Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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After a week of long, hot days and lots of activities, the 2022 Kimball-Banner County Fair was brought to a close with the livestock sale on Monday morning. With a few days rest, the 4-H youth will head back to school. The Kimball and Banner County 4-H and FFA youth entered everything from photography, food and sewing to fair animals and more. The Dead Eye Shooters, comprised of BB and air rifle, compete in the fall and winter, while the summer is reserved for national matches. According to... Full story
County Weed Superintendent Rick Wrangler explained at the Kimball County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday that it has not been a “good year for weed spraying.” He fought the wind, 90-degree plus weather and the wreck, which put one of the vehicles out of commission while the spray motor locked up on the other vehicle. Repairs on the spray motor will be upwards of $700. Wrangler also felt that the weeds are becoming resistant to Roundup and 2-4-D because it is taking two different actions to kill the weeds. About a year ago a lengthy dis...
Kimball County Transit Service hosted its second annual event Aug. 11 to hand out school supplies. Area students were eligible to pick up a draw string backpack, along with notebooks, markers, folders, and colored pencils and crayons. Last year, the transit planned for 100 students at this back-to-school event but, ran out of supplies after just a half an hour. Many people were in town due to the 4014 steam engine stopping in Kimball around noon time. This year they planned to give school suppli...
Yard of the Week goes to Keith and Nancy Prunty at 602 E. 5th St. Keith confessed that he didn't like to mow the hill in the front of their yard, so they had a retaining wall built, but it didn't disturb their tribute to football. The Big N with red flowers and the G for the Packers with yellow flowers were installed about seven years ago. In addition, an alligator adorns the front area – the large concrete alligator that Nancy's dad, Lance, made over 60 years ago. The Pruntys have a b...
Good morning, Banner County. With a little rain over the weekend, Monday morning started out cloudy and cool. Kimball received over an inch and since it was fair time that came as no surprise to me. Seemed to happen on schedule when our kids were all involved. Speaking of kids, school starts here – Today, Thursday, August 18th! Grades K-12 will be loading up and some will be walking, so be aware. Bands on Bordeaux will still take place that evening in Chardon from 6-9 p.m. at Railroad Park, but I think Bands on Broadway is finished for the seas...
Welcome to “The Banner County News!” This page, at least the upper portion of it, is meant to look like a newspaper’s front page. There’s a story behind this that I’d like to share with you. During my time as editor at the Harvey County Independent in Kansas, that paper actually featured three “front pages” on inside pages. To me, this was – and is – one of the greatest features I’ve ever seen in a newspaper for both how the pages look and what they contain. You see, the Independent was the product of three papers that merged – the Halste...
Mary Virginia Kelso was born June 8, 1923 in Broadview, Montana to William B. and Anna Belle Woodman. She attended school in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado, graduating from Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado in 1945. She taught music and commercial subjects in Kimball, Nebraska until 1947 where she met and married Ronald R. "Red" Kelso. They operated a photography studio in Kimball until 1952 when they moved to Cheyenne where she taught piano and theory until 2010. She was... Full story
Last year, the Kimball Longhorns football team had to forfeit all of its games due to lack of players. Now the team is back and ready for a full schedule of games for the 2022 season. Under the direction of new activities director and head football coach Darrell Howitt, the Longhorns look to bring the community together with home games at Keith Staehr Field. Before that comes a 7 p.m. scrimmage this Friday, Aug. 19, followed by a parents meeting at 8:30 p.m. Howitt is a native of Kimball and... Full story
You can smell it, right? Fall is in the air on the local sports scene. Here are the early season schedules for the Kimball Longhorns, Potter-Dix Coyotes and Banner County Wildcats. Kimball Longhorns Friday, Aug. 19 5:30 p.m. – HS VB scrimmage/parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. – HS FB scrimmage/parent meeting at 8:30. Tuesday, Aug. 23 9 a.m. – HS Girls Golf at Sidney. Thursday, Aug. 25 1 p.m.– HS cross country at Scottsbluff. 4 p.m.– HS JV/V Volleyball at Hemingford/Gordon 9 a.m.– HS Girls Golf at Bayard Friday, Aug. 26 6 p.m. – HS football v... Full story
Jim Zetik, playing a 9 iron from 149 yards, hit a hole in one Aug. 8 during Monday night play in the men's league at Four Winds Golf Course. Enjoying the moment after the ace are Jared Reich, Zetik and Roger Dohse, who witnessed the shot.... Full story
4-H members present themselves before the judges after competing at the Kimball-Banner County Fair.... Full story
Thirteen-year-old Clarika Hottell was the only young lady to ride the mini bulls. She climbed aboard a bull name Brown Bomber and rode him for a few bucks although she didn't make the 6 seconds. Clarika said this was her first time riding bulls, after the ride she explained that she "landed on her head and dirt got in her helmet." Next year she will be too old to ride the mini bulls....
After winning Reserve Champion halter, Carly Norberg, 13, and her paint horse, Holly, share the winning moment. At 11 years old, Holly received first purple in the class of aged 10 and over mares.... Full story
Banner County's Brogan Cross, 6, was showing his 11-year-old dog Kia when he spotted some family members. The dog show was Thursday morning.... Full story
Prior to showing his Crossbred Charolais steer, Kale Schnell spends some time with his market beef. Kale received Reserve Champion market beef with his pal.... Full story