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 final two spellers at the Kimball Spelling Bee, Andrew Hawthorne and Aundrea Christiansen, battled back and forth with words such as "homeopathic," "ballast," "hematology" and "mercenaries." Finally, seventh grader Andrew spelled "conjugate" correctly to achieve his dream since 4th grade, winning the spelling bee. The odds for either a Hawthorne or a Cook to win the spelling bee were favorable as the spelling bee was a family affair. Before the contest, Andrew admitted he was "kind of... Full story
The public hearing for the 1/6 Year Road Plan for Kimball County road department was set at the Kimball County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21. The public hearing has been set for March 21 at 9:15 a.m. The plan will be available at the road department or the clerk’s office by Thursday, Feb. 23. One item that could potentially be on the 1/6 Year Plan is the repair or replacement of seven miles of oil road south of Dix. The plan, according to Randy Bymer, Kimball County highway superintendent, is to grind the oil road up to a depth of...
Good morning and here we are pulling out of another deep freeze. What else is there to say? The weekend weather looks good, or at least better. Over the hill the Midwest Theater will be showing “A Man Called Otto.” This is rated PG and sounds interesting. Show times the 24th & 25th are at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday the 26th it’s at 1:30 p.m. Saturday the 25th is a busy day as the Morrill American Legion will host a fund raiser with a Chili Feed between 5-8 p.m. for young Brayden Branham. There will be a live auction, silent auction and a 50/50... Full story
• Banner County School FFA Teams going to State on March 29 were recognized at the Feb. 13 Banner County School Board meeting. They include: • Welding Team – 2nd at Districts (Scottsbluff) - Jacob Parsons, Adam Knaub, Brendyn Onstott and Wyatt Reichenberg • Livestock Management Team – 5th at Districts (Scottsbluff) – Isaac Olsen, Logan Mason, Andie West, Marie Hein and Micah Dittbenner • Ag Mechanics Team – 3rd at Districts (Gordon) - Adam Knaub, Wyatt Reichenberg, Jacob Parsons,and Nathan Clement . In addition, Banner FFA students Andie...
On March 4 at 5 p.m., the Kimball FFA and supporters will have their annual Labor Auction, Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed, or chicken strip dinner. Other FFA dates to remember are the FFA Convention on March 28-31 in Lincoln and the Chapter Banquet on April 21. Various state-qualifying individuals and teams measure the success of the FFA in Kimball. Mallory Hottell placed 1st in the District 12 Creed Speaking contest and qualified for state, Grace Anderson took honors in TIG Welding, and her...
Potter-Dix FFA began the new school year with a new advisor, Miss Monica Wasielewski. The Officer team began a new tradition of feeding the local farmers at the Kimball and Potter elevators. This is just one method the chapter has done to give back to the community. In the fall of 2022, the Potter-Dix FFA went to Westco's FFA Field Day and Husker Harvest Day. Both events had a variety of activities and demonstrations. Eight Potter-Dix FFA members made a special trip to the National FFA Conventio...
LB 712, known as Create the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Deployment Fund, was introduced by Sen. Brian Hardin of 48th District that includes the Kimball area. Sen. Steve Erdman from the 47th District, along with six other senators, have signed onto the bill that would benefit Kimball and the Panhandle during the missile project. LB 712 was read for the first time on Jan. 18 in the 108th Legislative First Session, and a hearing will be held on Feb. 23. At the Kimball City Council meeting on Tuesday, Suzanne Brodine from Olsson presented a... Full story
John Heidemann and Jim Shoup were awarded the 2022 Community Environmental Impact Award from the South Platte Natural Resources District. The Kimball City Council approved the placement of the award on the wall of the park shop/bathroom building in Gotte Park at the meeting on Tuesday. Another placement sign thanking the groups, businesses, and individuals for upgrading the horseshoe pits in Gotte Park was approved and will be mounted. Ordinances, updates, special elections and public hearings dominated the meeting. Ordinance No. 813 was...
The City of Kimball and Keep Kimball Beautiful received more than $172,000 in grants to combat waste and litter reduction and help with recycling and scrap tire cleanups. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy announced $7 million in grants to 140 different projects throughout the state. Spud Rowley from Kimball Recycling and Keep Kimball Beautiful said that the recycling, public education and waste reduction were "fully funded" this year for $117,000; all three of those areas play a... Full story
Kimball County Manor received hundreds of balloons Tuesday for its residents on Valentine's Day. Family Dollar/Dollar Tree gave customers an opportunity to purchase balloons for the manor, and the results were overwhelming. Pictured in front of two of the many balloon bouquets are, from left, residents Shirley Havice, Leola Bohac, Mary Ann Horst, Ray Buescher and Bonnie McNees.... Full story
As a junior in high school at Lincoln East, Chad Wise was offered a full-ride scholarship to play golf at the University of Nebraska. On his way to the signing at the university, Wise was involved in a 34-car pile-up on 70th Street in Lincoln. Wise received injuries to his back and left knee. After his recovery, Wise played his senior year at Lincoln East but could not play collegiate golf after the car accident. Eventually, Wise attended and graduated from the Professional Golf Management program at New Mexico State in 1999. While at New Mexic... Full story
The Kimball City/County Park & Recreation Executive Board met on Feb. 7 with the main item on the agenda to approve or amend the Management of (Four Winds) Golf Course Contract as presented by the City/County Park and Recreation Board. The current contract with Chad Wise (CW Management, LLC) is set to expire on May 6. When the agenda item for the contract agreement came up, Mayor John Morrison explained that Chad Wise would not be signing a contract extension, which would have ended Dec. 31. Some associated with the golf course believe that...
Good morning Banner County! Blue skies and spring in the air, every few days anyway. Hopefully melting some of this snow. This past week ended with the Super Bowl – yeah Chiefs! – and the potluck and annual meeting at the Harrisburg Community Church. Both local events were well attended with a lot of great food and conversation. This week hopefully the Ignite youth group will meet on Wednesday, at 6 p.m., weather permitting. The school week will be a short one, but still active. Today, February 16th school will be dismissed at 1 p.m. to all... Full story
Central Banner 4-H Club members Isaac Olsen, 15, and Luke Olsen, 12, medaled at the State 4-H Indoor Archery Shoot held in Columbus from Jan. 27-29. Isaac placed first in the Young Adult Freestyle Limited Recurve division, and Luke placed third in the Cub Basic Bow division. Both Olsen brothers shoot recurve bows.... Full story
Superintendent Trevor Anderson’s annual report released at the school board meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, revealed successful NSCAS Performance Data for the 2021-22 school year. Based on proficiency percentages, the English scores for Kimball students in grades 3-8 and 11 were significantly better than the Nebraska state average in five out of the seven grades. Meanwhile, Kimball students’ percentage scores were better than the Nebraska state average in mathematics in four out of the seven grades. Science testing was recorded in 8th grade and 11g...
The Kimball County Commissioners voted on Feb. 7 to sell the High Point Welcome Center of Western Nebraska and adjacent lots. Sealed bids will be accepted until March 17 at 4 p.m. Bids for the property will be opened at 10 a.m. on March 21. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any bid. An appraisal of the property came back with a value of $243,000 for the center and lots, but the assessed value is $384,000. The commissioners determined that the fair-market value considering the pote...
The best advice to prevent scams can be found on the Protect the Good Life website: “Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The Federal Trade Commission has issued a brochure with four signs that it is a scam: • Using an organization you know, scammers pretend to be contacting you representing the government. Examples include Social Security, IRS, Medicare, or a well-known business. Never give personal information to unsolicited calls. • There is a problem or a prize. Scammers claim you owe money to the government or a fa...
Kimball's wrestling supporters and local community came together last week to watch and cheer on four Kimball high school wrestlers who dominated wrestlers from Burns/Pine Bluffs. It was a special night when the Longhorns wrestling room was named after Joe Culek, a Kimball legend in the sport. After the four high school matches, the Longhorn senior wrestlers were honored. Each of the three seniors have been two-time state qualifiers. They are, at 106 pounds, Matthew Johnson, son of Kyle and...
Joe Mejia State Farm Agency opened its doors last week at 229 S. Chestnut in Kimball. Mejia has 32 years of insurance experience with agencies in Scottsbluff and Longmont, Colo., and now Kimball. Dawn Hinton and Hannah Biesecker will cover the Kimball office and are studying and testing for their auto, casualty, life and health insurance license. Mejia said his decision to open an office in Kimball stems from knowing that Kimball had previously had a State Farm agency, Elsie Sims State Farm... Full story
Good morning ! With sky high snow drifts in many areas and thankfully some melting snow and ice we have ... mud. Yep, we do. However I would rather have mud than drought, so I am trying to remember that. We just need to be careful and not get stuck or slide into the ditch, I know of several who have those issues just getting out of their yards. Well, the ole groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter and that doesn’t surprise me, how about you? Through it all we will carry on. On Saturday night, February 11th, the Golden Halo Foundation w...
The Kimball Robotics 4-H Club competed in the Panhandle Qualifier of the Nebraska FIRST Lego League on Jan. 28. Twelve teams competed in the event, which took place at Gering High School. The Kimball team placed 7th in the regional Robot Games competition. The seven team members representing Kimball's 4-H program at the competition were 7th graders Andrew Hawthorne, Connor Markum, and Harley O'Rourke; 6th grader Mackenzie Miller; 5th graders Katie Hawthorne and Ragen Markum; and 4th grader... Full story
Say hello to Antelope Ridge. This conceptual development on the south side of Interstate 80 would include 252 acres, 580 homes and retail and commercial businesses, including a truck stop....
About 150 area people attended the Sentinel Real Estate Town Hall meeting at the Sagebrush in Kimball last week. The Air Force will upgrade the Minuteman III missile system in four to five years. The system comprises 150 launch facilities, 15 missile alert facilities, existing utility corridors, and new lines for communications, including communication towers. The U.S. Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers met with local landowners to further explain the Sentinel project and the acquisition of...
As Kimballites struggle through the winter weather, there is no escaping the snow and ice. The winter weather conditions make getting out of the house difficult. Patches of ice hide beneath the snowfalls, and then warmer conditions melt the snow, and it re-freezes overnight. For another month or two, ice will continue to be an issue as it builds up on streets, sidewalks, and pathways. Fortunately, according to the Emergency Department, ambulance personnel and paramedics from Kimball Health Services, there has been no increase in falls during th...
After 50 years in the manufactured home business, Dar Gardener of Kimball will be inducted into the RV/Manufactured Home Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana. After the first of the year, Dar received confirmation of her induction. The induction ceremony will be on August 21, when Dar will receive a a traditional Green Jacket. Elkhart, Indiana, is the home of the RV Manufactured Home Museum. Their stated “mission is to recognize, preserve, and honor the history, pioneers, and individuals who have been instrumental in making the Recreational V...