Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Senator Deb Fischer stopped by Kimball May 28, to give residents an update on what she has been working on for the people of Nebraska. Fischer walked into the Plains Historical Museum around 1:30 p.m. where she was greeted by a modest crowd of Kimball residents eager to hear what she had to say. Senator Fischer touched on topics such as the recent scandals that have rocked Washington, the Farm Bill, and took time to comment on the perception that everything in Washington is gridlocked and that...
Editor’s Note: This is the second segment of a three-part series on the Wheat Growers Hotel, located in Kimball, NE. The final segment will run in early June. “After more than 40 years, are the memories put to rest--or will they continue with me?” - Betty Bouck, Western Nebraska Observer, Thursday, March 1, 1979. After the fall of Frank Cunningham’s empire and the initial closing of the Wheat Growers Hotel, the building stood vacant, much the same as it does now. The only difference being that t...
A former Kimball High School graduate, Hunter Baliman, received the Spirit of Mitchell Technical Institute Award during his recent graduation ceremony from Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota. Baliman received the award for his exemplary work while attending the Culinary Academy of South Dakota, a program within the institute. According to Baliman, this was no easy feat as the award is given to a student who does as much as possible for the good of the program over the two years that students are part of the culinary...
Local resident Tom Hewitt proves the saying that age is just a number. Hewitt is the fastest duelist in the world for people ages 65-69. He gained this title by participating in the Huntsman World Senior Games in October of 2012 in St. George, Utah. The Hunstman Senior Games began in 1987 as the World Senior Games and was founded by Daisy and John H. Morgan, Jr. with the idea that the golden years were better when good health and physical fitness became an way of life instead of an occasional...
Being located in such close proximity to the state of Colorado, it is not hard to find onself in the midst of a discussion concering the matter of marijuana use, or decriminalization of drugs. Forty-two years ago, then-President Richard Nixon famously declared a “war on drugs.” Despite his (and his successors’) noble intentions, this war has grown larger, fiercer and more dangerous in the decades that followed his declaration. It is estimated that the United States spends over $40 billion each year on the war on drugs. This includes polic...
The gas line that burst in the early hours of May 4 north of Bushnell near where County Road 17 and County Road 48 intersect has been repaired and is currently running at a limited capacity. Residents of Bushnell and the surrounding area in Kimball county had been rocked out of their sleep the morning of May 4 by a loud boom that caused them to call their neighbors to see if a house had exploded, according to statements previously made by Kimball County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell....