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Council approves funds for fireworks, upholds ten day display

Kimball City Council discussed a Keno grant request for the upcoming Kimball Fireworks Display. When the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce ceased collecting funds for the annual display, last year, local business owners took over, raising enough funds in just one short week to provide the community display.

Though they were able to save the event last year, they requested assistance from the City of Kimball’s Keno fund this year due to the reduction in local sales revenue.

“Normally they spend about $6,000, but they raise $7,500 and $1,500 goes into a bank account for the All-Cl...