minute incumbent filings. This deadline includes anyone currently holding an elected office who wishes to file for any other office. Though many non-incumbents have already turned their paperwork in, their filing deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 1....
As the governing board of Panhandle Health Group considers closing the agency, which provides mental health services throughout the Panhandle, consumers are invited to a public meeting at the Platte River Room in the Gering Civic Center today, Thursday, Feb. 15 beginning at 10 a.m. Many are concerned about the care provided to consumers, but the Panhandle Health Group’s Governing Board Executive Committee wants to assure citizens that services provided to Panhandle residents will remain a priority. A current agenda is available at the Region 1...
Vernon L. Oeltjen, 78, died at the Kimball Health Services on Friday, February 2, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Park Terrace Community Center at 1401 E. 4th Street in Kimball. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Vern's Tribute Wall and leave messages and stories for the family. Inurnment will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Potter Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family. The cremation and burial arran...
William "Bill" Edward Morris, 79, died on February 6, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loved ones. His funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Cantrell Funeral Home with Pastor Marty Rostad officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be given to Regional West Hospice. Online condolences may be left by visiting Bill's Tribute page at www.cantrellfh.com Bill was born...
Vera M. Kelley, 93, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Sagar officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff with Father Vincent Parson officiating. Christian Wake Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. Visi...
With declining numbers in area schools, Kimball and Banner County school districts are exploring a cooperative agreement for volleyball, girls and boys basketball. “They contacted us and asked if we would be interested in co-oping with them for these sports,” Kimball Activities Director, Ken Smith, said. “They would still maintain their own wrestling, track and cross country.” Smith added that the district has been contacted in the past regarding football, but based on numbers and Kimball’s ability to drop down to an eight-man team, the co-op...
A good showing by the Kimball High Wrestling Team at last week's SPVA Tournament held in Grant. Garrett Pedersen brought home the gold medal by winning the 126 pound weight class and appears to be primed for this weekend's District Tournament to be held at Bridgeport. The lanky senior had a major decision of 19-8 over Lantis of Sutherland, a technical fall of 16-0 in 4:47 of Biesecker of Chase County, pinned Waitley of Perkins County in 3:48 and pinned Bruns of Hershey in 2:28 to go 4-0 on the...
Jordan Cluff is headed to Omaha and the 2018 Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament! The Kimball High junior earned his spot in this year's state tournament by finishing 3rd in the C-4 District tournament held at Bridgeport this past week. He earned his medal and qualifying spot in the 113 pound weight class. This will be his first trip to state competition. Jordan had 1 bye, won 3 matches and lost only 1 in district action. In the quarter finals, he pinned Edwards of Loomis-Bertrand in 1:51, lost...
The Kimball boys suffered a pair of losses this past week, losing on the road to a very powerful Pine Bluffs team 74-40, and coming up short on the home court Friday night, 72-61 to leave them 4-14 on the season. No surprise in the loss at Pine Bluffs as the talented Hornet club has only 1 loss on the season while racking up a reported 16 wins! They have height, along with their overall talent, and have only 2 seniors on their roster. The host team jumped out to a 7-0 lead and had doubled the...
A split week for the Kimball Lady Longhorns as they suffered a loss at Pine Bluffs, with the Lady Hornets winning 63-38, but coming back Friday night on the home court to win 57-50 over Hemingford. The Lady Longhorns were up against a lot of height when they travelled to Pine Bluffs for a Tuesday evening contest, as the Lady Hornets have 5 players on the roster at 6 foot or taller and start 3 of those 5! Pine is both tall and young as they start 3 juniors and 2 sophomores and have only 2 seniors on the roster. A good first quarter for Kimball...
The Kimball Winter Sports Season is about to kiss us good-bye. The girl’s sub-district basketball tournament is taking place this week and the Kimball boys close out the regular season tomorrow (Friday) night when they host Mitchell. They will move into sub-district tournament play on Tuesday at Gering and it looks like they will play the 5:30 game against top seed Bridgeport. Friday’s home game with Mitchell is boys only with the JV game at 4 and the varsity game early at 5:30. It is also senior Parent’s night where we honor the senior playe...
Potter-Dix Ladies ran right over the Peetz Lady Bull Dogs last Tuesday night with a 51-10 final. The Lady Coyotes finished the first quarter with a 13-4 lead over the Lady Bull Dogs and didn’t stop there, shutting out Peetz 17-0 in the second quarter heading into half-time with a 30-7 lead. The third period again Potter-Dix was able to shut out the Lady Bull Dogs, while putting up another 14 points to their lead to head into the final period 44-7. Peetz was able to add another three points to the board before the game was over while Potter-Dix...
Kimball’s junior varsity teams provided the most excitement for Kimball fans Friday evening as they picked up wins over visiting Sutherland. The Kimball JV girls won a 2 quarter game that went into overtime, 22-20. Emma Martin and Jenna Greenwood both had 5 points with Martin hitting a trey. Sydney Biesecker and Sam Bemis had 4 each, and Lacey Klinkhammer and Megan Spicer both had 2. In the boy’s JV game, Kimball won 41-28 in 3 quarters of play. Austin lulf hit a pair of treys and scored 8 points. Corey Travis had 8, Brayden Tyan 8, Sam Caj...
Marcia Renee Hammer Allen, 60, went to be with her Lord on Feb. 14, 2018 after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was at home with loved ones by her side, just as she wished. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Cantrell Funeral Home with Pastor Mel Daves officiating. Cremation has taken place. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Marcia's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to The Festival of Hope or The Andy...