Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Potter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority sponsor the annual Potter Days Queen competition with three seniors at Potter-Dix High School. Vote ballots were sent to residents of Potter and Dix via mail and were to be sent in prior to the chosen date. Requirements for this opportunity include being a junior or senior at Potter-Dix High School or in a homeschooling program. All candidates must live in Potter or Dix with their parents or other guardians. All candidates must be a good student in class which...
On or about August 20, 2018, a camper trailer and several other items were stolen from Oliver Reservoir, 10 miles west of Kimball, according to recently released records from the Kimball County Sheriff's Office. Days later, in Greeley, Colo., Jimmy R. Beets was arrested and the stolen items were recovered. Beets, out of Sterling, Colo., has a lengthy criminal history according to Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway, including a confirmed arrest in Alliance for a similar situation with a stolen...
Kimball City Council examined a number of properties at their Aug. 21 meeting and declared the addition of three areas to the substandard and blighted property list. Properties recently considered are Ridgewood Trailer Park, shown above, the property north of Phoenix Conoco and Hilltop Drive and the property west of and including the visitor's center, according to Dean. Considerations taken to declare a property substandard or blighted include current use and condition of the land and...
Rose A. "Arlene" Rider, 87, of Gering, died at Heritage Estates in Gering on Friday, August 31, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home in Scottsbluff with Pastor Ken Boston officiating. Inurnment of her and her husband Robert will be held in Sunset Memorial Park following the memorial service. Friends may stop at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball or Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home in Scottsbluff on Thursday from 1:00 until 5:...
Dear Editor: Our public school system is the heart and soul of our community. Not only are we providing the tools for all students to have productive and successful lives, but everyone benefits from an educated citizenry. Educational attainment is strongly linked to economic growth and development in our local communities, state and nation. So I am very concerned about the lack of funding from our state for public education in Kimball. Nebraska ranks 49th in the nation in state support of education. All of the surrounding states, which include...
The Potter Dix Coyotes faced off with the Crawford Rams last Friday night, August 31 for their second game of the season. The Coyotes were able to hold their own during the first half with the score 12-18 with the Rams on top by six. The third quarter is where the game slipped away with the Rams out scoring the Coyotes 18-0 for a score of 36-12 heading into the final period. “We just committed a few mistakes that Crawford was able to capitalize on,” Coach Dale Frerichs said. The Coyotes were able to hold the Rams to only six more points and...
Cross Country runners had their first taste of the 2018 season with their first meet, Thursday August 23 in Scottsbluff. Your Kimball Junior High Boys were led by Braylon Miller with a time of 15:47 followed by Xavier Thomas-Lewis with a 16:01, Joseph Bremer with a 16:36, Joey Johnson with a time of 17:56 and Shane Zoppelli with a time of 23:49. Shannen Marks ran a 23:47 for the Junior High Girls. According to Coach Tiffany Johnson no of these runners placed with their times but is proud of how they competed for their first meet. “Xavier ran l...
These stories were inadvertently left out of print this week, though they will appear in both print and on the web next week. A break-out week for Kimball High freshman Payton Wise as she picked up the first place gold medals in both tournaments the Kimball girl's golf team was involved in this past week. Wise finished first at the Kimball Invitational trying the school record with her first round of 82, and then captured the medalist honors again at the Creek Valley Tournament held at Chappell...
The Fall Sports Seasons is into full bloom with lots of scheduled events for you Kimball fans. The Longhorn football team had a week off after their opening overtime loss at Garden County but they are back in action this Friday night hosting Southwest with an early kickoff time of 6 p.m. If you readers are like me, you are wondering who and where is Southwest. I went to a man I knew would be able to clue me in and enable me to share this info with you readers. Mr. Hanks, Kimball High Principal, informed me that Southwest was Republican Valley...
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