Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball County’s most recent active COVID-19 case number is 7, but the Panhandle remains in the middle of the high spread category on the risk dial. Last week, the case count was 42. This week, as of Tuesday afternoon, Kimball County has experienced 48 cases of COVID-19, but 41 have recovered, according to the Panhandle Public Health District, therefore leaving 7 active cases. On Monday, Gov. Pete Ricketts held a press briefing explaining the future plan to deliver the COVID-19 vaccines available. The vaccines is expected to be limited early o...
At 3 pounds, 13 ounces, the tiny newborn Rayah Dye was sent home from a Denver hospital on hospice. Rayah's mom, Tiffani, said the medical personnel repeatedly told her and her husband that Rayah "would never live" and therefore "we were not prepared to bring her home at all." They had no car seat, no clothes for the baby, no diapers, not even a blanket. Tiffani admits that emotionally "they had completely detached themselves from her," but that wouldn't last. Hospice wasn't a total surprise to...
A late October snowstorm last weekend covered the Panhandle and shut down I-80, forcing truckers to pull of the interstate, line up on Highway 71 and fill area parking lots. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne had a report that 6.5 inches of snow fell in Kimball....
The Selection Committee appointed Rich Flores last week to complete the Kimball County commissioner term of Brandon Mossberg, who is moving out of the county. Other candidates who interviewed for the open position were Jim Wertz, M. Timothy Nolting and Justin Perry. Flores will serve as a commissioner until January of 2023....
The recent fire on Horseshoe Hill created a little excitement for a couple of horses in an adjacent pasture. Owner Krystal Moody wanted to assure everyone that “the horses were moved to safety shortly after the fire started. They are safe and sound.” The horses appeared to be a bit confused when the flames got close. Krystal said that she was worried they were going to run into the fire for a bit. She is very thankful that it wasn't worse and that a fence separated the horses from the fire. The...
Good morning Banner County! I don’t care what part of the county you live in, I am betting that you awoke to a winter wonderland on Monday morning! We had at least a foot here. All I can say is that I am thankful for the moisture and that the smell of wood burning is great. Chicken and noodles, chili, and vegetable soup. The spooktacular planned for this past Sunday was cancelled as were many other expected events. Some schools had a late start while here we had school cancelled for Monday. If you haven’t heard we have a student tested pos...
Children will still be able to celebrate Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31, even with COVID-19 circulating in the Panhandle. Kimballites Dawn Hinton, Amira Moore and Sarah Stull have organized a “trick or trunk” located in the high school parking lot on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. Setup for the “trunks” is at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome and all ages are invited to participated. At last count about 30 vehicles will be spread throughout the parking lot. Local businesses have also donated candy for the event. The usual downtown business Halloween Parade...
We can close the door on one more Fall Sport for Kimball High School with the completion of the 2020 Nebraska State Cross Country races held at the Kearney Country Club Golf Course this past week. As reported last week, Kimball had two state qualifiers in sophomore Matt Johnson and junior Chantel Malson, but Malson ended up being the Longhorns' only participant at state due to a health issue that prevented Johnson from competing. Matt was unable to compete due to being informed his blood sugar...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes ended their undefeated regular season in a spectacular fashion, dominating the Creek Valley Storm in Chappell, 66-13, in a one-sided game that proved the Coyotes were not only for real, but a class above their D6 rivals. The win earned the 8-0 Coyotes the D6-6 Title and a first round home game in the D6 playoffs starting Friday. The temperatures dipped into the high 20s but the wind never picked up, and the cold temperatures seemed to not affect the red-hot Coyotes at...
The Kimball Junior High football season came to a close this past week with a win over Morrill. Here we’ll look back to cover the final 3 games on the schedule. Kimball 32, Bayard 6 The Shorthorns won 32-6 over Bayard on the road. Kimball led 24-0 at halftime with the line doing a great job of pushing the young Tigers around and the Kimball backs running Tough, according to coach Dane Wurdeman. “The best part of this game was seeing all of our young players get quality experience. This was a game in which the inside run was working well. It is...
As I was writing stories on the Kimball High girls golf team qualifying for the State Tournament this past week, I was curious as to just how many Kimball High girls teams had experienced this honor. I knew for sure that the Hager sisters were involved with state tournament play so I called on their dad Rollie, thinking that would save me a lot of time going back through old files etc., and it certainly did save me time as Rollie, with a lot more technical savvy than this old scribe has,...