Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Timothy Sinks, 23, formerly of Kimball, was issued a court citation on Aug. 4 based on a recent Department of Health and Human Services intake evaluation. Sinks is cited with five counts of child abuse, stemming from allegations made on July 6 of this year. While working at the Kimball Childcare Center that day, he allegedly told five children “that if they wanted to go outside, they would have to drink from a puddle,” according to Kimball Police Chief Darren Huff. “This all spawned from a DHHS intake, and there was enough probable cause that h...
Did KISS visit Kimball High School for homecoming week on Monday? No. These students, from left, Arica McCloud, Ali Hunsaker, Danika Daum and Kailey Dickerson, dressed up as the popular rock band for “Celebrity Day,” which was held Monday. Other themed days this week include Twin Day on Tuesday, Classy in the Classroom Day on Wednesday, Opposite Sex Day on Thursday and Spirit Day on Friday. Homecoming week wraps up with Friday’s 7 p.m. football game against Gordon-Rushville....
The Kimball City Council rejected a pair of bids for renovation of the Kimball Event Center and decided to seek a new repair plan at the Aug. 18 regularly scheduled meeting. The council expected a cost of just under $700,000 for upgrades according to the engineer’s estimate. Some of those upgrades are necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The council received two bids at the meeting. A bid of $769,700 came from Construction Specialists, Inc., of Cheyenne, Wyo., and a bid of $900,972 came from Paul Reed Construction & S...
Virgil Johnson began serving his community long before coming to Kimball County and landing in Dix 20 years ago. Johnson, the pastor at Dix Bible Church, spent time as a missionary in Africa. He lives in Dix with his wife, Susan, and their children. "Having come back from the Ivory Coast, we were missionaries for a term, Dix was without a pastor and they had a parsonage they said we could live in. We were free to travel when we needed to so we moved in and haven't moved out," he said. "There is...
The Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cuttings last week for the one-year anniversary of Beer & Loathing and the grand opening of Monkey Ranch Buffalo Tours....
Prior to its public hearing on Sept. 15 on the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area rules and regulations, the South Platte NRD has a planned information session to provide information that has been presented to the South Platte NRD board over the past few months from Thad Kuntz, principal hydrogeologist from Adaptive Resources, Inc., located in Scottsbluff. Kuntz uses an updated version of the Western Water Use Management Modeling, or WWUMM, to help predict what the effect of using water at the current allocations will have on the...
Mary J. Mendoza, 60, of Scottsbluff, died at the Kimball County Manor on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, with Pastor Dennis Payton officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the family. The services for Mary have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Mary Johanna Mendoza was born in Stafford, Kan., on June 27, 1955, the daughter of Henry and Nellie (Skinner) Wilson. She moved with her...
The Kimball County Commissioners inked an agreement with a local landowner for temporary use of a portion of his land while a road is repaired. The commissioners approved an agreement with Troy Carruthers to use a portion of his land surrounding County Road 49 south of Interstate 80 as a detour while the road is repaired. The heavy rains caused flooding on the road earlier this month and made a portion of it unpassable, said County Highway Superintendent Dave Hotell. The agreement was set for 90 days and could be renewed, if necessary. Hottell...
Richard (Dick) Ament was on the verge of high school graduation in Marcus, Iowa. He knew the Country was at war in several different parts of the world. He also knew that once he left school, the Selective Service System could quickly snatch him up. He had three uncles who served in the U.S. Navy so he sought out the Navy recruiter first. He was initially inducted into the service in March 1944. The Navy offered to wait for him until after graduation. As the month of June came up, Dick was soon on a train headed for the Great Lakes Navy...
The 2015 Potter Days grand marshals are the members of the Potter High School graduating class of 1965. Twenty-four of the 37 graduates will be celebrating their 50-year class reunion the weekend of Sept. 4-6 in Potter. The class of 1965 was the first Kindergarten class. They started in 1952 and ended with the largest class to graduate from Potter High School. As seniors, the football team won the first trophy given by the Minuteman Activities Conference. They had a perfect season with nine...
Kelli Patterson School teaches at: Mary Lynch Elementary School. Year in teaching: 12th. Grade teaching: Kindergarten. Hometown: Kimball. Family: Rich, husband; Emma, daughter. Why did you get into teaching? I had some great teachers growing up that influenced me in becoming a teacher, especially my first grade teachers! What are you looking forward to most this year? Being back in the classroom with the little darlings. What do you feel will be most challenging? Most rewarding? It's been eight...
Chelsey Sullivan School teaches at: Potter-Dix High School. Year in teaching: First. Grade/subjects teaching: English. Hometown: Wymore. Family: Ethan, husband. Why did you get into teaching? I enjoy helping young adults learn and watching them grow into mature, responsible adults. It's always a personal reward when I witness student's small and large successes! What are you looking forward to most this year? I'm excited to gain new learning and teaching experiences, as well as to develop...
Preliminary funds raised from the 2015 American Cancer Society's Relay For Life in Kimball total more than $6,000, according to chairperson Fran Wallin, whose goal was to raise $7,500. The event was held last Friday at Gotte Park and it included a bake sale and a silent auction, both of which were very successful. Wallin wishes to remind those who won items during the silent auction and have not picked them up to call her to arrange a pickup. Some silent auction items did not sell, Wallin said,...
This mounted rider takes a shot at a balloon last weekend at the second annual 'Shootout at the Kimball Korral' held at the Kimball County Fairgrounds. The event featured riders from the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association as they went through a variety of courses and competitions....
The Kimball football team lost a lot of talent from its 2014 team, but coach Nick Kuxhausen sees reasons for optimism about his 2015 squad. "We have got a lot of really good talent this year," Kuxhausen said. There are 38 players on the team this year, with eight seniors. Four of those seniors have been playing on the team their entire high school career, which provides for some much-needed experience. The Longhorns went 6-3 overall last year and 4-1 in district play. Looking at this season,...
Experience abounds for the Kimball volleyball team in 2015. The Lady Longhorns did not lose a single player from a year ago to graduation, so this season the team will be full of returning, experienced players. There are 10 returning letterwinners and six returning starters, along with seven seniors who will be on the team. Last year's squad went 15-14 overall and 6-3 in district play. First-year coach Jeri Ferguson is excited about her return to coaching and the prospects for this year's team....
Kimball cross country coach Tiffany Johnson expects it to be a very competitive season for her 2015 team. "Our numbers are looking good," she said. "It takes four people to make a team, six for a really full team, and this year we have 10 boys and seven girls going out. We're packed. It is going to be a very good season." The boys team lost state qualifier Ryan Muneio from a year ago. Johnson said he was the leader of last year's team and will be missed. However, the coach added that there are...
It will be a whole new world for the Kimball girls golf team this season. Third-year coach Nora Robinson lost a pair of seniors from last year's squad and has two newcomers filling out this year's team. Gone from last year are graduating seniors Jaycie Walker, a state qualifier, and Kallie Bush. It will be the first-ever varsity high school season this year for both Lila Moore and Natasha Selves. Robinson said the two have plenty of potential. "They are both learning very fast and having a lot...
After a solid 2014 season, which ended with a playoff berth, the Coyotes again hope to find the right touch despite the loss of several key players. "I think we have a good core of kids coming back so I don't think there will be much of a drop off," said head coach Dale Frerichs. "We'll be different though, because the seniors we lost provided certain things and the returning guys will provide something a little different." Potter-Dix finished the regular season in District D2-10 with a mark of...
Though the Potter-Dix volleyball team enters this season going from Class D1 to D2, not much else will look different to Lady Coyotes' fans. After going 17-13 over the last campaign and winning the D1-12 subdistrict tournament, there is plenty of reason for optimism. Potter-Dix returns all of its starters and should prove very tough against its district opponents. By switching to Class D2-12, the Lady Coyotes' new rivals will include South Platte, Garden County, Banner County and Minatare....
Everyone will likely get plenty of playing time for the Banner County football team in 2015. The Wildcats have just eight players on their six-man football team roster, although three return from last year's squad that finished the season with a 2-6 record. First-year head coach Brady Cross, who was an assistant on last year's team, said things are going well to this point as the Wildcats prepare to open the season at Maywood-Hayes Center on Sept. 4. "We're figuring out that we're out of shape....
First-year coach Bethany Cooper is optimistic about the upcoming volleyball season for Banner County. The Lady Wildcats have a young group even through they return nine players from last year's squad. "Things are going pretty well," Cooper said. "I've actually been pretty excited and impressed with the group I have this year. From our record last year, it definitely does not depict who we are this year as a team. It's a new group of girls, a new approach, a new attitude. As you can hear in the b...
Josh Boston, left, and Courtney Knisley make up the Banner County cross country team this season. Knisley, a sophomore, eyes a return trip to the state meet after making the cut a year ago as a freshman....