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 elected offices in Kimball and Kimball County had a multitude of candidates filing prior to the deadline on Monday, March 2. The primary election will be May 12 and the general election Nov. 3. A full slate of individuals filed for the three seats that will be open on the Kimball School Board. Those recently filing are Chauncey G. Pedersen, Tom O’Brien, Albert Hargreaves, Maggie Laughlin, Jennifer Griebel, Lanny Little and Laura Perry. Previously filing were incumbents Carrie M. Tabor and Heather Norberg. The May 12 primary will narrow t... Full story
Day 2 of the child abuse trial continued this week in Kimball County District Court. Alexander Romero, 24, is charged with felony child abuse that was committed intentionally and resulted in death. Romero’s 7-month-old daughter died in April 2019. She was in the care of Romero when she became unresponsive and was taken to Kimball Health Services. The child was then transported to Children’s Hospital in Denver for treatment. The small child was placed on life support and died a few days later. Romero appeared clean cut and attentive during the...
Lindsay Forepaugh grew up on a small farm in western Oregon, settled in Midland, Texas, with her husband, yet now they reside in Banner County. How does an Oregonian end up on the Monkey Ranch in western Nebraska and love it! "When I was growing up, I fully admit that Nebraska was not on my list of states where I thought I might live in the future," she said. "Today, I can't imagine living anywhere else." Forepaugh said the Nebraska LEAD program "has only reinforced my certainly that this is...
The Kimball Hospital Foundation’s second annual Casino Night at the Kimball Event Center drew about 180 people to support the foundation’s fundraising efforts to purchase a new heart defibrillator/monitor for use in the hospital emergency room. The event raised about $8,000 after expenses. Games offered by 16 total casino staff included blackjack roulette, craps and poker. After three hours of gambling, participants traded in their chips for drawing tickets for $2,000 in cash prizes. Among the...
Good morning, Banner County! Here we are in the first week of March and track practice is upon us. Watch out for those kids out running here and there. They usually are pretty good about wearing a safety vest, but it doesn’t hurt to be extra aware. This is a short week at Banner County School due to parent/teacher conferences on Thursday and NO school for recovery Friday. School will be dismissed at 1 p.m. on Thursday. On Monday, March 9, the school board will hold its regular board meeting in the school cafeteria at 7 p.m. You all are e...
Bonnie Lee Keser, age 91, passed away at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on February 27, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday March 5, 2020, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with James Shields officiating. Interment will be in the Kimball Cemetery immediately following the services. Friends may visit www.cantellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences and stories. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given in her memory to the Cheyenne Animal...
Florence Irene Moler, 83, of Kimball, entered heaven on February 26, 2020. Following her wishes, cremation has been held and there will be no services. The cremation services for Florence have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Florence Irene Moler was born in Riverton, Nebraska, on March 26, 1936, the daughter of Nelson Burris Kugler and Alberta Vera (Barnhill) Kugler. She enjoyed gardening, canning, cake decorating, photography, fishing and spending time with family. Florence called...
Ellen Marie Wright was born July 25, 1951, in Kimball, NE, to John and Verla (Sharpe) Bohac. Ellen married James Wright May 8, 1988. Ellen loved spending time with her kids and grandkids and extended family. She always had an open heart and extended hand. Ellen passed away March 2, 2020, surrounded by those she loved and those who loved her. She left behind four children Marvin (Sarah) Wright of Ogallala NE, Betsy Wright of La Vergne TN, Michael Wright and William Wright, both of North Platte. She also is survived by daughter-in-law Christine...
Dix residents celebrated the Re-Grand Opening of the Dix Post Office this past week with cookies and coffee. Post Office employees on hand included retailer Judy Petersen, Postmaster Karen Miller and Todd Case, manager of post office operations for the Central Plains District. Area residents will be able to buy stamps, mail packages and pick up their mail at their local Dix Post Office again. According to officials, just a few post offices have been reopened in recent years. Others include the... Full story
Interviews were conducted Tuesday for the new Kimball Junior/Senior High School principal. The position will be vacated in June by Mo Hanks. The field of five applicants was narrowed to three individuals for the interview process. Their names were not immediately available to the Observer. According to Superintendent Elizabeth Owens, the qualifications they seek include: educational background, qualified and certified in administration, experience, leadership ability, communication skills, experience with financial management, and the ability t...
The new alert system Panhandle Alert is up and running as of March 1, according to Linda Williams of the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office. The website boasts “Panhandle Alert is the official emergency notification system used to communicate with community residents during emergencies.” Williams said this alert system is significantly cheaper, faster and better than the last one. The weather emergency notifications will go out in a much more timely fashion than previously because weather notifications will be automatically picked up and will...
The basketball season from Kimball High came to an end this past Thursday at the boys subdistrict finals and, sorry to report, Kimball lost to Bridgeport 45-43 in overtime. Happy to report, however, it was an exciting and well-played game and the Longhorns gave great effort once again. The six seniors on this team who have been together all four years, and dating back into their elementary days even, have been a tight group through their playing days and they have been a group that played well together. You saw very little selfish play as... Full story
The Kimball High boys saw their basketball season come to an end in an exciting, and well played, subdistrict championship overtime loss to Bridgeport. The fans were treated to high school basketball like they come out to see it, and if you were a neutral fan the outcome was OK. The Bridgeport fans were quite pleased and the Kimball fans disappointed to see their team lose after giving such a great effort. The Bulldogs from Bridgeport prevailed, 45-43, and for the season, won two of the three...
Potter-Dix was paired against the Arthur County Wolves on Feb. 24 to start the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament in Ogallala, and the Wolves team that had struggled all season with just two wins gave the Coyotes a contest. Arthur County's Bryce Hanna dropped two three pointers in the first quarter to keep the Wolves close, and Arthur County led 16-to-14 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter had the teams battling, with Potter-Dix falling further behind to start the quarter, then...