Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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For most residents, Halloween is a time to dress up in pop culture costumes and go door-to-door trick or treating and gorge on candy as the night winds down. However, for the Meyers, it's a time to break out boxes upon boxes of decorations and give the people of Kimball another great show. Don and Carol Meyer, who reside at 501 South Adams Street, spend each holiday season hanging lights and placing a plethora of props on their lawn in order to celebrate certain holidays. "Ever since we've been... Full story
At the heart of Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts campaign is a focus on education. Ricketts, who previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of TD Ameritrade and national committeeman for the Republican National Committee, decided to run for governor, because he feels that it will give him the opportunity to bring about change and address issues that may have fallen by the wayside in recent years. “As governor, you actually have an opportunity to work with people and make a difference in people’s lives. We have a great his...
The Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting at the Kimball Event Center Thursday, October 14. Members of the Kimball/Banner Farm Bureau piled into the Meadowlark room of the event center where they enjoyed a dinner prepared by the event center staff before the meeting was called to order. Along with the regular members of the local Farm Bureau, notable guests also attended the annual meeting including Nebraska State Senator Tom Carlson, who had spent the day in Sidney at a meeting concerning water issues. “I’m a friend of... Full story
James T. Dietz of Newcastle, Wyoming slipped away peacefully in his sleep on October 17,2013. Jim was born August 13, 1942 in Kimball, Nebraska, to Herman and Maxine Dietz. He attended school from kindergarten through high school in Kimball County. In high school he played football, ran track, was a band member, sang in the choir, participated in FF A, served on the student council, and was active in his church. In his junior year, his future wife, Shirley Bentley, moved to Kimball. They... Full story
Carol Lynn Wheeler, 56, went to Heaven to be with the LORD on October 2, 2013 in Lake Havasu City, AZ after a long battle with several different kinds of cancer. She was born October 2, 1957 in Kimball, NE to Patrick James & Melba Verna (Heidemann) Lacy. Carol moved with her family to Phoenix, AZ in 1970 and was the second graduating class at Trevor G. Browne High School. She loved a good challenge of different kinds of puzzles and would beat just about everyone she played in a game of pool or... Full story
Kenneth Taylor of Kimball passed away Thursday, October 24th, 2013 in Stratton, Nebraska. He was 91 years of age. Survivors include: Son, Greg and wife, Sheila Taylor of Stratton, Nebraska,Son, Kenton and wife, Nancy Taylor of Greensburg, Kansas Sister-in-law, Charlotte Hickman of Kimball, Nebraska Brother-in-law, Duane and wife, Clarice Schmidt of Lincoln, Nebraska. Services are pending at this time. A memorial has been established to the Calvary United Methodist Church, Bushnell, Nebraska. A full obituary will follow at a later date. Online... Full story
A dramatic 28-27 win over Bayard in the regular season final contest Friday night at Keith Staehr Field evened the Kimball High Longhorns season out at 4 wins and 4 losses and sends the Horns back to the State Playoffs for the third consecutive year. Things looked bleak for the hosting Longhorns early as the Tigers struck first on this beautiful Fall football night. After Kimball took the opening kickoff downfield picking up 3 first downs on the way, the drive faltered with the Horns called for... Full story
Kimball High School hosted the 2013 Western Trails Conference Volleyball Tournament this past Saturday and the Lady Longhorns captured third place with Mitchell the champions and Bridgeport finishing runner-up. Mitchell, the number 1 seed received a first round bye, then swept their way through the tournament winning over Kimball in 2 sets 25-19 27-25, and Bridgeport 25-11 25-22. Kimball was in the upper bracket with Mitchell and advanced to the semi finals by winning over Gordon/Rushville...