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 veterans gathered at the Harry E. McNees Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 12 for the annual Kimball High School civics class Veterans Day program. See page 8 for more photos....
Santa’s Kimball helpers are ready to light up the town with the annual Parade of Lights and Christmas Lighting and Decor contest. The deadline to enter in the lighting and décor contest is Dec. 13 for either a residential entry or a business entry. White lights, single color lights, multi-colored lights, we want to see them all – blinking, chasing or simply twinkling. Adorn your home or business with lights, ribbon, wreaths, inflatables,musical and window displays for all to see. Judging will occur on Dec. 22 with a traveling trophy, and brag...
Members of the Kimball community joined the State of Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development business attraction and development team this past week, Wednesday Nov. 7 to learn from economic development leaders who are creating new opportunities for economic growth. Amy Sapp, City of Kimball’s Special Project Coordinator, hosted Joe Fox, Director of Business Development; Jason Guernsey, Business Attraction Manager; Jacob Knutson, Business Attraction; Rose Baker, SBDF, CJT, and InternNE Program Director and Job Training Coordinator, and...
Given devastating news when she was young and full of hope, Kimball graduate Rebekah (Williams) Franklin could have given up – and she nearly did, instead she chose to grow, and to offer hope to others when she was feeling hopeless. "One of my favorite quotes is 'You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have,'" she said. Becky's family moved to Kimball in the early nineties and she graduated high school in 1999. She went to college in Texas, worked at a d...
Kimball veterans are raising money for the newly erected memorial in Gotte Park. The space in front of the flagpoles will eventually be filled in with memorial bricks honoring the county’s veterans. VFW Post 2243 is selling bricks in two sizes, smaller bricks will sell for $50 with larger bricks sold for $75, each in memory of or in honor of a Kimball County Veteran. Purchasing a brick to honor a veteran will also help VFW Post 2243 raise much-needed funds for their projects. Members of the local post are also selling 2019 Calendars for $20. O...
Winter is upon us and drivers and reminded to travel with safety in mind. Reduce speed of travel. The City of Kimball has a new tool meant to keep drivers mindful of their speed of travel, an electronic speed indicator. The indicator was a gift from the Panhandle Public Health District and it is currently placed on Highway 71 near Seventh Street. Kimball Police Department reminds drivers that stopping on snow and ice covered roadways is more difficult. Maintaining a slower speed allows more...
Joan H. Kjos, 81, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will be held in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff at 2:30 p.m. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends can visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Joan's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the...
My best friend and partner of 14 years, William “Bill” Crow, lost his battle with cancer on Oct. 19 at 10:50 p.m. He died peacefully at home with me. I will miss him greatly....
Richard A. Wallin, 68, of Wichita, Kans., formerly of Kimball, passed away on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, after a short battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place. Funeral and a full obituary will be at a later date....
After a winless season in 2017, the Kimball High football team ushered into a new era of 8-man football with a break-even season going 4 wins and 4 losses in 2018. The Horns came close to going 5-3 losing their season opener 36-30 in overtime to Garden County. They got that long awaited first win in their second time out winning over Southwest 24-6, then lost 24-66 at Dundy County, lost 20-46 to Hemingford, won big 60-42 over Perkins County on Homecoming night, won 76-14 at Morrill, lost 26-44 t...
The Firearm Deer Season that opened this past weekend kept the Nebraska Game Wardens busy checking in kills at at the Sportsman's Liquor in Kimball. It also kept owner Lisa Wangler busy filling out the required forms that she keeps as through Sunday evening she had checked in 153 deer including 128 bucks and 25 does. Of that total, 139 were Mule deer and 14 were Whitetail. As I gathered this information on Monday morning, there were more hunters waiting to check in their animals. The firearm...
The Western Trails Conference released their football and volleyball All Conference selections for this season this past week. Kimball garnered several honors including senior Zane Anthony being named the 8-man Offensive Player of the Year! Zane was joined on the All Conference Team by senior team mates Izaac Reuter and Corey Travis, plus honorable mention to senior team mates Luis Portillo and Jake Jenkins. Seniors Madison Wynne and Kate Reader were both All Conference volleyball selections with senior Kiersten Anderson and junior Jenna...
Head Coach Chauncey Pedersen kicks off the start of another Kimball Basetball season with 20 girls out for the team for the 2018-19 season...
Caleb Schaeffer led the young Longhorns on the mats last Thursday, Nov. 8, in Hemingford with a first place win and 20 team points on the board. Schaeffer pinned Colter Gerard of Edgemont Jr. High in round one in just 42 seconds and followed up with a win by fall in 2:53 over Owen Talton of Bayard in round two. Round three brought a win by fall over Aaron Suhr of Minatare in 37 seconds to secure Schaeffer’s first place finish in the 123-128 weight bracket. Braylon Miller earned 14 additional team points for the Longhorns and secured a first pla...
On Saturday, Nov. 10, several students and adults from the Kimball Community helped collect over 2,100 pounds of non-perishable food and household items that were donated by members of the Kimball community for the local Food Pantry. Students from the Kimball Interact Club, Junior High Stepping Stones, and the local Scouts all helped in the project. A big thank you to MainStreet Market for donating the plastic bags, to Gene and Justin Mohr for providing a trailer and supervising the process,...
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