Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Rich and Kelli Patterson have plans for the Kimball Event Center – if their deal to buy the center from the city goes through. For now, they are being patient and simply waiting for the process to move forward. (See related story on this page for details.) Even though they have met some opposition from local citizens regarding the plan, they remain optimistic that Kimball as a whole will be supportive of their new endeavor. The Pattersons' first order of business if they acquire the building w...
The Kimball City Council passed a resolution Dec. 17 giving the city the legal ability to sell the Kimball Event Center. A number of steps must be taken for the sale to occur over the next several weeks or more. "The Kimball Event Center has not been financially successful for some time" said Dan Dean, city administrator. "The council has been looking to sell the event center" and get it back on the tax rolls for the past three years. The conditions of the deal between the seller, the city of...
Jean Childs of Dix was sentenced in Kimball District Court on Dec. 18 to 24 months of probation. Childs had been convicted of perjury in a September trial. Judge Derek Weimer opened the proceedings with acknowledgment of receiving a pre-sentence report. Childs’ court appointed attorney, Lindsay Snyder, submitted additional correspondence to the court supporting Childs’ work history and family ties. Special prosecutor Paul Schaub recommended probation and jail time due to the serious nature of the crime, but Snyder argued for only probation. Sny...
Santa's Helpers sponsored the Christmas house decorating contest in the Kimball community, and the results are final. Tied for first place were David Dudney and Kristy Trimble at 6th and Burg streets, and Terry Taylor and Christina Culek at 3786 W. Highway 30. Second place went to Rich and Kelli Patterson at 104 Ridge Road and third to 709 Marian, the home of Jerry and Sharon Williams....
Good morning Banner County and friends near and far. Here is – assuming that you’re making it through the Christmas season and are looking toward New Year’s Eve and are ready for the New Year – another chance to grow. As you know, the kids are still on vacation so no news at the school. However, birthdays here in the county or relations include Dwayne Muhr, Sharon Lease, Loncey Lee Carver, Jordan Farro, Kevin Soule, Corey Lind, Quincy Boettcher, Jack Griffiths, Ryan Frayser, Brittney Farro and Evelyn Browne.Happy Happy Birthday! Anniver...
The High School sports action comes to a halt for a short time as the NSAA puts a moratorium on the games and practice until Dec. 27. Kimball competition begins again on Jan. 7, when the basketball teams play at South Platte and the wrestlers are back on the mats Jan. 11 at Garden County. We still have wrestling results to bring your way from this past Saturday’s Bridgeport/Sidney Tournament, but I can tell you that Stephen Bateman finished third at the 285 pound weight class, and Connor Cluff was sixth at 132. Due to early holiday deadlines w...
The Kimball High boys are even on the young basketball season at the Christmas break with 3 wins and 3 losses after splitting the final weekend before the break. On Friday night they battled hard before losing in the final minutes to the hosting Hershey club 57-48, but they came back strong Saturday night at Bayard to win 59-44. Hershey 57, Kimball 48 Kimball held their own early at Hershey taking a first quarter lead of 11-9 and led 20-19 at half time. After 3 quarters of play, Hershey led by...
Trey Schindler at 145 pounds and Joseph Burris at 152 pounds were double winners for Kimball High Wrestling Team at the Kimball Triangular Wrestling Meet held this past week, involving Chase County and Leyton along with the hosting Kimball Longhorns. With limited numbers on all 3 teams, there were several open weights and double forfeits along with unmatched weights. Coach Wade Brashear commented on the evening. “I was happy with the way we wrestled,” he said. “It is hard to get matchups for everyone when there are low numbers on teams. We al...
The Kimball High girls had a strong weekend of play as they finished out the pre-Christmas part of their basketball schedule. They lost on the road Friday night to a very talented Hershey club 58-56, and then won on the road Saturday night at Bayard 51-46. Coach Chauncey Pedersen said, "We shot the ball a lot better this past weekend and our play, especially at Hershey, was very good. We came very close to getting the win at Hershey against a team that played Ogallala the next night to within 1...