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 "old Longhorn" building on the northeast end of Chestnut Street in Kimball is getting a total, top to bottom makeover – in its basement and first and second floors. Shane Hayes, who recently purchased the historic building from the city, is making his mark on Kimball's business scene. The renovation of this building is exciting news for Kimball and a progressive project for Hayes. He described the property as a "construction site" and said it is "looking like a total mess now." But he s...
The city of Kimball has selected Elyse Schlake to be the city's special projects director/economic developer. She will start her position Monday, March 2. "I am really excited about this opportunity," she said. "I have always enjoyed the Western lifestyle and look forward to meeting people. I am excited to find out how the people of Kimball want to build their community and invest in their community." Schlake grew up on a small cow/calf operation in Gothenburg and graduated from Hastings...
Fifth-grader Trey Cook out-spelled all of his competition on Monday afternoon at the Kimball Spelling Contest. Trey now has the opportunity to complete in the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha on March 28. Second place speller Landon Norberg, an eighth-grader, misspelled "hazmat." Then Trey, without hesitation or obvious nervousness, spelled "hazmat" correctly. Apparently, Trey could smell the sweetness of success when he spelled "perfume" correctly to win the contest. Real sportsmanship was...
The Kimball school board unanimously approved a contract for the next Kimball Public Schools superintendent on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in a special board meeting. The 5-0 vote of approval for Trevor Anderson’s contract took 5 minutes to conduct. The meeting had only this one agenda item. Board member Lynn Vogel was absent but excused. Meanwhile, current Superintendent Elizabeth Owens explained how the district is dealing with the sudden hospitalization of KPS business manager Harold Farrar. “We are trying to keep going with some part-time hel...
The deadline for throwing your name in the hat for school board or other public offices is quickly approaching. According to Kimball County Clerk Cathy Sibal, 5 p.m. Monday, March 2, is the deadline for non-incumbents to file for offices. Current office holders had to file by Feb. 18. Incumbents filing for the Kimball school board are Carrie Tabor and Heather Norberg. Incumbent Kim Baliman filed for Kimball City Council and Robert Dunkin filed for the airport authority board. Non-incumbents who did not wait for any deadline to approach are...
Preparations are already beginning for an event which will take place in September 2021. The event, which will be at the Fraternal Hall at 2nd and Chestnut streets in Kimball, is an exhibit that involves the Plains Historical Society and is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the Nebraska Humanities Council. The exhibit will focus on social, economic and population changes from 1900 to 2010. Rural areas held 40% of the U.S. population in 1900 compared to about 18% now. The historical society is excited for this opportunity and will...
Good morning Banner County, and here we are kissing the month of February goodbye. We even have an extra day and it still is short and has gone by pretty fast. It is still yet to be seen as to whether March will bring us kite flying weather or high winds that blow millions of tumbleweeds and move a good part of Wyoming into Nebraska. This school year has been an interesting one here at Harrisburg with the four day school week. They do have five day weeks occasionally, and this week is one of both. School was scheduled for Monday, Tuesday,...
Marlene Joanne Hilkemeier passed away February 14, 2020, in Glendale, AZ. Mar was born to Henry and Lorna Stahla on September 8, 1954, in Kimball, NE. She attended Kimball Public Schools in Kimball. She then received her associate's degree from Aims Community College. Soon after that, Mar went to work as a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines for 10 years. That was a career she truly enjoyed. Mar had various sales jobs until her retirement. She married Rob Hilkemeier in 1998. She and Rob...
Arvid J. Kjos, 93, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Burial will be held in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff at 2:00 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Arvid's Tribute Wall and leave condolences...
Nebraska State Patrol reports that poor visibility due to blowing dirt was the reason for a two-vehicle accident on Highway 71 in Banner County at mile marker 39 on Monday morning, Feb 24. One vehicle reportedly had slowed down due to the poor visibility and the other vehicle collided with the first. In another accident, the driver in a rollover earlier this month has been released from Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, but the front-seat passenger is still in intensive care, said Brian Schmidt, the son and brother of the injured...
Sidney convenience stores have been hit with fake $50 bills recently. As of Tuesday, three of the bills have been passed off. Usually the perpetrator tries to catch the business when it is very busy and people are standing in line. It is done very quickly and the attendant doesn’t use the bank pen to analyze the bogus bills due to the hectic time. According to Sidney Police Chief Joe Aikens, investigators have video of the individual they suspect passed the bill and it is not a traveler – it is a local person. He said he is confident that the p...
The Kimball High boys basketball team had its final home game this past Friday highlighted by the honoring of the senior players and their parents prior to tip off. With 8 senior boys on the 12 member roster, I think it is safe in saying that next season may be the biggest rebuilding year ever at Kimball High! The Kimball boys lost this final home game to a very strong Mitchell team, but they entertained the crowd like they have done all four years with some good effort and good team play. They seem to enjoy each other and for the most part,...
The Kimball Longhorns advanced Tuesday night, Feb. 25, to the Subdistrict championship game with a convincing 57-41 victory over rival Morrill in Gering. Next up is a showdown with No. 1 seed Bridgeport. Game time is 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, back in Gering. Longhorn Nation is invited! Tuesday's impressive victory for the Horns came in clash pitting underdog No. 3 seed Kimball against No. 2 seed Morrill. Senior Brendan Walker stepped it up in the big moment, leading Kimball with 22 points. See...
The Kimball High Girls Basketball season came to an end this past week in the sub-district finals losing to South Platte 45-17. The Lady Longhorns had advanced to the championship game by virtue of their first round win over Perkins County, 46-31. The season concluded for the Kimball ladies with a record of 8 wins and 13 losses. KIMBALL 46, PERKINS COUNTY 31 Kimball got out to an early lead over Perkins County and were on top 12-4 after one quarter of play and never trailed as they picked up their first round victory over the Lady Plainswomen...
No medals for the four wrestlers who represented Kimball High at the 2020 Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament, but a lot of experience, and a lot of memories, some good and some bad, for the young men who made the trip. For senior Stephen Bateman, it was a painful experience, and he will have a painful memory of the experience of wrestling in his first state tournament. Stephen wrestled Marcus Cave of Weeping Water in his first and only match at Omaha and was doing a good job against the...