Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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On Saturday evening the Kimball FFA hosted its annual labor auction along with the FFA Alumni sponsoring the meal and other events. According to FFA instructor Emily Sowards, more than 250 people took advantage of the event. Thirty-two students were auctioned off for eight hours of work each. The top selling students were Dakota Vrbas for $1,500 and Julia Winstrom reeling in $1,300. All the money remains in the FFA chapter. The students receive the benefits in the form of scholarships, contest...
Inmate Jordan Crews has a new set of charges to contend with from an incident on March 13 in the Kimball County Jail. The new charges include a 3A felony assault by a confined person-no weapon and misdemeanor criminal mischief. Crews was transferred to the Lincoln County Detention Center and is being held on a bond of $25,000. He is scheduled to appear March 27 for a Kimball County Court status of waiver of preliminary hearing. Crews is represented by Stacy Bach. Crews, 27, was arrested on March 9 during a Kimball drug bust and charged with pos...
Kimball County commissioners Rich Flores, and Carl Stander voted to approve, if necessary, on Tuesday, March 19, the transfer of $210,000 from the inheritance fund to the general fund to pay KCTS payroll and bills due to a holdup in state funding. The discussion prior to the vote focused on cutting transit services, such as shutting routes down. Administrator Christy Warner said, “Everything is connected,” and a public hearing must be held in order to shut services down. The financial operation of the KCTS has been crippled because rei...
The Kimball High School senior civics class was assigned a project by teacher Jeri Ferguson to create a presentation about a community recreational center, an idea that has been discussed for years in the Kimball area. This project was divided into different groups. Each group was responsible for researching a specific aspect of the recreation center, such as the programs offered, funding sources or potential locations. The students worked collaboratively to compile their findings and create a...
Organizer Donna Linn said more than 25 people donated blood and platelets during the blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Monday, March 11, at The Sagebrush in Kimball. One of them was local veterinarian Dr. Mimi Shaw, above left, shown finishing up her blood draw....
FFA teams from around the district completed in a variety of contests during the recent contest in Kimball. At right, these FFA members listen to instructions before they participate in the meat judging contest that was held. Banner County's FFA meats team listened well – and placed third. Alliance was first with 1,450 points, Minatare second with 1,241, Banner County third with 1,203 and Scottsbluff fourth with 1,176. See more area FFA news from Kimball on pages A1 and A5....
Good morning! Beautiful weather, and we are sure ready for it, right? Today, March 21st there are two happenings that I think you might be interested in. One is at Backaracks in Scottsbluff this evening at 5:30 and is titled “Equal Pay Day.” It is hosted by Panhandle Business and Professional Women and is expected to end at 7 p.m. The other one is by speaker Robert Zemanek on “DNA for the Genealogist” and will be held at the Gering Public Library Council Chambers at 2 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. The Close-Up group is still out of town until t...
After hours of cooking before Kimball FFA's annual banquet and labor auction Saturday, FFA Alumni members pose for a picture in front of boxes of Rocky Mountain Oysters. Considered the unsung heroes of the FFA banquet are, from left, Ashley Laidlow, Bobby Martin, Dustin Wilke, Greg Wilke, Erwin Wilke, Brandie Wasielewski, Byron Wilke, Colton Boren, Keith Wasielewski and Duane Weisbrook...
The definition of legacy is something that can be passed on. But legacy can take many forms. It may be one’s faith, ethics or core values. It also may be monetary or asset gifts. Legacy may come from one’s character, reputation and the life they lead, setting an example for others and to guide their futures. There are many people in Kimball County who left a legacy – not necessarily monetarily or with property, but by their character, reputation and leading by example. I think of Gotte Park. It was started by a man who loved trees and wanted to...
Those who have left legacies in Kimball include folks who worked to save, at right, Oliver Lake. Others include those who led by example in the areas of trees, the outdoors, music and sports. In her column below, Karen Bivens shares her thoughts on those who leave legacies to help their communities....
The spring sports season is inching ever closer for the Kimball boys and girls track teams and the boys golf team, but that’s not all that’s going on in Longhorns Nation. Kimball Public Schools also looks to fill a number of coaching positions for the 2024-25 academic year. Here they are: • Varsity head boys basketball. • Varsity assistant girls basketball. • Varsity head and assistant girls wrestling. • Varsity head boys track. • Assistant cheer. • Junior high head and assistant boys wrestling. • Junior high head girls track. For folks...
What time is it? It’s Shriner time. The Four Winds Golf Course opened for business at 10 a.m. Monday, March 18. The noon group known as the Shriners had eight individuals playing in two foursomes on a beautiful, warm spring-like day. The groups included Kevin Thomas, Terry Lovesee, Randy Bohac, Steve Linn, Pat O’Brien, Lanny Little, Donnie Trofholz, Andrew McCloud, and Robert Dunkin....