Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Leota Kant, 86, was arraigned in Kimball District Court on Tuesday morning on the offense of attempt of a class 1/1A/1/B/1/C/1/D felony and use of a firearm to commit a felony. Both Kant and her attorney, Stuart Dornan, appeared by Zoom for the proceedings. Kant’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity for her, stating that she was evaluated on Nov 29, 2023, and it was determined that she suffers from dementia. Due to her vulnerability, Ms. Kant is safely housed in an assisted living facility at this time. Special p...
Former Kimball Chief of Police Andrew Bremer faces a May 7 arraignment. It stems from a citation issued to him on Jan. 31 from the Nebraska State Patrol citing four counts of official misconduct. Each of the charges has a maximum of six months imprisonment or a $1,000 fine or both, and there is no minimum. The complaint from Kimball County special prosecuting attorney Mirah J. Nickel cites that the incidents happened between September 16, 2022, and April 24, 2023. The charges center on “directing, encouraging, or instructing a trainee to act a...
More than 20 area kids hunted for the 30 dozen hard boiled colored eggs at the Bushnell park on Saturday. The Bushnell Lions Club and the Bushnell Volunteer Fire Department sponsored the hunt. The 30 dozen eggs were dyed with the help of the Kimball County Manor residents....
An estimated 300 children hunted eggs in Gotte Park on Saturday. The New Hope Assembly of God Church organized the annual event and it was hosted by the church's youth group. The excitement continued after the hunt; more than 60 prizes were given away, including bikes and baby toys....
On April 1, the Kimball Police were dispatched to a residence on the 500 block of Walnut Street in Kimball for a disturbance call. The investigation led to evidence of child abuse, and an arrest was made. Garret Goodwin, 25, was arrested and taken into custody and charged with one count of felony child abuse and one county of misdemeanor child abuse. In other Kimball police matters, Chief Jose Ruiz discussed some upcoming plans for the department. He said the plans reflect his goals of maintaining professionalism, building relationships within...
Good morning! Happy April and hopefully some showers, although March ended with hail at my house. The weather is so weird. When I think about a new month already, I just can’t believe it is going so fast, I’m not having that much fun. A fourth of 2024 is already gone. Graduations are not that far off and a lot of scholarship information is posted online. Today, April 4th, the FFA students are still in Lincoln for the state convention. The JAG conference was cancelled last week along with one other cancellation. Disappointment for those inv...
The Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement recognized Aaron Berger, right, a Nebraska Extension beef systems educator in Kimball, among the honorees and new members during its annual banquet March 22 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Berger, shown receiving a certificate from IANR Vice Chancellor Mike Boehm, is nationally recognized for his expertise in Ranching for Profitability, particularly in calculating the unit cost of production....
Darlene "Dar" Janice Gardner, of Kimball, died in Aurora, Colorado on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Funeral services will be held at the Kimball High School Auditorium on Saturday, April 6, at 10:00 a.m. with burial at Kimball Cemetery to follow. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view her Tribute Wall and leave condolences and share stories with the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Laura Hinton to be distributed between First English Lutheran Church,...
Longhorns sophomore pole vaulter Trevor Fuss clears 13 feet, 10 inches, at the March 28 Bayard C/D track meet, his personal best that broke the meet record set in 1993 and the Kimball record thatBob Gerner set back in the 1970s. Kimball competed in the Creek Valley meet on April 2 and next goes to the April 4 invite....
Kimball football already is on the scoreboard for the 2024 season and it’s only spring. Keith Staehr Field will be getting a new look with the new scoreboard shown above, which will measure about 28 feet wide by 13.5 feet tall. A donation from FirsTier Bank made it possible. And there’s more spring football news for the home team. Longhorn Football Signing Night is set for April 9 at the Kimball High School auditorium for players to commit to the 2024 varsity team....
Longhorns golfer Kyler Lusche, who qualified for State last year, takes a practice swing at Four Winds Golf Course next to Kimball coach Chuck Christiansen. The Horns opened their season April 3 at the Sidney Invitational and have two more tournaments in the next week: April 9 at Mitchell and April 11 at Bridgeport....