Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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South Platte Natural Resource District is gearing up for the recreation season at Oliver Lake. The SPNRD usually has a public meeting to explain and clarify rule changes and upcoming enhancements, but with COVID-19 they have to rely on other means to get information to the interested public. A simple and painless change in registration has been made and will require that both the vehicle and the camping unit be registered; therefore they know how many campers there are and where they are...
Highway Superintendent Randy Bymer reported at the Kimball County Commissioners meeting Tuesday that some people were upset that the county road graders weren’t out on Sunday or Monday after the snow. Bymer said it was a “bad call on his part,” but weather reports indicated that it was supposed to be minus 40 degrees. One grader is down, according to Bymer, and repairs appear to be on their way. When not grading the road crews are working on equipment repairs. The One/Six Road plan has been completed and a public hearing is scheduled for March...
At 5:15 p.m. Sunday, the Kimball Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch received a call reporting that an individual had fallen through the ice at Oliver Lake. According to Sheriff Harry Gilway, the reporting individual may not have seen the entirety of events that led to the call. Apparently, three teenage boys were on the ice, which was covered by snow. They were “playing around” in the snow and one fell and then, according to other accounts, he rushed to their pickup. The reporting individual then just saw two individuals and therefore called 911,...
The long awaited veterans bricks have arrived and the VFW #2243 is moving forward with their Gotte Park project. Although Brian Howard said the brick project took longer than they expected and they encountered some pricing issues, it is happening. In August, the VFW received 60 bricks and more are coming. If you missed out on the original order period for bricks, the VFW will send in one more brick order and they must receive the information by March 15. Forms to order veterans bricks are...
Cases in Kimball County decreased significantly in the past week with four new cases of COVID-19 being reported to Panhandle Public Health District. Most of the cases in the area, 68%, are contacted through community spread, according to the data from PPHD. The COVID-19 Risk Dial has remain unchanged but still is in the orange or high category. Vaccines continue to hit the Panhandle with 2,200 doses plus the required second doses to arrive this week. As of Monday, 8,604 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the PPHD area. The Federal...
Good morning ! Baby it’s cold outside! The weather is definitely of the utmost importance to most all of us right now. As well as it should be. I don’t know if anyone has started calving yet, but I sure hope not, as it is supposed to gradually start warming up. Not 50/60 degrees like a few weeks ago, but no single digits either. Monday we saw the wind join the cold and more than one road was blocked due to drifting. Our school had no school scheduled, which was a good thing and there were many others with a late start or cancellation. Oth...
Eileen "Edith" (Neal) Sell, 80, went to be with her Heavenly Father on February 14, 2021, at her home in Gering, Nebraska, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 18 and her funeral service will be held at 1p.m. on Friday, February 19, both at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Pastor Gary Hashley will officiate with cremation to follow. Edith will be laid to rest in the Kimball Cemetery at a later date with just her...
Patsy Lou Kasten, age 89, of Potter, NE passed away in Sidney on Tuesday, February, 9, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 18, 2021 in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Potter, NE with Reverend Ted Bourret officiating. Inurnment will follow in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Potter. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1-6:00 P.M. with family...
Janna Elaine Haun, 81, died Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Community Hospital in Torrington, WY. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Kaylie Haun Foundation under Janna’s name. Janna was born June 15, 1939 in Central City, NE. She graduated from Franklin, NE High School in 1957 and went on to college at Kearney State College. That is where s...
Edythe Mae (Minaker) Schwindt, 91, of Kearney, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society – St. Luke's in Kearney and will be sadly missed. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Ferndale, Washington, where she will be laid to rest with her parents and husband. Memorials are suggested to the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball, NE. Online condolences may be submitted by visiting www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation S...
Cletus Gerhard Lockhorn, 77, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 12, 2021. He was born on August 4, 1943 in Sherman County, Nebraska, to Gerhard and Mary (Muegerl) Lockhorn. Cletus was raised and graduated from Ravenna, NE High School in 1961. Cletus married the love of his life, Royetta (Sigler) Lockhorn on June 27, 1964 in Ravenna, Nebraska. He served honorably in the Army National Guard of Nebraska and then worked in management within the natural gas...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team was unable to improve its record over the last week, dropping a contest on the road against Morrill and then falling at home to Pine Bluffs. Kimball traveled to Morrill last Thursday Feb. 4, and both teams started hot, while the Longhorns struggled with turnovers. Ilycia Guerue was the standout for Morrill, cutting through the Kimball defense while causing turnovers and stealing the ball away from the Lady Longhorns all game. After opening a five point...
The Kimball Longhorn wrestling team is sending two wrestlers to the NSAA State Championships in Omaha this week – sophomore James McGinnis at 126 pounds and senior Conner Cluff at 132. McGinnis placed third and Cluff placed fourth at the Class D District 4 tournament in Sutherland on Saturday. “It was a strange year with us missing a couple of tournaments and many practices due to COVID,” Horns coach Bob Culek told the Observer. “However, the kids continued to work hard and stay focused. We had a good showing at subdistricts with three qualify...
After five years of no boys basketball, Banner County has put seven young guys on the court this season to re-start their program. The team consists of five freshman, one sophomore and one junior. They have played throughout the pandemic, but Coach Charles Jones said that practices are interesting because they cannot scrimmage and the players have a big learning curve. The team will complete its season on Feb. 19. In its first 10 games, the young team had a 2-8 record with wins over Garden...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball teams hosted the Peetz Bulldogs on a frigid night last Tuesday, but it was more likely the Bulldogs’ delayed start to the season that caused the cold shooting of the visitors rather than the weather. The girls teams matched up first, and the Lady Bulldogs were just what the Lady Coyotes needed to earn their first win of the year over a team other than Creek Valley. Potter-Dix is now 3-16 for the season. The Lady Coyotes built a lead and continued to pull away, playing good aggressive defense and limiting the...
Kimball Public Schools and Longhorn Nation proudly salute this winter's student-athletes with the special tribute due to Senior Parents' Night being canceled during severe weather. Presented here are the Senior Parents' Night program and coaches' remarks about the students. WRESTLING Connor Cluff has wrestled all four years of his high school career. When Connor came into the program he had a lot to learn like many of the others in the program. Connor however rose to the challenge and worked...