Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Spring is near and with it often comes severe weather. March 21-25 is Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week, and recently our county has installed the CodeRed system in the Kimball Sheriff’s office to help assure that Kimball residents are “weather-ready”. Sheriff Gillway, along with Kimball County’s General Assistant Coordinator, Linda Williams, were instrumental in gathering the information and ultimately doing most of the leg-work in obtaining the new system. The new CodeRED system will be easier for local authorities and residents to use,...
The Kimball City Council met on Tuesday, March 15 with a full agenda after previously voting to meet just once a month. Prior to the council meeting, the Board of Public Works met to consider a recommendation for the Z & S change order. That board recommending payment for the total that exceeded the original bid, more than $58,000. Council subsequently heard the Board of Public Works’ recommendation to issue payment for the additional charges from Z & S Construction for closure of the landfill cell and ultimately approved the expenditure. ...
Kimball's Light it up BLUE Autism Awareness Run/Walk is Saturday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Gotte Park, organized and put together by some of the members of the Brent Klassen family. Klassen, son of Tim and Jean Klassen of Kimball, graduated from Kimball High School in 1997 now resides in Woodville, Ohio with his wife, Alexis and their sons Kolden and Aithan. Kolden, 8, and Aithan, 5 both have severe autism, neither of them can speak and doctors said the two would never walk. "We decided as a...
An early childhood filled with music inspired one former Kimball graduate to make a career of singing and when you do what you love it really doesn't seem so much like work. Katie Warner, nee Hansen, said she has been singing as long as she can remember, first at home with her family all singing along. "I started piano lessons in the first grade and found that I loved learning about music as well," Warner said. "I also sang in the church choir for many years." As her passion for music grew, she...
Xavier Thomas-Lewis, a fifth-grader at Mary Lynch Elem., is the Nebraska State Champion in the elementary school division (4-6 grades) of InvestWrite. The program challenges students to consider an investing scenario and make recommendations that incorporate short- and long-term financial goals. InvestWrite serves as a culminating activity for 600,000 4th-12th graders nationwide who compete each year in the SIFMA Foundation's Stock Market Game™, an online simulation of the global capital m...
Rolland E. Vencill, 94, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Rollie's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the Kimball County Manor, Shriners Hospital or the Donor's Choice. The...
Irene J. Wallin, 89, of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Irene's...
David A. Allison, 67, of Dix, died at the VA Hospital in Cheyenne on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Cremation has been held and graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 at the Dix Cemetery with Pastor Mel Daves officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Dave's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and messages for the family. Memorials have been established to the VA Hospice in Cheyenne and Children's Hospital in Denver. The arrangements have been entrusted...
William Dickerson, 70, of Kimball, died at Fayetteville, Arkansas on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Cremation was held. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Bill's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the Bill Dickerson Memorial Fund. Following the memorial service friends are invited to the family...
The Kimball High Wrestling program appears to be on the right track with improvement showed this past season and everyone returning next year. The highlight of the season was sophomore Garrett Pedersen qualifying for the State Tournament and charting a win at the state tourney. Pedersen wound up the year with a record of 16-16 for the team's best win-loss record. Pedersen wrestled at 120 pounds this season. Other records for the year show Jordan Cluff wrestling at 106 ending up at 7-10 and named...
The track season is off and running for the Kimball High team and the weather was near perfect at Saturday's Chadron State College Indoor Invitational. No wind .... No snow .... No cold. It might be different today (Thursday), for the Kimball Outdoor Invitational. Coach Gene Mohr said the coaches were happy overall with the performances of their Kimball High Tracksters. "We had some pleasant performances for our first time out. We had some young kids that really surprised and I think our...
One track meet in the books with the Chadron State College Indoor held this past Saturday. Number two meet is scheduled for today (Thursday), but the weather is not looking to cooperate and there is a good chance the Kimball Invite will be delayed and moved back to a later date. --------------------- I do have some wrestling results to pass your way as the Federation State Tournament was held in Grand Island this past weekend with four from the Kimball Club qualifying. Proud to report that Britton Culek and Ciena McKenzie both finished second...
