Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Daria Anderson-Faden, a Kimball County commissioner and Western Nebraska Observer staff writer, was among four people injured in a two-vehicle Monday morning accident in Banner County. She was listed in good condition at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff early Wednesday after suffering serious injuries. The rural Kimball resident told the Observer that she was being treated for a dislocated right leg with a compound fracture and crushed ankle, and for a broken right arm and wrist. She...
The wait is just about over. Three days of Farmer's Day festivities begin Friday for the 93rd annual event. Here's a look at the schedule of events. If you'd like a pocket schedule to carry around, they're available at businesses across Kimball. Friday, Sept. 27 3-6 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale at library's back room. 4:30 p.m., Kids bike races at Kimball Community Trail. 5 p.m., Trail bike race at Kimball Community Trail. 5-7 p.m., Soup supper at the senior center. 6-9 p.m., Cruise...
The Pineapple Express has and will return weekly to Kimball, weather permitting, according to Bill Grubbs, owner of the Pineapple Express food truck. The food truck goes to Alliance, Gering, Scottsbluff, Wyoming towns – and now to Kimball. They had an issue about permitting their first time here, but they completed the city's permuting process and are excited to provide some different food options for Kimballites. Grubbs has had the food truck about two years but has done catering the past e...
In seven minutes, the Kimball City Council held two public hearings last week for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year Budget and 2019-20 Set Final Property Tax Request. “The mill levy was up but the valuation was down. We didn’t raise taxes,” ” Mayor Keith Prunty explained. The city’s operating budget increased slightly from 2018 to 2019. The property tax request for 2018 was $478,604.66, while the 2019 property tax request was $480,558.00. Valuation was down 2 percent and the tax rate was up 2 percent. With the budget hearing completed by 6:08 p.m., it...
Good morning! Here we are beginning the last week in September, unbelievable! And a busy time it is for sure. Today, September 26th the junior high football team will take on Guernsey at 2 p.m., home field. Come on out and support these young folks! Then tomorrow, Friday, September 27th the high school football team will be heading to Oskosh to play the Garden County Eagles at 7 p.m. Good luck Wildcats! Saturday, September 28th the junior high volleyball team will go up against Bayard at Bayard and game time is 9 a.m. Also on this date the...
Marvin F. Jensen, 78, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, September 16, 2019. Memorial services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Kimball Evangelical Free Church in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. Burial was at 12:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska. Visitation was at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view...
The local school sports scene is in full swing and this includes junior high activities for Kimball. It’s hard to get to all of these activities, but thank you coach Dane Wurdeman for sending some football results this week. On September 10 the Kimball Junior High football team played Hemingford and took the young Bobcats right to the final minutes before losing a close nail-biter, 22-20. Kimball came out and took their opening drive for a touchdown with Derek Kohffman and Shay Heim running the ball tough inside. It used up about 10 to 12 p...
The Kimball High Cross Country Team ran many of their season best times at Saturday's Alliance Invitational Cross Country meet, which was quite pleasing to coach Tiffany Johnson. "All of our High School girls ran their fastest times of the year to date. Connor Cluff had his personal best time and ran his best race in his career. Lane Wasielewski cut 1.5 minutes off his previous best time. All but 2 of our junior high runners ran their season best times,'' coach Johnson said. Another highlight...
Another record setting day on the golf course for Kimball's Payton Wise as the sophomore standout lowered her own school record round by 4 strokes it the Gering Invitational Tournament this past week. Her new Kimball High Girl's record round of 77 will go in the record books as having occurred on September 17, 2019! Her 9 hole scores were 40-37=77 and once again Payton improved her back nine over her front nine. Near perfect weather conditions with no wind led to some truly outstanding scores...
The Longhorns of Kimball High couldn’t keep pace with the quickness and speed of the visiting state ranked Dundy County Stratton Tigers in Friday night 8-man football action, losing 72-26 to the 4th ranked visitors. Kimball kicked to start the contest and went to a surprise onside kick that Christian Allen Van Pelt recovered at the Dundy County 36 yard line but went 4 and out and the Tigers promptly turned their first series of offense into a touchdown with speedy sophomore quarterback Quade Myers going in from 15 yards out with 8:13 sh...