Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Progress has been made in efforts to replace bad sprinklers and improve burned out conditions on some holes at Four Winds Golf Course. A loan has been approved to buy new sprinklers. Henry Heeg, chairman of the Kimball-Kimball County Parks and Recreation Operating Board, told the Parks and Recreation Executive Board at a special meeting last week that they were in the “same place as last meeting and are trying to move forward.” The Parks and Recreation Executive Board is composed of the three county commissioners and David Wilson on the cou...
Ordinance #830, which updated the city code relating to Unsafe Buildings and Property Maintenance, generated some strong opinions at the Kimball City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16. The new ordinance attempts to link the unsafe buildings and nuisance codes. The new ordinance addresses unsafe structures and property maintenance. It also sets minimum standards for what constitutes a safe home. City Attorney Matt Turman explained that the government cannot deprive someone of life, liberty and property without due process. The ordinance and co...
Kimball-Banner County Fair goers will notice a new pavilion constructed this past weekend by members of the Ag Society and volunteers from Clean Harbors. The pavilion will be used for the free hamburger feed and as the beer garden during the rodeo. Below: Elizabeth Perry poses with her Clover Kid project, a Hereford bucket calf named Fire Blue Crystal that she'll be showing at the Kimball-Banner County Fair....
The excitement is plausible as Theo, 9, and Elizabeth Perry, 6, describe their upcoming Kimball-Banner County Fair projects. “I am more excited than I can explain,” Theo said. Yet the excitement for Theo was curtailed a bit when he required surgery on his foot from a BB gun incident just days ago. A BB from someone else’s gun was embedded in the bone of his big toe. With surgery a few days behind him, he is not letting it stop him from working his steer, although carrying buckets of feed are off limits. He limps around while his mother cauti...
Yard of the Week presenter Heather Entingh, left, is pictured with Terry, center, and Pat Fletcher, who are seated on their back patio at 511 Cedar in Kimball. Snap dragons surround the house and yard, along with trees that bloom and have a perfumed aroma. Honeysuckle trees have replaced the messy Siberian Elm. Over 25 years ago, Star Linden trees were planted and they have matured after being faithfully watered. The Fletchers also garden and have reaped more than a gallon of strawberries, along with raspberries, beans and cucumbers. Many of...
What will they do next? At Banner County School, the entire elementary school achieved its Accelerated Reader goals last year and 60 students were able to celebrate their success at Frontier Trampoline Park. With the new school year opening Aug. 19, the bar is set high for the Wildcat kiddos to do it again. The students read and were tested on 5,772 books last year – that's right, 5,722 books – and many students excelled individually. The first-graders read the most books, 2,1...
Good morning! Here is hoping that you are doing well and that if you are harvesting, that it’s going even better! Today we are bringing the last schedule of happenings for July of 2024, and it seems crazy impossible. School will be starting in less than a month. In Banner County, the new academic year opens Monday, Aug. 19. Classes are planned for all day. So for today, July 25th, the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering will host Pulitzer Prize finalist speaker Gregg Jones at 1:30 p.m. His topic is “Most Honorable Son.” That eveni...
The late May freeze and the drought conditions throughout the spring and summer had a huge effect on the wheat crop, according to officials at Frenchman Valley Coop. On Tuesday, they stated that 90% of the wheat crop is in and by the end of the week harvest in the area will be done. The yields were found to be 50% of last year with an average of less than 30 bushels an acre although the quality was good. Irrigated wheat was OK, but not as well as it should have been. Frenchman Valley officials...
On June 25, 2024, the world lost a great man, and Heaven gained its most cheerful angel. Born on July 29, 1944, Boniface Joseph Mirelez was welcomed into the world by Lloyd and Margaret Mirelez in Gilcrest, CO. Bonny, as he became known, was truly a bright light and happy soul. Among the many who feel his absence is his long-time love, Juanita Mirelez, and his children, Kim Rodgers, Angela (Jimmie) Rose, Lewis Mirelez, Jason (Jasmine) Mirelez, Ben (Lori) Mirelez, and Gina Mirelez. Bonny will be...
Ready for some football? The Kimball Longhorns are working at it. In the top photo, work began last week to install the new scoreboard at Keith Staehr Field. The city of Kimball and Mohr Construction helped out. In the lower photo, the Horns get in some 7-on-7 work during a joint practice Monday at Mitchell. Team camp and junior high camp open Monday for the Horns. Opening day arrives 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, with a nonconference game at Hyannis....
Nebraska high school state steer wrestling champion Wyatt Reichenberg of Banner County added an eight-place world finish to his record at this month's National High School Rodeo finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming. There were 13 performances total for Nationals. Six performances made up go-arounds 1 and 2 and then the final performance was the short-go. The top 20 contestants with an average on two runs made it to the short-go. Wyatt finished fifth in both his performance runs. The Harrisburg...