Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Michael Mansour, Senior Electrical Engineer with Exponential Engineering Company out of Fort Collins, was at the city council meeting Tuesday, February 4, to explain the need of new equipment in the south substation that provides electricity to Kimball. Mansour has worked with Exponential Engineering for many years and has worked with Kimball, doing inspections of the electrical facilities. Upon Kimball's most recent inspection Mansour came across things that need immediate attention at the... Full story
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) started on October 1, 2013. Since it's inception the ACA has experienced scrutiny and difficulty. The website alone was faulty and glitch filled until a mere few weeks ago. Nationally the interest in the open enrollment wained after many people experienced trouble with the site. Kimball was no exception to that. Ken Hunter, CEO of the Kimball Health Services confirmed that little interest was shown in ACA enrollment, especially after the many... Full story
With the recent snow fall that accumulated on the streets this past week leaving people to struggle to navigate the roads, Kimball residents took to social media to vent their frustrations, focusing primarily on the work of the City of Kimball’s Street Department. Comments posted to Facebook primarily focused on frustrations with the conditions of the roads around the local public school with one resident stating that they had seen “tons of people get stuck at the school trying to drop off the kids or trying to pick them up.” Concerned citizen...
GERING- Forrest B. Greathouse, 88 of Gering, Nebraska, reunited with his wife in Heaven on Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home. His funeral service will be held on Friday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Memorial Evangelical Free Church in Gering with Pastor Gary Hashley and Pastor Jake Roberts officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Nebraska Army National Guard. A graveside service will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Dix Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:00 a... Full story
Funeral services for Dawn Elaine Williams, 66, were held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel in Douglas, Wyoming with Dick Taylor presiding at the service. Dawn Williams died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home in Douglas of natural causes. Dawn was born June 2, 1947 in Kimball, Nebraska the daughter of Chester Harold "Bud" and Mary Elizabeth (Addleman) Taylor. She was raised and educated in Kimball. She had held a certified nurse a... Full story
A tough week for the Kimball High girls as they suffered losses in their final two regular season games leaving them with a 12-10 record going into sub-district tournament play. On Friday night, in the final home game of the season, Kimball fell to a scrappy Hemingford club 56-52 after leading almost the entire contest. On Saturday, in an away contest at Sutherland, Kimball lost 61-37. The loss to Hemingford was almost a duplicate of their loss to the Lady Bobcats a week ago in WTC tournament... Full story
The Kimball High boys' basketball team picked up two more wins this past weekend to run their season record to 18-3 with one more regular season contest remaining on the schedule. The Horns will close out the regular season tomorrow night (Friday) on their home court hosting Mitchell. It will be the final home appearance for five seniors who will be honored along with their parents prior to the start of the varsity game. This past Friday evening, Kimball hosted Hemingford, a team they defeated...
Damian Rutledge battled his way to a fourth place finish in the 220 pound weight class at the C-4 District Wrestling Tournament held in Hershey this past weekend and is headed to the State Tournament in Omaha this weekend. His qualification gives Kimball a state qualifier after a few years of absence. His qualifying has even more special meaning since it is the first year out for the sport for the athletic junior who also shined on the football field this past fall. En route to his fourth place finish, Rutledge had a bye, lost 11-5 to Hunter...