Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Last week proved to be an enormous strain on the electrical grid as temperatures dipped and electricity demand increased. The Kimball Municipal Power Plant, which has not operated continuously since 1980, did just what it was supposed to do in such a critical period. It was running and producing extra needed electricity for the grid. Under a contract with Municipal Energy Association of Nebraska/Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, the local power plant must be tested quarterly and be on standby to... Full story
The regular February Kimball City Council meeting included discussion on Business Facade Grants and Business Infrastructure Grants. Former Flower Haven owner Kay McBride asked for an explanation for denying her infrastructure grant reimbursement on the roof at the business. After a lengthy discussion, the council returned McBride's reimbursement request to the Loan Advisory Board. The council appointed Keith Jones as the latest member of the Loan Advisory Board. Receiving infrastructure or...
The Kimball Spelling Bee began last Thursday with a practice round for 23 students and concluded an hour later with only two students left spelling. In the final round, Andrew Hawthorne, a fifth-grader, drew the word "casualty." Unfortunately he misspelled it. Anna Coleman, a seventh-grader, would have to spell "casualty" correctly and then spell the next word correctly to win the spelling bee. That is just what she did. For the win, Anna spelled "plague."...
Officials at Panhandle Public Health District said on Monday at their briefing that the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is 80.2% effective after 14 days. Their data shows that 14.3% of adults in the Panhandle have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine process was interrupted last week due to adverse weather, and PPHD is in the process of catching up. The Panhandle will receive 3,700 doses this week, plus the required second doses. The shipment comes at a time when new virus cases in Kimball County were at four this past week, the same n...
Receiving the prestigious Fireman of the Year award for the second time in his career with the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department is Marv Nelson. Marv always responds and is essential in helping to train the younger members....
Jake Reader, center, accepts a check from the Kimball High civics class and community to help with the expenses he and his wife are incurring as he fights Hodgkin's lymphoma. Next to Jake are his mother, Danielle Reader, to his left, and his sister Victoria Ingram, to his right. The Class of 2021 is putting on a fundraiser, "Jeans for Jake." Businesses are asked to help by letting their employees participate for $5. Donation buckets will be at these businesses: FirsTier Bank, Points West Bank,...
It's National FFA Week. As part of the celebration, the Kimball, Potter-Dix, Banner County and other FFA chapters are featured in this week's "Salute to FFA" special section. Pictured is the Kimball FFA, now in its 91st year....
The Banner County speech team has worked hard and steadily improved this year. At the Hemingford meet Feb. 20, the team placed sixth and three members medaled. Mycala Jones, junior, was fourth in humorous prose, and Kairyn Miller, junior, and Haddie Grubbs, senior, were fifth in duet acting. Haddie Grubbs was second and Kairyn Miller sixth in serious prose. Wednesday is the MAC competition in Bayard, Saturday the WTC invite in Scottsbluff, and March 9 the District meet at Crawford. Coach Rick...
Well good morning Banner County, friends and neighbors! Much better looking out this window this week. We still have snow but the the extreme cold has moved on and early Monday morning the March winds were helping to finish off the month of February. Did that month seem to fly for anyone but me? Can’t say that I am sorry since I am ready for spring! Ready to say “Goodbye winter, so long snow, it’s time to watch the flowers grow!” We are not quite there, but getting closer. The Westco Storm baseball tryouts will take place February 26-28th...
William (Bill) Henry Hotes was born October 30, 1929, on the family farm near Bloomfield, Nebraska, the eldest son of Henry Herman Hotes and Doris Alice Scheele. He departed this life to join his Lord on February 2, 2021, at the age of 91. When Bill was 2 years old, he moved with his parents to Potter, Nebraska. After his father died in 1936, he and his mother moved to Kimball County, Nebraska, where he lived until he graduated from Kimball County High School in 1947. On September 9, 1951, he wa... Full story
Ron Leal, Director of Region 21 Emergency Management, recently purchased a drone with a thermal camera. Leal said the drone would help law enforcement in search and rescue operations. It will also be valuable for storm damage documentation, tower inspection, fires, and various other things. Over the years, local law enforcement has repeatedly asked him if he had any such equipment to help in search and rescue operations, so he pursued the idea. Leal received approval to purchase the drone from...
Kimball's Longhorn Wrestling team sent two members to the NSAA State Tournament last week to compete in the annual championships in Class D. Sophomore James McGinnis represented Kimball in the 126 pound weight class, and lost his first match by decision to Elkhorn Valley's Tristan Smith. McGinnis next wrestled against Plainview's Jordan Mosel, and also lost by decision. Senior Connor Cluff represented Kimball in the 132 pound weight class, and had his first match against Brady's Jeremy Larson, w... Full story
Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team had two big wins going into subdistict tournament play last week, overpowering Leyton on Feb. 15 and then dominating Minatare on Feb. 19. The Coyotes earned the number one seed in the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament at South Platte High School starting on Monday, Feb. 22. Monday's contest with Leyton started out as a defensive struggle, with both teams defenses dominating the action until Potter-Dix was able to go on a run and led at the end of the first quarter...
The Kimball Longhorn boys basketball team continued its search for wins this season with its second matchup of the year against Mitchell last Friday, and the result was similar to the first game they played in the beginning of the month. Similar, as in a big loss for the visiting Longhorns. The Tigers came out firing in the first period, putting up 19 points while their defense disrupted and bottled up the Longhorn offense. The Tigers continued to score while the Longhorns went cold, and the Mitchell boys held a huge 40-12 lead at the halftime...
Kimball’s Longhorn girls basketball team fell to North Platte St. Pat’s in the first round of the D1-12 Sub district Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 16, ending their difficult season with a 3-13 overall record. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Longhorns hosted the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, and a tight contest was resolved in the visitors’ favor with a strong fourth quarter. Pine Bluffs started the contest strong, and opened a 17-10 lead at the end of the first period, but both defenses stiffened in the second quarter, and kept the Longhorns within strik...