Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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On Tuesday Sept. 12, Officer Michael Winget of the Kimball Police Department was dispatched near Fourth St. in reference to an individual who was potentially molesting children at City Park. According to the arrest affidavit, Officer Winget contacted the reporting party who said suspect, Gary Hart, of Kimball had been at City Park and was bothering children playing there. The officer was then advised to speak with a juvenile who was distraught by the contact. The juvenile reported that while playing at the park with other children, Hart began...
It’s that time again – Farmer’s Day 2017 is this weekend and the committee has a full weekend of family-fun events scheduled throughout the community. Though the weather threatens a bit of rain, the Farmer’s Day Committee promises “Fun in the Sun”. Changes are bound to happen with a 90 year plus event and this year is no exception. While there are traditionally a Grand Marshall, Outstanding Homemaker, Outstanding Farmer and Farmer’s Day royalty, this year there will be just one dignitary to honor. Eileen Dudney has been named the Farmer’s Day...
Kimball City Council reluctantly approved Rosie Russell’s resignation and appointed Katherine Terrill the acting City Clerk at the regular council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Council also set Kimball’s 2017-18 budget and finalized the property tax request. The budgeted amount for proposed disbursements and transfers totals $12,433,674, nearly double last years actual estimated amount of $6,463,189. Additionally, the council approved $5,799,832 for the cash reserve, totaling $18,233,506. “We basically lowered our tax rate to compensate for t...
The Kimball Board of Education set their 2017-18 budget and final tax request at the Sept. 11 regular board meeting. Though the total amount of taxes requested has changed, those fluctuations are due to property valuations as opposed to the district’s tax request. The board set their levy at $1.04 for the fourth consecutive year, according to board president Lynn Vogel. “We have tried to be consistent with that (tax request),” Superintendent Marshall Lewis said. In 2014-15 that levy request totaled $555 million for the district, the following y...
The town of Kimball can sure sing, and sing they did this past Saturday evening at the Kimball Event Center. Karaoke night at the Kimball Event Center was hosted to answer local kids’ cries of, “There isn’t anything to do here.” Kids of all ages joined in the fun from 6-8 p.m., with pizza, music, dancing and prizes. According to Kimball’s Special Projects Coordinator Amy Sapp, the event was a good start to being able to continue hosting events like this for the kids in our community. Following a short break more adults began showing up and th...
Rick Dickinson was recently named the Nebraska Rural Water District Operator of the Year, according to County Commissioner Tim Nolting, an honor handed out just once a year to only one individual throughout the state. Water operators in municipalities across Nebraska must be certified, a process that takes a minimum of 40 hours to complete in a classroom and with hands-on training ending with a certification exam, Dickinson said. Those certifications require continued education as well and...
Funeral services for Herbert S. Johnson, age 99, who died Sunday, September 10, 2017 at The Residency in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, will be held Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Chapel, 300 Valley View Drive, Scottsbluff, NE, with Zen Voorhies and Bruce Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, NE. Visitation will be Friday from 1-6 with family present from 4-6pm at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to...
So many fun events this weekend, I am excited to be able to enjoy the whole weekend and most of all the events this year. It seems like every other year we have something else going at least one of the days and we aren’t able to spend as much time in town. There are so many fun activities on tap for this weekend, you can bet there won’t be any down time. This years new event is Mud Volleyball at the Fair Grounds, how fun! No surprise I got a team together and we are all super excited to see how it turns out, but the closer it gets to Sun...
Kimball Police Department and the City of Kimball wish to remind residents that old mattresses and other big household items should be taken directly to the Kimball Landfill. These items do not go out by the dumpster, as some residents have done. They need to be disposed of properly, this simple task helps out everyone in the community. The City of Kimball Landfill is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 in the morning until noon and again from 1 – 3 in the afternoon....
According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation, work is scheduled to begin on Interstate 80 in Kimball County on Sept. 18, weather permitting. In a news release sent by the department, construction will occur from reference post (mile marker) 8.51 to reference post (mile marker) 10.51. Paul Reed Construction, of Gering, is the primary contractor for the $700,000 project, which, according to the news release will include a concrete crossover in the median. The project is expected to be completed in November and motorists are asked to...
Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept.17, Kimball Police Department received a call about two vandalized vehicles at a shop on the west side of town. Investigation continues. Garrett and Dalton Pruett are asking the community for their assistance with any information that can help lead to finding who did this. Both Ford F250s were scratched badly, there is more than $7,000 of damage done to one pickup as of now. “Both pickups are trashed, $45,000 pickups. We want to get the word out that we are trying to find who did this,” added Garrett. Garrett Pru...
Kimball Cross Country got some good things done in Alliance this past Saturday, Sept. 16. A beautiful day, perfect temperature, not to hot not to cold. Nearing the end of the season with only five meets left before districts, Coach Tiffany Johnson is sure looking forward to seeing what else will shape up. "All but one of our runners had their fastest times." For High School Boys in order of Kimball's fastest times, Kaden Adrian had a fast time of 19:45, Garrett Pederson 20:39, Nicholas Thomas-Le...
Lady Longhorn Volleyball had a Triangle Tournament in Hemingord last Tuesday, Sept. 12. Kimball. faced off in two games, one with Hemingford and the second with Gordon. First game with Hemingford ended with a loss in three sets. Hannah Biesecker had 13 kills, three points, one ace serve and three digs in this game. Justine Heeg had three kills, 12 assists, eight points, and two ace serves. Kate Reader ended with four kills, one assist, five points, two ace serves. Madison Wynne one assist, two...
Kimball has very limited athletes this year for Jr. high football, when we are all ready to go we have 20 kids out. We got all the boys out in the jr. high with the exception of 7 or 8. Just not a lot of boys in these 7th and 8th grade classes. This year we will combine to make one team and only get one game with our lack of numbers. We had our first game Sept. 5 at home against Hemingford. This was played as a 8 /11 man game. When Kimball had the ball we played 11 man and when Hemingford had the ball it was 8. It is fun to play a little 8 man...
Kimball girls golf was at it again last Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Gering tournament. Unlike some of the tournaments the girls have been to so far this year, Gering had a good tournament of bigger schools. This came with very good competition. “Overall the girls did very well, we had two girls achieve their personal best. But the major highlight for us as a team is we had our personal best team score, which reflects all of the hard work and dedication the girls have put in this year,” said Coach Culek. Lila Moore ended last Tuesday with a sco...
Kimball Football had a rough night last Friday, Sept. 16, in Imperial when the Longhorns took to the field to look for their first win against a tough team in Chase County. The Kimball Longhorns were already down one quarterback, Izaac Reuter, with a knee injury from July. Though he keeps trying to play through it, Aarestad is hoping he can get some rest with some time off and come back 100 percent. The last thing they expected going into this game was to lose another one. Colton Mielke came out of the game on the first series with a hurt...
Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes matched up with undefeated Creek Valley this past Saturday, Sept. 16, in front of their home crowd for a conference game. Coach Brad Hicks is very pleased with how the girls are working together and making plays. After a little line-up shifting Potter-Dix might just have it figured out. “We are still moving and adjusting our line-up, mainly our setters. Payge Hoffman started the year with Hannah Stahl as our second setter. We moved Brooke Moench over last week and we are liking what we have seen with this line-up. Trinit...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes lost this past Friday night’s game in Harrison with Sioux County with a final score of 72-30. The Coyotes, who are 1-3 on the season, will face conference rival the Minatare Indians who are 2-2 over-all on the season tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 22, at home. No other information was provided at the time of press...
High School sports in our Westen Nebraska smaller schools is becoming a numbers games. The numbers seem to be shrinkng. Banner County is finding it hard to field a team in six man football and has had to cancel games. Potter-Dix is struggling to put an eight man team on the field. Kimball has had to cancel all of their junior varsity games, and is having to go to their freshman and sophomore kids to fill starting spots. They started the season with around 23 players, but with injuries, and sometimes eligibility problems, they are hurting to fil...
Kim and Chuck Christensen were awarded the Pride of Kimball Yard of the Week this week. The Christensen's lawn is thick, even and beautifully maintained, thanks in large part, according to Kim, to Chuck's turf knowledge. The beds that are in front of their home, and around the side, are alive with vibrant fall colors from perennials such as Kim's favorite, chrysanthemums. The mulched beds are also home to potted plants, ornamental grasses and colorful bushes. The time and love the couple have...