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"Shop With a Cop" will continue with or without the local Shopko store. Erin Heidemann, head of the "Shop With a Cop" annual event in Kimball, said there will continue to be a "Shop With a Cop" next year, but it is just too early in the planning stages to know the details. Late last week, department store chain Shopko made the news of the closure of their stores nationwide. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal-Star, Shopko, a Wisconsin-based company, plans to close 39 stores...
She has put in 40 years of work for Kimball County and is so close to retirement she can almost taste it. Dec. 31 will be Diana Quicke's official last day as Kimball County treasurer. Beginning her county career in the Road Department, Diana drove a packer while she helped build roads. She surveyed as well as help with secretarial work until she was asked to join the treasurer's office. Diana worked as a deputy under Arthur J. Johnson until she took his place as treasurer. This year makes 31...
A building in Kimball that has served many purposes over the past century is nearing a turning point. The former Longhorn Restaurant building has been accepted by the City of Kimball but has yet to change hands from the previous owners, the Perry family trust. The matter was addressed during a meeting Monday, Dec. 10, with public and business owners in attendance, along with Matt Ashby, urban planner of Ayres Associates, as well as City Administrator Dan Dean, Special Projects Coordinator Amy Sapp and Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty. Beginning with...
Shirrin Sharifpour, 37, of Kimball, was scheduled for an arraignment hearing Tuesday, Dec. 4 in Kimball County District Court before Honorable Judge Derek Weimer on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence. Respectively, those charges are a Class 2 felony, Class 2 felony, Class 2A felony and Class 4 felony. She was arrested Oct. 3 in an alleged attempt to kill her mother. According to the Cheyenne County Attorney's Office, the...
Potter-Dix Coyotes fall to Creek Valley and Paxton. The Coyotes faced the Storm last Friday Dec. 7, and fell 41-63. The following day Potter-Dix fell to Paxton 74-7, being out scored in the first period 27-3, 33-0 in the second quarter. Heading into half time with a score of 60-3. The Coyotes were shut out in the third quarter 5-0 and 9-4 in the final period leaving the final score 74-7. Potter-Dix faced Leyton Tuesday, Dec. 11, no information was available at press, but will head to Iliff to take on Caliche on Friday....
Potter-Dix ladies fall to 0-4 on the season with the first two losses coming opening weekend against Dundy County and Morrill. Lady Coyotes lost to Dundy Co. 62-8 and Morrill 59-15. Potter-Dix looked to get a win over the Creek Valley Storm last Friday, Dec. 7 in Chappell but fell short 50-25 to a 1-2 Strom team. Saturday, Dec. 8 The Lady Coyotes took on Paxton but once again came up sort falling 27-24 in a hard fought, low scoring match. In the first quarter Potter-Dix was up with a score of 5-4, both teams scored seven points in the second...
A double-win weekend for the Kimball girls as they ran their season record to 3-1. On Friday night at home the Lady Longhorns won over Perkins County 65-29 and on Saturday at Morrill they came out on top 58-40. A good offensive showing both nights for the Kimball ladies! Both nights Kimball started slow and against Perkins County they actually trailed 5-3 before they got rebound baskets from Carli Wurdeman and Sydney Biesecker along with a layin from Megan Spicer to lead 9-5 at the quarter...
Kim Bowl hosted USB Certified Gold Pro Am Coach Mike Diaz of Lafayette, Colo., Friday Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1. Diaz, a two time titlist on the PBA50 Tour was originally scheduled to make his appearance last year but was unable to due to weather, therefore this event had been sold out for months before hand. Friday evening kicked off with a teaching seminar for the first hour, then Diaz bowled with the locals in attendance for the remainder of the night to work on skills and technique....
A good weekend for Kimball High athletes and their respective teams.The Kimball High girls won both of their games against Perkins County and Morrill and are now 3-1.The boys split their weekend losing to Perkins County after leading until late in the 4th period, but went to Morrill and avenged an earlier loss at Kimball to the Lions.The wrestlers saw their own Kimball Tournament cancelled due to a number of teams dropping out, but coach Brashear took 3 wrestlers to Cheyenne and they came home with 2 2nds and a 1st place. Kimball High...
The Kimball high Wrestling Team has been staying busy and now have 3 events under their belts.They opened the season at Bayard in dual action and had a pair of wins from the Cluff brothers as Bayard won the match 36-9.Jordan Cluff won by pin at at 126 pounds and Connor Cluff won his match 5-2 at 132 pounds.Ethan Culek-Schaeffer lost by fall at 160, Izaak Rohde lost by fall at 195, and Stephen Bateman lost by fall at 285.Several weight classes were open and Bayard won others by Kimball forfeit. The Horns took part in the Akron, Colorado tourname...
A loss and a win over the weekend leaves the Kimball High boys with a record of 2 and 2 in the early part of their basketball season, but things should be looking up for the Horns. On Friday night on the home court the Horns led through 3 quarters over visiting Perkins County before faltering down the stretch in the 4th period to suffer a 55-47 loss to the Plainsmen.It was a case, once again, of poor shooting costing the Horns as they took 17 more shots from the field than the Grant club, but...
Kimball Junior High Wrestlers made the trip to Bayard at the end of November, with Trey Schindler leading the way for the team. In the Quarterfinal match Schindler won by fall over Owen Talton of Bayard Schindler also won by fall over Lucas Anderson of Burns in the Semifinal match. Curtis Rittgarn of Gordon Rushville won by major decision over Schindler (13-4)...
Mattie Louise "Lou" Warren, 93, of Omak, Washington, and formerly of Kimball, died at the Regency Nursing Home in Omak, Washington. Funeral services for Lou will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will follow in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Lou's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. The services for Lou have been entrusted to the...
Shane B. White, 38, of Kimball, died in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018, with Pastor Dennis Payton officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given to the family. The cremation for Shane was entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Shane Brent White was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on...
A Dix woman was sentenced to a 12 to 24 months in prison last week on a charge of attempted distribution of meth. Amanda Weinbender was sentenced Dec. 5 in Cheyenne County District Court relating to two incidents dating back to the fall of 2017. The first occured on Sept. 17, 2017, and the other on Oct. 2, 2017....
Members of the Kimball Baptist Fellowship Teen and Tweens group have decided to open their hearts once again this Christmas season and bake some goodies to add to the Helping Hands Food Pantry distributions for December. Helping Hands Food Distribution days are the third Saturday of every month, from 9-11 a.m. Karen Payton of the church has recruited a few young ladies to bake, and bake they did! They filled 100 plates with eight different items, from snicker-doodles to sugar cookies, fudge and...