Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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While Mike's Greenhouse in Kimball has hit the end of the season for selling tomatoes, peppers and other starter plants, Mike Schepker looks forward to his real adventure, his true love, mining for gold. Wyoming Game and Fish has set July 1 to Sept. 10 as the Wyoming mining season. The season was set up as a window between the spawning seasons of trout in the spring and fall. Mike packs up his RV and heads west to Snowy Range to mine for gold and other precious gems. "It is a lot of hard work,...
The Kimball County Commissioners went into executive session Tuesday to discuss and consider approval of an agreement for the sale of the High Point Welcome Center of Western Nebraska property and adjacent land. When the commissioners returned to open session, no action was taken as following previous executive sessions regarding the matter, although they did state that a decision would be made on Aug 1. In a public comment period, Jack Shaw of Kimball addressed the commissioners concerning the planned relocation of the courthouse handicap...
Kimball County Transit Service celebrated its expanded service on July 12 with an open house and ribbon cutting. Officials from the Nebraska Department of Transportation and Mobility Management were on hand to celebrate, along with local and regional officials. The new extended service was launched July 11 between Kimball and Scottsbluff, known as the Sky Line. Also, operation began on the Sun Line route from Kimball to Sidney and Chappell. KCTS also runs the Red Line from Scottsbluff to...
Teresa Gonzalez of Kimball is facing three felony charges – including domestic first degree assault, possession of a controlled substance, and terroristic threats – and two misdemeanor charges from an incident on July 8 at the First Interstate Inn. Gonzalez is being held in North Platte on $50,000 bond. On July 8, Gonzalez took her partner, who had a stab wound in his abdomen, to Kimball Health Services. Kimball County Sheriff Dave Hottell interviewed the victim July 13 at Regional West Medical Center, where he stated that “Teresa had stabb...
Good morning! Well summer is definitely here and isn’t it grand? Hot weather, weeds and all, I sure would rather have the heat to complain about instead of the cold! One of my very best friends would not agree with me at all and I understand, but for now I am happy with the heat, maybe in a month or so I will not be so much! Before we get into all of the things going on this next week I would like to congratulate Isaac Olsen on his recent experience with the Nebraska Ambassadors of Music Band and Choir. This group of 185 band members and 150 c...
In Loving Memory of Donna Joan Bosn Donna J. Bosn, 69, of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball on Monday, July 10, 2023. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view her Tribute Wall to share condolences and stories with the family. The services for Donna have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Donna Joan Bosn, a compassionate nurse, talented author, skilled artist, and devoted ambassador for Jesus Christ, pass...
A memorial service for Beth Smith, who passed away on April 26, will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 305 E. 4th St., on July 29 at 11 a.m. Inurnment will follow at the Kimball Cemetery, followed by lunch back at the church....
A three-day Kimball Longhorns football camp began on Monday with the focus on defense, according to head coach Darrell Howitt. On Tuesday, the coach planned to take a group of football players to play 7 on 7 in Mitchell, working mainly on fundamentals. Howitt also said that they have 25 teams signed up for the July 29 Red/White Classic Longhorns fundraiser golf tournament....
On Friday, the Kimball trap team traveled to Mason, Michigan, to shoot at Nationals. The five-member squad shot 419; each individual had two sessions with 50 shots each session. Justin Klosterman had a 74, Nolan Cook with an 81, Cameron McGinnis had a 85, Cainin Sours with a 90, and James McGinnis shot 89. According to Brittany Cook, the team encountered some trouble as Klosterman's gun broke at the beginning of the second session, but another team let him borrow one of their guns....
JaLeigh Bohac is one of the girls of summer – and spring and fall – as she played softball for the Scottsbluff traveling team, the Valley Aces. Their season begins in April and continues through summer and fall. While the Valley Aces summer season has ended and JaLeigh will age out after the fall season, she and some of her Valley Aces teammates have been invited to tryout for the Cheyenne 14 and under team. Her love for softball started in Kimball as she was coached by her dad and played thr...
Mike Daum finished the NBA Summer League playing well enough to stay in the conversation for making a regular season NBA roster with the Sacramento Kings, his summer team, or another franchise that liked what it saw in the Dauminator. On July 11, Daum scored 22 points for the Kings against the Chicago Bulls. He scored on 5 of 9 three-point shots and brought in seven rebounds. On July 13 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, he had 8 points, but shot under 20 percent, and 4 rebounds. On July 15...