Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Construction on Highway 71 and Highway 30 has left roads bare for the past couple weeks, leaving many residents to wonder when the recent maintenance will be completed. According to Kimball Street Superintendent Jim Ryschon, residents will not have to wait much longer to drive down the roads without the fear of running into unexpected bumps. “They’re going to start overlaying the asphalt downtown Saturday morning weather permitting, and then continue that Monday and finish the downtown. I don... Full story
The Nebraska State Legislature is continuing to go back-and-forth on the potential expansion of Medicaid, including its feasibility and cost, as outlined in President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform – the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal government is slated to pay 100 percent of the costs states take on from a Medicaid expansion through the year 2016. From that point on, the federal government will pay 95 percent is 2017, 94 percent in 2018, 93 percent in 2019 and 90 percent from 2020 on. In oth... Full story
With the weather finally cooperating, both the Potter-Dix and Banner County track teams took to refocusing on their seasons, which have been marred by uncooperative weather over the past month. At the end of the day, though, it was Potter-Dix who seemingly did not miss a beat after the recent layoff, as they trounced the rest of the field, totaling 268 total team points, winning the meet. The female portion of the Potter-Dix team took second place, narrowly missing out on taking home a victory....
Brian Evertson, a Senior at the Kimball High School, was recently accepted into the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. This was no easy feat as Annapolis receives 20,000 or more applications every year and only accepts just 1,200 students in each Freshman class. Not only is it an arduous application process, but in order to get in to the academy one has to put in a lot of work in school to be considered for the academy. “Once you get all your forms completed, it’s just a waiting game. It’s a lot of work. It’s not just all the a...