Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Mary Anne Belgum, a beloved nurse and devoted family member, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2024 at her home in Lakewood, Colorado. Graveside services will be held in the Dix Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024 with Pastor Ward Snyder officiating. Memorial services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Kimball following the graveside services. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Mary's Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family....
Patricia "Pat" Jane (Dindinger) Wiekhorst, 90 years old, beloved wife, devoted mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend passed away on November 20, 2024, at Kimball County Manor in Kimball, NE, after a long full life. Services were held at the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment took place in the Potter Cemetery in Potter, NE. In lieu of flowers...
A fun and exciting basketball season is in store for the Kimball fans as both the guys and gals teams appear motivated offensively and defensively and ready to play some great basketball. In the Jamboree on Monday evening, Kimball played Alliance in the Nebraska Hall of Fame Game – technically considered a scrimmage. Girls Game With no senior leadership, the three juniors – Joey Perry, Grace Moore and Aubrey Culek – did everything possible to try to win the game but came up short, 41-30. The L...
After a short stint on the Kimball Board of Public Works, former Mayor Greg Robinson was sworn in to take a seat on the Kimball City Council at its meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 19. After the official swearing in, the council approved the consent agenda which was composed of the past minutes, claims, and financials. The first item on the agenda was Ordinance #832-Chicken Permit. In an effort to simplify the backyard chicken issue, Ordinance #832 provides for a special use permit to be issued. The...
The Kimball County Sheriff’s Office last week arrested four people in three days on drug charges. On Nov. 19, as a result of a bond search, Chalkie Langley, 62 and Amanda Joy, 49, both residing in Dix, were arrested. According to the affidavit, a search was conducted at 106-108 Pine St. in Dix, and officers located in Chalkie’s bedroom a “bag that was vacuum sealed with a large amount of white powdery crystal substance along with several needles.” The substance tested positive for meth, according to court records. Also found, according to the...
For the second year in a row, the Kimball Food Pantry was the real winner at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School Supermarket Sweep contest on Friday. Eight teams composed of two shoppers each scoured the Main Street Market for 70 specific, high-demand items ranging from 3 pounds of Joyfully Grown Gala Apples to Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies in a 13.1 ounce package. The students had to obtain the correct brand, correct items, and the correct amount of all 70 items. The 70 items from each duo of...
Santa's Helpers decorate light poles Friday along the downtown streets of Kimball. Spiffing up the poles are Charlotta Young, Sharon Williams and Pat Perry. The holiday season really gets going this week with Thanksgiving and then the activities of Saturday, Nov. 30, including the annual Christmas parade with Santa and Mrs. Claus. For more on festivities Saturday and in December, see the Kimball Area Upcoming Events Calendar on this page....
The City of Kimball has announced that Burg Street will be closed between 1st Street and the alleyway adjacent to the City Electric Shop for construction equipment staging for the power generation plant. The closure began late evening on Thursday, November 21, and will remain closed until further notice. The city said that it will update the public about the closure as the project progresses, that it apologizes for any inconveniences, and that it thanks residents for their patience. The city...
Dennis Lee Brothers, age 81, of Potter NE passed away on Saturday, November 16th, 2024. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 2:00-6:00 P.M. with family present from 4:00-6:00 P.M. to leave condolences for the family. A Funeral Service will be held at a later date in Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Guttenberg Cemetery in Guttenberg, IA. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting memorial money to be donated to the Potter Volunteer Fire and Rescue...
The Kimball Ministerial Association Thanksgiving Praise Gathering crowd was treated to some beautiful musical selection by the Trinity Methodist Church Bell Choir and the Cornerstone Community Church Quartet. The Cornerstone Quartet shared "Amazing Grace" while the Bell Choir played several selections, including "Yankee Doodle Medley," religious music and Thanksgiving music. Since the 1980s, the United Methodist Church has had a bell choir, which was under the director of Harry McNees in the...
Two new Kimball City Council members, Jamie Murdoch and Austin Garner, are preparing to take their seats at the December meeting. The Observer asked them about their short- and long-term goals and what constituents can expect from them. Austin Garner wrote this response to the questions: “In order to prepare for my seat on the council, I have been studying city ordinances, the comprehensive plan, financial report and Roberts rules of order. I have also spoken with a representative of KHS Ambulance, Chief of Police, Sheriff, the City Administrat...
Work continues on the new housing development across from Legacy Coop and Ace Hardware on Highway 71. On Monday, crews were pouring concrete for an entrance to the new subdivision. This is part of Kimball's changing world that newly elected City Council members Austin Garner and Jamie Murdoch will be charged with helping oversee. They share their visions of Kimball with the Observer in the report below....
Kimball Board of Public Works Chairman Jim Cederburg sat to discuss electric rates with the Observer. The five-member board has struggled with consistency as only one member has been on the board for more than two years, although some were members previously. The board serves at the discretion and appointment of the mayor, with the approval of the City Council for a four-year term. With the appointment of Greg Robinson to the council the Board of Public Works is looking to fill his seat. Shocking and concerning for the board was the 2023-24...
The streets by Mary Lynch Elementary School were lined with cars, and the guests were lined up out the doors of the school on Tuesday morning for the Grandparents Breakfast. Doughnuts, fruit and sausage were on the menu for the annual breakfast on Tuesday. Monday, Danessa Terrill was getting everything ready for the event, which brought out 140 adults last year along with 142 students. Normally, she said that they feed 70 students breakfast. Excited for breakfast, students and grandparents...
Kimball fourth-graders visited historic Flowerfield School in Harrisburg recently and, their teacher Jolie Dorrell said, “had a good old-fashioned time!...
Debra Lynn Moehr, 70, passed away peacefully November 12, 2024, at the St. Francis Hospice Center in Wichita, Kansas. Debra was born November 2, 1954, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to Carl and Betty Moehr. She was the fourth child out of six. Cremation has taken place. A service for family and friends is planned for a later date. From her marriage to Ray Hull came two children, Todd and Jennifer. She later married Paul Force. Together they enjoyed many outdoor times, including trips on their...
Interviews were held for the open position on the Park and Recreation Executive Committee at the Kimball County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning. Individuals interested in the position were Maggie Laughlin, Gabe Miller and Harold Farrar. All three individuals had completed an application. Maggie Laughlin was interviewed via phone, while Miller and Farrar had an in person interview in open session. After the interviews, Chairman of the Board Rich Flores made a motion for Farrar to fill the position, and it was seconded by Carl Stander....
America Recycles Day on Friday, Nov. 15, was celebrated in Kimball at the Kimball Recycling Center with an open house, tours and education. Guests were treated to breakfast, lunch or dinner at the all-day affair. Kimball Recycling Center Director Spud Rowley is passionate about recycling. He never tires of giving tours and explaining statistics. In the third quarter, the center recycled over 212,000 pounds of cardboard, 11,000 pounds of shredded paper, almost 17,000 pounds of household...
A number of Kimball Longhorns, football and volleyball, made the grade on the WTC All-Conference Team and Honorable Mention List. All-Conference picks are junior Trevor Fuss and senior Connor Deboodt in 8-man football and senior Rachel Berger in volleyball. Honorable mention selections representing Longhorn Nation are sophomores Greg Bingham and Luke Berger in football and juniors Hannah Kilgore and Grace Stone in volleyball. Kilgore also received honorable mention to earn a nice spot on the...
After a tension filled, heated discussion and debate at the Kimball City Council meeting on Thursday, Kimball Police Chief Jose Ruiz and Kimball County Sheriff Dave Hottell have met – and according to the sheriff all dispatching will remain in Kimball County. This is the most recent information obtained by the Observer on Tuesday afternoon and confirmed by the sheriff in relation to the retention of the city's dispatch in this county and not Cheyenne County. Mayor John Morrison also confirmed t...
Scheduled to take office in January 2025, two newly elected Kimball School Board members attended the Monday, Nov. 11, board meeting. Taylor Brown and Landon Smith introduced themselves. Taylor is from Kimball and is looking forward to involvement in the school system, while newcomer Landon Smith hails from Holyoke, Colorado, and spent 14 years in Wyoming. He and his family reside in Kimball County. He is also excited to become involved in the local educational system. Trevor Anderson's superint...
The process and deadlines continue on the recall petition for Kimball Mayor John Morrison. Morrison provided his defense statement to Kimball County Clerk Cathy Sibal, and that statement and the recall statement appear on the first pages of the recall petition. Lines for 20 signatures appear on each page after the statements. Recall petitioner Ronald Buchart was scheduled to pick up the petitions on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at about noon. He will have 30 days to gather signatures and submit the pages, then return them to the clerk’s office. After t...
Claiming not to be an emotional guy, Air Force Col. Stephen M. Kravitsky, the keynote speaker at the Veterans Day program in Kimball, said he got a little emotional when a group of high school students sang the national anthem and the elementary students sang the "Armed Forces Salute" on Monday, Nov. 11. The anthem was beautifully sung by Rachel Berger, Skyla Stierwalt, Grace Moore, Renee Murdoch, Parker Fredrick and Connor Markum. Their voices resonated with pride and respect. The "Armed...
E SPORTS in Kimball is competitive and finding its way in the high school gaming world. Coach Kelvin Pittman has five players participating in regional play for the fall semester. Pittman took his five players to Scottsbluff for the 2nd annual E SPORTS tournament despite the snow that blanketed the area on Saturday. The team departed Kimball at 5:30 a.m. and played in the first round from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kimball had two Fortnight teams participating. Finals continued after the first round...
The 2024-25 basketball season is, already, moving along for the Kimball JH Lady Longhorns. They played their home opener Monday against Pine Bluffs, hit the road Tuesday for a game in Mitchell, and will return home Thursday to host Gering....