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 effects of COVID-19 have obviously been felt throughout the world, but small local business owners have certainly taken the brunt of the effects of the pandemic. As COVID-19 cases continue to plague Kimball County, Panhandle Public Health District on Tuesday reported 42 cases over the last 14 days and a total of 341 confirmed cases. Dawn Moeser from the Sagebrush explained that COVID-19 affected them immediately, right after they purchased the building on March 3. "We were unable to receive...
The Monday and Tuesday snow proved perfect to try out a new Christmas sled. After getting a push from their mom, Tiffany Johnson, Chance and Trajan get some speed to head down the hill at 5th and Locus....
4 will be remembered like other benchmark years in history – 1918, 1941, 1968, 1972 – but usually those years are remembered for just one or two events. 2020 will be remembered for COVID-19 which occurred throughout most of the year. Terms like social distancing, active cases, Zoom meetings, Zoom graduation, asymptomatic and flattening the curve became our norm. Many other wild and crazy things happened in 2020. Here are some of the other major events. Wildfires, the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash, the...
Mayor Keith Prunty’s report during a recent Kimball City Council meeting included a list of “City of Kimball Abatements” for properties that had fallen into poor condition. From June to December 2020, owners of 71 different properties in Kimball have been issued abatement orders or told to clean up their properties. These include abandoned residences, businesses, family residences and rental properties. Many of the property owners quickly cleaned up their residences, and their properties were then deemed up to code. Initially, courtesy phone...
Kimball County Commissioner Daria Anderson-Faden, right, receives thanks and gifts during her last meeting Dec. 15 from commissioners Rich Flores, next to Faden, and Larry Engstrom. Anderson-Faden, the first woman to serve as a county commissioner, is stepping down after more than five years on the board. She was presented with a plaque and coaster set featuring the county seal, among other gifts. Commissioner-elect Carl Stander will be sworn into office Jan. 7 and fill the seat that she held....
Good morning and Happy New Year! We have a few events here to mention so I will get right to them. The winters market will take place Saturday, January 2nd at the Monument Mall in Scottsbluff from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. And on the 4th, your used medical equipment may be taken to 1807 Ave. A in Scottsbluff. (Call 633- 7025, Independence Rising) Nominations for the 2021 Lepold Conservation Award may be submitted on behalf of a land owner or for yourself by application at [email protected] or by mail to Lepold Conservation Award c/o AFAN, 5225 S 16th...
Reading oaths of office during their swearing in ceremony Dec. 15 are Kimball City Council members Kim Baliman, top, and Gabe Ingram. The incumbent Baliman and newcomer Ingram were elected to serve four-year terms....
As we close the book on 2020 and look forward to the New Year with a commitment to be better, lose weight, exercise more, read more books or just enjoy life, a simple yet profound resolution can be easily attained by learning about recycling and participating in recycling in our local area. Kimball Recycling has made it easy, very simple for the community to recycling. Kimball is sprinkled with recycling containers in alleys throughout town. Those wire containers are a single stream container,...
Varsity and junior varsity sports return over the next two weeks for the student-athletes at Kimball, Potter-Dix and Banner County high schools. As of Dec. 29, games were scheduled to resume following the Christmas break and COVID safety precautions that forced schedule changes before the break. Please remember that more schedule changes may occur, and check with the schools about any safety precautions being taken at the games. Here's how schedules for the three schools look for the first week...