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 County Commissioners voted to send a warning to the county’s veterans service committee at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled commissioners meeting. The commissioners unanimously voted to have board attorney Audrey Elliott draft a letter to the committee about violations of the open meetings act and warn them not to meet Thursday under the posted agenda. A copy of the letter to the veterans service committee was not available by Tuesday night’s deadline. If the veterans service committee meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 23, under the p...
Three new design options for Kimball's historic underpass were showcased for more than 20 citizens at an open house Tuesday, July 14, at the Kimball Event Center. More than a dozen engineers, designers and historical resource professionals gathered to answer questions beside Nebraska Department of Roads representatives as well as city council members and Mayor Keith Prunty. "It was about what we expected," city administrator Daniel Ortiz stated. "Overall the tone was positive. The overwhelming...
Several cast members of the Potter-Dix Children's Theater perform the song "King of the Road" during Friday's performance of the play, "The Gold Miner's Daughter," at the historic American Legion Hall. Pictured, from left, are: Teanna Bartling, Gabbie Oleson, Gunnar Oleson, Sabrynn Bogert, Luke Kasten and Karter Wittrock....
No taxi, no problem. Kimball has something even better, not to mention cheaper - the award-winning Kimball County Shuttle. While attending a new manager training, LouAnn Gawith accepted an award for the biggest increase in ridership throughout the state with more than 10,700 in ridership. "It isn't due to me, this is because of (longtime driver) Kelly Durbin and (previous manager) Erika Loy," Gawith said. "Kimball is number one of all the transits in the state that were there." Kimball's...
Everett L. Kelley of Kimball did his part in the effort to help bring down the Nazi regime in World War II. At the tender age of eighteen, he knew the Selective Service would be after him. He made his way to the U.S. Army recruiter’s office in Scottsbluff. He listened to what the man had to say, and followed the instructions as provided. By this time in his life, he had new bride and soon, she would be “with child.” He had worked some short-term jobs as a young man, but most businesses wouldn’t hire him because they seemed to know that he woul...
A one vehicle accident west of Bushnell on Interstate 80 cost an Illinois man his life. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, on Thursday, July 16, Joseph Geeting, 43, of Rockford, Ill., veered off the interstate in a 2015 Peterbilt, owned by Cold as Ice Trucking. Geeting’s vehicle headed eastbound near mile marker 8, where it collided into a rock embankment and was engulfed in flames. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol, according to Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway. However, it is b...
The cost to feed students at Kimball schools was raised at the regular board meeting for the Kimball Board of Education held July 13. “Again we try to slowly creep towards our free and reduced amount,” Superintendent Marshall Lewis said. “This year we are recommending we increase breakfast and lunch by five cents.” Lewis explained to the board that the district is reimbursed at a certain level for those meals and the goal is to equalize the charge across the board. “Otherwise, technically, our free and reduced is actually covering the cost...
Clara Ann Nelson, 94, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Funeral services for Clara Ann will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Owen Anderson officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball cemetery. The family would like to invite friends to the Kimball Eagles Club following the burial for a time of fellowship with the family in remembering Clara Ann. Friends were able to call at the funeral home on...
Donna Mae Johnson, 76 of Potter, died Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2015 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 27, in the Prairie West ELCA/UMC Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Sidney Regional Medical Center Hosp...
Alice V. Jones, 92, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Friday, July 10, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 27, at the Kimball Cemetery with Sister Anne Hall officiating. Memorial services will be held at the Kimball County Manor following the burial. Friends may stop at the funeral home on Friday, July 24, from 1-4 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.come to view Alice's Tribute Wall and...
The Kimball County Veterans Service Committee looked at budgetary concerns and talked about recent issues with the county commissioners at a special-called meeting last Thursday afternoon. The meeting was also attended by county commissioner Daria Anderson-Faden, county clerk Cathy Sibal and county budget officer Josi Morgan. Shaun Evertson, veterans service officer, started the meeting with a history of the hiring process for part-time help, which began in February, to July 9 when he was called into an emergency meeting of the county...
Kimball Main Street Market presented Keep Kimball Beautiful with a check for $1,000 from the Receipts for Cash program. Spud Rowley, representing KKB, accepted the check from Reese Hays, granddaughter of MSM co-assistant manager Jeri Hays. Main Street Market co-assistant manager Jack Goldrick and Hays flank KKB director Larissa Binod....
The Kimball County Ambulance Service had its busiest month in a long time, the Kimball County Commissioners were told at Tuesday’s meeting. “We had a very, very, very active June,” said Carla Goranson, county ambulance director. “I’d have to go back into the records quite a ways to see if we’ve done this many calls in a month before.” The county ambulance service had 59 calls that month. The number of calls is defined as the number of people helped, not the number of times the ambulance went out. “For a part-time service, that’s a lot,...
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan Manager Roger Joekel announced Tuesday that Kimball County is one of six Nebraska counties designated as contiguous natural disaster areas due to severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides conditions affecting parts of Colorado. Those counties are Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Kimball and Perkins. These counties were designated a Presidential Major Disaster on July 16, 2015, based on a May 4 through June 16 with severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides. This designation...
PINE BLUFFS, Wyo. – July 13 – High West Energy has announced the recipients of its 2015 college scholarships. High West Energy’s scholarship award program was created to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of the co-op’s members and their families. “These scholarships are one of many ways we strive to demonstrate to the members and local communities that we are always looking out for them,” said Brian Heithoff, CEO/general manager of High West Energy. For students to be considered, their parents or legal guardians must be current...
The 47th Nebraska Junior Amateur Golf Championship along with the 15th Nebraska Girls Amateur Championship was held at the Kimball Four Winds Golf Course this past week and when all was said and done, it was termed a success by all involved. The three day format brought a total of 82 golfers to town, including 18 girls and 64 boys, plus their family members, several state officials who ran the show, and friends and fans of the game. Officials of the Nebraska Golf Association set their own pin...
Children in the Potter-Dix Children's Theater perform a song during Friday night's performance of "The Gold Miner's Daughter" at the historic American Legion Hall in Potter. The eighth annual event, which also included a silent auction and barbecue, is a fundraiser for the Potter-Dix Early Learning Facility. Pictured, front row, from left, are: Teanna Bartling, Alexa Shoemaker, Gabbie Oleson and Josh Kasten. Pictured, back row, from left, are: Nate Hutchinson, Amanda Waggoner and Kenzie...