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 Kimball Landfill is one step closer to the needed cell expansion as the Board of Public Works voted to recommend an engineering proposal from Golder and Associates of Lakewood, Colo. The proposal was one of two received for the project, which is not a construction bid, but rather a proposal to oversee the process from bidding the job, assuring quality construction, reporting to both the City of Kimball and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and overseeing all aspects of construction through completion. The Board also...
Returning from the holiday break, the Banner County Lady Wildcats were barely bested by the Hay Springs club, 46-45, in a non-conference game played on the road on Friday, Jan. 5. The Lady Cats were up in the first quarter 9-6, but their opponents were able to tie the score by the end of the second quarter, earning 19 points while keeping the Banner County girls to 16 for a tie at 25 to end the first half. Coming back from the half-time break, the Banner County ladies put 15 up on the board and held the Lady Hawks to just 13, but the game was...
The Kimball Junior High Girls basketball team had a busy final week closing out 2017 early in December with three games to finish out the season. The seventh graders finished their season with a 4-5 record, topping Bayard on Monday, Dec. 4 with a final score of 12-6. Lilly Tabor scored two, as did Jaydin Paxton, Kaitlin Van Pelt, Halsey Clark, Charlotte Hargreaves and Alyssa Paxton. The young team followed up with a loss to Mitchell, 14-20, on Thursday, Dec. 7, with Alyssa Paxton leading on the...
Kimball’s junior high wrestling team ended the year with several grapplers placing at meets across the region. According to head Coach Klent Schnell, the year began with 11 wrestlers, but those were quickly reduced to eight due to injuries, transfers and eligibility requirements. The team wrestled best as a team early in the season, Schnell said, and he added, that he believes they should have about 15 young men out for wrestling in the future. “We had some kids that have never wrestled and showed some great potential the first couple of mee...
As the City of Kimball moves into the new calendar year, Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty is charged with appointing citizens to certain boards, committees and positions for the City of Kimball. Prunty appointed newcomer Mike Coleman as Board of Public Works chairman, but council was not having it. Though they had earlier applauded efforts for term limits on certain committees, the council was reluctant to let go of 16 years of experience current board chairman, Jim Cederburg, brings to the table. Coleman has resided in Kimball for approximately two...
Term limits were discussed for committees and boards at the Dec. 19 Kimball City Council meeting, and though council members were in favor of some limits, they later voiced a need for long-term experience on boards and committees. Special Projects Coordinator, Amy Sapp, proposed term limits specifically for the Citizen's Advisory Committee and the Loan Advisory Committee, both under the Economic Development Board. "A lot of the economic development organizations have term limits on their committ...
Kent Halley was hired as Kimball’s interim superintendent at the Dec. 11 Kimball Board of Education meeting, following the resignation of Marshall Lewis. Most recently from Mitchell, having served 10 years as high school principal there and 13 years as superintendent, Halley is currently retired. He received word that Kimball was looking for a short-term, interim superintendent through the Nebraska School Board Association and is planning to serve locally from Jan. 3, 2018 through the end of June 2018. He comes to Kimball with his wife, Pam, w...
How do we raise the bar for academics locally? That is the question the Kimball Board of Education has asked themselves for a number of years. Following a presentation by local teachers at the end of the 2016-17 school year, the board revisited the question and came up with an answer – reforming the eligibility policy. Proposed changes met with some opposition at the Dec. 11 board meeting from parents, educators and coaches. Some of the changes were applauded, such as those made to the g...
Two managers of the Kimball Super 8 motel pled guilty in federal court in Omaha to harboring an unlawful immigrant for financial gain and conspiracy, according to federal authorities. Vishnubhai Chaudhari, 50, and Leelabahen Chaudhari, 44, of Kimball pled guilty to the charges on Monday, Dec. 18, following their arrest on March 30, 2017. According to court documents the two admitted to holding an Indian national at the local motel from October 2011 to February 2013, when the unnamed victim...
In the eleventh year Kimball's Quarter Store continues to grow at St. Hilda's Episcopal Church in Kimball and hopes to expand to neighboring Pine Bluffs, Wyo., next year. "When we started it was a dream I had been given," Jeanne Laboray, store organizer said. "I had a vision of this shop with everything for a quarter. I mentioned it to some other people and they thought it was a grand idea - a shop stocked by all of the stuff that we have too much of in our house." It started much the same way...
Following the first three games for the Banner County season, the Lady Cats traveled to Colorado to bring home their first win. The Lady Wildcats hosted the Minatare Indians on Friday, Dec. 5, following their loss to Garden County, and battled down to the wire before taking the L 55-54 in overtime, in what Coach Chad Miller called an exciting game. Both teams fought hard with big runs in the third and fourth quarters, according to Miller, leaving Banner County down by seven with just 30 seconds left in regulation play when Courtney Knisley hit...
Kimball's wrestling club could feature a few top contenders this season with six returning starters and two tough newcomers under the skilled guidance of returning head coach Wade Brashear. Brashear, in for his sixth year coaching the Longhorns, returns five starters, all of whom are letter winners as well. "Kimball has several returning wrestlers, but we have been affected by many transfers," Brashear said. "However, I intend to have a tough, well-conditioned team, as always." Seniors Garrett...
The Banner County Lady Wildcats begin their second year under the guidance of head coach Chad Miller with assistant coach Jessica Oprin. Following last year's sixth place MAC conference finish, the Lady Cats will draw on Miller's 14 years coaching experience to build on their 4-15 record last season. "The biggest highlights from last season were not the wins and very close defeats, but bigger than that, it was the learning experiences and the, 'Aha!' moments," Miller said. The Lady Cats face...
Veteran wrestling coach Bill Gifford and assistant Martin Olsen will coach a sole Banner County wrestler this season, newcomer Deven Sullivan. Sullivan, wrestling at 145, practices every weekday after school, according to Gifford, but practices look a bit different with just one grappler. "Practices contain a lot of technique and drilling without live wrestling," Gifford said. "Conditioning is a big part of the practice." While Sullivan will benefit from a lot of one-on-one time with Gifford,...
Kimball County Clerk, Cathy Sibal, and the entire county clerk's office began one of their busiest seasons last Friday, Dec. 1. It's not Christmas, it's filing season. The clerk began accepting filings for public office last Friday and also notified the City of Kimball, the villages of Dix and Bushnell, the school district, ESU 13, the airport authority and South Platte Natural Resources District, that it is time for them to certify which positions are up this coming election year. According to...
The landfill cell expansion, scheduled to be completed in the next 18 months, is expected to cost up to $1.6 million, but City Administrator Dan Dean reported to the Board of Public Works during their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28, that more questions need answers before proceeding. "We reached out to Golder and Associates to get a proposal, but I don't have enough (information) to present at this time. They (Golder & Associates) typically start with a draft and then we work on it from...
Kimball Public Schools has implemented changes to the safety protocol and separated safety and crisis teams following a self-assessment last March. At that time, one concern stood out. The school’s safety plan was not easily understood and potentially was not as safe as it could be, Kimball High School Principal, Eugene Hanks, and Mary Lynch Elementary Principal, Mike Mitchell, reported to the Board of Education at the Nov. 13 meeting. Following a school inspection, retired Nebraska State Trooper, Chuck Elley, recommended that the district t...
The Potter-Dix Play Production team competed in the D2-6 district contest on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and walked away just shy of top honors and a championship competition. Competing against six schools, the Coyotes boasted the highest number of Outstanding Acting Award recipients, with a total of six, including, Erica Bogert, Ciera George, JT Herboldsheimer, Audrey Juelfs, Brooke Moench and Michael Steele. First place went to Arthur County High School, and the champs will attend the NSAA Play Production Championships in Norfolk on Wednesday, Dec. 6....
Kimball High students take a first hand lesson in civics with a request to Kimball City Council. The Kimball High School civics class, along with teacher Jeri Ferguson, sought $3,000 of Keno funds for a keynote speaker, and though they were not granted the full amount, they took away a lesson about what it takes to be effective, involved citizens. Since the March 21, 2017 City Council meeting, the local council now asks any organization seeking Keno funds to provide community service hours in an attempt to encourage community participation and...
In an effort to address food insecurity in the Panhandle, the Food Bank for the Heartland will host a mobile food pantry in Harrisburg on Friday, Dec. 1. According to a recent news release, the mobile pantry will be at the Good Shepard of the Plains Episcopal Church, located at 125 Maryland in Harrisburg, from 5 - 7 p.m, with 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of food for free distribution for those in Banner County and the surrounding communities. “Imagine the anxiety of not having the resources to feed your children or yourself,” said Susan Ogborn, pre...
2,918 miles. That is how far two young people are walking to raise awareness for suicide prevention and raise funds for the Make-A-Wish – Oregon Foundation. Amanda Autrey and Kolton Rackham lived in Utah and traveled to Georgia with just $145 and a few essential items. They will end their adventure on the coast of Oregon. She chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation after they had decided on a cross country trek. When researching all the worthy causes, Amanda learned that the foundation doesn't just p...
The second annual Santa’s Helpers Wreath Contest & Silent Auction is underway. Anyone interested in decorating a wreath for this year’s silent auction, is asked stop by the City of Kimball. Just eight wreaths are available, but anyone who wishes to bring their own wreath may do so. Wreaths must be returned to the City of Kimball Office by Friday, Nov. 24, if participants are unable to attend the activities the following day. Those who are able to attend the auction are asked to have wreaths to the Eagle’s between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on Satur...
Kimball's Shop with a Cop crew is preparing for their seventh annual event. The crew includes volunteers from the Kimball School District, Potter-Dix School District, Kimball County Sheriff's Office, Kimball Police Department, Kimball Ambulance crew, Dix First Responders, Bushnell Fire Department, Kimball Fire Department and the Nebraska State Patrol. These men and women, along with volunteers from the Ladies Auxiliary and members of the community, work hard to share the spirit of the holiday...
Some interest has been shown in a local GED course through Western Nebraska Community College and Panhandle Health Group. According to PHG Peer Educator Liz Williams, consumers have asked about a local course, but none are available. GED classes are offered in Sidney, Scottsbluff and Alliance and support is available for students in Gordon and Chadron. “So Mary Kay Versen, Director of Adult Education at WNCC, and I were discussing the possibility of offering a GED course in Kimball,” Williams said. “I know I have had a few consumers reque...