Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Cliff (Skip) Coyle was arrested early in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 7 following a trespassing call to Kimball Dispatch. According to an arrest affidavit at approximately 1:14 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2018 Officer Michael Winget of the Kimball Police Department responded to 3270 County Road 43 with units in reference to a vehicle trespassing on the property. The vehicle was described as a silver or gray four-door sedan with Kimball County plates. Witnesses saw a male operating the vehicle, it appeared that the vehicle parked for a short period of time,...
As the weather is turning cooler the folks at the Kimball County Manor might be soon missing the fresh juicy tomatoes Roger Erickson has produced all summer. Erickson, a resident of the Kimball County Manor, along with fellow resident Don Stull, has impressed and inspired many other residents to keep up with their gardening and flower beds though-out the summer. "I got to have something to do, I walk, and I take care of my plants," said Erickson. Maybe the secret to growing those huge tomatoes...
Kimball High School was recently recognized as a top school in the nation by US News and World Reports, which collected data from, and rated more than, 20,500 public schools throughout the nation. Those schools were then awarded gold, silver or bronze awards based on state assessment performance and college preparedness. "It is quite an honor for Kimball Jr/Sr High School to earn the Bronze Award from US News and World Report. This places Kimball in the top 29% when compared to high schools...
One agenda item for the Kimball County Commissioners, held over from last month, became a local social media hot topic prior to the Oct. 2 regular board meeting. Though many residents voiced concern over social media, just one attended the meeting with those concerns. The board of commissioners were to consider, approve and authorize the Chairman’s signature on the agreement between Pictometry International Corp. and Kimball County for aerial 3D imagery available for use by all Kimball County Departments. Some of the questions raised i...
Editor’s note: This is the final of two stories planned regarding jury duty. Please see next week’s Western Nebraska Observer for more information. Few are the exemptions from jury duty and many are the requirements. This indicates the importance of jury service to citizens. Three groups are legally barred from serving on federal juries, even if they wish to do so, and are automatically exempt from jury duty. Those include members of the armed forces, police and fire personnel and active public officers, whether at the local, state or fed...
A call to Kimball Dispatch for gunshots heard at a local motel in the late hours of Wednesday, Oct. 3. According to an arrest affidavit at approximately 11:33 p.m. Officer Michael Winget responded to Motel Kimball after Shirrin Sharifpour age 37 of Kimball had called from Days Inn reporting she heard six gunshots while she was visiting Motel Kimball. As Winget approached Motel Kimball he saw a white minivan occupied by an elderly female who was attempting to back out of a parking space as he approached room 11. Winget made contact with female...
Mark S. Brown, 60, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Service on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball, where family and friends will share stories and remembrances of Mark. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Mark's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given in Mark's memory to the Plains Historical Society, a cause that he was passionate about and...
Janet Adels, 69, died at Life Care Center in Casper, Wyoming on September 25th 2018 after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Disease. Janet was born on July 3, 1949 in Columbus, Nebraska. She married Dennis Adels August 3rd, 1968. Jan and Dennis lived in Kimball until 1992 when Dennis and Janet moved the family to Casper, Wyoming. She lived in Casper until her passing. Janet is survived by her husband Dennis, son Mark, daughter Tami, son Brad (Heather); grandchildren Daultyn, Bradyn, Zachary,...
Running back-to-back meets is tough enough, but when those meets are conference finals more than an hour away from home, the pressure might seem too much. Not so for our Longhorn runners, who used the opportunity to best school records set new personal records and medal at conferences. Longhorn Cross Country runners did just that, competing in the SPVA Conference in Grant at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 and competing the very next day at 11 a.m. in Morrill for the WTC Conference. At Grant, Chantel Malson led the ladies in, finishing in 11th,...
Kimball High freshman Payton Wise is a state medal winner! In her first year of High School Golf she is brining home state hardware and she battled all of the elements to achieve this awesome achievement. After finishing third at the District Tournament in Ogallala where the top ten individuals advanced to state tournament play. Payton and Coach Luke Maas, headed to North Platte this past Sunday to play a practice round on the Rivers Edge Golf Course and got to know, not only the lay out of the...
The Lady Longhorns went to Bayard on Oct. 2 to face Potter-Dix and Bayard in a triangle. The girls swept the triangular beating Potter-Dix 25-15 and 25-21 in a close match, and 25-19, 16-25, 25-22 in an even closer match with Bayard. In the game with Potter-Dix, looking at official stats submitted by coach on MaxPreps online, defense was a very critical part of this game with Sydney Biesecker and Kiersten Anderson both having nine digs. Madison Wynne followed with four, Jaydin Paxton with...
The Kimball High football team had their most explosive win of the season as they ran past Morrill 76-14 this past Friday night at the Lion’s home field. On a cold and chilly football night, the Longhorns warmed up on both sides of the football and dominated in their third win of the season. Izaac Reuter got things started with a pair of quarterback keeper runs of 23 and 24 yards for early touchdowns and ran in one conversion with Zane Anthony getting the other 2 point conversion to go up 16-0. Anthony got another TD on a 3 yard carry to run th...