Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Carla Robinson-Goranson is familiar to most in this area, but her name may now be recognizable statewide. Goranson's photo of a rare swift fox was featured in the December 2015 issue of NEBRASKAland Magazine as "Best of Show" from more than 1,000 photo submissions in the NEBRASKAland Photo Contest. The youngest born to lifetime Kimball residents, Karen (Larsen) and Jim Robinson in 1963, Goranson was raised here and graduated from Kimball High School in 1981. She is the fourth generation to be...
At last week’s regularly scheduled Kimball County Commissioners meeting, Brian Hilbert, Project Manager and Environmental Scientist from Panhandle Geotechnical and Environmental (PG&E) approached the board with an update to the proposed physical inspection and environmental assessment on the lot located at 209 East 3rd Street. Hilbert’s company was assigned the task of inspection and assessing the local property by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, NDEQ. The property, now the location of the county Annex building as well as the...
At the most recent Kimball Park and Recreation Board meeting, the Park and Recreation Superintendent, Jeremy Williams addressed both the County Commissioners and the City Council for money to purchase several pieces of equipment to replace older units. The conversation began at the August board meeting. City Administrator Daniel Ortiz stated that much of the equipment used at Kimball’s golf course is aging and the equipment Williams has to work with has begun to negatively impact the maintenance of the golf course. At that time Williams request...
During last week’s commissioner’s meeting, County Veteran’s Service Officer (V.S.O.), Austin Garner addressed the board with an update on his ongoing progress concerning Kimball County’s 444 veterans. According to Garner, within this past month while starting the new position, he has received more than 40 visits and more than 50 phone calls to his office. Garner is pleased with the increasing amount of veterans who have made inquiries of his time and talents in the new position. The VSO states that since his arrival in the position, he has file...
A single vehicle accident on Interstate 80 claimed the lives of a Scottsbluff couple Nov. 12. The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when the driver of an eastbound 2012 Buick Enclave, Kelly Rose, 57, fell asleep. The vehicle left the roadway and collided with the concrete of the Bushnell overpass. Neither the driver, nor her passenger, Forrest Rose, 64, were wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident, according to Deb Collins, spokesperson for the Nebraska State Patrol. Kimball Deputy Sheriff Marla Knigge responded to the...
"The thumping of a heartbeat. The creek of a door. The howl of a bitter wind. The gong of a clock tower. The clang of alarm bells. The sound of beating wings getting closer and closer...Specters, ghosts and ghouls come alive in this vivid theatrical adaptation of some of Edgar Allen Poe's best-known works. Included are The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Masque of the Red Death. Poe's words rise from the page like corpses from the grave. Be careful. Do you hear that tap, tap, tapping?" This...
Discussion, led by the Panhandle Area Development District (PADD), addressed Kimball’s blighted and underutilized properties, at a meeting hosted by the City of Kimball at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov 10. Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty, along with city council members John Morrison and James Shields, attended a zoning and planning seminar hosted by PADD last month. It was at that seminar they learned of the Brownsfield program and decided to set up this meeting. Focus during this recent assembly was placed mainly on the empty and abandoned c...
No doubt, most of the public recognizes a couple from Bushnell who have resided in the Kimball County area for less than a decade, whether it be from Tim Nolting's service on the Kimball County Commissioner Board, his service on the Village of Bushnell Board or his publication of personal writings in the weekly Western Nebraska Observer, or be it Deb Carpenter-Nolting; her singing performances or involvement with the Sisters Grimm located in Bushnell. Born and raised in Acheson County in...
The person and character of the greatest U. S. President came alive with a presentation by John Voehl, a lifetime member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, who has been presenting as Abraham Lincoln for several years. Voehl approached Kimball High School Principal Eugene Hanks about presenting a 150th anniversary presentation of Lincoln and his Civil War presidency. On Nov. 10 Mary Lynch Elementary students in grades 3 – 8 attended an assembly at the Harry E. McNees Auditorium where V...
Kimball Mayor, Keith Prunty responded to the letter to the editor submitted by J. Pete Scales of Pocatello, Idaho, and published in the Nov. 5 edition of the Western Nebraska Observer. Scales voiced his concern over a letter received by his sister, who is 80 years old, from the City of Kimball regarding tree removal. Apparently, the elderly woman was upset by the letter and deemed it to be threatening in content, as did her sibling when he read the letter in question. “I think the man was misinformed,” commented Mayor Keith Prunty in reg...
Continuing discussion about hiring a deputy county attorney to assist Kimball County Attorney David Wilson with his daily appointments was heard at the regularly scheduled Kimball County Commissioner’s meeting, Nov. 3. The item has come before the board previously and ongoing discussion reveals that the funds for the deputy attorney would come from the budget set aside for Wilson as the county attorney. Additionally, hiring for the position on a contract basis instead of hiring the prospective deputy as a county employee is a cost-saving m...
Life-long Kimball resident, Becky Mannon, offered a book signing at Larsen's Jewelry Store last Thursday evening during the 'Ladies Night Out' event. Mannon's book, titled 'If Only Bears Could Talk, Teddy Bear Tales from the Heart' is available at Barnes & Noble and online at Amazon. Mannon makes bears to memorialize people's lost love ones. According to Amazon.com " Mannon's book is written with exquisite attention to detail, and Mannon is a master of capturing heartfelt emotions, while...
Angie Luppen recently accepted a position as a services coordinator for the Early Development Network. Training began for her at the end of October in Scottsbluff and will work with children from the age of 0 to 3 years old, through Educational Service Unit Region 13. (E.S.U.13), with the local school system. Luppen said the program works through referrals to the Early Development Network by community members, a grandparent, a doctor or anyone concerned. A coordinator will then contact the...
Shawn Mannon, 39, of Kimball, was sentenced Friday, Nov. 6 for distribution of methamphetamine, a class II felony, in the Kimball County District Court. Mannon will carry out a sentence of 48 to 72 months concurrently with a federal prison sentence for violating the conditions of his supervised release, according to information from Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, who was appointed special prosecuting attorney for the case. According to the arrest affidavit, Nebraska State Patrol conducted two controlled methamphetamine purchases from Man...
The Kimball TeamMates Mentoring group hosted a dinner at the Kimball Jr./Sr. High School the evening of Thursday, Nov. 5 to show appreciation for the many program volunteer mentors in the community program. TeamMates Mentoring Program was started in 1991 by Tom and Nancy Osborn and the program was implemented in Kimball in 2004 by then principal Chad Denker. Currently, the president of the Kimball chapter is Terry Boulier, who serves with ten board members and a group coordinator, Carolyn...
Captain Andy Bremer of the Kimball Police Department said that following the path of his father, and his father's father, off of the family ranch and into the Navy was the most natural choice for him. "I'm third generation Navy, so it was a pretty easy choice, it was just something I was always going to do," he said. Bremer joined the Navy in 1996 and served a four-year term, during which he was married to his wife, Courtney, whom he has known since he was 12. Following his service, Bremer retur...
You can find love anywhere, even in the military. That is the case for Kimball residents Bob and Mary Kay Jenner, who met while serving in the Air Force. Mary Kay was born in Kimball to Mary (Linn) Moore and Dick Moore. She graduated from Kimball High School in 1969, attended to college to major in piano for a year in Nevada, Mo., and then transferred to the University of Wyoming where she majored in home economics. In March 1975, Mary Kay joined the Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air...
Kimball’s newest deputy sheriff, Anthony Osborn, arrived in August of this year, and will attend the Nebraska Police Academy in Grand Island in March 2016, where he will receive his certification when he graduates. Osborn, who describes himself as a Huskers fan through and through, hopes he and his wife, Lacy, will continue living in Kimball in the future, with their two dogs, Grimm and Reaper and that they will see Kimball grow and thrive. “I’m from a small town, so I enjoy living in a small town and Kimball residents have made us feel welco...
A program that could help locate missing children will be held next week in Kimball Schools. The CHIP (Child Identification Program) will be hosted by James L. Eatmon Masonic Lodge #294 on Nov. 10 at Mary Lynch Elementary School and on Nov. 13 at Kimball Junior/Senior High School. The program provides a photograph, a webcam interview with the child, digital fingerprints, dental bite impression (provided they are old enough to have teeth) and DNA through a cheek swab. The information is then given to the parent, grandparent or guardian, and no...
Kimball County was recently notified by the Nebraska Department of Revenue that a settlement has been reached for a 2014 valuation appeal from Frontier Pipeline, LLC. Frontier went through the process of suing the county for the assessed value placed on its properties, and won for a refund of more than $38,500. According to Kimball County Treasurer, Diana Quicke, the company paid their 2014 taxes in full and the monies were then distributed to other entities or political subdivisions such as the Kimball County general fund, ambulance fund, the...