Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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In the Panhandle and especially in our local Kimball area, celebrities are hard to find, almost impossible to find. But one local individual was a celebrity and lived right here among us and interacted with us on a daily basis. Oh, "our celebrity" didn't even know he was an area celebrity, but he was and always will be in our hearts and minds. Tom Southard was "our celebrity, Kimball's celebrity." He knew almost everyone and everyone knew him, his personality, dedication to sports, to the commun... Full story
The Panhandle Public Health District’s Risk Dial has slid backward just a little and is on the border of the severe/high range for the current week. On Monday, the number of active cases in Kimball County was 38, which was a bit lower than Friday’s number of active cases. Also on Monday, Kimball County reported nine new cases since the last report on Dec. 3. By Tuesday afternoon, the number of active cases in Kimball County had leaped to 56. If you are heading west of Kimball, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered a mask mandate effective Wed...
Interview Update: This interview was cancelled on Wednesday morning. Another round of interviews for Kimball City administrator is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Sagebrush. The Mayor, Board of Public Works and the Kimball City Council will hold an interview for Perry Mader of Mitchell for the position. Mader is originally from Crawford, but currently is the city administrator in Mitchell. He has more than 20 years of experience in city government. The interview will follow the same format as the two previous sets of interviews. Mayor Keith...
Getting their morning workout are Nate Entingh followed by Heather Entingh. The couple, along with Austin Allison and Jessica Hahlweg, hauled about 70 bags of shoes up the stairs to a waiting collection truck. Kim and Todd Baliman helped load the truck. The shoe drive is a local fundraiser organized by Nate and Heather to benefit local parks. Kimball was the first stop for the truck, which will end up in Orlando, Fla., with a load of shoes to be refurbished and sent to Third World counties....
Good morning Banner County! You know how some days or weeks seem to drag and at other times they seem to fly by? Well this week was a fly-by one for me. It seemed like I went from Monday to Saturday. Boom. I am thinking that this one is going to be pretty much the same. All that hustle and bustle that this season brings. My one sister is having a hard time not being a grinch this year. Says with no snow she just can’t get in the mood. I felt that way last year, but in spite of the beautiful weather that we are having, I have been ready for t...
Julie Juelfs, 65, of Moose Creek, Alaska, died in her home on Monday, November 9, 2020. Services will be held at the Eielson Church of Christ in North Pole on Friday, the 11th of December at 7 p.m.Mountain time. There will be a graveside memorial service in Potter, Nebraska, later in accordance with her wishes to have her ashes buried next to her father. Julie was born May 21, 1955 in Sidney, NE to Stan and Dee Juelfs. She attended the Kimball, Nebraska public schools and graduated with honors... Full story
Tom Southard, 84, of Kimball, died at Great Plains Medical Center in North Platte on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will be published when available. The services for Tom have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
Everett Durheim takes his turn at the Salvation Army kettle at Main Street Market after bell ringers started the Christmas season Friday and Saturday of last week. Pastor Roger Gillming, the project coordinator, reminds people that the Salvation Army proceeds stay right here in Kimball to help those in need....
Last year, back in the late summer of 2019, the Observer was in need of a sportswriter. Tom Southard, the face of Observer sports since 1964, wanted to finally retire. Or at least scale back his writing a good bit and stay out of the cold covering football. So the search was on. The search for someone to succeed Tom. Not replace Tom. Succeed him. Nobody replaces a legend. As it turned out, nobody succeeded him. The job remained open as football season was kicking off. So Tom did what he had... Full story
Kimball's Longhorn basketball teams started their 2020-21 campaigns Friday night against the visiting Leyton Warriors in non-conference action at Kimball High School. Girls Game Kimball 59, Leyton 34 The girls teams played first with Kimball notching a comfortable 59-34 victory over a Lady Warriors squad that dressed just five players. It was new coach Jaclyn Burks' first game at the helm of the Longhorns. Senior standout Megan Spicer led the Longhorns in scoring with 21 points and had five...
The young Kimball Longhorn wrestlers next compete Friday, Dec. 11, at North Platte St. Pats after showing improvement in their first two outings this year, coach Bob Culek told the Observer. Kimball opened the season Friday, Dec. 4, at Bayard and wrestled in the Mullen tournament the next day. In Bayard, Kimball had Aaron Gillming at 113 pounds, James McGinnis at 132, Connor Cluff at 145 and Trey Schindler at 152. “We wrestled OK for the first meet out this year,” Culek said. “We had some things to work on, but overall I thought we wrest...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes, boys and girls, hit the road to Perkins County to open their 2020-21 seasons. In the left photo, junior Thomas Muldoon heads up court against the Plainsmen during a game in which he scored 9 points. In the right photo, Potter-Dix sophomore Kylie Fiethner (10) goes up for a jump ball against Rylee Huff. Fiethner scored 4 points for the Coyotes....
Third- and fourth-grade Kimball boys are starting out strong in the Sidney Community Center League. They just had their first games this week and expect the season to go through January. Kimball beat Sidney Red, 14-2, and Haxtun, 22-7. Against Sidney Red, Lucas Tabor scored 6 points and four teammates had 2 points each: Mason Brown, Cooper Kasten, Kolt Hottell and Jacob Buento. In the Haxtun game, Cooper Kasten scored 6 points and Kolt Hottell 4, while each of these guys had 2: Mason Brown,...