Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Following closed session during the Wednesday, Oct. 25 special meeting, the Kimball Board of Education announced that Kimball Superintendent of Schools, Marshall Lewis, mayno longer be employed at Kimball Public Schools, though circumstances surrounding this decision are not currently available, and may not be made public in the future. The Board entered into closed session at 5:36 for the evaluation of job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a publ...
According to Nebraska State Patrol, a Trooper was in search of a stolen vehicle, shortly after 11 p.m. Monday night, when he spotted the said vehicle, east of Chappell in Deuel County. The suspect was traveling in the stolen vehicle, at mile marker 48 near Brownson, the suspect wrecked the vehicle and left the scene on foot, law enforcement agencies were unable to apprehend the suspect. At that point the suspect stole a pickup truck and was said to be armed. Frerichs of the Nebraska State Patrol stated in an interview, there is no more...
Boxing has been a part of Ed Avila's life since he first put on a pair of gloves at four years old. In 1958, at his grandmother's house, Ed received his first pair of boxing gloves and ten years later he saw his first Golden Gloves match. "Boxing was a big part of the family because my grandmother, being a tough German gal, liked the boxing biz," he said. As a high school student he began boxing, using elephant hide, horse hair gloves that he still has today, and though he did not box much, his...
Mayor Keith Prunty appointed Katherine Terrill, longtime City of Kimball employee, as the City Clerk following Rosie Russell’s retirement. The process to hire a new City Clerk included accepting applications, of which the City received 12 in just three weeks. The hiring committee, comprised of City Administrator Dan Dean, Chief of Police Andy Bremer, City Treasurer Laurie Sisk, Russell and Prunty, culled three applicants from that group for interviews. “We used our appointed officials, because they are the ones who have to work with the per...
Elaine J. Sandridge, 95, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, October 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2017 at St. Hilda's Episcopal Church in Kimball with The Reverend Christine Plantz officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until service time on Friday at St. Hilda's Episcopal Church in Kimball. Friends can visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Elaine's Tribute Wall and leave...
As a kid I loved Halloween like just about every kid, but my sister and I were the ones who never, ever had store bought costumes. My mom made us a costume every single year, most of the time she had our costume already picked out before we could even decide what we wanted to be. It wasn’t such a bad thing though, but of course, when I was younger I wanted to be something everyone else was going as, or having the same costume as everyone in my class. As I got older, the more the idea grew on me, hey this isn’t such a bad deal I’d think to my...
Long-time Mary Lynch employee Vickie Kaczar, received the surprise of a life-time last Thursday when, teachers, students and co-workers surprised her with a huge celebration for all her hard work at the school over the past 11 years. Little did Kaczar know her daughter Amber was in on the surpirse as well. It was planned for Amber to fly out from California to help surprise her mom on this special day. Kaczar was overjoyed will all of the wonderful things everyone had done for her, the students...
The Selective Service System reached out to a number of young men around the Country. This activity affected lots and lots of young Nebraska men as well. A group was contacted and assembled in the Seward area. Their number was enough that they traveled from Seward to the military induction station in Omaha by bus. Usually draftees were sent to the Army. When the bus arrived at the Omaha site, Vernon Hermann was given a choice. There were two slots available in the Navy, some available in the...
Kimball takes a hard loss at Sidney last week and another loss against Bridgeport Monday. The Lady Horns were shut out in three sets with the Red Raiders last Tuesday, 25-10 in the first set, 25-9 in the second and 25-17 in the third. Hannah Biesecker led the pack again with six kills, four points, five digs, and one block. Justine Heeg, added seven assists, one point and one dig. Kate Reader had five kills, one point, one ace, and one block. Madison Wynne had three assists, one point, and one...
Potter-Dix gets a big home win on Morrill last Thrusday in a 3-1 set. Morrill took the first set with a 25-22 victory but the Lady Coytoes battled back to win the last three sets with scores of 25-11, 25-13, and 25-21. Senior Trinity Langley stepped up once again in this match helping the Coyotes with 19 kills, six blocks, as well as, some great digs. Potter-Dix is leading the D2 District 12 standings 7-1 over Leyton 6-1, Creek Valley 5-2, Banner County 2-3 and Minatate 0-7. Langley also leads district in kills with 270, right behind her is...
With a 53-6 loss at Valentine in their final football game of the season, the Kimball High Longhorns finished out a winless season, but there are big changes ahead for the Horns as they turn to 8-man football next year. A quick summary of the few highlights of the loss at Valentine includes the lone TD which came on a 20 yard pass completion from Izaac Reuter to Zane Anthony in the 2nd period. The hosting Badgers dominated the contest, as expected, as they entered the contest ranked number 7 in the Class C2 state rankings and moved into the...
Banner County played to host to Junior High Wrestling Invitational Saturday Oct. 28. Group 1 - Matthew Johnson’s place is 3rd and has scored 9.00 team points. Round 1 - Matthew Johnson (Kimball) won by fall over Carlyle Sparks (Burns/Pine Bluffs) (Fall 1:31) Round 2 - Dutch Yates (Garden County) won by fall over Matthew Johnson (Kimball) (Fall 2:28) Round 3 - Ashton Dane (Hay Springs) won by major decision over Matthew Johnson (Kimball) (Maj 12-2) Group 3 - Kyle Fraser’s place is 4th and has scored 4.00 team points. Round 1 - Creele Weber (He...
I guess the Fall Sport season is over for the Kimball High Athletes and it ended at Scottsbluff High School this past Monday evening when the Lady Longhorn Volleyball Team lost 3 sets to Bridgeport in sub-district Tournament play. The Kimball ladies looked good in the first set and appeared they were going to win as they got out to some nice leads, but after scoring 22 points and still on top by 5 points, the momentum switched and Kimball lost 22-25. In the second set, the Lady Longhorns played like, “What just happened” and they never did get...
Wildcats get another win on Indians last Wednesday. Banner County has played Minatare three times on the season winning all three matches. This last win came in a two-game set with Banner County coming out on top in the first set 25-23 and the second set 25-13. No other information was available at press....
Atta Boys and Girls on the Grim Reaper team in Kimball. I’ve read the article twice and wish every school could have this program. I’m sure most students haven’t given much thought to these problems. Also, other distractions include radio, smoking and becoming sleepy late at night or early morning. I plan to read this article to my Grandson and send it to my family in Canon City, Colorado. Thanks again to everyone who participated. Norma Szobody Bushnell, NE...