Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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On July 4, Americans everywhere gather to celebrate their country's Independence Day. Everyone does so a little differently, however, the main theme of the day is one of national pride. In Kimball it was no different. The fire department kicked off the day with fire truck rides in Gotte Park. Kids young and old gathered around the old trucks, gleefully climbing over the back to take a seat at the top. As with every year, many of the younger kids got a kick out of sounding the sirens over and...
The lawsuit against Village of Bushnell Board of Trustees Chairman Timothy Nolting, brought forth by Emerson “Fal” Calvert, has been dismissed by Judge Derek C. Weimer. Calvert, who owns the property referred to as the “old lumberyard” in the Village of Bushnell, had initially filed a complaint stating that Nolting had been too aggressive in his efforts to make Calvert clean up the old lumberyard property, forcing Calvert to get rid of some of his personal items out of the fear that Nolting would take everything. “Plaintiff did get rid of some...
When thinking of art people generally picture paintings. However, there are various mediums in which art can be expressed. Amber Wilke is a local artist who expresses her art through making baskets. Wilke works at Clean Harbors during the day. Her husband works their farm. Despite the busy nature of her life, she manages to make time for her art. Wilke weaves baskets out of pine needles. Her specialized interest and talent in the art form of making pine needle baskets is the result of her...
An incident of suspected animal neglect and abuse in the Village of Dix was investigated by the Kimball County Sheriff's Office this past week. Posts on the Facebook page for the High Plains PAW Inc. that first surfaced on June 23, pointed to neglect faced by two dogs, Merrick described as a "pit mix" and Shiloh described as a "hound mix", both located at 214 Spruce Street in Dix. According to Sybil Prosser, President of High Plains People for Animal Welfare (PAW), when investigating the...
The International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE), is a program that affords youths 19 and older the opportunity to travel to another country to learn about agriculture. Recently Mark and Jenna Miller were a host family to a girl from Switzerland. Switzerland can fit inside Nebraska about three times and has roughly the population of New York City. In Switzerland they speak German, French, or Italian depending on the area one lives in, and they measure their land in a unit called hectares instead of...
Dan Kinnison has been a long time resident of Kimball. He has seen it grow and evolve over the years and has made it his home. Recently Kinnison was asked to participate in the Honor Flight, a trip to D.C. to honor pilots from World War II. Kinnison went and got to see Washington D.C. more in depth than he had ever seen it. He, along with several others, were put up in a hotel in Baltimore. It was a way to appreciate those who had served. Kinnison shared that, while he had wanted to become a pil...