Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A new school year is on the horizon and among the hustle and bustle of getting classrooms ready and establishing lesson plans are 12 new teachers. Two of those new teachers are Chelsie Autrey and Jamie Murdoch. Both Autrey and Murdoch will be teaching at Mary Lynch the start of the new school year. Autrey will be teaching fourth grade and Murdoch will be teaching sixth grade. Autrey grew up in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, and she is not the only teacher in her family. She said that she decided she...
Wesley and Anna Mietus hosted a lunch gathering for congressman Adrian Smith on Saturday, July 19. At the intimate gathering of roughly 25 people, Smith was able to converse with most in attendance individually and hear their concerns on issues plaguing the state and the nation. Smith is seeking to get reelected for Congress this year and is, therefore, campaigning throughout the state. A conservative republican candidate, Smith tends to fit the bill for many in the state. His stances on things...
Kelly Breen, who has represented Vencil Ash leading up to his retrial on first degree murder charges, was removed from Ash’s defense by Judge Derek C. Weimer at his own request the morning of July 22. At the opening of the hearing to introduce Breen’s motion to be removed from the case, Breen stated that the reason behind his motion comes from the fact that due to witnessing certain events that have transpired in which he witnessed certain claims made by Ash that could be used in court against the defense, he could be called as a witness for...
The dogs taken from the residence at 214 Spruce Street in Dix have been sent to a rescue in Colorado. According to D'nette Eastman, Veterinarian Technician for the Prairie Animal Hospital in Kimball, the dogs had been kept at the clinic after being removed by Sheriff Harry Gillway on Tuesday, July 8, coming at a total of 14 days and going against the clinic's policy of only keeping dogs impounded for a total of three days. "They should have only been here three days, and the sheriff made us keep...
With the summertime quickly drawing to a close, parents and children are starting to descend upon local businesses to once again gather supplies for the new school year. However, though many families have the means to successfully budget to acquire the needed supplies, others are less fortunate and could use a helping hand in order to stock their children's backpacks full of the notebooks, pens, and other necessary materials in order to be successful in their efforts in the classroom. This is...
A community cannot thrive and grow without people to make it grow. Unfortunately, Kimball has not seen much, if any, growth in the past 10 to 15 years. Kimball City Administrator Daniel Ortiz explained the importance of having a wide spectrum of housing in the Kimball area. Kimball is in need of more housing. If Kimball is to grow and thrive it’s important that it be full of places for a variety of people to call home. At one point, Kimball had a large number of residents. Some 6,000 people called Kimball home. However, over the years that n...