Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Kimbots are headed to state. The Kimball Robotics Club, also known as the Kimbots, will compete in the First Lego League State Championships Saturday at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland. They are one of 45 teams throughout the state to qualify, and did so at a meet earlier this year in Sidney. In just the program's second year, the seven-member group scored enough points in four categories to beat 16 other teams and qualify for state. The top two teams in the 4-H sponsored meet...
Law enforcement officials made nine arrests last Wednesday on drug charges. The Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group (WING), along with the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office, Kimball Police Department, Sidney Police Department, Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol, made the arrests in Kimball and Cheyenne counties. Five of the nine arrests were of Kimball residents. Two Kimball residents were arrested on methamphetamine charges. Steve Warner, 51, was arrested on four counts of distributing met...
Kimball has a long history, and it would not have that history if it was not for the residents that choose to call it home. One of Kimball's longtime residents is Louise M. Perry-Jay, a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cosmetologist, Avon lady, and all-around hard worker. Louise M. Perry-Jay was six months old in 1926 when she moved with her parents, John C. and Anna F. Schadegg, to live on a farm just northwest Kimball. Louise grew up on the farm with her two sisters and her brother....
Harold "Spike" Steele was a subject of the draft. He was on the farm in Banner County, minding his own business when the "greetings" letter arrived. Soon, he would be headed to Fort Logan, Colo., for a physical and beyond that, who knew? Draftees didn't have a lot of say in their immediate futures. After passing the physical exam and other tests, he and some new friends boarded a train for Fort Riley, Kan. V.E. Day had been declared. However, the draft was still alive and people were needed. The...
The Kimball County commissioners heard a proposal about a phone system at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. The assessor, district clerk, and sheriff’s offices requested sidecar telephones. These phones are programmable so that they allow a better overall view of who is currently on the phone and whose lines are available. These come in handy when transferring calls, as well as preventing unnecessary interruptions. The cost for an eight-line sidecar phone is roughly $300, and a six-line sidecar phone is $285 in addition to two hours of pro...
At least two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident Friday night near Bushnell. A truck hauling hay left Hwy. 30 at the curve near the town. One person was lifeflighted from the scene while another was transported to Kimball Health Services, said Carla Goranson, director of the Kimball County Ambulance Service. No additional information was available at press time....
Roy Edward "Ed" Soule, 67, of Gering and formerly of Bushnell, died at his home in Gering on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Roy Edward Soule was born on Jan. 22, 1948, the oldest of four children born to Roy and Helen (Gibbs) Soule. He graduated from the Bushnell High School in 1966. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie for a little over a year before transferring to Votech where he received his degree in diesel mechanics. Ed was married to Kay Smith on Dec. 19, 1970, and to this union...
Margaret (Marge) Louise Elliott blessed Heaven as an angel on Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2015. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 1-5 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. A memorial has been established to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 10109 E. 79th St., Tulsa, OK 74133. Friends may...
The Kimball High School show choir, New Dimension, received a gold rating at the Imperial NCDA Show Choir competition on Monday, Feb. 9. Kimball placed fourth out of 17 show choirs. This competition marks the group's first Superior (Gold) rating in several years. "I am so proud of what these young musicians have accomplished in just the few short months we've been together," said Jacob Hoffman, Kimball High School show choir director. "We have overcome many obstacles together and I look forward...
A team of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from Gering Junior High School in Gering has won the regional finals of the MATHCOUNTS contest. Students from Kimball Junior/Senior High School and Banner County High School also participated in the contest. Kimball students competing were Madison Wynne and Toby McManigal. Banner County students who competed were Lexie Jackson, Rylie Mason, Avery Wicker and Dylan Watson. Members of the winning team from Gering are Brock Parker, Isaiah Henderson, Brandon Panattoni, and Derek Sabala. Mitchell...
The South Platte NRD board is full again following the appointment to fill the vacancy left by former Subdistrict 6 Director Tom Biggs, who retired at the end of 2014. No one filed for the seat in the November election, setting up the need for an appointed director. Two candidates, Randy Horst of Gurley and Kathy Narjes of rural Lodgepole applied for the position. Each was interviewed during the district's February board meeting, outlining their qualifications and reasons for their application....
Teen Challenge is opening up a Boys Ranch in Alliance. Teen Challenge was founded in 1961, and the network currently consists of 250 centers in the U.S. and over 1,000 worldwide. Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch is a Christian therapeutic boarding school that assists troubled boys get a new start in life with its faith based program. Teen Challenge has a goal to help boys with behavioral problems as well drug and alcohol addictions. The overall goal of Teen Challenge is to help the boys that come to them reenter society as productive citizens...
The Banner County FFA tied for the top spot in the soils test at the Western Region Envirothon competition. A team from Sidney took the overall title after winning six of seven categories and will represent the Panhandle in the Nebraska Envirothon Contest near Cozad at Camp Comeca on April 29. The first place team comprised of Skylar Arent, Tanner Nienhueser, Theda Parker, Logan Uhlir and Ryan Birner earned the state berth at the contest held at the Prairie Winds Community Center. Forty-nine...
The Kimball High School speech team was crowned the Western Trails Conference champions at the conference meet at Bayard High School last Wednesday. Individual awards went to the following students: Leisha Casimiro, first in informative speaking; Jessica Portillo, first in serious prose; Jodell Schulte, first in entertainment speaking; Nicholas Thomas-Lewis and Jessica Portillo, first in duet acting; Audrey Day and Kennedy Lewis, first and second in extemporaneous speaking; Kennedy Lewis and...
Weddings are a time of joy, however, they can also be a time of stress. Not only must a bride take into account her own tastes, she must learn to describe what she wants or collect pictures in order to convey her wants to those she hires. From floral arrangements to bridesmaid dresses and seating arrangements, weddings can seem to overshadow the real reason for the occasion -- lasting love. One thing that many will look into when planning a wedding are the current trends, and this year is...
Jonathon Withrow and Enrique Cajero signed their letters of intent to attend Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota this week while their families and Kimball High football coaches looked on. Actually, Dakota Wesleyan had three verbal commitments from Kimball High players as Ben Sauter had also gave a verbal commitment but is now undecided as he has some shoulder problems that is keeping him on the fence right now. The Tigers have recruited 41 incoming players according to...
Kimball High's Clay Keller is headed to the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament! Keller captured second place in the 132 pound weight class at the C-4 District Tournament held at Mitchell with the top four in each weight class advancing to the state tournament competition. Now the young freshman joins a small and elite group of former Kimball High wrestlers with the opportunity to become a four time state qualifier and a possible chance to become a four time state medalist, or four time state...
The Kimball girls lost 53-37 to state ranked Hemingford on the winner's home court this past week with turnovers leading to Kimball's downfall. The Lady Longhorns gave up the basketball 33 times on miscues with the Lady Bobcats turning many of those turnovers into baskets. Kimball stayed close early trailing 13-11 at the quarter break but with 19 first half turnovers, they were down 23-14 by half time. With Madison Biesecker and Danika Daum leading the way, Kimball out scored the Cats in the...
The Kimball boys ran up against a red hot Hemingford ball club this past week and came up on the short end of the stick losing 56-34 to the number 10 C-2 state ranked Bobcats. The hosting Bobcats jumped out to a 17-3 first quarter lead with Colton Stull's lone trey basket all the points the Horns could muster in that time frame. Kimball scored the first 5 points of the second quarter and closed the gap somewhat but were trailing 35-16 at half time, and 47-23 going into the fourth period....
POTTER - Potter-Dix went downtown to hold off Banner County on Friday night. The Coyotes (6-13) hit seven three-pointers, including four in the third quarter, to take a hard-fought 54-48 win over the Wildcats (5-12). Coby Hicks started the first quarter scoring for Potter-Dix, and Banner's Roby Fonseca answered with a trey from the top of the key. The Coyotes' Kelsey Rozelle came back with a three-pointer to give P-D a 5-3 lead at the 5:14 mark of the first frame, a lead the home team would...
Potter-Dix jumped out to a big first quarter lead and went on to a 48-19 win against visiting Banner County on Friday in the regular season finale for both teams. The Lady Coyotes (15-4) opened sub-district play Tuesday with a 7 p.m. contest versus Sutherland at Ogallala, while the Lady Wildcats (3-16) took on Leyton Tuesday night at Sidney High School. Banner's MaKenna Dahlgrin scored the first point of the game, but it was all Potter-Dix after that. The Lady Coyotes ended the quarter with 17 s...
POTTER – Though it may not have ended as smoothly as they would have liked, the Peetz High Bulldogs' withstood a tenacious late-comeback attempt by the Potter-Dix Coyotes to edge their cross-state rivals 61-57 last Tuesday. While perhaps deserving of a better fate after displaying a never-say-die attitude in their home gym, the Coyotes record fell to 5-13 while the Bulldogs advanced to 11-5. With the two big men, Trevor Harms of Potter-Dix and Garrin Cox of Peetz, both playing well in a g...
POTTER – When Jodi Schumacher of Peetz High School nailed a 3-pointer late in the final quarter last Tuesday night, a big smile suddenly overwhelmed her face. Though Schumacher didn't have her best night shooting, she hit the two most significant shots of the game as the Lady Bulldogs turned back the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes 41-40 in a cross-state thriller. The Coyotes lost for only the fourth time this season (14-4) while the Bulldogs evened their mark at 8-8. When Schumacher's fourth-quarter t...
Banner County opened the sub-district playoffs on Monday with a 43-32 win against Minatare. The win pitted the fourth-seeded Lady Wildcats against top-seeded Leyton on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats (3-16) jumped out to a big 13-2 first quarter lead in Monday’s game and held a 20-10 advantage at halftime. They outscored the Lady Indians (0-17) 23-22 in the second half. Monday’s win was Banner’s third victory against Minatare this season. Paige Cross led the team offensively with 15 points, while Ashlynne Hanan added 11. Score by quarter Minat...
Banner County wrestlers Garrett Grubbs and Brandon Blickensderfer wrapped up the wrestling season at the district tournament over the weekend. In the 152 weight class, Grubbs opened the championship bracket with a win by fall against Destin Stondley of Minatare, and then topped Boone Turpin of Dundy County-Stratton by fall. In the semifinals, he lost to Joao Barboza of Mullen in a major decision. In the consolation semifinals, Grubbs dropped the match narrowly, in a 5-4 decision to Devon Strunkmartin of Hitchcock County. Blickensderfer opened...