Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Mary Lynch fourth-graders helped the City of Kimball celebrate Arbor Day by planting four evergreen trees in Gotte Park. The short ceremony began with the head of the street department, Jim Shoup, talking about Arbor Day and how Kimball "has an urban forest." Shoup continued to explain to the fourth-graders that there were conifer and evergreen trees in the park because "in the wintertime, we want to see green and in the summer we want shade." Arbor Day was proposed in 1872 by J. Sterling... Full story
The Kimball County commissioners heard a financial update from the Veterans Service Office assistant, Darcee Wheeland on Tuesday, May 3, at their regular semimonthly meeting. According to Wheeland’s records, Kimball County veterans or spouses received $34,395 in April from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation, VA pensions, retired military funding, or VIP Program Care. About 350 veterans live in the county. Christy Warner, the transit administrator, reported that the service is busy and has hired three new drivers and an i...
Since March 17, 2020, the Kimball senior center has been closed to the public and only providing curbside service. Now the Kimball Senior Center at 107 S. Oak Street is open again for business for regular sit down meals. Lunchtime meals are served inside at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, but curbside service still exists. The senior center menu is featured in every edition of the Observer and appears on Page A6 this week. Call ahead for meals at 308-235-4505....
A local citizen posed this question to the Observer: Who is responsible for cleaning up the alleys? Here is what the Observer found out about the alley situation. The city has a 20-foot easement in the alleys, 10 feet from the center on each side. The Street Department and Katie Potterf, the community service officer are responsible for helping to keep the alleyway clear for trash pickup and the city utilities department. Jim Shoup, head of the street department, said there is a lot of encroachm...
Good morning, Banner County! Here we are on the home stretch as far as senior graduation 2021 goes! Hallelujah! However, before all of that, the kids have high school track at Leyton this Friday, May 7th, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Then they will compete at districts on Wednesday the 12th. For more inflammation please call the school at 436-5262. Safe travel and good luck to all of you. The regular school board meeting is on Monday the 10th at 7 p.m. Over the weekend,we will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9th. Mother’s Day as we know it was...
Debra A. DeWitt, 60, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died in Kimball on Sunday, May 2, 2021. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Debra’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given to her family. The arrangements for Debra have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Debra Ann DeWitt was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. on January 13, 1961, the daughter of Earl and Betty (Behar) DeWitt. She received her early education while li...
On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Kimberly Page Hill (Schneider), or Schneid, passed away in Loveland, Colorado, at the age of 52 surrounded by family and close friends. A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 6th at 10:30 a.m. at The Adventure Church in Greeley, Colorado, with a graveside service to follow at the Kimball Cemetery in Kimball, Nebraska, at 3:00 p.m. along with a reception at the Sagebrush in Kimball. Kimberly Page Hill was born in Kimball on October 1st, 1968, the daughter of Cecilia... Full story
Hazel Madora McDonald, age 99, of Ogallala, NE, formerly of Arthur, went to be with her Lord and Savior and loved ones on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Indian Hills Manor with her loving family by her side. Hazel was born on March 21, 1922, at Bonesteel, SD, to Charles Parker and Mary Mirilla (Ingram) Jackson. Mary passed away when Hazel was five and the family moved to Nebraska, living in and around the Lewellen, Oshkosh and Lemoyne areas until Hazel moved to Ogallala when she was 16 years old.... Full story
Kimball Invite day has arrived at Four Winds Golf Course. The Kimball boys golf team hosts the annual showcase from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. following a stretch of weather postponements and then tournaments in recent weeks. This season has seen golfer Jess Heide-Sieren, a senior, pacing the Longhorns. At the Mitchell Invite on April 12, he shot 90 to place seventh and two strokes ahead of his senior teammate Cole Henton. At the Scottsbluff Invite on April 26, Heide-Sieren shot 87 to place third. Also... Full story
Kimball's Longhorn track and field teams traveled to Grant on Friday to compete in the SPVA Track and Field Meet and followed that up in Mitchell on Monday with a date in the Western Trails Conference Track and Field Meet. Here are some highlights from those two events. SPVA The boys squad finished seventh out of seven teams with 16 points and the girls also finished seventh out of seven teams with 25 points. Highlights for the boys team included Christian Allen-Van Pelt placing third in the...
Potter-Dix's Coyote track and field team traveled to Chappell on Saturday for the MAC Track and Field Meet. The girls team finished third with 68 points, while the boys team placed fourth with 73 points. Highlights for the boys included sophomore Luke Kasten placing third in the 100 meters, sophomore Ben Johnson placing fourth in the 200 meters, junior Thomas Muldoon winning the 1,600 meters with a personal best time of 5:10.24 and placing second in the high jump, the 4x100 meter relay team...
On May 3 the Unified Command confirmed that Kimball County once again has zero COVID-19 cases and vaccinations are continuing. Panhandle Public Health District has vaccination data per county, and Kimball County data shows that 837 individuals are fully vaccinated, which equals 29% of the population. Banner County data reports that 38% of residents are fully vaccinated, and Scotts Bluff County reports 36% of the people have been fully vaccinated. Dr. Matthew Bruner, OB/GYN and Chief Medical Officer at Regional West Health Services based in...