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 rail spur project is no longer going to be completed due to the cost of the project increasing significantly over time and the bond originally put aside not being enough to complete the project. The city council must decide what to do with the funds that have been and are to be collected. Since it is the residents of Kimball who voted "yes" on the taxation of property for the rail spur funds, it is once again going to be up to voters. However, the voters will be voting for or against... Full story
Nebraska State Senator Pete Pirsch, an Omaha Republican, hopes to bring both his experience and passion for the work at hand to the Nebraska Attorney General's Office in 2014. "I'm running for Nebraska Attorney General, and I think that my unique experience, my background, my passion for that, for the position will enable me to do great things for the people of Nebraska," Pirsch said. Pirsch, who has served eight years on the senate, was originally slated to run for state auditor. However,... Full story
The Kimball Police Department consists of seven officers, all of who are certified, a first in the two years since Chief Darren Huff has been in his position. Chief Huff has been working tirelessly to make sure that all of his officers are a trained asset to the community of Kimball and shared his plans for the upcoming budget year concerning the department. Some of Huff’s plans include an up to date, advanced, in house training regiment that utilizes the skills of the current officers. Now that the department has a certified detective, S...
Marie Beverly Cashion, May 5, 1919 ~ March 20, 2014, 94 of Dix, NE. Passed away March 20, 2014 while in the care of Front Range Hospice of Erie Colorado. Born in Chicago IL to William Otto Voss and Margaret (Sherman) Voss. She married Cyril Boland Cashion on June 13, 1938 in Valpariso IN, preceded in death by her husband on March 17, 2000. Marie Moved to Colorado in 1951 living in Castle Rock, Evergreen and Erie before moving to Dix Nebraska. She was a stay at home mom for many years and also... Full story
Freeman J. Campbell, 91, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery following the service. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Freeman's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be... Full story
It was great to see that Jay Staehr, former outstanding Kimball High athlete, is still having success coaching as he directed his Overton boys into the championship game of the Nebraska state D-l division. I was already back home from Lincoln, but I watched it on the tube. Overton wound up 2nd, losing in the championship but what an outstanding year once again for coach Staehr and his boys. Thanks to Lisa Buescher for sending this picture of her husband Darin, another outstanding former Kimball...
The 2013-14 season for the Kimball High girls' basketball team may not have played out quite like coach Chauncey Pedersen and his girls would have liked, but none the less, it was a winning season with 13 wins and 11 losses. The Kimball ladies met up with some very good and state ranked teams in the likes of Hershey, Dundy County, and Sutherland, and also had 3 close losses to the Western Trails Conference champs Mitchell losing at home 44-43, and at Mitchell 51-50 in two overtimes plus one more... Full story