Articles from the January 14, 2021 edition
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New-Look Board In Place
Three newly elected school board members took their seats Monday at the January meeting of the Kimball School Board. The three new members – Albert Hargreaves, Lanny Little and Chauncey Pedersen... Full story
New Cases Slowing
As COVID-19 fatigue sets in on the Panhandle, Kimball County’s numbers continue to stay steady or even decrease. With a total of 361 confirmed cases, the county had 18 people testing positive in the last 14 days. Since Jan. 7 Kimball County has...
Record Year For Bell Ringers
Pastor Roger Gillming reported to the Observer that the local Salvation Army was able to work just two and half days during the Christmas season, but the bellringers from St. John’s Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church and United Trinity Methodist...
MORE THAN A NUMBER
Recycling Resolutions for the New Year 2021 are simple to participate in and give you a feel good moment, when you recycle you are saving landfill space and preserving precious natural resources. The...
COMMISSIONER STANDER
Carl Stander takes the oath of office Jan. 12 as a Kimball County Commissioner from County Court Clerk Michele Woods. The commissioners, in their first meeting of the year, conducted their annual...
Banner County Students On The Move These Days
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. Our beautiful weather has been great, but we sure do need some moisture, right? However, for our students traveling for sports or other school competitions, it has been especially nice. As usual,...
Donna Jean Kallhoff
Donna Jean Kallhoff, 88, of Kimball, passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 4, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January... Full story
Emogene Marie Parker-Burt
Emogene Marie Parker-Burt (Jeanne), 97, died on January 6, 2021, at Louisville Care Center in Louisville, NE. where she had resided for the past 7 years. Jeanne was born in Olathe, Kansas, on February... Full story
Doug Haase
Doug Haase, 62, of Kimball, passed away January 7, 2021, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 16, 2021, at the Kimball Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Frien... Full story
McGinnis & Cluff 3rd, Schindler 4th At Garden
Kimball Longhorns wrestlers will be tested in four meets the rest of January following a Garden County Invite in which James McGinnis placed third at 126, Connor Cluff third at 132 and Trey Schindler fourth at 145. Next up for the Horns is SPVA...
Longhorn Girls Return To The Court
Kimball's Lady Longhorn basketball team returned to action after a COVID-19 induced break in December and first faced off against the South Platte Lady Blue Knights at home on Tuesday, January 5....
Longhorn Boys Begin Road Back After Break
Kimball’s Longhorn basketball team came back from the COVID-19 break in their season to face the South Platte Blue Knights on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and continued to struggle on offense against the more experienced teams that they are playing. South...
YOUTH WRESTLING
Here are the Mitchell Wrestling Club Tournament 2021 results for Kimball Wrestling Club. 6U (1st Session 9am-12pm) 39-42 Brayson Atkins’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points. Round 1 - Preston O`Gorman (Panhandle Wrestling Academy) won by...
Potter-Dix Boys Go 2-1, Girls 0-3 On The Week
Potter-Dix’s Coyote basketball team won two of three contests over the past week, while the Lady Coyotes continued to struggle and dropped three games by wide margins. Potter-Dix at Morrill The...
WILDCAT GRAPPLER
Banner County Wrestling competed through the end of 2020, but Wyatt Reichenberg, at right, is the only wrestler completing as Noah Yetter suffered a season ending injury before the first tournament....
K-Town Ballers Win In Sidney
In recent action at Sidney, the Kimball Youth Basketball 3rd/4th Grade Lotes put together a nice 20-3 victory over Sidney Black. Kimball scorers in this game included: Cooper Kasten,10. Keagan Gasseling, 4. Lucas Tabor, 4. Robbie Trefren, 2. Kimball...
