Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Daria Anderson-Faden and Larry Engstrom won election to the Kimball County Commission, and Keith Prunty will be the new mayor of the City of Kimball after Tuesday's midterm election. The proposed tax levy for the Plains Historical Society passed, while the proposed tax levy for the Kimball County Agricultural Society did not pass. Results of all races are unofficial until votes are officially canvassed on Thursday. In the race to become Kimball's mayor, Prunty defeated City Councilman John...
A month ago the Kimball High School civics class received $6,000 in KENO funds to bring motivational speaker and best selling author Sam Glenn to Kimball. On Oct. 30 in the high school auditorium, everyone was able to see what all the fuss was about. Glenn spoke three times in Kimball on that day. He spoke once for the junior high students, once for the high school students and for the community that evening. The high school auditorium was about three-fourths full for his evening presentation....
Students from Hershey High School want to thank Kimball fans for the generosity they showed during a recent football game. On Oct. 17, the Longhorns traveled to Hershey for a game in which students and others in the stands wore orange ribbons in support of Paige Larchick, a junior at the school who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The public address announcer explained the reason for the orange ribbons, and Kimball fans in the stands responded by “passing the hat” to raise money for Larchick. “After that, the few Kimball fans must have...
Kimball County decided to renew its contract with Viaero wireless during Monday’s meeting of the county commissioners. The meeting was held Monday instead of the usual Tuesday date, due to the election. Before deciding to renew the wireless contract with Viaero, the commissioners directed County Clerk Cathy Sibal to look into the cell phone coverage in which the county reimburses its employees and see if they could be switched to Viaero. This could potentially save the county money. Dave Hottell, county highway superintendent, gave an update o...
The local advisory committee for Oliver Reservoir seeks input from Kimball County citizens. The committee held a public meeting last Thursday in which citizens were able to voice their thoughts and concerns. Those who could not attend may still submit input to Galen Wittrock of the South Platte Natural Resources District by calling 308-254-2377. Those on the committee, in addition to Wittrock, include Tim Nolting, Larry Stahla, Harry Gillway, Wilson Bowling, Larry Snyder and David Schnell. The committee meets monthly and advises the SPNRD...
Several new faces cast their ballots for the first time on Tuesday. Jeri Ferguson, a Kimball High School civics teacher, led several of her students into the Kimball Event Center Tuesday to vote in the election. It was the first time voting for students Colton Stull, Ryan Muneio, Jodell Schulte, Jobany Martinez, AJ Spicer and Michael Ferguson. After they voted the students all gathered in the entry area of the event center. "I think it's really important that we vote because it's how we can...
Kimball County voters mirrored those of voters across the state and region in many non-local races. For governor and lieutenant governor, Kimball County voted heavily in favor of Republicans Pete Ricketts and Mike Foley. The two won 909 votes in the county, coming in at 75.12 percent. Democrats Chuck Hassebrook and Jane Reybould came in with 238 votes and 19.67 percent, while Libertarians Mark G. Ellworth Jr. and Scott Zimmerman had 63 votes and 5.21 percent. Ricketts and Foley easily won the statewide race. The county voted for incumbent Repub...
The City of Kimball board of public works heard an update on Keep Kimball Beautiful at its Oct. 28 meeting. Larissa Binod, director of KKB, told the board that 117,660 pounds of materials were diverted and recycled from July through September. The office pack, cardboard route, alley way collection, alley cat trailers in Bushnell and Dix, and confidential document shredding has all contributed to the organization’s recycling efforts, she said. With help from the AmeriCorps team that recently visited Kimball County, the recycling center was a...
Mildred Van Aelstyn, age 97 of Sidney, and a former Kimball resident, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care, Tuesday evening, Oct. 28, 2014. Graveside interment will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday, Nov. 7, to sign Mildred's register book and drop off condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Mildred's name to the Dorwart...
Gordon G. French, 89, of Dix, died at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Sunday, Nov. 2. Funeral services are pending at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball....
Congressman Adrian Smith is the keynote speaker for this year’s Kimball High School Veterans Day program. “We’re extremely honored that Congressman Smith has accepted our invitation to speak to our area veterans during this very busy election time,” said Jeri Ferguson, KHS civics instructor. “Congressman Smith has earned praise for his leadership, hard work and dedication to Nebraska, and we’re excited to have him help us honor those who’ve served our country.” This year’s program will be Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in the Harry McNees Audi...
For each quarter of the school year, three students from both the 7th and 8th grades are honored as "Students of the Quarter." These students are nominated by their teachers and then selected by the principal. They are treated to lunch at Pizza Hut and earn a certificate for their excellent performance during the past nine weeks. Pictured, from left, are seventh grade students Carli Wurdeman, Alex Flores and Kirsten Milam and eighth grade students Robert Morrow, Hailey Paxton and Lexi...
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, students at Mary Lynch Elementary School and Kimball Junior Senior High School got to see the WNCC Varsity Vocalise, directed by Rita Stinner, perform several musical sets. Varsity Vocalise performed the 1973 hit "Free Ride," 20th Century Fox Series Glee hits "It's Time" and "Outcast," and the Pentatonix remix of "Save the World/Don't You Worry Child."...
Children in Kimball and the surrounding area dressed in costumes varying from spooky to princess as they trekked through downtown businesses late Friday afternoon during the annual Halloween parade. The youngsters briefly stopped along the route to accept candy from many business owners and organizations that were present along the route....
Children of all ages, such as the ones pictured above, participated in the costume contest at the fall festival last Saturday. It was held at the Kimball Event Center and included games, food, prizes and more....
The season came to an end for the Kimball High Volleyball Team on Monday evening with the Lady Longhorns losing in 3 sets to Bridgeport in the sub-district championship match. Kimball had defeated Hemingford in first round play in 4 sets by scores of 24-26 25-23 25-19 25-16, while Bridgeport had won their first round pairing over Bayard in five sets by scores of 21-25 25-12 25-11 20-25 15-8. Bridgeport had played the opening match with Bayard in the early 5:15 p.m. match while Kimball played the...
A tough second quarter put Potter-Dix behind early and the Coyotes could not recover in a 52-40 loss at Paxton last Thursday to open the football playoffs. The Coyotes took a 12-6 first quarter lead, but the Tigers outscored them 34-0 in the second quarter. Potter-Dix trailed 40-12 at halftime. Potter-Dix got back into the game in the third quarter, outscoring Paxton 20-6 to cut the deficit to 46-32. The Coyotes outscored the Tigers 8-6 in the fourth quarter, but could not inch back any closer. The Coyotes close the season with a 5-4 record....
It was a winning year of football for coach Nick Kuxhausen and his staff with 6 wins and only 3 losses for Kuxhausen in his second year as the head man. The Longhorns were so close to making the state playoffs in the year of the new format where the playoff teams in C-2 were cut from 32 to 16. Kimball ended up in a tie for the number 18 spot. Think back to the 20-17 loss to Southern Valley, (who made the playoffs) where the Horns were leading until the final minutes. In looking back, Kimball opened with a 30-16 win over Gordon-Rushville, then...
The Kimball High Lady Longhorns lost to Sidney in four sets in the regular season final match played on the Kimball home court this past week but gave good effort against the larger Class B school. Coach Vicki Mitchell said, “We came out tough and driven and then through each set we started to let up at the end. While we don’t like the loss, it didn’t change us much on power points and not at all for the district seeding. When it comes to the subdistrict, we have to beat everyone. one game at a time and that is what we have in mind.” Match s...
Potter-Dix rolled to a 3-0 win over Creek Valley Oct. 28 in its final home contest of the season. The Lady Coyotes won 25-23, 25-18 and 25-15. Regyn Hicks led the team offensively with 16 kills, four blocks and two aces. Alexus Rozelle added 10 kills and two blocks in the win. Savannah Shaw also had four blocks, while Audrey Juelfs had two aces. Kills Regyn Hicks 16, Alexus Rozelle 10, Dawson Sharman 8, Audrey Juelfs 5, Savannah Shaw 1. Blocks Savannah Shaw 4, Regyn Hicks 4, Alexus Rozelle 2, Lanie Thies 2. Aces Audrey Juelfs 2, Regyn Hicks 2,...
Banner County posted a win against Minatare in its five matches played last week. The Lady Wildcats picked up the 2-0 (25-13, 25-22) win Oct. 28 in the Leyton tournament. They also lost 2-0 (25-10, 25-19) to host Leyton and 2-1 to South Platte (25-20, 20-25, 25-11) in the tournament. In the win against Minatare, Paige Cross led the team from the serving line with 10 aces. Banner totalled 19 in the win. Ashlynne Hanan also had three kills. Banner dropped a pair of matches last Thursday in a home triangular against Crawford and Hyannis. The Lady...
Children who attend Head Start in Kimball made a visit to the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department last week. In the top photo, a firefighter demonstrates the use of his mask to children. The children got to try on equipment and try out different aspects of firefighting....