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 search warrant resulting in multiple Kimball arrests was executed on March 9 at separate residences by the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s department was assisted by the Kimball police and the Nebraska State Patrol. A traffic stop in the 600 block of Burg Street produced stolen items as well as a white powdery substance on the person of Jordan Crews. Crews, 27 was arrested and charged for possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of stolen property with a bon...
Julie Golembiewski, 58 of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball on Friday, March 8. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. A complete obituary will be published in next week’s edition. Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....
The Kimball Longhorns placed a number of athletes on the Western Trails Conference and South Platte Valley Association 2023-24 all-conference high school teams for boys and girls basketball and boys wrestling. Here's how it breaks down. Western Trails Conference Boys Basketball Three Longhorns received All-Conference Honors: Brandon Paxton, Kyler Lusche and Braxton Miller. Two Longhorns received honorable mention: Trevor Fuss and Wyatt Cords. WTC MVP went to Bridgeport's Kolby Lussetto. Girls Ba...
Remember shooting a basketball or attending PE in the West Elementary School gymnasium? Well, times have really changed. The old gym, the lone surviving remnant of the school still in place, has begun a new life as part of the newly opened Kimball Health Services hospital. Troy Kurz, KHS facilities director and the new hospital project manager, provided some insight to the Observer. "The former West Elementary gymnasium space is the hospital's new central utility plant, which provides all of...
The "land swap" at the Rec Area should be a topic of interest to taxpayers, baseball/softball players and golfers. It is not actually called a land swap by the Nebraska Game and Parks, but it is called a conversion – outdoor recreation land is being converted to other outdoor recreation land. Hannah Jones from Nebraska Game and Parks said that the Kimball Rec Area conversion is in the "early stages" and "it is not a short process." The lengthy process is meant to safeguard outdoor recreation l...
The Kimball County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday morning to hear from department heads on the workings of the county government. Heads of the roads, buildings and grounds, veterans office and KCTS gave the commissioners updates and reports. Veterans Service Officer Program Coordinator Darcee Wheeland reported on new veterans numbers, military records and medical record requests for December 2023 and January 2024. County veterans receive more than $80,000 in benefits from the Veterans Administration each month. Newly appointed...
From the smallest to the largest, all counties in Nebraska elect a sheriff. The county sheriffs throughout Nebraska have several duties and responsibilities, with their number one responsibility law enforcement. State statutes requires the sheriff to serve, execute and return writs or other legal process issued by a lawful authority. The sheriff shall prepare and file an annual inventory statement of county personal property in his or her custody. The sheriff has charge and custody of the jail...
A large crowd enjoyed a meal, games and bidding on auction items at the Banner County FFA auction. The purchase of a red Solo cup from the Banner County FFA bought attendees a chance to win a gift certificate from The Sagebrush in Kimball. They either put the cup on the head or their tail and a coin was flipped. Winners went onto the next round until just one person had picked the right side of the coin every time....
Good morning and happy Windy month of March! Nice kite weather if anyone does that anymore. Before we start the weekend, today, March 7, is the beginning of a Lakota language learning class that will be taught at the Scottsbluff High School. Beverly Running Bear from Black Hills State University will be teaching the classes through the 13th of March at 6 p.m. Friday, March 8th is an eventful day with a lot going on. There will be no school at Banner County School. State Sen. Brian Hardin and the Nebraska State Patrol will hold a meeting in the...
Vonda Kay (Palmer) McCracken, one of three children of Jerry L. and Mary M. (Hanner) Palmer, was born January 31, 1966, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She grew up and attended school in Kimball, Nebraska. On June 14, 1987, Vonda was united in marriage to Terry McCracken in Bushnell, Nebraska. They made their first home in Bushnell, and were blessed with two daughters, Heather and Cinnamon. In 1994 the family moved to Holdrege, Nebraska for some time and eventually settling in Fairmont, Nebraska. Vonda was primarily a stay-at-home mom in her younger...
The Kimball Police Department received approval on two items at the Kimball City Council meeting on Feb. 20. A CargoGlide for a department pickup received approval for this budget season, and the council approved the purchase of a drug dog for the 2024-25 budget year. The CargoGlide, priced at $5,657.99, will provide storage for traffic cones, spikes, pepperballs, evidence collection kits, ballistic shields and instructor gear. Chief Jose Ruiz also received approval for a canine program to be started; this would include a female yellow lab....
Several ribbon cuttings were conducted for different folks associated with the new Kimball Health Services hospital. This one involved the hospital present and past leading figures. From left are board Chairman Jim Cederburg, past CEO Ken Hunter and new CEO Cassie Gasseling....
A high speed chase which began in Scotts Bluff County, went through Banner County and Kimball County occurred Wednesday (today) just after 1:00 p.m. The chase ended when the Kimball County Sheriff's department put spikes out north of the Kimball exit on Highway 71. The female suspect was taken back to Scotts Bluff County. Speeds were in excess of 100 m.p.h....
New housing is taking shape in Kimball to accommodate new hires needed for the major Clean Harbors expansion. In addition to other residential growth that Clean Harbors is backing locally, the environmental services giant has contracted with a company to bring mobile homes into Kimball. Stahla's Trailer Park, above, is the sight of 25 such new mobile homes that are being set up and prepared as rentals....
Gov. Pillen arrived in Kimball for the Kimball Health Services hospital ribbon cutting on Monday, Feb 26, but he also tended to other business. The governor and his entourage landed on the newly resurfaced Kimball Municipal Airport runway 10/28 and found the landing was incredible. The resurfacing project recently received a 2023 Project of the Year award from the state. Before the ribbon cutting, Pillen met with KCTS staff and toured Kimball Public Schools. Pillen and members of his Department...
The Kimball community came out en masse for Kimball Health Services new hospital ribbon cutting on Monday, Feb. 26. On a windy day, an estimated 200 or more people crammed into the entryway and clinic waiting area while officials were recognized and spoke of the process to develop the facility. Gov. Jim Pillen started off the ceremony with a message of congratulations. "This is a big, big deal for rural Nebraska, for Kimball, for your community," he said. Pillen spoke about what a fantastic...
The annual Kimball Public Schools spelling bee was held Wednesday, Jan. 31. Twenty-four students ranging from fourth through eighth grade filled the chairs on the stage of Harry E. McNees Auditorium in anticipation of their turn to spell their way to victory. Fourth grade spellers participating in the event included Meera Chaudhari in first place in her grade, Ay'sel Gusman, Adie Weinbender, Laural Norberg, and Barry Baber, Jr. Fifth grade contestants were Barrett Brown in first place, Chloe...
The Central Banner 4-H Club met on Sunday, Feb. 18, to tie fleece blankets as a service project. This is an annual event for the 4-H Club. Club members Isaac, Gabe and Luke Olsen, Rachel, Luke and Joel Berger; Audrey, Silas and Eliza Ferguson; Luke Halstead and Theodore Perry donated fleece materials and tied 11 blankets. These blankets will be given to Kimball Health Services to share with kids who come in for care at the hospital. Club members enjoyed designing and creating blankets to share...
Good morning! Well after today February is a thing of the past. This past week has been filled with spring and winter days buffeted by winds with speeds up to 40 miles an hour. So the expected wind of 18 miles per hour for March 1st seems pretty mild, bringing the question of lamb or lion? What do you all think? Winter sports continue to wind down with great year end finishes for both speech and boys varsity basketball. On March 1st, Friday, the annual FFA silent auction will take place at 5:30 p.m. I hear that the FFA group had quite a display...
Betty Y. Moore, 87, of Kimball, died at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Friday, February 23, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Rich Thomas officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery following the funeral service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Betty's...
Fourteen young ladies stepped out of their comfort zone and tried the sport of wrestling this year. This was the first year of Kimball Junior High wrestling, and as the season concluded last week the team put on demonstration matches with one another showing off their skills and determination. At left, McKenzie Howard and Rebecca Koski face off against each other....
Fourteen young ladies stepped out of their comfort zone and tried the sport of wrestling this year. This was the first year of Kimball Junior High wrestling, and as the season concluded last week the team put on demonstration matches with one another showing off their skills and determination. At left, McKenzie Howard and Rebecca Koski face off against each other....
Kimball 51, Morrill 38 Tuesday’s subdistrict first round matchup with Morrill was a game that we took awhile to get things going, but a great finish to the 3rd quarter really opened things up. Knowing just how capable Morrill could be from the perimeter, our 7 point half time lead was not what we were hoping for after 2 quarters of play. Our shooting was not what we were used to, but our defense and rebounding was keeping us ahead in the game. We only allowed Morrill to score 11 points in the 1st half and that was definitely a positive. We alwa...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns closed out their season on a high note, despite a loss. I was so pleased and proud of the progress we displayed throughout the whole year, but especially the last game. We were paired up with South Platte as a 3 seed at subdistricts. Our previous game with them they won very handily, 62-37. This time around, we had a solid game plan that we executed very well. We rotated Addy Olson and Rachel Berger face-guarding their best player, who averages 15 ppg. Those ladies did an amazing job and held her to only 6 points. Whi...
Next up for the new – and now open – Kimball Health Services hospital is next week's ribbon cutting celebration with Gov. Jim Pillen in attendance. Patient services shifted to the facility from the old hospital at 7 a.m. Monday. The 505 S. Burg St. location, home to the hospital since 1950, is out. The new address, 255 W. 4th St., is in. "We're very pleased with how the move has gone so far, with only a few small items to be moved yet between buildings," Kerry Ferguson, KHS community rel...