Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Interest in the Western Nebraska Economic Development Inter-local Cooperation Agreement (WNED) is increasing, according to Kimball City Administrator Daniel Ortiz. Ortiz told members of the council of that increase in interest at the Dec. 1 meeting. The sole county involved in the collaborative effort is Scotts Bluff County, but 10 Panhandle communities are now interested and that number could increase, Ortiz said. Ortiz further reported that changes to the terms in the agreement were made during the last cooperative meeting as the core group...
Consideration of purchasing a new rescue vehicle for the Kimball County ambulance service has been ongoing for four years, according to director Carla Goranson. Recently the issue was moved to the front burner when the Kimball County Board of Commissioners placed a state-wide ad, the week of Oct. 29 through Nov. 5, requesting bids on the ambulance sought. One bid was received for the Commissioner's meeting on Dec. 1, by Firefox Rescue Equipment Service out of York. The bid offered a 2016 Chevy D...
The Kimball City Council approved a Keno grant for Shop with a Cop, discussed changes in PADD, and welcomed back Rosie Russell as city clerk at the Dec. 1 meeting. Police chief Darren Huff requested $4,500 in the form of a Keno grant for the local Shop with a Cop program. The request was the same as last year, even though the amount of money the program requires has increased, he said. “We have kind of broadened what we are doing with Shop with a Cop now,” Huff said. “We are not just taking kids shopping so they can buy things. We are also...
Choosing to trade a somewhat urban lifestyle in Colorado for a more peaceful rural life in Banner County fits the Whelchel family just fine. Laura, her husband, Dave, and two children are glad they did just 16 years ago. "It was getting too populated where we were in Colorado," Laura said. "We always came here to go camping and we always enjoyed it, so we thought, 'Well, we'll just look for a farm.'" When they found their current home, she said they just decided to jump in. Their family has also...
Kimball's Mary Lynch Elementary School has reached the million dollar mark in the "Receipts for Cash" program with Main Street Market. According to teacher Amy McManigal, who is in her third year of collecting receipts for the program, every $100,000 receipts collected earns the school $1,000 from Main Street Market. McManigal's neighbor, Jan Levesque, volunteers time inputing receipt information on a spreadsheet. Monies collected in the past has purchased play ground balls, backpacks and...
At the most recent Kimball Park and Recreation Board meeting, Nov. 17, the Park and Recreation Superintendent, Jeremy Williams addressed both the County Commissioners and the City Council for money to purchase several pieces of equipment to replace older units. The conversation began at the August board meeting. City Administrator Daniel Ortiz stated that much of the equipment used at Kimball’s golf course is aging and the equipment Williams has to work with has begun to negatively impact the maintenance of the golf course. At that time W...
JoAnn Steele Thompson passed away November 30, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX after a recurring battle with cancer. JoAnn Mardelle Christensen Steele Thompson was born June 12, 1933, in Newman Grove, Nebraska to Lawrence and Pearl Christensen. She had an older sister, Reona, and an older brother, Virgil. JoAnn was confirmed at Shell Creek Lutheran Church in 1947 and graduated from Newman Grove High School in 1950. She began teaching that fall in Kimball County Nebraska. I...
I have always, I mean almost always ... that is usually, at least sometimes, lived a super organized life – regardless of what friends and family might say. I do actually prefer putting in the small amount of effort that is required to have a place for everything and have everything in its place, because the payoff is huge! There was a time when I wasted little time looking for anything. In fact, ten years ago I could have sent a stranger into my home, given them a small set of specific directions and expected them to return to me with any i...
From an early age, Russell Brady faced life challenges. His mother had passed away (tuberculosis); his father was seriously injured in an accident; he lived in an orphanage. When America was attacked, he joined the US Army. Russell enlisted on 8 December 1941. The Armed Services needed personnel badly. He signed up in the Akron, Colorado area and passed the physical exams, then went to Fort Logan, CO where he was further tested and provided uniforms, haircuts, and new friends. Russell completed 5 weeks of basic training at Fort Carson, CO. He...
Cast and crew of "Eurydice," the One-Act play presented by Potter-Dix High School are shown here following their Dec. 2 first place performance. At press time the One-Act team was on the road to the state competition in Norfolk. Father - Sam Bogert Eurydice - Dawson Sherman Orpheus - Noah Nelson Lord of the Underworld - Keverett Rusk Big Stone - Justice Palmer Loud Stone - Brooke Glass Little Stone - Audrey Juelfs Elevator Man - Zac Hutchinson Chorus of Stones: Payton Franklin, Presley...
The Kimball High girls are off and running, winning their own Kimball Invitational Tournament this past weekend leaving them with a 3-0 record, counting the early exhibition win over Scottsbluff in the Nebraska Hall of Fame game. That win, and the championship win over Dundy County Saturday evening, are two very impressive victories for the Lady Horns. No problem for the Kimball ladies in Friday night's first round play as they ran past McPherson County 61-14. The win Saturday in the...
Danika Daum signed her letter of intent this past week to officially declare herself a Cougar, and a member of next year's WNCC Volleyball program. Western Nebraska Community College Coach Binny Canales, along with members of the WNCC Sports Information Department and other area media were all on hand to observe the Kimball High senior standout put her name on the line. Daum chose the Cougar program knowing the success they have enjoyed through the years, including this past season when they...
Wildcat wrestlers competed well in the Crawford Invitational, a round robin tournament, on Friday, Dec. 4 with freshman Trenten Eskew and senior Garrett Grubbs finishing second in their weight brackets. Eskew, wrestling at 106 pounds, began his day with a win over Austin Anderson of Hay Springs before losing his match to Trevor Nelson of Crawford at 5:23. Banner County senior Garrett Grubbs won his first match by fall against Andres Canales of Gering in 3:59, followed by a 10-8 decision over Hay Springs mat-man Jake Johnson and won against...
With just five athletes on their roster, the Wildcats forfeited the varsity game against the Coyotes but played out the junior varsity game. According to coach Cole Wyatt because the Banner County boys are down to just five players, they have forfeited every varsity game in the month of December. Wyatt has two athletes on a forced 90-day suspension as transfers into the district, but the team will still play the junior varsity games. “These games are really nothing more than glorified scrimmages,” Coach Cole Wyatt said. “They give the team...
The High School Winter Sports Season is off and running. We had a full schedule of events this past week with the Kimball High Wrestlers hosting their own dual with Bayard and then participating in the Akron, Colorado Tournament and they will be at the Banner County Tourney this Saturday with a 9:30 a.m. start time. Kimball hosted their own four team girls-boys basketball tournament and both Kimball teams played in the championship game with the girls winning and the boys taking runner-up honors. It was a great atmosphere, especially when...
The Kimball High Wrestlers got the season underway on the home mats this past Thursday hosting Bayard. The visiting Tigers got the win 42-18 with Kimball having one lone win on the mats and two wins by forfeit. Both schools had 9 wrestlers and the Tigers had 6 wins on the mats, all by fall. Highlight of the night for Kimball was freshman Toby McManigal registering a win in his first high school match, by pin, in 2:38 of his 170 pound weight class. Coach Wade Brashear's young and inexperienced...
The Kimball High boys swept past McPherson County 68-20 in first round play of the Kimball Invitational Tournament this past weekend but fell to a scrappy Dundy County-Stratton team 67-48 in the championship game. The Dundy County-Stratton team had defeated Morrill 58-37 in their first round pairing. Coach Luke Dea was able to use everyone he suited giving his bench plenty of court time in the win over McPherson County. He got scoring out of ten players led by Jordan Greenwood with 16 as the junior hit 7/15 from the field including a pair of...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats lost a close game when they hosted Garden County on Friday, Dec. 4 and followed with a second tough loss to Potter-Dix on Saturday. MaKenna Dahlrin, sophomore starter for the Wildcats, led the way earning eight points, followed by Jadyn Cross and Paige Cross with five each. Courtney Knisley and Shaylee White each added four and Savannah Jordan contributed three. Dahlgrin, named the most valuable player for her efforts, pulled down 25 rebounds total, and led in...
The Kimball Junior High Wrestling Team had their best performance of the season, according to coach Klent Schnell at the Bayard Tournament this past week. "Our young men wrestled the best they have this year. They went out and were very aggressive and tried some things we have been working on in practice. Zavyer White had his best tournament and won his bracket," Schnell said. Along with White's win, Todd Hunsaker was also 1st, Ethan Ratzlaff and Steve Bateman were 2nd, Scott Hunsaker was 2nd,...