Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Dave Domina wishes to bring attention to key issues he believes residents of Nebraska face that are currently being neglected in the United States Senate if elected in 2014. Domina, who currently serves as a trial lawyer for his firm Domina Law Group pc llo, states that his primary motive for choosing to run in the 2014 election was a sense of obligation when considering the important issues that have fallen by the wayside in the Senate throughout the past year.... Full story
Congressman Adrian Smith stopped by the Kimball/Banner County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, January 21, to update local residents on the issues being discussed in Washington. Among the issues discussed was the current tax code which Smith believes is too convoluted and needs to be reformed to better serve the country. "Our current tax code is 10,000 pages in length. And it costs our economy about $160 billion a year just to calculate our taxes. That doesn't include paying your taxes. Roughly...
Since January 1, 2014, there have been seven reported school shootings in the United States. Some fear that school shootings are becoming the norm. With students under stress to perform academically, as well as socially, it’s not a surprise that some have difficulties handling the stress of their adolescence. The key to working with this type of situation is to be prepared and spread awareness, but not to cause alarm. Local law enforcement and school officials are not going to let themselves be put in a situation where they are not prepared f... Full story
Ruth Fisher, 97, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish officiating. Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Hay Spring’s, Nebraska at 3:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Ruth’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Tu... Full story
Cecil R. Dixon, 92, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Cecil’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to the family at 413 S. Elm, Kimball, NE 69145. The services for Cecil have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Cecil Ray Dixon was born in Ohio on September 28, 1921, the son of Martin and Lydia (Spencer) Dixon. He was raised and attended s... Full story
John H. "Catfish" Lonsdale, age 89 of Kimball, NE passed away at Kimball County Manor, Friday morning January 24, 2014. Graveside Military Honors will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 29th in the Greenwood Cemetery. No formal funeral services are planned. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday, January 28th from 1-7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in care of the family to be designated to a cancer research fund. You may view John's Book of... Full story
The Kimball High boys went into the South Platte Valley Association basketball tournament seeded #3 and came out in the #3 spot after winning the consolation finals to claim third place in 7 school bracket. The Longhorns opened play against #6 seeded Maxwell and won out 58-31, then suffered their second loss of the season falling to #2 seeded Chase County 59-53, but came back in the consolation finals to win over Sutherland 45-32. After last week's tournament play, the Horns are now 11-2 on the... Full story
The Kimball High girls wound up 4th at the SPVA Tournament held at the North Platte Community College this past week. As reported in last week's sports, the Kimball ladies won their first round game with Perkins County 52-31 to advance them into the semi finals against C-l state ranked Hershey where they lost 48-27, and in the consolation finals for third-fourth, the Lady Horns lost 56-51 to a very solid Sutherland team. "Hershey is ranked #3 in C-l for a reason" said coach Chauncey Pedersen. Th...
Rowdy Keller was Kimball’s “outstanding performer” according to Kimball High Wrestling Coach Wade Brashear at the Lingle-Ft. Laramie two-day wrestling tournament held this past weekend. Keller finished runnerup in the 113 pound weight class, a solid accomplishment at the huge, and always tough tournament, where it is very hard to earn a place. Keller, a junior, wrestled 3 matches on the weekend winning by technical fall 16-0 in 5:10 over Sheperdson of the host school, winning by pin in 3:00 over Vossler of Burns, and losing 19-8 to Mowry of Sar...