Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Several local residents are outraged at what they believe is a lack of care being given to the Kimball Cemetery, after an array of plots in the eastern portion of the cemetery were defaced, including several overturned planters and flower pots near grave sites. The latest details show directions handed down by city officials are likely behind the removal of these items. “I’m so upset,” Kimball resident Robin Wilson Sherman said on Facebook last weekend. “My dad will be gone seven years this We...
A tip alerted the Western Nebraska Observer to a spill at Clean Harbors’ Kimball location last Wednesday, when a container overturned in the north yard of the facility, spilling some 3,000 - 5,000 pounds of its contents. “When we set it down, the rails on the truck were bent, and it got stuck,” said Jared Hunsaker, Plant Manager for the Kimball facility. “We got a forklift to try and lift it up onto those rails, and that’s when it tipped over.” According to Hunsaker, there was never any danger...
The Meadowlark room in the Kimball Event Center was filled with chatter and excitement this past week as kids participating in the 2013 4-H Robotics Camp tried to program their robots to perfectly navigate through obstacles courses that had been taped on the floor. The camp was led by Cynthia Gill, an educator for the Kimball-Banner Extension Office. According to Gill, this is the first time they have held the event in the form of a camp. "We've had lots of robotic workshops. Chanda DeMasters...
Last week, the Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives forced through a vote on a vastly different Farm Bill than seen in the last four decades – one with no funding for food stamp programs. With a 216-to-208 vote in favor of the legislation, House leadership was able to gather the necessary votes to pass the measure without a single Democratic vote. One of those who voted in favor of the bill was Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith. “While this is not the process I would hav...
The Kimball Recycle Center was approved for a $76,000 grant this past week, much to the excitement of Keep Kimball Beautiful Director Larissa Binod and Spud Rowley, Manager of the Kimball Recycle Center. "I'm just over the moon about it," Binod said. The grant, awarded by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, was sought out by Binod in order to help maintain the recycling center services and help fund new educational projects to take place later in the year. "You submit grants, and...
Lois Jean Halstead, age 91, left this life to be with her Savior on July 11, 2013. Services for Lois Jean will be Saturday, July 20, 2013 . Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place at 9:00 AM in the Potter Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 10:30 AM at First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Ed Hunzecker officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be made to First English Lutheran...
Kenneth C. Fritzler II, 68, of Broken Bow and formerly of Kearney, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Bryan West Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Kearney with the Rev. Fr. Jerry Ness officiating. Inurnment will be in the church columbarium. Memorials are suggested to the National MS Society or to the family for future designation. On-line condolences maybe submitted to osrfh.com. O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home...
Larry L. Modlin, 70, of Bushnell, died at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Friends wishing, may stop at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. to sign the register book. Memorials have been established to...