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 County Jail, which sits on the top floor of the courthouse, is currently undergoing much needed maintenance to address health and safety issues that were brought before Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway and the Board of County Commissioners late last year. According to Gillway, the project, which comes at a cost of approximately $18,000 to the county, entails replacing much of the old plumbing through the facility in order to reduce water leaks which have plagued the structure in...
Kimball will be seeing a rate increase in their electricity bills in April. In an effort to prepare residents for the increase, the city has had letters published explaining the purpose for the rate increases. MEAN is the company through which Kimball obtains power and, unfortunately, they only see the prices going up in the foreseeable future. On Tuesday, February 18, The Board of Public Works and City Council held a joint meeting. At this meeting MEAN representative, Andrew Ross, explained to the best of his ability the current situation in...
Project Fun's Giga-Bite has been named Street Characters' Mascot of the month for February. When Police Chief Darren Huff envisioned Project Fun, he wanted the kids to have an example to look up to, someone who could embody the "perfect citizen." Huff thought it would be a good idea to use a police dog as an example for the children. After doing some research, Huff decided to model the mascot after a police dog. Most would expect a police dog to be a German Shepherd, however, another breed was...
Leland S. Nelson, 90, of Bushnell, died at the Kimball County Manor on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. to sign the register book. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Leland's Tribute Wall and leave...
Geneva J. Mathews, 73 of Harrisburg, Nebraska passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at Heritage Estates in Gering, Nebraska. A viewing will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 2-4 pm at Gering Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow. A graveside service will be held at a later date at the Hull /Pleasant Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in honor of Geneva's name to the family. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.geringchapel.com. Geneva was born on...
The season came to an end for the Kimball High girls' basketball team following a 47-20 loss to Dundy County in the championship game of the C2-12 sub-district tournament this past Thursday night at Sidney. Kimball had won out 33-21 over Bridgeport in their semi-final game and had a hard time getting their offense rolling either night as they wrapped up a winning season of 13 wins and 11 losses. In the semi final win over Bridgeport, Kimball jumped out to a 13-5 lead at the end of the first...
The Kimball High boys entertained their home fans with a 71-49 win over visiting Mitchell on Senior Parent's Night and Kimball's seniors played a major role in securing the victory in their final appearance on the Kimball court. No doubt the Horns were ready to shine as they broke out to a 22-5 lead at the end of the opening period of play with big Mike Daum showing off his long ball shooting skills as he nailed 3 of his 5 treys on the night in the first quarter, and had 13 points at the...