Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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By mid-Monday morning, the Hubbard Gap fire in Banner County appeared to finally be extinguished according to Tim Newman, Emergency Management 22 director. Newman said, that "it's not burning but we're still here. We'll be here for the next two or three days; we want to make sure that we tie a bow on it." The estimated number of acres burned stood at 4,000 this week. Earlier estimates from days before also had reported 4,000 acres burned, but the number was overestimated at that point. About 30...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a release Monday that the United States and the state of Nebraska announced a settlement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. to address alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at the company’s commercial hazardous waste incinerator in Kimball County. The alleged violations included failure to manage and contain hazardous wastes; failure to comply with air emission limits; failure t...
Clean Harbors Vice President for Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Phillip Retallic spoke to the Western Nebraska Observer on Tuesday about the alleged violations and the settlement reached at the Kimball Clean Harbors Environmental Service facility. The action, he said, is “a consummation negotiations between all the parties, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, U.S. EPA Region 7 and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Protection.” Retallic continued to explain: “There were a number of allegations that were included in several notic...
The Kimball Rotary sentiment is "We are neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world." This low key organization is strictly a service organization, although it has international ties, the local Rotary has purpose and is the oldest service organization in town. It was started in the 1960s. As Kimball Rotary president, Greg Robinson said, "I was raised to believe in public service and that everyone needs to...
Pouring concrete at the Kimball Area Foundation Fund Walking Trail are David Atkins, left, and Americorps volunteer, Ezic Redmonds from Sacramento, Calif. AmeriCorps and local volunteers worked to spruce up the trail. Atkins and Redmonds were setting the base for memorial benches while others worked to clean up parts of the trail and put a rock entrance at the dog park....
Born and raised in Kimball then graduated in 2004 from Kimball High School, Ro Myra has just completed her first Americana record album. Americana is generally considered quaint and genteel and is influenced by country music, rock, folk, blues and R & B. Currently in Montana, Ro recently headed to Nashville to pick up her newly released album titled "Nowhere, Nebraska." "Nowhere, Nebraska" includes all songs that Ro wrote and recorded while in Nashville, Austin and Denver. The name change might...
Aaron and Teresa Deboodt are the most recent recipients of The Pride Of Kimball Yard of the Week. They have owned the home on the east edge of Kimball on Highway 30 for nine years. They have beautified the area with trees along the north side, underground sprinklers and a variety of flowers on the island in front of the home. Some of the flowers came from Alice Evertson. Accepting the award from Morgan Baker are Aaron, Teresa, Parker and Connor Deboodt....
William (Bill) Rauert passed away peacefully into the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 24, 2020 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He was surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on October 2, 1934 to Art and Esther Rauert in Grand Island, Nebraska. He attended elementary and middle school at a small country school before attending and graduating from Grand Island Senior High School. He went on to earn an undergraduate and master's degree in science education at Kearney State...
Vivian Marie Ewart Christiansen, devoted Wife, Mother and Grandmother passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 99 years old. She was a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Vivian was born on May 13, 1921 in Chugwater, Wyoming to Harry and Bertha Massoth Ewart. Vivian graduated from Chugwater High School in 1939. She then attended Grand Island Business College, Grand Island, Nebraska. Upon graduation in 1941 from Grand Island Business College, she worked in Washington D.C. for several years...
Beloved by family and friends, Frances Mary Lukassen, 89, of Kimball, passed away peacefully at Heritage Estates in Gering on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Born on September 24, 1930 to Adolph and Eva (Karges) Kresha, Frances Mary Lukassen, aka Mother Mary was raised in a large family where money was scarce but love abundant. She learned the value of hard work, making sacrifices and above all else, the importance of family. She attended school at Osceola and Midland College in Fremont Nebraska....
The Kimball High girls golf team is off to a promising start after placing 3rd at the Sidney Tournament and 2nd at the Bayard tournament! The Lady Longhorns opened the season at Sidney competing with several of the large school including Scottsbluff, who won the team title with 328 strokes and placed all of their girls in the top 10 metal group. Alliance was runnerup with 404 and Kimball shot a very good scorer of 412 for 3rd place edging out Gering with 414 and Chadron with 416. Ogallala was...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn volleyball team started the 2020 with a trip to Hemingford for a non-league matchup against the Gordon-Rushville Lady Mustangs Thursday night and conference matchup against the Hemingford Lady Bobcats. The Kimball squad was unable to offer much resistance against a Lady Mustang team coming off a 22-and-10 2019 campaign in a very tough C1 league. Gordon-Rushville middle hitter Jayla Brehmer found all the empty spaces in the Lady Longhorns' defense, while power hitter Bree Lovell delivered multiple ace serves and kept the...
The Kimball Longhorns had a rough go of it in their 2020 football opener, losing 66-6 last Friday to visiting Hitchcock County Trojans. “It was a tough game for us and we weren’t ready to play, Kimball coach Ben Aarestad told The Observer. “We just need to get some more practice time in and hopefully not make as many mental mistakes.“ Next up for Kimball is a 1 p.m. Friday home nonconference game wtih Leyton. “I think Leyton is a very good football team,” Aarestad said. “They have some kids that have good size, good speed and they play agg...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote volleyball team made the familiar journey to Dalton to rekindle their rivalry with the Leyton Lady Warriors, and delivered a solid performance against an opponent that had the upper hand against them for the last few years. With the graduation of key seniors Madelyn Watchorn and Alyson Holt, and with new head coach Katie Winkler, the Lady Warriors knew they'd have a battle on their hands against the Lady Coyotes. The first match of the triangular meet (with Minatare wait...
I hope you sports fans have enjoyed getting to take in some area high school events? I know I have! Although the Kimball High football team was beaten soundly by a good Hitchcock County team in the season opener for both teams Friday night, I thought the way things were set up and handled in regards to the coronavirus situation were very good. The volleyball team and cross country team also got their seasons underway, and this week is Homecoming week for Kimball. The volleyball team is at Bridgeport this evening (Thursday). The girls golf team...
Good morning, Banner County! Wow, what a week. As you are aware many acres in the northeastern part of the county were on fire this past weekend. The fire south of Terry Brown and way too close to Floyd Hein burned about 4,000 acres at least. The fire is still under investigation. Many, many thanks to the local Banner County Fire Department volunteers who responded and to every other fire department that also came to help. There were many. Also thanks to the National Guard and the planes, which...