Letter to the editor

Why can’t Kimball attract better neighbors? Is it because our apathy is so contagious that they fit right in? In the many years I have made this city my home I have watched it steadily deteriorate with seemingly no effort to stop the blight. We have abandoned storefronts and homes. Dirt lots are overrun with weeds. Broken down homes and a desolate church are owned by careless Kimball residents who haven’t an ounce of civic pride. All these and more ruin the landscape of a once vibrant community.

I implore the city attorney, mayor, city council, local police, county commissioners, county...