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 vaccine has arrived and, according to Kim Engel, director of Panhandle Public Health District, Phase 1a should move along “pretty quickly.” Engel told the Observer on Tuesday afternoon that they were just receiving the vaccine at that moment. Although everything is subject to change, Phase 1a includes Healthcare Personnel and Long-term Care Facilities – and that has already started locally as Kimball Health Services has received the Moderna vaccine and vaccinations started on Tuesday for those in Phase 1a. (See report on Page A8.) The situa... Full story
Third- and fouth- grade Kimball boys split a couple of games during recent action in the Sidney Community Center League. The boys, who have been competing well, beat Sidney Black, 16-4, and lost to Sidney Red, 5-1. In Kimball's victory, Cooper Kasten scored 8 points, Lucas Tabor 4, Jacob Buento 2 and Kolt Hottell 2. In the loss, Cooper Kasten scored Kimball's lone point. In the photo, Kolt Hottell goes for the steal against a Sidney player....
The Kimball City Council year end meeting saw the departure of long-time council member James Shields and the installation of previous Councilwoman Kim Baliman and newly elected Councilman Gabe Ingram. The City of Kimball continues to look for a city administrator and now will also be looking for a city clerk, as Katherine Terrill's resignation was accepted at the meeting. The council will be ready to tackle a new year as the housekeeping business was tended to at the December meeting....
Santa arrived early in Bushnell, last Saturday, to hand out gift bags of food to some special individuals. This event is sponsored by the Bushnell Fire Department, the Bushnell Firebells and the Bushnell Lions Club. This long standing traditional giveaway project provided 20 bags of food for local Bushnell singles....
Thanks for these letters are extended from the Observer to Mary Lynch school kindergarteners, first-graders and teachers Denelle Klosterman, Cassady Malm, Kelli Patterson and Rachel Lashmett. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. For Christmas I would like a remote control car. I would like a scooter. Love, Daniel Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. For Christmas I would like a hoverboard and a Jurassic Park lego set. Love, Laural Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. For Christmas I would like an Ipod that plays music an...
The City of Kimball offices and the Kimball Landfill will close early in observance of the Christmas Holiday on Thursday, December 24 at noon and will be closed on Friday, December 25. The Kimball Landfill will also be closed on Saturday, December 26. The Kimball Public Library will close early on Thursday December 24 at 4 p.m. and will be closed Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The City of Kimball offices will be closed on Friday, January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. Kimball Landfill will b...
Almost a year ago, a 15 year-old Mattie Debord from Virginia came to western Nebraska to pick up a weanling from Jo and Roger Timmerman. Timmermans had donated the young filly to the American Quarter Horse Association Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development Program and Mattie was one of 44 participants, Mattie received the Timmermans horse to train and own. The Observer did a story on Mattie, the Timmermans and Charis or SJQC Arual Blanton in February and now the program has been completed....
Jerry and Sharon Williams’ residence at 709 Marian is a popular place around the Christmas season. Jerry said, “We try to do different things every year, I have already thought about what I want to do next year”. In anticipation of next season, Jerry has purchased 400-500 additional lights for their decorating project. Every year he adds a “few” more lights. Sharon and Jerry estimated that they have been decorating for Christmas in this manner for a little over 10 years. They both concluded...
Here is a very little News, a few Notes, and a little Nonsense! Most of all I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and many wishes for a great New Year! This has sure been one bummer of a year. Still we have a lot to be thankful for. Just watch the news and you soon remember that if you chance to forget. Here are a few things going on in the valley this coming week: the Chair-ity event will be available in the Bronson gallery at the Western Nebraska Arts Center through December 31 and is Free and open to the public; the 17th year for...
Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on a windy Sunday afternoon, the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department and Bushnell Fire Department were called out to Byron and Amber Wilke's place about 10 miles west of Kimball where ground hay caught fire shortly after being ground. By 9 p.m. the fire was out and the firemen returned home. Byron said that he had just completed grinding about 60 bales of hay and was preparing to go to another pile to grind more hay when the fire started. They lost about 60 bales of ground...
Chellie Autrey of Kimball, left, director of Radiology and Pharmacy at Kimball Health Services receives the Moderna vaccine Tuesday from clinic director Jess Webb. Autrey was the first of about 20 KHS staff scheduled to receive the vaccine on Tuesday. KHS received its first vaccine shipment of 100 doses on Monday. "I hope this helps convince people that the COVID vaccine is safe and they should get it," Autrey said. Webb said KHS is following Panhandle Public Health guidelines for distributing... Full story
Joyce D. Evans, age 70, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Sun City, Arizona. She was born on December 9, 1950 to the late Fred and Anna (Hamilton) Cox in Bridgeport, Texas. Joyce attended Kimball High School, graduating class of 1969. On April 24, 1971 she married Delbert Evans Sr. in Kimball, Nebraska. She resided in Fort Morgan, Colorado for more than 30 years. Joyce was an active member of both Calvary Baptist Church (Fort Morgan, CO) and Summit Baptist... Full story
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyotes basketball team dropped a contest to the visiting Leyton Lady Warriors last Friday in a rescheduled and shortened evening of hoops since the boys game was cancelled due to COVID concerns. With Kimball sports also on hold until January, at least at this point, the Potter-Dix girls game was the area’s only varsity basketball game all week. The Lady Coyotes had been playing better under new Head Coach Shannon Wintholz and faced a limited Leyton team very short on players. But the players Leyton did bring were experienced,...