Years Ago

January 2012

Contrary to conventional wisdom, irrigated corn in Nebraska is highly efficient in the use of energy, water and fertilizer, say University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists whose research found that increased yields more than offset the energy cost of these inputs.

This research has important ramifications for agriculture’s efforts to meet increasing global needs for food, feed, fuel and fiber on existing farmland, said Ken Cassman, UNL agronomist who holds the university’s inaugural Robert B. Daugherty Professorship. Cassman and Patricio Grassini, a UNL research professor in agronomy and horticulture, co-authored a paper about their research that appears in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The UNL research shows that modern, irrigated, high-input agriculture produces much higher crop yields.

January 2008

Banner County’s Wildcats lost the two varsity games played at Hay Springs on Jan.4. The girls lost 50-20 and the boys were defeated 58-41.

The Lady Wildcats went scoreless in the first quarter and were behind 23-3 at the half. Banner Co. couldn’t get any real scoring put together and suffered a 30 point loss. Kinsey Knaub had seven points in a losing effort. Other scoring was: Bethany Cooper 6, Rebekah Knaub 5 and Kaylea Stodddard 2.

The boys team took it on the chin also, losing 58-41. Hay Springs led by twelve at halftime, 44-24 at the third quarter mark and went on to win by 17. Wildcat scoring was: Cole Wyatt 19, Chase Wickard 10, Brett Cross 8, Shaun Jones and Brady Cross 2 each.

The Wildcats boys and girls varsity teams both have 2-6 records. Banner County’s next opponents are Leyton on the road Jan. 7, Crawford at home Jan. 11 and then at Minatare Jan. 11.

January 2003

Vandalism was reported at the Event Center on Fri., Dec. 27. Some damage was done in the office and other areas and some items were missing. Kimball Police Chief Bill Shank said he thinks the vandals probably had entered the exercise area and since they are allowed to use the bathroom in the Event Center, they had access to the office doors.

Due to the vandalism, those who use the exercise area will not be able to access any other part of the building, including restrooms, said director Chad Miller. The arrangement may be temporary and was discussed at the City Council meeting Tues. night.

Shank said that the items missing from nativity scenes a couple of weeks ago that were mentioned in letters to the the editor have not been recovered, nor were they reported as stolen. He said that last year a similar thing happened when items were taken from yards at Christmas and no one reported them as being stolen to the police department. Things that were found were unable to be returned because police had no idea who to return them to.

January 1978

Three persons were injured early Tuesday morning when a van went out of control and overturned.

Hurt were Thomas Taylor, with neck injuries, Terry Taylor, cut on the head, and Teresa Klemt, bruised leg. A 4th passenger was not hurt.

A Neb. state trooper said the accident occurred about half a mile south and a mile east on a county road near Kimball, at 3:20 a.m.

The 1974 van, owned by Thomas Taylor, was driven by Teresa Klemt. An ambulance took Taylor to the hospital.

The Kimball city police department aided in the investigation.

January 1958

Miss Ann Roche, assistant postmaster in Kimball for more than 38 years, announced this week that she was resigning her position effective Jan. 31.

She was appointed Assistant Postmaster by the Civil Service Commission in 1919. Since that time she has served under six postmasters in the Kimball Post Office.

Her father, E. W. Roche, was postmaster at the time she was appointed. He held that office from 1915 to 1919.

“I had just graduated from high school and took the job, just expecting to help out for a few months,” she said.

One of the clerks in the Kimball Post Office will be advanced to the position of Assistant Postmaster.

January 1943

Mrs. C. L. Alden was called to Kearney Thursday to be with her sister, Miss Carrie Ludden, who was seriously inured in a fall at the Kearney Teachers’ college, where she has been an instructor for a number of years. In the fall down a flight of stairs which had recently been waxed, Miss Ludden suffered a fracture of the left arm, shoulder blade and left leg. Her condition was reported as very serious.

Miss Ludden has visited her sister here on numerous occasions and met many Kimball people.

January 1923

A birthday and farewell party was given at the Maginnis home last Saturday night, the event being a surprise on Mr. Maginnis who celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday on that day. The evening was spent in playing the popular game of Solo. Mr. and Mrs. Maginnis will soon leave for California to make their home. Just how much of the time will be spent there we do not know, but all Kimball friends hope their interests in Kimball will not be severed. The club presented Mr. Maginnis with a beautiful buffet set

January 1913

The new elevator building built by the Kimball Lumber and Supply Co. is now fully equipped and ready to handle grain of all kinds. Kimball is going to be the best grain market in western Nebraska.

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Senator B. K. Bushee and wife left Friday for Lincoln where the former will take up his work for the winter. Miss Bernice will remain in Kimball until the end of the second semester, when she will join her parents in Lincoln and continue her studies there.

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The terrific wind that blew last Thursday evening, January second, was not strong enough to keep at home the score or more of friends who had been bidden to do honor to our townspeople, state senator and Mrs. Bushee, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wilson.