Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball Public Schools recently received three new route buses to replace aging vehicles. The buses are expected to save the district about 50 percent in fuel costs as well as increase the safety and security of passengers, according to Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Owens. In past years the district spent more money servicing buses that were due to be retired, so the district also expects savings in repairs and less down-time for repairs. Director of Transportation, Gregg Fossand added that,...
Kimball needs more sidewalks, walking trails and biking trails as well as better maintained sidewalks according to the results of a recent assessment by the Kimball Active Living Advisory Committee. The assessment also indicated that many would like to see more bike lanes in the area. Kimball Active Living Advisory Committee consists of representatives from Panhandle Public Health District, the City of Kimball, Kimball County and Kimball Health Services among others and the group wants to improve conditions that make walking and biking in...
Members of Kimball County can begin to look forward to a Bicycle Gravel Race in September of 2019. Kimball County former resident Jon Heidemann former Professional Cyclist has decided with the help of his wife Anna Lisa to bring a Gravel Race to Kimball County called Rattlesnake Stampede. Heidemann grew up on his families farm south of Bushnell, and it was all thanks to his father Paul who gave him the love of bicycles. “I wrecked my car in school and my dad had me ride my bike, thinking I would get home to do chores faster, since I wasn’t in...
A former Kimball man arrested in Cheyenne County following a seven hour stand-off with law enforcement. A string of burglaries in eastern Cheyenne County lead Cheyenne County law enforcement to Potter resident Jarred Neuhalfen, with sightings of a suspicious vehicle making its way to farmsteads throughout western Kimball County and eastern Cheyenne County. Thursday morning, August 30, law enforcement out of Cheyenne County were granted a search warrant to search the residence of Jarred...
Tim Nolting, Kimball County Commissioner, was elected secretary of the Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO) in 2017-18 and was selected to attend the National Association of County Officials Convention in Nashville, Tenn. in July. “It was a privilege and an honor to attend,” he said. He added that he did not travel and attend the convention on tax payer money, instead, the for-profit division of NACO paid for his attendance. I picked sessions that mostly involved community development, economic, social and artistic ,” he said. “There...
Where is the money? Kimball residents and those in neighboring communities are again questioning where the rail spur project money is and how it will be used. Kimball City Administrator Dan Dean, along with Mayor Keith Prunty and City Treasurer Annette Brower addressed the question last week. “I thought everybody was informed. We have a sheet here outlining where the monies that came in went,” Prunty said. “According to our attorney, it was just another revenue stream for economic development that the people voted on.” The funds, collect...
Darrell D. Frank, 83, a resident of Kimball, died at Kimball County Manor on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Friends may view Darrell's Tribute Wall and leave stories and messages of sympathy for the family at www.cantrellfh.com. The family has entrusted the services to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Darrell Duane Frank was born in Frontier County, Nebraska on June 22, 1935, the son of Chris and Emily (McMichael) Frank. He graduated...
Beloved son, grandson, brother and uncle, Nathan Rodney Jr. Kolar, 24, of Osburn, Idaho, passed away on September 5, 2018. Nathan was born February 2, 1994; he was the son of Kevin and Linda (Tuzicka) Kolar. Nathan attended and graduated from Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Nathan moved to the Silver Valley with his parents in 2015 from Wyoming. Nathan was a proud uncle to his little nephew Rodney. Rodney loved spending as much time as possible with his uncle "Nay Nay"....
The Kimball Highpoint 4-H Club is participating in the Chair-ity Art Event through West Nebraska Arts Center in Scottsbluff. It is a Painted Chair Fundraiser to benefit Soroptimist International of Scotts Bluff County. There will a Best of Show and a People's Choice Award given. The mission of Soroptimist is to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Proceeds from the Chair-ity Art Event will go towards scholarships to given by SI of...
Kimball public servants were invited to the Kimball County Manor for an ice cream social on Thursday, Sept. 6. Invited were the Kimball Police Department and the Kimball County Commissioners. As an added bonus, Jessica Rocha, KCM's Activities Director, was joined by her husband, Juan, and son, Cruz. Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer and Officers Henderson Bryson and Abi Peters attended along Kimball County Commissioners Daria Anderson-Faden and Tim Nolting....
The Kimball Lions Club conducted their yearly Hearing and Vision Screening last week for the students at Mary Lynch Elementary and Kimball Jr./Sr. High School. The screening is a free service offered by the Kimball Lions Club in conjunction with the Nebraska Lions Foundation and BlueCross Blue Shield of Nebraska. A total of 212 students were screened, with 28 being referred for vision follow up and 23 referred for hearing. Hearing is referred when there is a 25% or greater loss in a child. Both...
Another annual Potter Days came to an end over Labor Day weekend. For the results of the parade it was St Paul's Lutheran Church in first place in the Church category with Prairie West Church in second. First place in the Businesses category was A Collective Gathering and second was Potter State Bank. American Legion took first place in the Organizations category with Potter Historical Foundation in second, Kimball Area Foundation in third and the Lions Club in fourth. Potter Pep Band took home...
The 2018 Kimball High Football team put a halt to a 12 game losing streak that dates back to October 7, 2016, when they won out over Bayard 42-28, with an impressive 24-6 win over visiting Southwest Friday night. The Horns are showing signs of great improvement this season as they switched over to the 8-man game and came within inches of winning their season opener that they lost 36-30 in overtime to Garden County. Coach Ben Aarestad said "This was a great win for the kids and the school. I...
With just one meet prior to Kimball's last week, Banner County cross country runners found both challenge and success at Four Wind's Golf Course. The newest runner, Kathryn Blankenship, has been working very hard, according to coach Kari Gifford. Blankenship has never run distances before this year and Kimball was just her second distance experience. The young runner improved on her time at the Kimball meet over the "pretty tough course" she experienced in Gering, making Kimball her personal...
The Kimball High Girl's Golf team finished third at the Mitchell Tournament this past week and shot their low team score of the season as they continue to show improvement. Bridgeport won the team title with their score of 382 followed by Chadron with 392 and Kimball with 394, edging out Mitchell with 395. Mitchell's Kenzey Kanno shot the low individual round of 71 on her home course with Kimball's Payton Wise finishing runner-up in second place with her round of 41-43=84. Carli Wurdeman shot...
The Lady Longhorns started their 2018 season in a triangular with Hemingford and Gordon-Rushville on Aug. 23. The Kimball volleyballers took the first set against Hemingford 25-16 before losing the next two sets with a narrow margin, 25-22 and 25-21. Though Coach Jeri Ferguson prefers the girls not concentrate on their personal stats, the unofficial stats taken during the games put Madison Wynne high on the game with nine points against Hemingford, including two ace serves, followed by Sydney...
Coach Frerichs has seen his teams improvements in the past few weeks of the 2018 season, but now the Coyotes have their first win under their belts following last year's 1-8 season. Potter-Dix hosted the Sioux County Warriors last Friday, Sept. 7, at home hoping to end a two game losing streak. "We struggled in the first half and we were down at halftime," said Frerichs. The second half of the game was a different story for the Coyotes coming from behind to take a 18-42 win over the Warriors....
Some good happenings for Kimball High athletes and their fans. The football team got that big win they have been needing so badly. The cross country team had some really great efforts from their kids. The girl’s golf team had their best team performance up at Mitchell shooting their best team score, and the volleyball team finished second at the Gordon Tournament. Keep up the good work Longhorns! --------------- Of special note, freshman runner Chantel malson, almost set a new freshman record at the Kimball Invitational cross country meet. S...
The Mitchell Lady Tigers held a Triangular Tournament last Thursday September 6 between the Kimball Lady Longhorns and the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes. Mitchell came out on top beating both Kimball and Potter-Dix, in just two sets in both games. Kimball lost to the Lady Tigers 25-7 in the first set, and 25-6 in the second set. Kimball however lost to Potter-Dix as well in a three set match, the Lady Horns won the first set 25-14 but lost the next two 25-22 and 25-21. For the Lady Coyotes is was Senior CC (Ciera) George leading the way with a...
Attention readers: These two stories were intended to run in last week's Observer Sports. These stories were inadvertently left out of print last week, though they did appear on the website. 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 tying the school record with her first round of 82, and then captured the...