Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Visitor’s Committee presented their choice candidate for the position of County Tourism Director to the Kimball County Board of Commissioners the morning of December 18. After receiving three applications and interviewing two candidates the Visitor Committee has chosen to recommend Jo Caskey to be appointed for the position. “We were looking for someone who can take initiative to generate our tourism industry with strong communication skills, directing ability, and someone who is very team driven since we have three different entities tha...
The Kimball Junior High will be introducing a new program in order to aid students with troubled grades in the second half of the school year. The program named Extended Learning Time will be a mandatory after school study hall for kids who fall on the D or F list. The study hall will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday with kids falling on the D or F lists to attend ELT for at least one week. “We’re targeting the seventh and eighth grade. All students who have a D or an F would be affected by this. They would be ask...
After a long discussion over the past few meetings, the Board of Public Works has decided not to apply city funds toward acquiring an electric car for the city of Kimball in their meeting December 11. The decision not to move forward with the electric car for Kimball comes from uncertainty pertaining to how it could be put to use to benefit the city. “I think it is the right thing. I just wish I felt more confident that it was something we could really use,” Chairperson Jim Cederburg said. City Administrator Harold Farrar had applied for a gra...
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt a resolution that will change the landlord deposit policy for utilities in the city of Kimball. The new policy will change the previous policy for landlords from paying a $100 dollar utility deposit per rental unit to a $200 floating ceiling deposit for all rental properties contained in one location. Under the previous policy landlords would have to pay a $100 deposit for each residential rental property without a limit on the cost to the landlord. As stated on the resolution itself, the purpose of the...
Students at Kimball Junior-Senior High School perform a colorful song and dance routine during the school’s Christmas Concert Monday night at McNees Auditorium. On Tuesday Kimball elementary students performed....
Employees of GRI donned purple in support of Ken Risk’s fight against cancer. Through sale of the shirts they were able to donate $420 to St. Jude’s hospital....
“So this is Christmas, and what have you done?” The first line of John Lennon’s famous holiday song reminds us that the season calls for a personal account of our efforts to aid community and humanity. Another year is ending, he reminds us, and a new one—with a new set of needs—awaits just a few days away. Kimball and the surrounding area faces many challenges: economic growth, low income families, an aging population, homes and buildings in disrepair. Of course, most many parts of the world share in these. But we believe the residents of Kimba...
I’ve had some clever ideas in my time. For instance, it once occurred to me that figure skating would reap a much larger television market share if patches of thin ice were hidden around the rink. Just imagine the potential for excitement: “She’s attempting a double axel with a—uh oh! Her chance at a gold medal just disappeared into freezing water.” Similar logic could be applied to other lagging small screen genres. Imagine women’s daytime talk shows hosted by those guys from Duck Dynasty or morning news panels demanding nuanced, balanced an...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. This phrase from a popular Christmas song has never before been sung with such sincerity and intensity as it is this year across Nebraska. With more than 96 percent of Nebraska suffering from extreme or exceptional drought, we desperately need the moisture. Farmers and ranchers have been battling severe drought conditions across the entire state, in what has become one of the driest and hottest spells on record. Drought conditions extend to more than 60 percent of the contiguous United States and have...
TR12-469 Danielle Dillingham, Kimball, NE. Speeding, No OPS, Child safety restraint TR12-470 Casey Schindler, Kimball, NE. Child Restraint Violation TR12-471 Adam Spicer, Kimball, NE. Improper Turn, Occupant Restraint Violation TR12-472 Kassandra McKinnoal, Denton, NE. No Operator’s License TR12-473 Ryan Glenn, Iliff, CO. Non working brake lights TR12-474 Brittney Vigil, Kimball, NE. Speeding TR12-475 Kimberly Randles, Kimball, NE. Duty to Carry Driver’s License TR12-477 Adam Warner, Kimball, NE. Failure to use turn signal TR12-478 Shayne McK...
Over the course of the past few years, we have seen the Environmental Protection Agency become prevalent in agriculture. The EPA is a government program that was established to protect human health and the environment, although, some believe they have become overbearing. The EPA has produced many acts dealing with agriculture. All of these acts have requirements, many of which require monetary action to conform to. In addition to the current acts, in a recent USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force meeting, an outline of new regulations was pr...
I have the honor of representing Nebraska’s Third District, which is one of the largest and most rural districts in the country. I love rural America, but oftentimes Congress and bureaucratic agencies in Washington make decisions without fully considering how laws, rules and regulations will affect rural populations differently from other Americans. For example, rural Americans tend to have greater challenges accessing quality health care because hospitals and physicians are more concentrated in urban areas. To see a specialist, rural A...
Good Morning to each of you here in Banner County and to all of our friends and neighbors near and far. Here is hoping that you are all ready for the Christmas holiday. I am not completely, but I am getting closer. Guess that is a great thing since the 25th is only a few days away. Our college kids will be home and many other family members will be also, and that in its self will be a lot to be grateful for. Last week the Wildcats hosted Leyton in four basketball games, traveled to Creek Valley the next day, and now they will compete in the...
In the pre-dawn hour of December 15, 1890, a squadron of more than twenty Indian Police roughly wakened Sitting Bull. Rudely escorted from his home, not even allowed the dignity to cover his naked body, Sitting Bull protested his unwarranted arrest. Careless, though passionate, shots were fired in defense of Sitting Bull and the fearful tribal police responded by killing the great Sioux Chief with one bullet in his back, one bullet in his head. While he lay in the spreading pool of blood, his home was searched and a young man was found still...
A lot of business was covered at last week’s village board meeting. Cody, Billy, and Karl took the oath of office for the positions they were re-elected to on the board. Tim was re-elected as chairman of the board. Shirley was reappointed as clerk/treasurer. Tim, Verne, and Karl were reappointed to the health board. The board voted in the updates to the Nebraska Basic Ordinance Code (this is available at the office for anyone who would like to read it). They also approved the 2013 emergency management plan for the water system and passed a r...
The Sentimental Production DVD’s are on the shelf and waiting for your enjoyment. These special DVD’s take you back in time by visiting venues and activities of the past such as Vintage Base Ball, Old-Piano Contests and Early TV Commercials. The DVD’s also take you around the country visiting sites you may not be able to see in your travels. Please consider checking these out. You can set in your favorite chair and laugh at the past. The Scanner and printer set up at the library will allow you to make your last minute Christmas cards. They...
Online degree programs in criminology and criminal justice are now available at the University of Nebraska, providing students with flexible options to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a high-demand field. The programs became available through the University of Nebraska Online Worldwide website this fall and can all be completed fully online. They include: ·A Bachelor of General Studies with a concentration in criminology and criminal justice, offered by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. This degree completion program is for stud...
The New Hope Assembly of God will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Monday, December 24 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 413 E. 3rd Street in Kimball. Everyone is welcome to attend this service. The Kimball Baptist Fellowship at 507 S. Oak will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service and children’s program on December 24 at 6 p.m. The children of the church’s Wednesday night “Kids Club” will present the program “Miracle in the Manger.” This will be a brief program, allowing families to spent the remainder of the evening wit...
The Keith Staehr Scholarship was established in 2010 by a group of former students and athletes in honor of coach Staehr. The scholarship recipient is personally approved by coach Staehr and is chosen based upon demonstrated perserverance and dedication to team success. Michael Robinson was the first recipient, followed by Kaitlin Moritz in 2011 and Jeff Greenwood for the 2012-13 school year. The Kimball Public School Foundation administers the Staehr scholarship, which is funded entirely by personal donations. It is the wish of the founding...
Moustaches have become de rigueur in certain lifestyle choices; mountain men, Arctic explorers, Fu Man Chu-ists, carnival acts like the bearded lady and cowboy poets. As we know, if something becomes popular, the government soon tries to get involved. A word about moustache safety and maintenance; HAPHAZARD! There are really no official rules, no regulations passed down by the Department of Sanitation or Landscaping or Aerodynamics. But I suppose one might encounter moustache restrictions for certain jobs like wine tasting, orthodontry, or...
When Pop Walker sneaked out the kitchen door the other day, it affected all of us. He’s been a resident of the Rest of Your Life retirement home for several years now. He still remembers who said what during combat in Europe, but has a hard time remembering if he’s had breakfast. The call went out down at the Sheriff’s office around 10 p.m. that Pop had slipped through the enemy lines, meaning the kitchen staff, and was on the loose. One of the deputies called Doc, who was a friend of his since forever, and Doc alerted the rest of us. Pop is on...
In the past couple of articles I’ve talked about how we have added diversity into our cropping rotations to diversify markets and improve soil health. We have added field peas into our dry land cropping rotation which has allowed us to diversify our herbicide rotations, improve and diversify our soil microbial populations, and add a legume in our crop rotation for nitrogen fixation. Our crop rotation is now winter wheat, followed by corn, then field peas and back to winter wheat. I also talked about the possibility of adding forages as part of...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 8.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.19 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.25, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices at the start of the week were 6.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 15.1 cents per g...
Todd Parsons, a well known Kimball County farmer/rancher was re-elected to the Kimball County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee for a three year term by the voters of the Bushnell Local Administrative Area (LAA) on December 5, 2012. Parsons will serve with incumbent members Grace Linn Olsen from the Kimball LAA and Lars Engstrom from the Dix LAA. County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and provide a link between the agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to the county committee help...