Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The wait is just about over. Three days of Farmer's Day festivities begin Friday for the 93rd annual event. Here's a look at the schedule of events. If you'd like a pocket schedule to carry around, they're available at businesses across Kimball. Friday, Sept. 27 3-6 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale at library's back room. 4:30 p.m., Kids bike races at Kimball Community Trail. 5 p.m., Trail bike race at Kimball Community Trail. 5-7 p.m., Soup supper at the senior center. 6-9 p.m., Cruise...
Kimball police officers and a Kimball County sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop Sept. 7 on a vehicle in the 300 block of South Chestnut Street for failing to utilize its turn signal. After officers made contact with the driver, they said they requested and received consent to search the vehicle. A pat search of the driver revealed an item of drug paraphernalia on their person. The driver then advised that there was suspicious activity going on at the driver’s residence. Officers said they found paraphernalia there and saw strange activit...
Here’s an opening week look at Banner County and Potter-Dix high school sports. Banner cross country is at Scottsbluff on Thursday, Aug. 29. Banner football hosts Bayard at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. Potter-Dix football opens Aug. 30 at Hay Springs. Potter-Dix volleyball hosts a triangular with Caliche and Layton on Thursday, Aug. 29, and visits Hay Springs on Friday, Aug. 30....
A couple of Potter area athletes, Halsey Clark and Kailey Nicklas, represented themselves well at the recent Mike Trader's Mid-America Basketball Camp at Morrill High School. Clark was named Most Valuable Camper and an all-star in the Girls Major League. She also was the a member of the Girls Major League 3-on-3 championship team, along with Brookyn Brown of Morrill and Shawna Castano of Scottsbluff. Meanwhile, Nicklas was a nightly rebound leader in Girls Major League, along with Emery Wineman...
Bob and Jacque Hill have decided to retire and put their Décor Store on Chestnut Street up for sale, but they say their main goal is to sell the store as a viable business. And that, they realize, could take some time – one or more years – to do. In the meantime, they want the public to know that they are operating as usual. They plan to continue selling familiar products, such as new mattresses, high-quality estate furniture, collectibles and estate jewelry. So, for now, their tradition of doin...
The first annual Rockabillaque event in Kimball is in the books. Amy Sapp, economic director of the city of Kimball, said the Poker Run through the Panhandle had 18 motorcycles and 2 classic cars show up. Jean Gilbert-Cole won the best hand, Spencer Morgan won the worst hand, and Bob Sisk won the bug run. There were eight participants in the hot wing eating competition, a 5 minute timed competition of who could eat the most wings provided by Bearded Bastard BBQ. The winner was Troy Harper of...
Over the past few months many of you noticed and contributed to the Firework Fund Spare Change drive. We could not be prouder of all the businesses and citizens who participated – especially in April when the Fourth of July seemed like months away. The Spare Change Jars came about after some discussion of “who” should be responsible for financing the spectacle. In the past the Chamber of Commerce and more recently Karen Robinson have spearheaded donations from local businesses, select citizens, and requested assistance from the City’s Keno Fu...