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 County’s voter rolls were recently called into question, along with three other Nebraska counties, by a letter to Kimball County Clerk Cathy Sibal from the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit, public interest law firm. The letter alleges that Kimball County had more registered voters than it has eligible, living citizen voters. “I had a meeting and we discussed this matter, which the Secretary of State is researching,” Sibal said. Secretary of State John Gale, in a recent public announcement, stated, “My o...
Old "shoot" cars that were most likely donated to the Kimball Police Department years ago, have now been smashed. Thursday, Sept. 28, Chief Andy Bremer, pictured below, and Mayor Keith Prunty watched as the shoot cars KPD used for training purposes got crushed. "When the cars reach this point that they are pretty much unusable and we donate them to the City of Kimball for scrap," Bremer said. These cars come in handy for different training exercises with his officers, "Practice shooting through...
After 33 years as an active fireman on the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department, Bob Nagel, has moved on. He and his wife Corrie moved to Lincoln last week to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Born and raised here, Bob graduated from Kimball High School in 1974 and attended University of Nebraska-Kearney until 1978. He began his employment with the Farm Service Agency in Rushville at that time, but returned to Kimball in 1984. Bob married Corrie Schilz, a 1984 grad of Kimball High...
Whartman Arena in Potter, is gearing up for its 2017 Halloween Gymkhana this Sunday, Oct. 8. Registration starts at 1 p.m., events start at 2, events on tap for Sunday include, Egg Balance, Cauldron Stick Race, Poles, Barrels, and Pumpkin Race. Don’t forget to wear your costume! There are no rules for your costumes, horses can be dressed up but not required, and props are permitted. Reminder, if using props, please keep safety of all participants in mind. There will be no charge for this event and judging will be done as a whole instead of b...
Sandhills Energy was the original developer, Aspenall Energies purchased the project from Sandhill this past August, according to John Brown, Chief Development Officer of Aspenall Energies. Brown addressed the Kimball County Commissioners last Tuesday, Sept. 25, in a special meeting about the project and what the intentions for the Kimball community are: clean technologies and impact into the rural community are the goals for this newly generated energy. There are seven towers currently standing that are not operational. Those will be taken...
I have lived in Kimball for most of my adult life, and am a proud resident of both Nebraska and our town. There is so much to love about life here – we know each other well, we are passionate about our beliefs and sports teams and are there for each other when times get tough. But as I have gotten older, I have found it harder to get help from service people when I need it. And as an elderly woman, I wonder sometimes if anybody is really listening. For the past several months, my house has been plagued with pigeons. Don’t laugh. It has bee...
The Lady Longhorns, headed across the border to Wyoming to face off with Burns this last week. Kimball came up short with a 3-1 loss . The Lady Horns won the first set 25-20, then Burns got the next three set wins to end the match, 17-25, 16-25, 23-25. "We started out playing strong, winning the first set. It was a tough game, every set was very close, and if we could have eliminated an error here or there the night might have ended different. I am proud how the girls played through some adversity," said Coach Jeri Ferguson. Hannah Biesecker...
Longhorn Football might not be going how most of the fans would hope, but they are making progress, though perhaps not visibly. According to coach Ben Aarestad, there is a lot of progress being made, in practice and during game time. Again this is a team that has battled injuries all season long, but the light is at the end of the tunnel. Kimball faced conference rival Bridgeport Tigers last Friday, Sept. 29, the Horns kept the Tigers at a six point lead in the first quarter, but let another two touchdowns bump the score to 20-0 in the second...
The fall sports season is starting to wine down with only a few weeks left. Kimball Cross Country was in action in Gothenburg last Thursday Sept. 28. "All seven of these young men ran their season best times," said Coach Tiffany Johnson. Kaden Adrian ran his personal best time over all four years a time of 19:07, Garrett Pedersen had a time of 20:11, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis with a 20:20, Brady Kilgore ran a 21:08, Cole Henton had a 22:42, followed by Jordan Cluff with a time of 23:55 and Alex...
Ted (Teruo) Masada, 90, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on September 23, 2017 of complications from Alzheimer's. Ted was born March 30, 1927 to Kyo and Teisuke Masada in Fresno, California. In 1943, the family was forced into a WWII relocation camp in Arizona. After the war, Ted enrolled at Fresno State, earning his degree in biology and psychology. Ted then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he gained specialized training in medical laboratory technologies, including blood banking, diagnostic...