Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Bob Pinkerton, a giant in the world of community newspapering and a pillar of his own community in Kimball, has died. The former Western Nebraska Observer editor and publisher died at the age of 90 in Anthem, Ariz., where he lived in retirement. Mr. Pinkerton owned the Observer from 1962 to 1993, when he sold the Kimball paper to his daughter, Sherry. Under his direction, the Observer was a force in the glory days of print journalism, winning seven national newspaper awards and 71 state... Full story
In late October, a petition was filed in the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court against Kimball County Sheriff’s Office and NIRMA II (Its Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Pool). The petition by sheriff’s deputy Marla Knigge alleged that an “injury was caused to the plaintiff by accident or occupational disease, occurred or manifested on or about June 1, 2022, in Kimball County, Nebraska, arising out of and in the course of the plaintiff’s employment by the defendant, Kimball County Sheriff’s Office, and for which injury the plaintiff is...
The Sagebrush in Kimball was the site Tuesday for the Sentinel real estate town hall meeting related to the Sentinel missile system project. The Air Force set up stations to explain the real estate acquisitions as well as the timeline and the method of acquisition. Experts in the field were available for questions from landowners. Information was available to public and landowners about real estate for temporary construction and new permanent easements for utility corridors and tower sites. Groundbreaking is supposed to occur in the fall of...
In 1966, according to the Western Nebraska Observer's Feb. 24 edition, senior Joe Culek, at 145 pounds "took a state wrestling crown in Class B at Lincoln, leading the Kimball team to sixth in the state with a total of 31 points, collected by seven grapplers qualifying for the meet." After an illustrious career wrestling in high school, Culek went on to wrestle at Chadron State College. Then he coached youth freestyle and high school wrestling in Kimball. His coaching career has spanned 30... Full story
With great honor, the proud family of Stan A. McKnight, would like to officially announce his retirement after serving 47 years as a lawman. His bittersweet, last day in office was January 5th, 2023. McKnight was born and raised in Osceola, Iowa to the parents of Eldon and Mary McKnight. He later met his wife of 58 years, Sherry Johnson, in the same community in which he retired. McKnight's career began in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, as a patrolman in 1968. It was there that he was fortunate enough t... Full story
Hello everyone, I hope that you are having a great week. We are quickly approaching the last few days of January. I flat do not know where the time goes, I am definitely not having that much fun! There is not a whole lot going on in the Valley or surrounding areas but here at home we have sports and the Spelling Bee, which is today, Thursday the 26th at 12:30 p.m. Sports wise there is high school wrestling at Mitchell the 27th at 8:30 a.m. and a home high school boys basketball game at 4 p..m. The opponent will be the Guernsey junior varsity....
Robert John "Bob" Pinkerton passed away in Anthem, Arizona on January 22, 2023, at the age of 90. Bob was born in Madison, Nebraska on July 28, 1932 to John L. and Vesta (Cronin) Pinkerton. He and his family moved to Kimball, Nebraska when Bob was an infant so his father could open a dental practice there. Bob graduated from Kimball County High School in 1950 and from the University of Nebraska in 1954, where he majored in Journalism. Bob married Carol Jean Patterson, a fellow University of... Full story
Veronica F. Staab, 91, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Rosary Service will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2023 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball, Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. following the Rosary. The livestream of the funeral can be viewed on the Cantrell Funeral Home Facebook page. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to share stories and leave...
On Jan. 16 Kimball played third seed Perkins County in the SPVA Tourney and gave them a scare with the final score 47-50. Head coach Chad Miller said, "The boys played hard and cut their turnovers to under 20. Quite the back and forth game as neither team took more than a 6 point lead at any time during the contest." Brandon Paxton had 23 points, including 11 free throws. Sophomore Kyler Lusche had 10 points and freshman Braxton Miller dropped in 9 points. Rounding out the scoring for the... Full story
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team has given the Coyotes a tough time this season, handing the Potter-Dix boys another defeat in the championship game of the MAC Tournament at Bridgeport High School on Saturday. After outlasting Garden County on Friday 59-50, the Coyotes matched up with Leyton, who had defeated them on January 13 with a thrilling come-from-behind 53-48 victory in Dalton. This time, Leyton opened strong and grabbed a lead early and never looked back. After building a 16-12...
Mother Nature continues to affect the Longhorn wrestling season. The team was supposed to attend a tournament on Friday in Hemingford. With the weather cancelling school and practice for 2 days, we made the decision to not attend the tournament on Friday so we could practice and get ready to compete in one of the toughest tournaments we attend on our schedule, the Chadron Invite. The day was led by James McGinnis’s runner-up finish at 132. Trey Schindler wrestled to a 4th place finish in a very competitive bracket at 152. Cody Brinkman had a...