Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A Kimball family has been displaced from its home due to a house fire that occurred about 7:45 p.m. last Thursday. Homeowner Jay Thurin was outside at the time and he attempted to extinguish the blaze in its early stages with a garden hose and fire extinguishers, according to Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway. The Kimball Volunteer Fire Department responded with two pumper trucks and 14 firefighters and had the blaze contained within 10 minutes. According to Kimball Fire Chief Rick Wynne,...
Hundreds of people came out to the streets of Kimball on Aug. 1, 1961 to view the missile that was placed in the missile silo southwest of town....
Despite continual precipitation over the past month, officials say there is no immediate threat of flooding in Kimball and Banner counties. The South Platte Natural Resources District has received reports of six to eight inches of rainfall in this area in May alone, with annual rainfall reported to be 14-16 inches in areas, according to SPNRD general manager Rod Horn. “When you look at those amounts, considering that our average rainfall in Kimball County is 16 inches, in less than a year we have received our average already,” Horn added. Rai...
Tom and Karen Southard have been an integral part of the Kimball High School sports scene for quite some time, so much so that these record keepers are an institution. Born in a small home north of Dix in 1936, Tom grew up to play football in high school. Though he never intended on going to college, a scholarship changed his mind. He attended Chadron State on a football and track scholarship, though he only played through the first football season before volunteering for the draft and joining...
Local resident Jerry Williams spoke on utility billing at the City of Kimball’s Board of Public Works meeting held May 26. Williams, a former superintendent of Kimball Public Schools and 41-year resident, asked the board to reconsider the policy regarding termination of utility services for nonpayment. As “snowbirds,” Williams and his wife live in warmer climes during the cold months, but their electricity remains on while they are gone. The bill is sent directly to them at their winter home. “I looked back in my previous history the last three...
The Kimball County Commissioners spent a lengthy amount of time discussing the best way to purchase an ambulance in a timely fashion at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. After a discussion on the topic lasting almost an hour, the commissioners voted 2-0 to suspend normal purchasing procedures in order to buy an ambulance. Commissioners Larry Engstrom and Daria Anderson-Faden voted for the measure. Commissioner Tim Nolting left prior to the vote to attend an out of town meeting. Under state law, commissioners are allowed to suspend n...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Charlson Schumer, 72, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died Saturday, May 30, at Sanford USD Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. Family was present for visitation from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at George Boom Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Elizabeth Ann O'Brien was born Aug. 6, 1942, to John and Leona (Popetz) O'Brien in Omaha. In 1954, her family moved to Kimball. She graduat...
Elmer T. Bogert, 90, of Kimball, passed away peacefully at his home in Kimball with his family by his side, on Monday, June 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 5, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Ken Mars officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, June 4, from 1-6 p.m. Memorials have been established to St. John's Lutheran Church or Prairie Haven Hospice. Friends may visit www.cantr...
Carl Yung, of Yuma, Ariz., died at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastors Ron Thomke, Glen Yung and LeRoy Sandford officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Carl's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. The services for Carl have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Carl was born in Kimball....
Rick and Ann Perry of Kimball are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, to Matthew Norris, son of Robert and Julie Norris of Fort Worth, Texas. Lauren is a graduate of Kimball High School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a bachelors degree in speech-language pathology. She is scheduled to graduate with a doctorate of physical therapy in May 2016, from Texas Woman's University in Houston, Texas. Matthew is a graduate of Pascal High School in...
Who can resist seeing or participating in an event called wild cow milking? That is just one of the lively and entertaining events that will be held at the 7th annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at the Kimball County Fairgrounds. With 10 4-man teams already registered, just four team slots remain available for the ranch events, including trailer loading, branding and doctoring, and team tying as well as wild cow milking. "The events that we do are...
The Kimball team 9 in a Row from Good Times came up just short of advancing to the American Poolplayers Association's (APA) 9-Ball National Team Championships in Las Vegas, when they were defeated in the semifinals of the Western Nebraska APA 9-Ball Team Championships held recently at the Eagles Club in North Platte. The team collected a cash prize for its third place finish. Members include Robert Maurer, Cindy Warren, Ken Warren, Rebecca Brown, Lonnie Yung, Joshua Maurer and Mark Vigil. The...
A repeat trip to the Nebraska Boys Class C State Golf Tournament for Kimball High's Jordan Greenwood produced his second State medal for the young sophomore, who not only scored in the top 15 medal group once again, but improved his finish over his freshman season! After qualifying as a freshman, and finishing 11th at the state tournament, Greenwood fired a 74 at the district tournament to not only qualify, but had the winning round at McCook by 4 strokes. At the State Tournament this past week...
The Kimball Dance club held the Princess Dance Camp last week, with children aged 3-4 on Monday and Wednesday and those aged 5-6 on Tuesday and Thursday....