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 story of Kenneth Lee Lockwood started and concluded in Kimball as he was laid to rest in the Kimball Cemetery in December 1944. But a new chapter is unfolding as a museum is researching the World War II era military accident that claimed his life. On Nov. 27, 1944, Lockwood, just 18 years old was a United State Naval Reserve gunner at DeLand Naval Air Station in Florida. As the "back seater, Lockwood operated two 30-caliber machine guns. The rear cockpit contained several flight instruments,...
A fire consumed a Kimball house owned by Terry Jefferson and rented by Luis (Beeb) Larez about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.The location of the fire was 308 ½ South Washington. Larez said the fire marshal told him it started in a plastic coffee container, which was used for cigarette butts on the porch. Larez, a non-smoker, had a friend staying with him who smoked. He said he figured the butt didn't get extinguished and the plastic container started the fire. "It is just a mess," he said. "It is a...
A local motorcycle club has opted for volunteer work in the evening instead of riding their motorcycles. The club is in the process of restoring the horseshoe pits at Gotte Park just in time for Farmer's Day. The Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Kimball Chapter, has logged 20 plus hours in replacing sand, the pit edging, backer boards and they have installed new pipe post. A new fence will also be put up to replace the old dilapidated chain link fence. The Farmer's Day Committee partnered with the...
While wheat harvest has concluded for 2019, ag producers have not slowed down one bit. They still have wheat to seed, crops to tend to, and bean, beet, millet and corn harvest. Farming primarily in the northwestern and southern part of Kimball county, John Perry said they were about half done seeding their wheat. The varieties of wheat that they plant are Good Streak and SYWolf. Perry, like the rest of the producers, are extremely pleased with the moisture. “It’s wonderful,” he said. Perry said everything is late. He figured that his corn...
Good morning friends and neighbors near and far! Hope this beautiful fall weather has been just what you needed. Some of you might have had a little more rain then necessary this past week, don’t know. Just hoping that all is well on your end. This week here in the Burg three different groups at the Banner County School have activities taking them away from home and we are wishing them good luck, safety, fun and learning! The high school football team will be heading to Paxton today for a 6 p.m. game versus Med Valley. Tomorrow, September 2...
James LeRoy Jackson, age 87, passed away on September 15, 2019, at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Thomas Youngquist officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery with military graveside honors. The Kimball Volunteer Fire Department will also provide honors. Friends can visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Jim's Tribute Wall and...
Marvin Jensen, 78 of Kimball, died on Monday, September 16, 2019, at the Kimball County Manor. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Cantrell Funeral Home. A complete obituary will be published in next week’s edition of the Observer....
A graveside memorial service will be held for Claire C. Tritt, long time Kimball resident, at 2 p.m., mountain time, Friday, October 11, 2019 in the Kimball City Cemetery. Her obituary appeared in the June 20, 2019 edition of the Kimball Observer. Family and friends are invited to attend. The family will greet friends in the Sage Room of the Event Center immediately following the graveside service....
If you didn’t get out to the Kimball Invitational Cross Country meet Friday afternoon, you certainly missed out on quite a sight! With 223 runners coming to compete, plus all of the coaches, bus drivers, friends and family members, there were a lot of people at the Four Winds Golf Course. It was a beautiful calm day, and perhaps a bit warm for the runners as they put out a lot of effort to run those hills and cover 5,000 meters. All of the colorful uniforms, and with coaches, teammates, and family members all over the course to cheer the runner...
The Kimball High football team made a long Friday night trip to Bartley pay off with a 42-0 win over the Southwest opponent in 8-man football action. With the win, the Longhorns evened their record at 1-1 going into tomorrow night’s home encounter with a very strong visiting Dundy County team The Horns controlled the game from start to finish scoring twice in the opening quarter and taking a 34-0 lead to the locker room by half time. Christian Allen-Van Pelt, who scored twice in the contest, opened the scoring on a 3 yard run with 8:31 left in...
Kimball High hosted their annual Cross Country Invite this past Friday and attracted the largest field of runners ever, according to Kimball Activities Director Ken Smith. The final tally was 223 runners who enjoyed a near perfect afternoon with no wind, but maybe a bit too warm for some distance runners who prefer cooler weather. The day's highlight for Kimball was sophomore Chantel Malson placing 4th in the field of 56 runners who completed the girls' 5,000 meter course. Malson's time of...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team hosted a triangular meet against Mitchell and Kimball last Thursday, and came away with a split against the Panhandle rivals. First up was the Lady Coyotes taking on the Lady Tigers of Mitchell, and despite losing eight players to graduation, the Mitchell team was able to build a big lead quickly in the first set. With strong serves by junior Jayden Kanno and sophomore Marjie Schmitt, the Lady Tigers were able to pull away for an easy 25-to-10 victory in...
Kimball sophomore Payton Wise picked up yet another medal, to add to her collection of hardware,at the Mitchell Invitational Golf Tournament held this past Thursday. Payton, like almost all of the golfers, didn't shoot close to her top scores of the season, thanks in large part to a miserable windy day. She finished 6th in the top ten medal group with her round of 46-44=90, but not that bad of a round considering the windy conditions, accourding to coach Katie Culek. Maddie Cook was Kimball's...