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 annual Kimball Health Fair was held on April 24, 2014. Before the doors were even officially opened, about 30 people were waiting outside in line. 360 people were seen at the health fair in total. The purpose of the health fair is to get people who might not otherwise be inclined to see a doctor in to get blood tests. Penny Anderson, the event's coordinator for seven years, in association with community health care at the hospital, is retired but still volunteers her time to assist the...
Kimball is located directly in the center of the energy corridor. Currently developing is the Heartland Expressway, a federally designated high priority corridor. This corridor would be a four lane highway that would stretch from Texas up through North Dakota. This highway would provide potential consumer traffic for all the cities and towns on its route, Kimball being one of them. Just this past week the city’s economic developer, Wilson Bowling, explained why it is that the expressway would be a beneficial asset to Kimball specifically. ...
Doug Peterson believes that in order to be a successful attorney general one must divorce themselves from political aspirations and focus wholeheartedly on the tasks at hand. Peterson, who was born in Columbus and raised in Lincoln, has served as an attorney for over 28 years during which time he has served as Deputy County Attorney in North Platte and served as Assistant Attorney General under Attorney General Bob Spire. It is because of his years in the courtroom and serving the people of...
The building that was formerly home to the Four Winds Country Club, out by the golf course, has been bought by husband and wife, Mike and Kinnie Reuter and Brothers Mark and Justin Fornstrom. The plans for the building are to transform it into a bar and grill. The entire group is very excited about their new endeavor, the restaurant they have named Windbreak Bar and Grill. However, even though the plan was always to get the building and have it be a restaurant, both the Reuters and the...
Carol F. Jenkins, 71, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family.... Full story
Jessie E. Lehmkuhl, 94, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor Assisted Living on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Amanda Esping officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. In Lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Kimball County Manor... Full story
A busy weekend this past week for the Kimball High boys' golf team as they hit the links three consecutive days. It started this past Thursday when the Scottsbluff Tournament was moved back from the original scheduled date of April 28 because of weather, then on Friday, Kimball hosted the SPVA Conference tournament, and Saturday they were off to Gordon for the Western Trails Conference Tournament. The weather, and the greens, were not favorable to shooting low scores at the Scottsbluff Country...
Alisha (Ali) Hunsaker emerged as the Best in last week's Best in the West Track and Field Classic held at Scottbluff's Bearcat Stadium winning the 200 meter dash with a personal best time ever of 27.36. The Kimball High sophomore who excels in other events as well, ran with the pack until she hit the back stretch and then simply ran away from the elite field made up of the fastest 8 times turned in from Western Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming. She could stand tall and proud on the top platform of...
Chase County captured both the men’s and women’s divisions of the SPVA Conference Track and Field championships this past Friday at the meet held in Grant. The Imperial based Chase County boys won the team title with 171 points holding off North Platte St. Pats who finished runnerup with 157.5, followed by Perkins County with 69, KIMBALL 51.5, Hershey 43, Sutherland 29, and Maxwell 6. In the girl’s division Chase County won with 153 points with KIMBALL runnerup with 89, St. Pats 83, Sutherland 71, Perkins County 57, Maxwell 43, and Hersh...
When one thinks about sports, the mind may drift to basketball, football or baseball given the attention they're paid and how they are seemingly commonplace in American society. However, there is often one sport that often gets overlooked entirely: shooting. The local Dead Eye Shooters, which are coached by Nicole and Larry Snyder, prove that shooting is just as valid and important as more commonplace pastimes and also teaches local kids important skill sets that they can use throughout their li...