Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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About 25 people attended the first Kimball City Council meeting of the year. Many businesses owners had been waiting for the new round of business improvement grants to be released at the beginning of the year. The following businesses – GRI, Dino's Pet Spa and Muench Electric, Woody's Liquor and Sporting Goods, Kimball State Bank, Karen's Kitchen, and Ondori Ramen – received more than $42,000 for business improvement grants. The business improvements included everything from new signs, refrigeration, lighting, flooring, ADA bathrooms, ele...
William Shane Serrano, 36, remains in the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center. On Jan. 5, his bond was set at $100,000. Serrano has been charged with a Class IIA Felony. The punishment for such a charge ranges from zero to 20 years in jail. Serrano's next appearance in court was scheduled for Jan. 26 at 9:30 a.m. for a status of waiver of preliminary hearing. According to the complaint filed by County Attorney David L. Wilson, “William S. Serrano, on or about the 3rd day of January A.D. 2022, in the County of Kimball and State of Nebraska, the...
Driving uphill from the Kimball underpass proved to be a problem for this FedEx truck and other vehicles last Thursday morning after the 11 inches of snow that hit Kimball, causing numerous delays and closings. Eventually all the vehicles were cleared with the help of some good Samaritans....
On Monday, Jan. 10, during the Kimball School Board meeting, the board members heard the results of the Progress on School Improvement Goal – which is that 90% of all 3rd to 12th grade students will be proficient (70% or better) in the math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as demonstrated on Rocket Math Worksheet. Jr/Sr High School Principal Reader presented the results for 7th-12th grades. Students tested at the beginning of the quarter and tested once again at the end of the quarter on the four basic math o...
Kimball City Clerk Kim Barnwell administers the oath of office this month to new police officer Joseph Leitz. He started immediately....
The Kimball County Commissioners spent the first meeting of the year in reorganizational mode. Reorganization started with the election of officers, which remained the same as last year with Larry Engstrom chairman and Carl Stander vice chairman. The meeting dates, agenda deadlines, publication methods and bank depositories remained the same as previous years, and the appointments to the various boards and committees that the commissioners serve on did not change. Committee appointments for county boards included Jordan Autrey and Gary Haack....
When the Observer received this question from a citizen, we reached out to the hospital and received this response from Jim Cederburg, chairperson of the Kimball Health Services Board of Trustees. “Kimball County Hospital DBA Kimball Health Services has had the opportunity to operate for 70 years in a building that is owned by the county. However, it has always been understood that the hospital is responsible for the care and maintenance of the facility. “Initially, the USDA requested a transfer of ownership from the county to the hospital, whi...
Funeral services for Dean Arvine Bouma, 89 year-old resident of Weatherford, Oklahoma, were held Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. in The Chapel of Lockstone Funeral Home with Ken Bryant officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Dean was born March 31, 1932, in Ansley, Nebraska to Namen and Mary (Franzen) Bouma and passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his home in Weatherford. Dean was raised and attended school in Arcadia, Nebraska, graduating in 1950. He enlisted in the...
Ronald M. Richter, 63, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Cremation was held following the service. Friends called at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Fond stories and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.cantrellfh.com . Memorials may be given in Ronald's memory to either...
The Kimball Longhorns wrestling team goes into back-to-back meets this week after a competitive performance at Garden County to start off the second semester portion of the season. The Horns went to Garden County on Jan 8 and placed ninth in a tough 22-team tournament with 57 points. Matthew Johnson led the way with a 4-1 record to place third on the day at 106. James McGinnis continued his solid season with a 4-1 record on the day to place third at 132. Trey Schindler had a great day of...
Kimball's Lady Longhorns basketball team returned from the holiday break on Tuesday, January 4, traveling to Big Springs to match up against the Lady Blue Knights. The contest started as a defensive showdown, with both teams doing their best to limit good looks and easy baskets by the other team. But the South Platte girls were more successful in the first half, getting their shots to fall and taking advantage of Kimball miscues to build a 24-15 lead at the half. South Platte put the game away...
Chase County 75, Kimball 25 The Saturday, Jan. 8, game saw a young Kimball Longhorn team come out and get a few early baskets but were not able to keep pace with the Chase County Longhorns. Scoring the first 2 points in the second quarter the young Kimball team found themselves down 10-20. However, the next 7:50 of the second quarter and into the first six minutes of the third quarter saw the team go on a scoring drought and were outscored 35-2 in that stretch. Chase County did well pressuring our players and getting them to rush their passes...
Potter-Dix’s Coyotes basketball team had three games over the past week, and lost their first game of the season to Bayard on Friday. The week’s action started on Monday, January 3, when the Coyotes hosted the Morrill Lions. The Coyotes took a lead early, and even after Morrill rebounded with a solid second quarter, the Coyotes still had a 28-21 lead at the half. A solid third quarter by Potter-Dix with strong defensive play put the game out of reach where a strong fourth quarter by Morrill was...