Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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COVID-19 has unleashed its fury on Kimball County during the past week. According to covidactnow.org, Kimball County unfortunately leads the way in Nebraska in the percentage of daily new cases. The report lists the positive test rate in Kimball County at 60.4%. In previous weeks, Kimball County had continually been within a 25-38 active daily case range, but by last Tuesday the number had climbed to 56 and by Friday to 91. Monday of this week the total of active cases was 98. By Tuesday, the...
The Kimball Public School Board met for the last board meeting of 2020 on Dec. 15 and the final meeting for three Kimball School board members: Clint Cornils, Carrie Tabor and Heather Norberg. Both Norberg and Tabor have served on the school board for five years while Clint Cornils has completed 12 years as a school board member. The three members were recognized for their service to the school district. The minutes, board bills and treasurer's report were all approved with a 6-0 vote. Superinte...
The City of Kimball will continue to look for a city administrator as the previous candidate for an interview last week withdrew his name. And now the city also will be looking for a new city clerk as the resignation for this position by longtime City Hall employee Katherine Terrill is on Tuesday’s agenda. Agenda items also include Gabe Ingram and Kim Baliman taking their oaths of office and Mayor Keith Prunty appointing positions, boards and committees....
Local children were treated to an early Christmas as Holiday Heroes, formerly known as Shop with a Cop, treated the kids to breakfast, rides on emergency vehicles and presents for themselves and members of their families. The coordinator of Holiday Heroes, Erin Heidemann, reported that 14 children were recipients of the early Christmas project. Those children received special treatment from area police, firemen, state patrol and emergency responders as they each had an adult to help escort them...
Vera Grace Walker passed away March 29, 2020 at the age of 88. She was born September 30, 1931 to Samual L. and Nora E. (Duddley) Short, in White County, Illinois. She attended a one room country school through the eighth grade in Grayville, Illinois. She married Donald W. Walker on December 5, 1947. Don's job in the oil fields had them moving frequently. Before settling in Kimball, Nebraska in 1956, they had lived in Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas. Arkansas, and Pennsylvania. While the children...
Richard Miller, 91, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Cremation has been held and family graveside services will be held at a later date. Friends may visitwww.cantrellfh.com to view his tribute wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in Richard's memory to Friends of the Goodhand Theater. The services for Richard have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Richard Ray Miller was born in Fairport, Kansas on May...
Sharon M. Hoffman, 64, of Bayard, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020. Her Mass of Christian Burial service was limited to private family only at this time due to COVID-19. The service was live streamed on Bridgman Funeral Home's Facebook page on Friday, December 11, 2020 beginning at 10am. A public Celebration of Life will be held at a later date to honor Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to the family to be put toward a Sharon Hoffman Memorial Scholarship for...
Tommy Mackland (Tom) Southard, 84, of Kimball, Nebraska, passed peacefully, with family by his side, on December 6, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Tom had a short bout with COVID pneumonia. Cremation has taken place. There will be a celebration of life held at a later date, when the pandemic has ceased and his loved ones can join. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Tom's tribute wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given to...
Good morning! Here we are a few short days before Christmas 2020. If you hurry, you still have time to grab a gift tag off of the Western Nebraska Veterans Home Sharing Tree at Uptown Swank, or drop off your gift at E & H CPA’s 2041 Broadway in Scottsbluff. Today is your last chance, so hurry, hurry! If you would rather go contact less just use the drop off at the address above or call 632-6570. This weekend is the last one for movies out at the SkyView Drive-In. Five movies Friday through Sunday, lots of choices, lots of entertainment, come se...
The Kimball Quilt Guild raffled off its group project, which was a dog quilt, on Saturday at the Kimball Public Library. The quilt was a project that brought 15 different members, each making a block on the quilt. The members donated their time and materials for the fundraiser. Each of the 15 dogs on the quilt include 42 pieces, and it was estimated that each quilter spent 10-15 hours in preparation for the quilt, quilting it, trimming and adding the binding. The beautiful, colorful quilt was a...
Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Kimball Public Schools have postponed or rescheduled all of their activities and sporting events until January. According to Kimball High School Activities Director Ken Smith, the action was taken due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the area, and a desire to ensure the safety of the students and employees of the schools. At this point, the first planned sporting event after this delay will be the boys and girls basketball games at Morrill on Jan. 11. For more information detailing the events and...
Nebraska School Activities Association executive director Jay Bellar on Monday, Dec. 14, announced that the NSAA has decided to remain until Jan. 4 in the Orange Phase of safety measures regarding the coronavirus although the state has shifted to the less restrictive Yellow Phase. Here is Bellar’s statement: “To continue to support our NSAA member schools and their efforts to keep kids in school and participating in NSAA activities, the NSAA has decided to stay with the Governor’s Orange Phase of the Directed Health Measure regarding fan atten...
The Banner County JV boys basketball team under the direction of Coach Charles Jones has restarted the basketball program. The seven-member team opened the season against Mitchell JV at home. Freshman Jacob Parson had 11 points, junior Alex Rundell tallied 6 points, and Nate McGowan and Wyatt Onstott had 3 and 2 points, respectively. Although they lost against Mitchell and would then struggle against Bayard on Friday night, Jones said that they “are learning each game. The boys are showing improvement from where we started.” Against Bay...
Cody “Lil Hippie” Brinkman, 13, spent the past week riding miniature bulls in Mesquite, Texas, at the World Finals where Cody placed 17th in the field of 56 senior bull riders, ages 12-14. Cody and his mother returned home from Texas late Sunday after a week of bull riding. Over the course of the week, Cody stepped up on seven bulls – and he admits he is a little sore from the experience. The World Finals started on Wednesday. Cody was unable to make the whistle on his first ride, but had an exciting day on Friday when he “covered” his bull...
Former Kimball High School student athletes Jake Reader and Jordan Greenwood share their thoughts about Tom Southard below. The support and care that Mr. and Mrs. Southard have given to the Kimball high school athletic community is unmatched. It didn’t matter what the sport was, you could always count on them being in the stands or on the field encouraging and cheering on every single student athlete. I graduated 5 years ago and I still have articles that Mr. Southard wrote about teams of which I was a member. I will cherish them and look f...
Today, I write for Mr. Tom Southard. An extraordinary man who I was beyond blessed to have the opportunity to know, to talk with, and to meet in the first place. He was the man that so many students and athletes at Kimball High School looked up to and honored. I remember first meeting Mr. Southard back in seventh grade. I will be honest, I had no idea who he was, but he knew who I was, as he knew everyone. Throughout my years at KHS, I grew to know Tom as a supporter of not only me, but Kimball...