Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A photo taken in the harsh winter months in the heartland of western Nebraska on a farm in Bushnell is rising to the top. Photographer Cerrina Smith of Cheyenne and her photo, "Guardian Angel," showing a young woman and a newborn calf on Todd Parson's farm in Bushnell, is a top 10 finalist in a Smithsonian photography contest under The American Experience, with nine other competitors. Finalists were picked out of 48,000 photo submissions. Nebraskans can vote for this photo on the Smithsonian's...
Mother Nature sure knows how to put a damper on Nebraska’s spring spirit, from blizzard conditions to flooding. The majority of the entire state saw school and road closures last week due to this well tracked storm. While local meteorologists are calling for a possible storm in the area at the beginning of next week, but do not believe it will produce as much snow. Drifts around Kimball county were reported as high as 10 feet tall. Then, with the warmer weather, snowmelt began Friday afternoon. There are still tens of thousands of people w...
Quickly approaching is the Mile High chapter of Pheasants Forever Banquet this Saturday, March 23. Over the past few weeks of devastating and destructive weather throughout the midwest, the Nebraska Pheasants Forever is one of the many organizations that has stepped up to support the state during this difficult time. One cause is the Hats for Habitat Relief Fund. Nebraska Pheasants Forever linked this description for the hat fund, along with a red and white Pheasants Forever ball cap with...
Reasons for the demise of Kimball’s Shopko Hometown store extend far beyond the local store’s business performance alone. “It’s a company issue,” Kimball City Administrator Dan Dean told the Observer on Tuesday. It most certainly is. Shopko said Monday, March 18, that it was closing its remaining stores because it was unable to find a buyer. The statement followed a U.S. bankruptcy court decision to cancel an ownership auction for the retail chain in favor of a bankruptcy consultant overseeing a liquidation under which the stores will clos...
Concerned residents of Kimball County shared their thoughts regarding Road 59 south of Dix on Tuesday, March 19, at the regular Board of Commissioner meeting. Still no decision has come to surface about the seven mile stretch south of Dix. Discussion still continues to if it should be milled up and put back to gravel, be the first road in Kimball county to have a cold mix over top, have a double chip seal (what is currently done to the road) or use a hot mix over top with the current road being milled up to put back to gravel as well and the ho...
Geneva Newberg, 93 of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, March 6, at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Geneva Ellen Schafer, the daughter of Lyle A. Schafer And Hazel F. (Keenan) Schafer was born December 11, 1925 in Wray, CO. She grew up in Wray and was in her junior year of high school when she married Donald Clair Muller before he joined the Army and was sent to the Phillippines during WWII. Three children were born to them, Douglas Craig, Janet Kay, and Cynthia Sue. When Don returned from the war he and Geneva ran the Riverside Dairy a mile...
The annual update public meeting for the Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area will be held next Thursday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kimball Public Library, 208 S. Walnut Street, Kimball. The meeting will include a Game and Parks update, water reports, a history of Oliver Reservoir, rules and regulations, and volunteer opportunities. For additional information, please contact the South Platte Natural Resources District at 308-254-2377....
The first event on Kimball’s Spring Sport season has come and gone with the Longhorns cancelling out of the Chadron State College Indoor Track and Field Meet this past Saturday because of the weather and road conditions. The event went on as scheduled, but with less than half of the usual contestants according to one report. The next scheduled event is this Saturday for the Kimball High Track Invite, but it is rather doubtful if this will take place either, according to Kimball school officials. Because of the snow and wetness in the jump a...
The 2018-19 Kimball High Boys Basketball team had a hard time securing wins this past season, ending up with seven wins and 14 losses. It wasn't because of lack of effort as the Longhorns played hard each time out, but oftentimes the shots just didn't fall, and there were too many miscues, especially in the closing minutes of games. Coach Luke Dea offered some of his thoughts on the year. "It was a very trying season, on and off the court," Dea said. "This group overcame a lot of distractions...
Yet another big weekend of youth wrestling wrapped up Sunday afternoon, March 17. The Nebraska USA State Tournament was held in Grand Island with nearly 200 teams in the state competing for titles. Kimball Wrestling Club, the Banner County MatCats and the Tri-State Grapplers all had wrestlers who qualified during the District 1 tournament March 2 in Scottsbluff. KWC took 11 wrestlers, including Able Kuhns, Laivyn Morgan, Christian Soto-Young, Britton Culek, Kaysn Snyder, Logan Paxton, Trey Cook,...
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