Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball welcomes a new general surgeon on staff, with a focus in rural surgical practice, meaning a general family medicine approach to surgery. Dr. Matthew Jansen comes to town from Sidney once each week to provide services as varied as those who see him at a time when most surgeons narrow their focus to provide a very specific set of procedures. Jansen opted instead to learn a wide variety of procedures. "I perform any basic surgery, whether that is scopes, hernias; I'm just trying to meet the...
Most are familiar with the member-owned electric co-op located in Pine Bluffs. The company serves customers in Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. According to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company, Lindsay Forepaugh, Kimball County owes the company $99,634.01 in a refund on the 2015 taxes paid. Kimball County Assessor, Sherry Winstrom, addressed the commissioners about the issue, during last week’s meeting. “I have rejected the claim (from High West Energy) on my part, but it’s up to you guys now as to what you are going to do,...
At the last regular board meeting of the Kimball County Commissioners two separate items were listed that could ultimately affect the Kimball County Ambulance crew members. Items on the agenda for the April 5 meeting included "Discuss/approve financing terms for the new County ambulance", as well as "Discuss potential options regarding the operation of the Kimball County Ambulance." Because of the listed items, many from the local ambulance crew, along with CEO Ken Hunter of the Kimball County H...
Although Doug Provance grew up in Trenton, Missouri and graduated there from Grandview High School in 1981, Kimball is home. Provance met the lady who would later become his wife, Jennifer, when they both worked as military police officers in security for the United States Air Force at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. They married in 1983 and when Jennifer, a Kimball native, was due to have their first child, Zach, she decided to quit the military after two years of service. The young...
In the years 1941 through 1945, America’s teenagers had serious decisions to make. America was engaged in war. The teens, mostly young men, could pick a branch of the US Military to serve in. The US Navy would take them at age 17! The Marines, Army Air Corps, and Army wanted them a bit more mature. Harold, “Hal” Armstrong chose the Army Air Corps. He liked the aspect of aviation and couldn’t get real excited about marching and eating one’s food from a can. He had completed more than a year in college at the Colorado School of Mines. In Decemb...
Jordan Greenwood's par-round of 72, not only garnered him medalist honors, but also sparked a win by the Kimball High Boy's Golf Team in their season opening tournament play as the Longhorns won the Bayard Tournament by 12 strokes over runner-up Bridgeport. The Longhorns shot a team score of 334 with Bridgeport finishing runner-up with 346. Greenwood's win came as no surprise as the talented junior is one of the state's better high school golfers, having earned two state medals already in his...
Sierra Starr recently completed her first year wrestling and she was part of a group of young ladies that made state history. Starr and all of the ladies that wrestled at the Midwest Classic Nationals in Kearney on April 2 and April 3 were the first ever full girls' league in the state. "It is a point in history and it is awesome!" said her grandma and guardian, Penny Blackman Hobbs. Starr made her way to the event placing in more than 20 meets this season, most recently at the state...
The Kimball Junior High Track Season got underway with the Shorthorns competing at the Bayard Invite this past week. The Kimball boys finished seventh in the 15 team field, scoring 28 points while the girls wound up 12th with 13 points. Team standings for the girls saw Sidney finish on top with 132 points, followed in order by Bayard 68, Hemingford 55, Gordon-Rushville 38, Mitchell 37, Creek Valley 34, Morrill 28, Crawford 21, St. Agnes 20, Sioux County 18, Lingle-Ft. Laramie 14, KIMBALL 13, Southeast 9, Bridgeport 9. Mitchell won the boy’s d...
Area 4-H students tackled a different kind of showmanship Thursday evening as they participated in the 2016 4-H South Panhandle Speech Contest held at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney. "The 4-H speech contest builds confidence, it teaches them to organize their thoughts and it takes a lot of courage to get up in front of an audience," Cheyenne County UNL Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said. The contest covered 4-H'ers from clubs in Cheyenne, Kimball, and Banner counties. Eight...
The big news this week is Kimball winning the Bayard Golf Tournament, and winning it handily by 12 strokes over runner-up Bridgeport. The Horns shot 334 and had 3 players in the top ten medal group including Jordan Greenwood in the number one spot to take medalist honors with his round of 37-35=72. Jordan was the lone team member with high school experience with three freshmen playing their first high school tournament along with senior Tyler Magninie, also his first tournament ever. We can expect more good things from this group all season...
Braylon Miller, son of Chad and Julia Miller of Kimball, competed in the 2016 Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Championships on Saturday, April 2. Braylon qualified for the State competition by winning his age division at the council level on February 7 and the district level on Feb. 21, both in Kimball. He followed through with a win at the regional level in Alliance on March 13. This year's state contest was held in Hastings, where girls and boys, aged 9 through 14, from eight regions...
Kaitlyn Cole, 7, of Dix was recently selected as a state finalist in the National American Miss Nebraska pageant. Cole, daughter of Heather and Donny Cole, will travel with her family to Omaha to compete on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 in the 7 to 9-year-old age bracket. She will compete for a chance to be crowned the new Miss Jr. Pre-teen Nebraska. The title comes with a $1,000 cash prize, the official crown and banner, roses, and air transportation to compete in the national...
