Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Each year the Farmer's Day committee seeks nominations for stand-out citizens in three categories: Outstanding Farmer/Rancher, Outstanding Homemaker and the Grand Marshal. This year they culled the nominations down to three winners. The 2018 Farmer's Day Grand Marshals are well known in both Kimball and Banner Counties and they have served the area for years in numerous ways; are committed to education and they are steadfast stewards of their home, their land and the relationships made in their...
On Friday, Sept. 21, at approximately 2:36 p.m. a call came into the Kimball County Sheriffs Office from Wyoming Highway Patrol about a stolen vehicle and subsequent high speed pursuit that was heading east into Kimball County on Interstate 80, according to Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway. Gillway said the pursuit exited the interstate at Bushnell and continued east on Highway 30. “A woman passenger jumped from the moving vehicle and was then brought to the Kimball County Sheriffs Office, by a passerby, where she was then i...
Kimball will be bursting with activity this weekend as the Farmer’s Day committee has planned lots of family friendly and fun activities for celebrants of all ages. Though the official day is Saturday, Sept. 29, the fun begins on Friday with the Friends of the Library book sale at the Kimball Public Library from 3 – 6 p.m. and a soup supper hosted by the Kimball Friendship Senior Center from 5 – 7 p.m. Cruise night begins at 6 and lasts through 9 p.m. on Friday as well, with cars meeting at the Kimball Event Center where, for the first hour,...
Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How. This is the theme of 2018 National Preparedness Month, which is observed each September. September is a perfect time to learn lifesaving skills, such as first aid and CPR, according to the official NPM website, www.ready.gov. It is also a great time to check insurance coverage for disasters such as floods, tornados and earthquakes. Preparing for a disaster can begin with learning valuable skills like shutting off natural gas and water and, as always, citizens are reminded to make an action plan for...
According to court documents, on May 17, 2018, 90 year-old Mary James of Dix, placed a harassment protection order on Kenneth Childs of Dix, for harassment that has been taking place for some time, according to James. Court proceedings for a violation of the harassment protection order ended Tuesday, Sept. 25, with a jury trial at the Kimball County Courthouse at 10 a.m. According to court documents Childs violated the harassment protection order on May 24. At trial, District Attorney Dave Wilson stated that Childs was walking back to his...
A small light will shine in the memory of the Wheat Growers Hotel this coming Farmers Day weekend, with a bit of history from former owner Ed Avila. This opportunity will give residents of Kimball a chance to hear the many different stories of the historic hotel for themselves. Avila was asked by the Plains Historical Society to give a presentation at the Downtown Museum directly following the Farmers Day parade on Saturday, Sept. 29. “I am looking forward to sharing the hotel experience with others, it’s always a good time,” said Avila...
The City of Kimball will provide interested citizens with an opportunity to meet the local police force on Oct. 4 from 5 – 6 p.m at the Eagles in downtown Kimball. Police officers that are expected at the even include Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer, Sergeant Dwain Murdoch, officers Mike Winget, Henderson Bryson, Abi Peters and Community Service Officer Tammy Rutt....
The Kimball High Girl's Golf Team took part int two tournaments this past week with both good news, and not so good results, to report. At the Ogallala Tournament on Tuesday, the Lady Longhorns finished a distant 10th in the team standings as they were in a field of several large schools. North Platte won top team honors with 351 followed by Gering with 360, Scottsbluff 367, Ogallala 371, Mitchell 388, Cozad 399, Sidney 404, Chadron 410, Alliance 430, Kimball 449, Ogallala JV 497, Dundy...
In a hard hitting physical contest that sent several Longhorn players hobbling to the sideline, the Kimball High football team suffered a 46-20 loss to visiting Hemingford this past Friday night. This leaves the Horns with a 1 win-3 loss record coming into this week's Homecoming game with Perkins County. The Horns Found themselves behind on the score board quickly as Zane Anthony was hit hard on the opening kickoff and coughed up the football which Carter Bucheit picked up and ran in from 20 yar...
Coming into last week with a record of 5-7 the Lady Longhorns were facing a long week playing first, the C1 team from Hershey who was 8-7 on Tuesday, and then on Thursday hosting two tough local Class B schools, Sidney and Gering. The start of the week playing Hershey in set #1 was a very close score of 23-25, just dropping it by two points. Hoping to conquer the next 2 sets, the girls fell to the Panthers 8-25 and 12-25. Unofficial stats show an even showing of the girls' stats with Kate...
Potter Dix Lady Coyotes made the trip to Paxton last Tuesday, Sept. 18 in a triangular tournament facing both Wallace and Wauneta-Palisade. The Lady Coyotes lost in a two set match to the Broncos in the Wauneta-Palisade game losing 2-0, but came back to take on the Lady Wildcats of Wallace in a two set match winning 2-0. Coach Michelman’s team then made the trip to Hyannis on Friday, Sept.21, to face off with the Lady Longhorns but fell sort in a three game set 3-0. A busy week for the Lady Coyotes kept on rolling with yet one more set of g...
Kimball’s Cross Country runners competed at Alliance on Saturday, Sept. 15 with one medal winner, Zachery Wagner, finishing sixth in varsity in just 18:33. Wagner was followed by teammates Thomas Lenzen in 19:40, Draven Vickery in 22:27, Brady Kilgore in 23:31 and Cole Henton in 23:44. Standout runner Chantel Malson finished in 22:34 and in 11th place, just one away from medaling as well. She was followed by teammates Anabela Whitehead in 26:30 and Brandi Councilman in 27:50. Boys Junior Varsity finishers at Alliance were Christopher Barker in...
Potter-Dix Coyotes faced off last Friday night, Sept. 21, with a tough, unbeaten Hyannis team. The Coyotes were shutout in the first quarter and Hyannis was able to put up 62 points in just 12 minutes. Potter-Dix was able to put eight points up on the board in the second quarter but couldn’t keep Hyannis off the board, putting up 14 points of their own heading into the locker room with the score 8-76. Heading into the third period the Coyotes were able to put up another 6 points on the board but struggled to keep Hyannis scoreless with the L...