Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Surrounded by her family, local resident Jeanette Rabender watched news coverage of a severe tornado that ravaged suburbs of Oklahoma City, with countless thoughts and emotions flooding into her mind. “It went right over my oldest son’s area,” said Rabender. “When I saw the devastation on the tv, I immediately panicked. Being with my parents, I tried to constrain myself, to try and not scare them.” Her son, Rick Kitchens, his wife Jennifer and their three sons - Gabriel, Elijah and Noah - all li... Full story
Elementary students at Mary Lynch and West Elementary have been participating in a program entitled “Links of Love” the past month in order to raise money for the Kimball Relay for Life. Quite incredibly, the elementary students raised a total of $1,349.60. Mary Lynch second grade teacher Amy McManigal, who sits on the Relay for Life committee, came up with the idea for “Links of Love” after looking through the Relay for Life website in order to find a way to get kids involved. After browsing through different ideas on the website, McManig...
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer will be meeting with the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday at the Plains Historical Society Downtown Museum from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. “This doesn’t happen very often, said Jeanette Rabender, Executive Director of the Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce. “I’m hoping the community realizes that it’s a great thing that she’s coming here to listen to us.” According to an email sent out by the Chamber of Commerce, Senator Fischer will be updating local residents and officials on her time in the S...
Before storm clouds with thunder and lightning gathered in Nebraska last weekend, the best of the best in Nebraska high school track and field put on a show in Omaha, as they all vied for the top honors in the state. The three local schools - Potter-Dix, Kimball and Banner County - all competed. Kimball, as a member of the Class-C classification, and Potter-Dix and Banner County as Class-D teams. For Kimball, Caleb Reuter placed tenth in the first section of the 800 meter run, before placing... Full story
Over the course of the past month, legislators have been going back-and-forth on the future of the death penalty in the state of Nebraska - only to see debate quashed by a filibuster led by supporters of capital punsishment. Those seeking to end the death penalty point to several claims: mainly, it’s too expensive and it’s inhumane. Supporters of it say that the criminals had their chance, and that the crimes they committed justify what some call an extreme sentence. In all, 32 states - including Nebraska - still have some form of capital pun...