Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Kimball Planning Commission met prior to the City Council meeting last week for public hearings on rezoning and re-plating four different properties in Kimball. The first public hearing dealt with re-plating property currently owned by Kenneth W. Adrian, but under contract to KIM5, LLC. Adrian applied for subdivision to change the current zoning from C-5 Heavy Commercial to C-2 Light Commercial. KIM5, LLC has plans to build a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree on the property located along Highway...
The city of Kimball has been advised by its power supplier, Western Area Power Administration, that it will be shutting down electricity to the city for one day in September while making substation upgrades. The planned date is Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The city is asking all businesses and residents to prepare in advance for electric disruptions. Kimball will be generating power during this day with the City Power Plant, but it cannot guarantee there will always be power to all areas and advised people “to expect that there w...
Kimball School Board held two meetings before their regular meeting on Monday evening. The 2021-22 budget was the topic for both meetings, with a budget presentation by Superintendent Trevor Anderson highlighting the past five budget years of valuations, property tax rates, and property tax requests. The levy for the Kimball district will remain the same as last year which is 1.05 per $100 of assessed valuation. Although the property tax request is up 0.9%, the valuations also are up 0.9%. Following the budget presentation and meeting, the...
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Kimball County Commissioners met for public comments for or against the proposed 2021-22 county budget. With no comments at that point, the commissioners opened the hearing for setting the budget. The final tax request for 2021-22 is $3,249,327, a 3.32% increase from 2020-21, which would increase the levy from .449691 to .459842. The increase would result in a little more than a 1 cent increase per $100 in valuation – or, for example, a $10 increase for a $100,000 house. New contracts, fuels, equipment purchases, c...
Tim Nolting, president of Plains Historical Society, opened the Smithsonian exhibit at the Fraternal Hall on Saturday morning, thanking everyone involved and reading a letter from U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith. The exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," is open to the public 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. See other photo, Page A8....
Nancy Turner, left, receives the Yard of the Week from presenter Morgan Baker. Nancy and John Turner have lived at the corner of 7th and Nadine for 17 years, but the yard is fresh and perfectly manicured and loaded with natural grasses and Russian sage. Nancy credits Heather Gawith for the beauty of the lawn as she mows and trims it. The backyard is a unique treasure for the owners as they have their little slice of heaven to enjoy the evenings on their patio....
As an official from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the state deputy sheriff watch, a section of Banner County hemp farmer Steven Schulte's crop was destroyed Monday morning. Schulte has endured hail, drought conditions and wind throughout the spring and summer, but the destruction of the 300 plants resulted from lab testing that showed excessive THC. The THC in these plants went above the .3% threshold, and Schulte was sent a notification of forced destruction. The ag department...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. Well here we are in the middle of September and still some mighty hot days. Beans are being harvested though, so it won’t be long before it will be time for corn and beets. Wrapping things up before winter sets in. We have a few more weeks of activity before the holiday seasons are upon us, although Christmas trees and decorations are out already in some stores. Personally, I am in summer mode for as long as possible! Saturday, September 18th is a busy day with the farmers market in full s...
Elouise Schacher died August 30, 2021 at the age of 95 years old, in Pine Bluffs, WY. She was born December 30, 1925 in Bushnell, NE. to Earl & Josephine Hickman. Her siblings included Ruth, Marvin, Ellis, Mildred, Betty, Joan, & Earl. Elouise graduated President and Salutatorian of her class of 1943 at Bushnell High School. She married Marvin Schacher July 28, 1949. After graduation, Elouise worked at Kimball County Bank as a Teller and then began a career in many Catholic Church endeavors,...
Anita R. Robinson, 61, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Cremation will be held and there will be no services. Visitation will be held at the Cantrell Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 15, from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Anita's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the Banner County Fire Department or the Banner County Sherriff. The services for...
Wm. J. Pinkley, 76, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to express their condolences and share stories with the family. Memorials have been established to the family. The services for Wm. have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Wm. John Pinkley was born in Greeley, Colorado on October 29, 1944, the son of Frank...
Mary Yager from Humanities Nebraska speaks Saturday during the opening of the Smithsonian Museum exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," at the Fraternal Hall Museum in downtown Kimball. Humanties Nebraska is presenting the exhibit, which is open to the public 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday....
The Kimball Four Winds Golf Course was the site of the Kimball XC Invite, with almost 200 runners in the junior high and high school divisions competing. Runners from Wheatland, Cheyenne, Torrington, Hemingford, Pine Bluffs, Banner County and the entire Panhandle traveled to Kimball for the invite and ran in 98-degree heat. Girls In the high school girls 5,000 meters, lone Longhorn competitor Chantel Malson placed in 9th place out of 50 runners with a time of 24:20.13. Boys Kimball High School...
Banner County's Nathan Clement takes a pitch from quarterback Jacob Parsons. The young Wildcats ran up against a big, athletic Crawford team last week. Banner County lost its second varsity game of the season to Crawford, 75-7....