Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball City Council’s vote to approve Ordinance #812 – which includes amendments to the city’s Subdivision Regulations Section of Chapter 11: Zoning Regulations – was delayed at the Nov. 15 council meeting because councilmen Matt Bright and Gabe Ingram said they were uncomfortable voting on the ordinance because they had not received sufficient time to read and digest the information. They received the amendments on Tuesday afternoon and were expected to vote on the amendments at the 6 p.m. meeting. A special meeting to further discuss...
On Nov. 15, the Kimball County Commissioners returned in the afternoon after the morning portion of their meeting for a session with the Kimball County Transit Service. An update from administrator Christy Warner reported that KCTS has had 175 phone calls about the DIA trips, known as the Red Line. KCTS has 40 rides currently booked for DIA. The board approved the advertising agreement form for the transit. Sponsorship levels begin at $5,000, which includes a logo on the website, $500 worth of checkpoint passes for distribution, social media...
The Presbyterian Church, soon to become Cornerstone Community Church, was the site of the Community Thanksgiving Praise Service sponsored by the Kimball Ministerial Association on Sunday, Nov. 20. All are invited to the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at First English Lutheran Church....
The second annual food pantry contest between the employees of Kimball Health Services and Kimball High School will benefit local families. Kimball Health Services won the previous year and the contest was repeated once again as Kimball Health Services whooped up on the teachers and staff. According to Stephanie Pedersen, Kimball Health Services asked their participating employees to bring one item a day for the length of the contest, which is 17 days. Once the items were delivered to the food...
"Ferals cats are responsible for most of the cats that end up in the shelters because most people get their domestic cats fixed. Feral cats do not and just reproduce by the gazillions. Knowing they are the problem, that's why so many cats are killed in shelters," co-founder Leslie Vogt of the Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals in Fort Collins explained. The program started because Vogt had been on a humane board but realized that they were not doing anything for feral cats, so when she termed...
After a weekend trip to Fort Collins, 25 Kimball cats and kittens have been returned to their colony. The cats were trapped on Saturday evening. Sunday is clinic day in Fort Collins, where they were spayed/neutered and vaccinated by four volunteer veterinarians and a host of other volunteers. Monday morning, the cats were returned to Kimball – all with volunteer labor. Trapping in Nebraska was a first for the Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals. Hannah Knox and Katie Evans, both volunteers, spen...
The Kimball School Board met in regular session on Nov. 15, and under discussion items, a notice of settlement claim was read regarding injuries that student Derek Kauffman sustained. The notice reads as follows: “Kimberly Kauffman and Steve Kauffman individually and on behalf Derek Kauffman asserted a claim for damages arising from injuries Derek Kauffman sustained from an accident that occurred on April 22, 2021, while Derek Kauffman was a student at Kimball Public Schools and a settlement was reached. A full release of liability has been e...
The senior civics class and the Kimball community treated Kimball area veterans to a special Veterans Day. Master of Ceremonies Charolette Hargreaves and Emma Patterson introduced the participants to the Nov. 11 event in the high school auditorium. Mary Lynch, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders sang the Armed Forces Salute, followed by the New Dimension group singing "The Glory," and Jayden Paxton played "Taps." Keynote Speaker Tony Baker, a retired Army colonel who was deployed overseas...
According to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, the site of 511 W. 3rd Street in Kimball passed a Tier 1 investigation. This appears to remove an environmental obstacle to the long delayed opening there of the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree store. Owen Lasswell, a public information officer, told the Observer that “NDEE issued no further action letters, and the department’s investigation has been closed.” Meanwhile, Kimball store #13191 at 511 3rd Street shows no signs of obtaining inventory or opening at the moment. Efforts were...
Good morning, here is hoping that your week is going well. With Veterans Day behind us, we are looking toward Thanksgiving. But until then ....today, November 17th. there is a “Veteran’s Hiring Event” taking place from 1-3 p.m. at the Healthy Blue Office in Scottsbluff. This is located at 2621 5th Avenue and if you are in need of more information, e-mail [email protected]. The annual EWC Dog Wash will be held on the 17th also, between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The students at the school involved will have a table set up in the north...
Here are the latest students of the month, for September, at Banner County School. Keira Bolander, a 10th-grader, is a member of One Act and the BCS band. At school, she likes to learn about history, forensic science, music, singing and English. Keira describes herself and quiet, polite and kind. Keira is grateful to be selected as Student of the Month. Quincy Boettcher, a fifth-grader, participates in YMCA Flag football and Banner County MatCats wrestling. His favorite subjects in school are...
In an unprecedented election in Banner County, write-in candidates determined the outcome of the election. Both incumbent Banner County commissioners lost their bid for re-election to write-in candidates Robin Darnall and Laif Anderson. Anderson had 254 votes and Darnall had 221, while Commissioners Sandberg and Post had 113 and 108, respectively. All totals are unofficial until the canvassing board meets. County Assessor Bernice Huffman lost to Kacy Krakow, 80-292. County Clerk Lisa Cross lost her position to Katie West, 138-230. Recently...
Temporary construction easements, new permanent easements for utility corridors, and fee acquisitions for towers sites were the topics of discussion when Lt. Col. Eric Green from the U.S. Air Force was before the Kimball County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Nov. 15. In January, landowners should be aware that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin negotiations, appraisals and surveying for the missile project. Currently, the Air Force has a 16½ feet easement for utility lines, but they may need up to 100 feet for temporary...
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are working overtime to keep motorists and road crews safe through localized enforcement efforts in multiple parts of the state, including Kimball County, according to a Nov. 15 news release from the patrol. This effort includes specific enforcement operations in the Nebraska Panhandle and other areas of western Nebraska. In October, troopers in Troop E focused specifically on excessive speeding in Kimball County. During the operation, troopers issued more than 250 citations or warnings for speeding in...
Steel installation is underway at the new Kimball hospital construction site. Several loads of steel arrived last week along with a large crane, which will be used for installation. KHS contracted steel nearly a year ago to assure it would be available when needed for the project. Pouring of the concrete slab continues, with an additional 11,000-plus square feet done last week. The masons also have nearly completed block work for the ambulance garage and de-contamination room in the northeast...
The ballots have been counted, the election results are in and the local races – in Kimball County – have been decided.But until Nov. 16 when the county canvassing board meets, all results are unofficial. In the City of Kimball mayoral race, John Morrison, with 480 outpaced city Councilwoman Christy Warner with 312, to lead the city for the next four years. With only one individual on the ballot for two positions on the Kimball City Council, Creg Pike was elected to a four-year term with 612...
In an unprecedented election in Banner County, write-in candidates determined the outcome of the election. Both incumbent Banner County commissioners lost their bid for re-election to write-in candidates Robin Darnall and Laif Anderson. Anderson had 254 votes and Darnall had 221, while Commissioners' Sandberg and Post had 113 and 108, respectively. All totals are unofficial until the canvassing board meets. County Assessor Bernice Huffman lost to Kacy Krakow, 80-292. County Clerk Lisa Cross lost her position to Katie West, 138-230. Recently...
The Nov. 1 Kimball City Council meeting opened with a postponement of a public hearing and a postponement of a vote on Ordinance No. 807 – for the proposed annexation of the Warner/Substation Property south of Horseshoe Hill area. The ordinance is expected to be voted on at the Nov. 15 meeting. The council switched to current business, which included a discussion of Ordinance No. 811 regarding the discharge of firearms. City Attorney Matt Turman told the council that the changes would clean up language and make the ordinance more up to date. C...
Retired Col. Tony Baker is this year's keynote speaker for the 21st annual Kimball Jr/Sr. High School Civics Class Veterans Day program. In 2000, Baker completed a deployment to the Bosnia and Kosovo NATO mission. In 2001, he deployed to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia Theater of operations helping train the Ethiopian Army. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2001. In 2004 he deployed to Iraq, where he helped develop the targeting systems needed to catch bomb makers. In late 2004,...
William Serrano, charged with shooting his girlfriend Tessa Ghering at their home in Kimball, has been scheduled for a motion hearing next month. Ghering died at the scene. Judge Derek Weimer continued the case Nov. 1 and a lengthier hearing is scheduled in Kimball District Court at 9 a.m. on Dec. 12. Serrano remains in the Kimball County Jail on charges including manslaughter, attempted first degree murder, and attempted terroristic threats....
Good morning, this week blew in with strong gusty winds and a time change. Both were unwanted by yours truly. Elections are over (yeah!), but since that was Tuesday, and this is Thursday, nothing for me to report. Hopefully everyone voted and we can move on. Today, November 10th the annual Veterans Day breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. for all military personal at the high school, and a program will follow at 9 a.m. that is open to the public. Also on this date, the junior high wrestling team will head to Hemmingford. For the time, please call...
The phone number is 336-880-7893 to report any information regarding Oliver, a pet cat who was lost Sept. 6, 2022, in Kimball. The wrong phone number was listed in an advertisement appearing in the Nov. 10, 2022, edition of the Observer. Oliver was last seen at South Oak Street and Old Highway 71 in Kimball. There is a $500 reward. Oliver is a domestic medium hair 4-year-old male tabby who is orange and white in color. He has a fluffy tail and no collar. Oliver's pet ID is 137947. Information...
The feral cat problem was once again on the Kimball City Council agenda. Tiffany LaBeau, the founder of Kimball's Trap Neuter Release, said the City of Kimball approved her fund request to help 30 feral cats. The council approved $2,500 of Keno Funds for this program. From Nov. 12-14, volunteers from Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals will trap 30 cats and have them spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and treated for fleas, wounds and infections. These adult cats will be returned to Kimball with a...
At 1 p.m. Friday, the Kimball Dispatch Center went from using paper and pencil to recording calls into the 21st Century using a web-based computer program. With Kimball County now into the 21st Century, only four other agencies in Nebraska – including Banner and Sioux – are operating with paper and pencil and written reports. So what used to be recorded in notebooks and on paper will now be logged on the computer with an easy retrieval. According to Nick Conley, product manager for EFORCE, the...
The Kimball County Commissioners approved and signed a letter of support Tuesday for the Kimball Housing Hub for the GBSD (Ground Based Strategic Deterrent) Deployment and Minuteman III Decommissioning project. The prepared letter stated: “As Northrop Grumman works with the U.S. Air Force to prepare for and implement this project, the City of Kimball within Kimball County is uniquely poised to provide the ideal location for a housing hub.” The letter continued, “The City of Kimball has experience with the challenges such a hub create, and i...