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 Kimball-Banner County Fair is a little less than three weeks away and the schedule is full. Today, Thursday, July 15, is the deadline for all pre-entries due in the Extension Office. Monday, Aug, 2 at 5 p.m., pre-fair cleanup is on the calendar. The first day of 4-H kids showing their projects will be Tuesday, Aug. 3, with the Fashion Revue, Clothing Judging, Public Fashion Show, and all 4-H and FFA Static Exhibits will be entered at the 4-H Building. Wednesday is a full day of horse showmanship, halter showmanship, pleasure, trail, pole... Full story
Panhandle Public Health District remains diligent in its fight against COVID-19. With a slight uptick of cases, Kimball County reported five cases in the 14 days prior to July 12. Kimball County has a 30% vaccination rate. Cheyenne County, with a vaccination rate of 30%, has six cases in the same amount of time, and Scotts Bluff has seen 23 confirmed cases while their vaccination rate is 35%. While the COVID risk dial had not moved over the last few weeks, it now has taken a sharp increase for the current week but remains in the Moderate...
Havoc for a few business owners ensued when a 6-inch water main broke on the 200 block of Chestnut Street. On Sunday, about 11:30 p.m., water was spotted bubbling up through cracks in the asphalt in the middle of Chestnut Street. The cracks and wavy asphalt near the center line on Chestnut Street are results. Early Monday morning, the Water Department realizing the possibility of a water main break, began tearing up asphalt and looking for the break. Their guess was pretty spot on as they found...
Drew and Sheryl Biesecker at 210 West 9th St. received the Yard of the Week for their stunning array of flowers. Having lived in their house 23 years, the Bieseckers have done all the yard and flowers themselves. The property has been a work in process as they had continually added trees and garden areas in the backyard. The flowers are a heat-resistance type, such as Salvia, Rosemella, Creeping Phlox and Bleeding Hearts. Presenting the Yard of the Week award are Heather Entingh, left, and... Full story
Matt Anderson from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently met with the Kimball County Commissioners to provide a summary of the past year's predator control. For the past 13 years, Anderson has targeted badgers, raccoons, red fox, coyotes, skunks, prairie dogs, and many raptor species in five Nebraska counties, including Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, and Cheyenne. Although the USDA has a contract with the counties, a landowner must request Anderson. He said area farmers and ranchers are dealing well with the...
Kimball County 4-H'er Giacomo Varra works on his entomology project along with Nathan Rice, UNL Extension educator. First Giacomo "invented" a new insect. He detailed how big it would be and how many would live in a colony – and he imagined that they lived in a rain forest. After he collected bugs and froze them, he studied the specimens to determine what family of insects they belonged in. Giacomo is in the process of pinning them in the collection box and will create identification labels f...
Good morning and nice to see that some wheat harvesting has gotten under way. I feel deeply sorry for the folks who were affected up by Alliance this past week by the the huge hail. Corn fields looked like someone had gone through them with a gigantic hacksaw. Up toward Bayard, the Chimney Rock Museum is now completely reopened. They began renovations in 2119 and had partially re-opened but the renovations are now complete! Today! July 15th the Midwest Theater will show the Free movie “Croods 2. A New Age” at 1:30 p.m. and this evening the 3rd...
The Kimball School Board reviewed the 2021-22 handbooks for Mary Lynch, the Jr/High School and the staff at their regular meeting on July 12. In reviewing the handbooks, a few errors existed, and the approval process has been postponed to the August meeting. Principal Danielle Reader explained to the board the new tardy and absenteeism policy will be combined with what is going to be called a “Stampede” card. The new Stampede card will provide incentives for student attendance and punctuality. A list of surplus property has been compiled to...
Merlyn L. Heidemann, age 91, of Potter, NE passed away at his home on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends stopped at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Merlyn's register book and leave...
Jim Stewart McKinney, loving husband, father and grandpa, was born August 23, 1948, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Paul and Virginia McKinney. Jim grew up and attended school in Dix, Nebraska, and graduated from Dix High School in 1966. He went on to further his education and graduated from Kearney State College in 1970. On May 31, 1969, Jim married Patsy Smith in Hastings, Nebraska. The couple first lived at College Heights in Kearney as Jim finished college and in Dix during the summers. They moved... Full story
Thomas C. Allwin, 58, formerly of Kimball and most recently of St. Peters, MO, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at Delmar Gardens in O'Fallon, MO. He was born on October 11, 1962, in Kansas City, MO, the loving son of Ernest and Carole Allwin. Thomas also was the loving husband of Karen Rose Allwin (nee Kowalewski); loving father and father-in-law of Kathryn (Scott) Clark and Olivia Rose Allwin; loving brother of Jeffrey Allwin, Susan Peterson and Stephen Allwin; and loving grandfather of Elliana... Full story
Prizes, games, food and lots of golf were on the agenda at the annual Vince's Corner ABCD Double Draw Scramble on July 10 and 11. Four Winds Golf Course hosted the 144 players who composed the 36 teams. Winning the Skins on Saturday with a three on number 16 were the group of Ty Garrett, Jon Elwanger, Steve Linn, and Steve Pattison. On Sunday, two teams shared the prize for the Skins with Kevin Thomas, Adam Lopez, Brandon Beck, and Gene Golding, making an eagle on the number 2 hole. Brandon... Full story
The first-year Kimball Longhorn trap team competed in the State Trap Shoot – a virtual meet from June 11-20. North Bend Central won the meet and Kimball came in second. Only these two schools participated, but the Longhorns performed well and with success during their first season of competition. Here are individual results for some of the Longhorn shooters. High Gun-Novice-Female 1st place – Anna Coleman 56/100 3rd place – Charlotte Hargreaves 43/100 High Gun – Novice-Male 2nd place – Aaron...
The low gross was crowded for Week Five of the Kimball Women’s Golf Association league play as three individuals tied each with a 49, including Sally Plover, Phyllis Greenwood and Daria Faden. Plover captured low net with a 32. Plover, along with Shellon Anderson, had only 14 putts for stroke play on the front 9. Both Greenwood and Shellon Anderson had hole-outs for birdies on number 8 and number 5, respectively. Week Six was match play on the back nine, with Pattie Klinginsmith seizing the low gross honors with an impressive 40 and also t...