Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

The fate of West Elementary was decided by the Board of Education at their February 11 meeting. The decision was made to close West Elementary at the end of the school year. Discussion of West Elementary started with a statement from Kimball...

The Board of Education accepted the resignation of current Superintendent of Kimball Public Schools Troy Unzicker at their February 11 meeting. Unzicker will be leaving Kimball Public Schools at the end of the current school year in order to take...

The Longhorn Restaurant has officially closed its doors for the last time, at least under the most recent owners. The restaurant closed last week due to financial concerns, according to former employee Kim Randles. “We want to thank all of the...

It starts in the stairwell of an office building with guns drawn. You charge up the stairs with other officers in tow. A gun shot thunders in the distance as screams start to swell, echoing throughout the hallway. With each step, the shots get louder... Full story

In just over four months, celebrants in dozens—if not hundreds—of automobiles will pass through Kimball, Bushnell, Dix and Potter on their way to the Lincoln Highway centennial festivities in Kearney. Only four months in the future, participants...

Karl Rove is no friend of democracy. To suggest so would be much like calling the History Channel an educational outlet. How many episodes of “Pawn Stars” or “American Pickers” do you have to watch to hear one reference to George Washington...

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Was there no better thought in your head, Than to simply buy a card that says “I love you”? Let me start out by saying I like Valentine’s Day. I always have. Perhaps it’s because it is a day when people give...

Traffic: TR13-89 Gladys Hundley, Kimball, NE. No operator’s license TR13-90 Kristina Tracy, Kimball, NE. Speeding. TR13-91 Scott Mayer, Scottsbluff, NE. No operator’s license Criminal: None New at Time of Press District Court: CI13-6 Toni Nelson...

Good morning Banner County, neighbors near and far. What a busy week last week was--Music students at Chadron, District FFA at Gordon, and District wrestling at Sutherland…Not to mention basketball. As these particular sports seasons are starting...

For those of you who missed the Kimball Concert Association’s show on Sunday night, the Thuringer Salon Quintet gave a beautiful performance. It’s too bad the weather deterred people from coming. The Lions Club pancake feed was a success, as...

Born in Racine, Wisconsin on February 14, 1849 to Irish immigrant parents, Valentine Trant M’Gillycuddy would become one of the wests most notable military surgeons, government agent of the Pine Ridge, Sioux Reservation and influential statesmen.... Full story

This is another busy week at the library with Library Board Meeting this evening at 5:00 and the Oral history Project meeting tomorrow afternoon and the photography contest entries coming in. The entries for the photography contest have been great an...

At the heart of any good business is a focus on quality and a belief in the product. There’s certainly no lack of that at American Bullet. American Bullet is exclusively a Kimball business that located at 4360 E. Highway 30 here in town. According...

The Kimball Police Department will be holding a course on women’s combat skills at the Kimball Junior-Senior High School on March 30 and April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “It’s going to be ten hours of training for physical conflict with an...

The old troubles of Mad’s Dog’s Sports Bar have come to an end as previous owner Greg Reinninger has signed away any part in the business including anything that was left behind when the business closed down. “I signed everything over to Tom...

Sauza Hornitos reposado remains one of the best tequilas on the market, when price point is taken into consideration. While brands with bigger names and flashier livery demand $50 or more per bottle, it’s possible to find this aged, 100 percent...

February 14 Scottsbluff: Bearfoot in concert, Midwest Theater (7:30 p.m.) $ Cheyenne, Wyo.: “Exit the Body”, Godfrey Playhouse (7:30 p.m.) $ February 15 Cheyenne, Wyo.: “Exit the Body”, Godfrey Playhouse (7:30 p.m.) $ February 16 Cheyenne,... Full story

Who says there is strength in numbers? Banner County will send three of its five man wrestling squad to Class D state competition in Omaha this weekend after the trio qualified during the district meet at Sutherland. “We did a pretty good job,...