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  • SHIRLEY KINNISON, 91, HAS HEART FOR RECYCLING

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Jan 9, 2025

    Kimball resident Shirley Kinnison, 91, has a heart for recycling. Her passion runs deep and has been going on for more than 40 years. Shirley sees the whole picture. She said, "It is so important when you stop to think about the number of people and compare that to Omaha or Denver. I can't believe how much one person, like myself, has to recycle. Then think of a family and then the whole town." Shirley would like to see people rewarded for recycling, even on a small scale, to make people feel...

  • Baby, It's Cold Outside

    Barb Cross, The Observer|Jan 9, 2025

    Good morning! Baby it’s cold outside! Winter is finally showing us what it is all about. I am ready for spring. Due to the snow and ice, church was cancelled this past Sunday. Hopefully it won’t be this way for the next few months. We are still a little light on the activity side of life, and for many that is OK. Gives us a chance to slow down and just breathe after the holiday rush. Today, January 9th, there will be an After School Art Class at Elodie’s Oddities for one hour beginning at 4:30 p.m. Two days later, there will be a Stained Glass...

  • WILDCATS BACK IN ACTION

    Jan 9, 2025

    Sophomore Kristian Clure (13) and the Wildcats hit the court this weekend. On Friday, Hay Springs visits for a boys varsity game. On Saturday, boys and girls middle and high school teams go to Cody-Kilgore...

  • Wildcats Set To Play When School Resumes Jan. 7

    Barb Cross, The Observer|Jan 2, 2025

    Well, it is Happy New Year 2025! As we all get going here in the New Year things are a little slower for awhile and I am okay with that. January 4th, Saturday, the varsity girls and boys basketball teams will play here at home. Game times are 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and the opponent is Hay Springs. The same day Papa Moon H.Q. on 3109 avenue B in Scottsbluff will host a Kids Winter Craft project between 2 and 4 p.m. The weekend movie at the Midwest Theater this week is “Wicked,” and it about the witches in the “Wizard of Oz” – ’ bout all I know...

  • Michael 'Mike' Scott

    Jan 2, 2025

    Michael "Mike" Frank, 51, of Scottsbluff, NE passed away December 23, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. His funeral service will be held Saturday January 4, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Mitchell Berean Church with Ben Cross and Owen Anderson officiating with burial being at Mitchell Valley Cemetery. Visitation is set for Friday January 3, 2025, from 3-8 p.m. at the Bridgman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials can be mailed to Brian Frank 3078 Road 49E, Kimball, NE 69145 to be gifted to a...

  • Lois Maurine Gustafson

    Jan 2, 2025

    Lois Maurine Gustafson, age 100, of Dix, Nebraska, passed away on December 21, 2024 in Sidney, Nebraska. She was born December 23, 1923 in Dix, Nebraska to Theodore C. and Alice (Benson) Mathewson. After attending Potter High School, Lois graduated from Sidney High School in 1940 and then attended Chadron State Teachers College, obtaining her teaching certificate in 1942. Lois and Burdette Gustafson were married August 29, 1942. She was a member of Prairie West Church, Potter, Nebraska....

  • Mary E. Moore

    Jan 2, 2025

    Mary E. Moore, 99, a lifelong Kimball resident, died at Kimball Health Services on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Cremation has been held and Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Lorri Kentner officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Mary's Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the T...

  • Betty DeFranco

    Jan 2, 2025

    Betty DeFranco, 74, of Kimball, NE, passed away December 9, 2024, in Scottsbluff, NE. Betty was born January 30, 1950, in Kimball, to Bernard Steel and Dorothy Peerce, received her early education in Kimball schools and graduated from Mt. Saint Gertrude High School in Boulder, CO. She also attended class in Kearney, NE. She met Lee Sauter in Kearney and they married in 1968. They made their home in Kearney, where they had 2 children; Alex and Lisa. However, it was with her husband Edward...

  • Kimball's Girl Grapplers Winning Some Medals

    The Observer|Jan 2, 2025

    Longhorns girls wrestling Coach Katie Culek summarized the past month of the program's second NSAA season. Wrestling for Kimball High School are Barbara Earley, Noley Brower, Rachel Berger, Becca Koski and McKenzie Howard. Pausing for Christmas break, the girls have participated in four meets, including: • Chadron with no Kimball wrestlers placing. • Perkins County with Noley Brower and Becca Koski both placing second and Barbara Earley third. • Cheyenne with Noley Brower ttaking third and B...

  • ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

    KPSLONGHORNS.ORG|Dec 26, 2024

    Young Kimball singers and band members from Pre-K to the 6th grade showcased their talents Dec. 17 during Kimball's annual Elementary Christmas Concert at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School auditorium. "What an amazing night at our Elementary Music Concert," Mary Lynch Elementary Principal Amanda Culek said. "We are so proud of our talented students for their fantastic performances. A big shout-out to Mr. Hoffman and Mrs. Hiles-Smith for their hard work and dedication in putting on such a great...

  • HE LIKES BANNER COUNTY

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Dec 26, 2024

    Santa Claus was busy preparing for his return to Banner County this week for his main job – delivering gifts to nice and even some naughty kids – just a few weeks after squeezing in an earlier visit to Harrisburg. That was when, at right, he popped in at the Banner County School sixth grade entrepreneurship event....

  • School Board Opens Superintendent Search Survey

    Barb Cross, The Observer|Dec 26, 2024

    Good Morning, here we are in the last week of 2024! Over at the schoolhouse, Christmas break continues until classes resume Tuesday, Jan.7, for students following the holidays and a teachers work day on Jan. 6. Also, the Banner County School Board has initiated a search for a new superintendent for the district. Superintendent Evelyn Browne will be leaving after this school year. The board requests your participation in an electronic survey to give everyone the opportunity to share their thoughts on the strengths/challenges of the district, as...

  • Merry Christmas!

    Dec 19, 2024

    Dear Santa, My name is Kennedi, I am in Pre-K. This year I have been nice. One thing I have done to be extra nice is treating people nice when they are sad. Here is my wish list. Barbie Kitchen set Stuffed animals Your friend, Kennedi Dear Santa, My name is Haven, I am in Pre-K. This year I have been nice. One thing I have done to be extra nice is I said thank you to Mrs. Wurdeman. Here is my wish list. A golden doll like my sister’s Things to put dolls in earrings Your friend, Haven Dear Santa, My name is Bristol, I am in Pre-K. This year I h...

  • Sounds of the Season

    Dec 19, 2024

    Banner County School students performed Christmas songs at their concert on Dec. 5. From Pre-K to high school, Christmas songs rang out with the band and the choirs. At right, elementary students perform....

  • The Week Before Christmas Is Here!

    Barb Cross, The Observer|Dec 19, 2024

    Good morning! It is a hard thing to believe, but Christmas arrives in less than a week. My, oh my, but this year has flown. Here at the schoolhouse, we are having the AR party for the elementary students today, plus the Christmas party will start at 2 p.m. Today is the 19th and the middle school basketball teams will be heading to South Platte for action at 1 and 2 p.m. The Yuletide Lights tour is open today through the 21st at the legacy of the Plains Museum between 4 and 6 p.m., and the Wild Lights display out at the Riverside Discovery...

  • Wanda Beth Milton

    Dec 19, 2024

    Wanda Beth Milton, the daughter of Cedric Arthur Hoskin and Margaret Anna "Hughson" Hoskin, passed away Nov. 27, 2024. She grew up in Succasunna, NJ and graduated from Roxbury High School in 1964. Wanda started working at 15 years old at the local grocery store where she met her husband Colin. She worked on and off over the years, doing everything from bookkeeping, business management, and home based businesses like Tupperware and Avon. Wanda was married to Colin Milton in Denver, Colorado on...

  • KAMINSKI WINS HOSPITAL SANTA DASH

    Dec 19, 2024

    About 50 runners and walkers from all ages dashed into the Christmas spirit at Saturday's first annual Kimball Health Services Santa Dash at the hospital. Whether running, walking or just watching the fun, the registration fee was a new unwrapped toy for ages pre-K through 6th grade. The toys will be distributed to local children by Kimball Public Schools. Many joined in with their cheerful holiday attire and enjoyed cookies, hot chocolate and pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. No one was...

  • I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM ...

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Dec 12, 2024

    A whirlwind of activities – from ice cream school to opening Josie's Creamery – describes the past year for Coralee Smith, Josie's owner. The creamery is named after Coralee's first milk cow, Josie. Josie inspired Coralee to begin milking and initially making raw ice cream, which was sold at Farmers Markets. Now, her legacy lives on with the pasteurized premium ice cream made in Burns, Wyo., and delivered to Laramie, Cheyenne, Pine Bluffs and Kimball. Coralee has always dabbled in milk cows and...

  • KPS Looks Good In Audit, Ratings

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Dec 12, 2024

    The audit for the Kimball School District from Rauner and Associates, P.C. stated that Kimball Public School and Creek Valley Schools are in the best financial position of the 10 districts that they audit in the Panhandle. The audit was reviewed and accepted at Monday evening’s Kimball School Board meeting. On another positive note, the Kimball district was assessed as excellent in the state’s ratings, a status that three districts in the Panhandle received. Mary Lynch Elementary was rated as a great, the junior high was rated as excellent, and...

  • Banner County School Sixth Graders Get Down To Business

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Dec 12, 2024

    Sixth graders in Banner County spent a quarter learning introductory skills about business and how to start your own business. Items from the entrepreneurship project were marketed and sold last week at the Banner County Christmas concert. Instructor Cameron Geary explained that the project, which has been a part of the school curriculum for many years, was created by retired business teacher Kari Gifford. The students' journey extended from creating a product, learning the basics of signage,...

  • Christmas Events Fill This Week's Calendar

    Daria Anderson-Faden, The Observer|Dec 12, 2024

    Good morning here in the middle of December! Christmas is on everyone’s mind, as well it should be. Almost everything in this newsletter is in some way Christmas related, so here we go. Here at home, December 12th, the elementary students will be heading to Heritage Estates to bring some Christmas caroling cheer, and there will be a homeschool program at 10 a.m. at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center. Also, at 10 a.m. there will be Storytime at the Scottsbluff Library. At 3 p.m. in Sidney, Sensory Night at the “All is Bright Christmas Tour” will be...

  • Darla Jean 'Hensley' Huff

    Dec 12, 2024

    Darla J. Huff of Kimball, Nebraska made the Final Touchdown into the Heavenly Sea of Red on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2024 at the Kimball Cemetery with Randy Bohac officiating; and Johnny Bergquist, the bagpiper. Dar was born in Hays, Kansas on August 8, 1941. The daughter of G.M."Curley"Hensley and Juanita (Stephens) Hensley. Dar's family moved from Great Bend, Kansas to Kimball in 1955. Dar graduated from Kimball County...

  • Roberta Marshall

    Dec 12, 2024

    Roberta Marshall, 93, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Bushnell with Pastor Lorri Kentner officiating. Burial will be held in the Bushnell Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Roberta's Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the...

  • Wanda Beth Milton

    Dec 12, 2024

    Wanda Beth Milton, the daughter of Cedric Arthur Hoskin and Margaret Anna "Hughson" Hoskin, passed away Nov. 27, 2024. She grew up in Succasunna, NJ and graduated from Roxbury High School in 1964. Wanda started working at 15 years old at the local grocery store where she met her husband Colin. She worked on and off over the years, doing everything from bookkeeping, business management, and home based businesses like Tupperware and Avon. Wanda was married to Colin Milton in Denver, Colorado on...

  • William 'John' Thacker Jr.

    Dec 12, 2024

    William "John" Thacker, Jr., died at his home in Kimball on December 4, 2024. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Randy Bohac officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view his tribute wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials may be given in his memory to the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department. The services for John have been entrusted to the Cantrell...

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