Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Republican Senate candidate Ben Sasse will be facing off against Dave Domina, the Democratic nominee, for the open U.S. Senate seat left behind in the wake of Senator Mike Johanns' retirement. Sasse, the president of Midland University, took a commanding lead early on Tuesday night gaining 44 percent of the vote with 16 percent of precincts reporting, easily jumping ahead of Sid Dinsdale with 25 percent of the vote and leaving Shane Osborn trailing with 23 percent of the vote. Sasse eventually...
The Kimball Event Center is due for a makeover. City Administrator, Daniel Ortiz, is quite aware of this and took the necessary steps in order to assure a better event center for the community. Ortiz retains a lot of different responsibilities at the city office, a couple of which are making sure buildings owned by the city are up to code and safe for community use, as well as finding ways for the city to make the necessary changes to certain buildings in order for them to be compliant with safety regulations. Recently Ortiz applied for the Civ...
People who read regularly reap several benefits, and those benefits are better when gained at a young age. Pizza Hut uses the BOOK IT! program to encourage reading in elementary schools across the country. Mary Lynch Elementary school was a participant in the BOOK IT! program this year, and Laurie Janicek's fifth grade class read the most. Reading has proven to be of great benefit to young and old alike, however, with most good practices it is more beneficial the younger one starts. Reading...
When shopping for groceries, some residents may decide to go for more healthy fare, comparing calories, sodium levels and differing nutritional values. In past years, this has entailed picking up different boxes and different products and comparing them side by side, which some times can be a tedious process. In the end, residents may have still been left to wonder whether or not they made the most healthy choice. However, recently Main Street Market and the Panhandle Coop System has introduced...
Not even the rain could stop the celebration of National Tourism Week on Saturday, May 10, at the Welcome Center. Kimball County Tourism and the Kimball County Visitors Committee celebrated by hosting a branding barbecue. The Brands and BBQ celebration was held at the High Point Welcome Center from 4 pm to 6 pm. Jo Caskey, Tourism Director, invited everyone to attend and to enjoy. "We are excited to celebrate the growth of tourism in Kimball County, Western Nebraska, and the Welcome Center's...
Eva M. Schindler, 90, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Monday, May 12, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Hull Cemetery in Banner County at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the Kimball County Manor...
Melvin R. Simms, 75, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Jim Shields officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given in Melvin's name to the Kimball FFA Scholarship fund. The services for Melvin have been entrusted to the...
With Henry Heeg and Jordan Greenwood finishing in the top four of the medal group, the Kimball high boys' golf team finished third in their own Invitational Golf Tournament this past week shooting a team score of 358. Chase County won the team title with 343 with Mitchell runnerup with 350, Kimball 358 to edge past Bayard with 359, Bridgeport 360, Creek Valley 385, Morrill 413, Sidney JV 427, and Laramie JV 462. Lane Godfrey of Creek VAlley was the individual medalist with his round of 73 while...
There were many highlights for the Kimball High Track Team at the Bayard B-C-D Track and Field Invite this past Friday but none more meaningful that the win by Laura Flores in the girls' 3200 meter run. The hard working senior broke the tape ahead of the field with a time of 12:51.24 for Kimball's only gold medal of the day and had to be a huge confidence boost for the Lady Longhorn distance ace heading into today's Class C District and state qualifying meet back at Bayard. Miss Flores also...