Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Sheriff's Office amps up techniques for ground searches

There are few things more terrifying than a small child or a loved one going missing. The moment of realization that a child is not in the house and the ensuing panic are enough to send even the calmest person into a tailspin of anxiety and terror as all the worst case scenarios play out in the head of a parent or a loved one coupled with the desire to just get that person back home.

In these moments, residents depend on the skill sets of local law enforcement, emergency services and volunteers to put boots to the ground, locate those missing and bring them safely back home.

It is because o...