Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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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...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote basketball teams have had a rough start to the 2024-25 season, with the Lady Coyotes grabbing a win against a very young and inexperienced Creek Valley team, 41-14, but falling in their other two contests; a 56-28 loss to Morrill and a 66-30 loss to Paxton. Sophomore Madison Frerichs has been their leading scorer to open the season, with senior Chrystal Dhooge returning and providing solid experience, and junior Micayla McConnell and freshman Alexa Shoemaker rounding out a solid group of players. Again, these are good a...
Good morning! Here we are in the first week of December and my grass is still green as can be. I used to want snow for Christmas, but in the last few years I would rather just skip winter and go into spring with showers. Any moisture is appreciated though, since it has been so dry for so long. Today, Thursday December 5th, it is storytime at the Scottsbluff Library at 10 this morning and again at 3 p.m. This evening is the open house at the Western Nebraska Arts Center for “Orchestrated Stability” by Charlotte Ingram between 5 and 7 p.m. Thi...
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...
RED CLOUD – The Potter-Dix Coyotes made the long trip to Red Cloud last week for the first round of the Class D6 NSAA Football Championships, and ran into a high-powered Warriors’ offense that took the Coyotes quickly out of the game and ran away with the contest. Red Cloud scored early and often, piling up 28 points in the first quarter against Potter-Dix’s 6 and they didn’t let up in the second quarter, putting up 30 more points to take a 58-22 lead at the halftime intermission. The Red Cloud boys put up 24 more points in the second half ag...
NORTH PLATTE – The Lady Coyotes made the trip to neutral site North Platte on Saturday, November 2, 2024 to match up against the 33-0 Southwest Lady Roughriders. The Lady Coyotes entered the D1-1 District Final as the 16 seed, and Southwest was seeded number 1. Lady Riders quickly opened a big lead in the first set, with their tall front line players banging down kills and overwhelming the Lady Coyotes. The Potter-Dix girls were able to string a few points together, but could not break through the Lady Riders’ tough defense and dropped the fir...
Over 400 Kimball County voters have cast early ballots for the November 5 election. With early voting continuing through November 4, and then polling places opening on November 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the time to make your voice heard is now. The polling places are the Sagebrush in Kimball, Bushnell Fire Hall, and the Dix Fire Hall. At the forefront of the local ballot issues are the property tax levies for the Kimball County Agricultural Society and the Plains Historical Society. If approved, these levies will be in effect for five year...
Gerald "Gary" E. Shepherd, 82, of Dix, passed away peacefully at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on October 20, 2024, surrounded by his beloved family. Cremation has been held and memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Alvin Koski officiating. Inurnment was held in the Dix Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view his Tribute Wall and share stories and condolences with the family....
Volleyball subdistrict for the Longhorns ended their season with a loss to Morrill (22-9). Morrill, playing at home, was the number one seed with Kimball (2-26) in the number four position. Morrill took all three games against Kimball. The Longhorns did not give up with a tough battle, the final score was 25-19, 25-23 and 25-14. Highlighting play from Kimball were Hannah Kilgore and Joey Perry. Hannah had 18 digs and Joey had nine digs. Hemingford (12-18) in the number three spot played number two Potter-Dix (17-14), and P-D beat Hemingford...
BIG SPRINGS – It’s been an up-and-down year for the Potter-Dix Coyotes, a team that has been used to dominant regular season performances over the past few seasons. The Coyotes had had some big wins and disappointing losses this year, but have achieved their main goal--a berth in the D6 Playoff Bracket. Friday night’s game against South Platte was critical for the Coyotes in many ways. The victory gave Potter-Dix a winning record for the season at 5-and-3, and it secured a playoff spot with a number 12 seed. A loss could have knocked them...
MORRILL – The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes finished their season strong with four straight wins, and earned the number two seed in the D1-12 SubDistrict Tournament at Morrill Elementary School. On Monday, October 28, 2024, they were matched in their first round contest against the number three seed Hemingford, a team they had not played during the regular season. The Lady Coyotes started the match strong, outmatching the Lady Bobcats and taking the first set 25-to-12. The Potter-Dix momentum continued with an outstanding second set, and after the se...
LeRoy Batt, 81, of Pine Bluffs, WY., died peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Kimball County Manor. Cremation will take place, with memorial services to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball, followed by a reception and lunch at the Pine Bluffs Senior Center. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view his Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in LeRoy's memory to the Pine Bluffs Senior...
CHAPPELL--Thursday, October 17, had the Lady Storm Volleyball and Storm Football teams host visiting rival Potter-Dix for homecoming matchups, and in both contests it was the Coyote teams that played the role of spoiler to the Homecoming crowds. The evening started with a volleyball match pitting the Lady Storm against the Lady Coyotes, and although the Lady Coyotes have been having a more successful season than the Lady Storm, there was still a chance that the Creek Valley girls could pull off a win in front of the Homecoming crowd. The Lady...
Kimball’s final game of the regular volleyball season was played on Tuesday night against Perkins County, and now comes subdistricts Oct. 28 and 29. According to the Nebraska School Activities Association site no information was available for subdistrict assignments. Subdistrict D1-12 is comprised of Hemingford, Kimball, Morrill and Potter-Dix, but no host school is listed. Unfortunately some Panhandle D-2 teams have struggled throughout the volleyball season as of Tuesday afternoon. Banner County is at 1-22. Creek Valley has a record of 4...
The 2024 volleyball season for the Kimball Lady Longhorns has been a journey of growth, dedication, and resilience. As one of the youngest teams in the league, these girls have shown a commitment to improvement and teamwork that has been evident both on and off the court. This improvement has been noticeable throughout the season. One great example is our serving percentage, which went from 75.6% in our first game, to a remarkable 96.8% accuracy in a recent game against Potter-Dix. This...
Our mom, Mary Katherine Greta (Hamilton) James, (also known as "Snooky" to some college friends, siblings and nieces), passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by family just one day shy of her 96th birthday on September 17, 2024. She left us with a profound sense of loss but also a rich and loving legacy to her 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mary was born on September 18, 1928, to Benjamin and Winnie Hamilton in Whitman, Nebraska. She attended...
Lately, there's been a rivalry between the Hay Springs Hawks and the Potter-Dix Coyotes, and the Coyotes have been the team that has had the edge in the contests. But not last Friday, as the Hawks descended upon Combs Field in Potter and beat the Coyotes, 88-53. Potter-Dix looks to get back on the winning track as they travel to Harrison to take on the Sioux County Warriors for a Friday matchup at noon. Against Hay Springs, the Coyotes were able to tack on some points late in the game,but it...
PEETZ, Colo. – The Potter-Dix Coyotes and Peetz Bulldogs kicked off the 2024 season with an opening-day matchup in Peetz on Thursday, Aug. 29. The two teams are powerhouses in their respective leagues, and the matchup proved to be an exciting contest, with Potter-Dix coming out on top, 62-43. In the first quarter, Potter-Dix junior Dylan Tabor took a pitch and took the ball up the sidelines 20 yards for a touchdown. The extra point kick was good, and Potter-Dix opened an 8-0 lead. Big plays c...
Here's a look at the varsity schedules through the opening week of September. for the Kimball Longhorns, Banner County Wildcats and Potter-Dix Coyotes. Kimball Aug. 29, 9 a.m., Golf at Bayard tournament Aug. 29, 4 p.m., Cross country at Scottsbluff invitational Aug. 29, 4 p.m., Volleyball at triangular in Hemingford Aug. 29, 5:30 p.m., Gering/Kimball softball vs. Scottsbluff at Gering Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Football at Hyannis Aug. 31-Sept. 1, Rodeo at Nelson Aug. 31, 10 a.m., Gering/Kimball softball...
Westen Hottell, 16, said, “I figured I always liked to talk, so I might as well get paid to do it.” Westen had to take special course to learn the language he is speaking, the language of an auctioneer. Last weekend at the Top Hand Longhorn Sale in Rapid City, S.D., Westen used his talking skills and chant to auction off a bred Longhorn heifer. On Saturday, Westen sold Lot No. 1, designated as a youth lot with only youth bidding. This was his second opportunity to practice his skills in an actual auction setting. Westen’s first auction attem...
Fall sports season has arrived for the Kimball Longhorns, Banner County Wildcats and Potter-Dix Coyotes. New to the sports scene this fall is softball under the cooperative agreement that lets Kimball players compete on the Gering team. Kimball rodeo started out first last weekend at Lexington. All other varsity action gets going next week for the three schools. Here's a look at the Kimball, Banner County and Potter-Dix varsity schedules through August. Kimball Aug. 17-18, 8 a.m., Rodeo at...
This week brings us to the third week of August and the first day of school in Banner County, Kimball and Potter-Dix on Monday the 19th. Wow, seems crazy. Banner County School will have regular hours. Early dismissal times are 11 a.m. at Potter-Dix and 1 p.m. at Kimball. Watch out for those students who may be walking and the big yellow buses! Today is August 15th and the bands that are at the 18th Street Plaza tonight are The Darts, a rock ’n roll trio from Kearney, and Not.Green, a group out of Colorado whose music is a tribute to G...
A number of Kimball Longhorns trap team members will compete at the state meet in Doniphan on Saturday, June 8, after a regular season in which a number of shooters won awards. The awards, which came out this past week, recognized the Kimball team for placing second in Class 1A / Conference 2 with 1,062.5 total points over the five-week season. Blair High School was first with 1,254.5 points. Here’s a look at Kimball’s individual awards. On the boys side, Teague Mazza ranked No. 5 in the conference with a 22.5 season average and Nolan Cook was...
Here's to the Potter-Dix High School Class of 2024: Jaxen Buettenback, Caden McConnell, Brayden Kasten, Hannah Kielian, Sabrynn Bogert, Jacina Wilbur, Madison Williamson and Gavin Williams (not pictured). Potter-Dix graduated eight seniors at the 2 p.m. May 11 ceremony. Brayden Kasten was salutatorian and Jaxen Buettenback valedictorian....
The last week of school for the 29 graduating Longhorns in 2024 was full of many final events. Graduation is on Saturday at 11 a.m. And it will be the culmination of years of hard work, and as Longhorn senior Hayden Sours said, it will be “sad and stressful” although they are all excited to the next chapter of their lives. Grades had to be completed on Friday to have time to calculate the GPA for valedictorian, salutatorian and scholarships. Academic awards were presented on Monday at Lon...