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 Western Nebraska Observer presents these unofficial vote results from the Tuesday, May 12, primary election in Kimball County as a service to all of our readers. The results normally would have been in the May 14 Observer print edition, but the paper's press deadline was moved up to before voting ended due to coronavirus restrictions. Look for full election coverage of the primary election in the May 21 print and paid digital editions of the Western Nebraska Observer. The "R" is for Republic...
The Kiwanis of Kimball and Banner counties took the "bull by the horns" in celebrating the 2020 Kimball Jr/Sr High School seniors. Jay Fennell, president of the Kiwanis, said that "it was amazing to see the community pull together." According to Fennell, they received enough donations from the community to have gifts for all the seniors and a special prizes for the best decorated vehicles. Fennell stated that this is "not a replacement for graduation but something and someway to be able to...
The Kimball County Veterans Office needs volunteers to help place flags on the graves of our deceased veterans for Memorial Day. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Kimball Cemetery at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 21. For more information, call 235-3141. The contact is Darcee Wheeland, VSO assistant....
Graduation ceremony plans for Kimball High School seniors will begin with a virtual program to be streamed on the Kimball Public Schools Facebook page at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, Principal Mo Hanks said. On the afternoon of May 16, members of senior class will be scheduled by Hanks to check in their Chromebooks and other materials. And then the students, along with their immediate families, will be able to pick up their diploma, scholarship packets, honors/awards and senior T-shirts in a...
The coronavirus interruption behind it, construction work is back on and heading to mid-June completion at the new Kimball County Transit Service headquarters. Project architect Ryan Stearns said the pandemic break put the $1.16 million renovation project about a month behind schedule, but everything is again “moving forward.” That’s good news for downtown Kimball’s major facelift of 2020. The transit building at 3rd Street is one of the two bookends on the Chestnut Street business district’s east side undergoing an extreme makeover, the other...
The coronavirus continues to headline the news as a smattering of positive cases have appeared in Scotts Bluff County and other Panhandle counties. No positive cases have been found in Kimball County since the beginning of April. Total positive cases for the Panhandle as of Tuesday morning was 75, with the most recent case from Scotts Bluff County. Most of the area cases are contracted through close contact of someone with the virus, and the major age brackets that are affected are 10-19 years of age and 40-49 years. The National Guard...
Good morning! From where I sit at the moment it is down right cold. However, knowing our weather, it may be 70 degrees by the time this reaches your hands. I sincerely hope so! Monday morning there were snow flurries reported in Cheyenne and Chadron. Bahh humbug. Good news is that we are slowly but surely beginning to open business back up. Churches too, and we really enjoyed getting back together this past week. Common sense and some caution are definitely needed as we move about and most of us have no problem with that. The Riverside Zoo has...
Camilla S. Walker, 47, of Denver, Colorado, died in Denver on April 27, 2020. Following her wishes, cremation has been held and family graveside services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view her Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories for the family. Memorials gifts in her memory may be given to the family at 1116 E. 8th Street, Kimball, Nebraska, 69145. The memorial gifts will be given to charities that Cami was involved with during her life. The ser...
I have received what I feel is uplifting news from the good people who head up the local golf leagues, and it looks like there will be league play, and possibly even tournaments this summer at the Four Winds Golf Course. Randy Bohac informs me that the Thursday Night Men's Golf League will take place. The league is set with 28 teams playing a 9-week schedule with a season ending tournament. Schedules and rules are to be mailed out this week. Also, the annual Father's Day Classic Golf Tournament...