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 Blizzard of 2019 walloped the Kimball area with wicked sustained winds, freezing rain and heavy snow as forecast – forcing the closure of schools, businesses, government offices and highways across the Nebraska Panhandle. The historic late-winter storm also postponed on-time delivery of the Thursday, March 14, print edition of the Western Nebraska Observer. The shutdown of Interstate 80 and Highway 30 on March 13 and 14 due to hazardous conditions made it impossible for copies of the O...
The Kimball community will celebrate the retirement of Kimball County Tourism Director Jo Caskey on March 31 and welcome newly hired Jessica Rocha to the position. Through her six years in Kimball, Jo has shined many new lights on tourism in the community of Kimball. With hospitality playing a key roll in tourism and welcoming folks to new communities, her first job in the hospitality industry was while in college while working for a pizza place and as a part-time cocktail waitress at a country...
The public filled the room this past Monday, March 11, for the regular Board of Education meeting. Teachers and parents gathered to hear public comments regarding the rumors of a multiple staff positions that may not remain. Mary Lynch kindergarten teacher Cathy Flores spoke during public comments about the possibility of Kimball Public Schools cutting multiple staff jobs or not rehiring for such positions as a reading teacher, third grade teacher, fifth/sixth grade teacher, counselor, school...
Kimball Police Officer Greg Taylor was dispatched to 607 East Third St. (formerly the Arabian Motel and now Kimball Extended Stay) on Saturday, March, 2 at approximately 2:45 p.m. with reports of possible methamphetamine discovered by cleaning staff in one of the occupied rooms. According to the arrest affidavit, upon arrival Officer Taylor spoke to Teri Dryer, the owner of Kimball Extended Stay. Dryer stated that her staff had discovered several items in Room 4 that consisted of small ink pen tubes, aluminum foil with burn marks on it and a 9-...
Good morning Banner County, and bahh hum bug to the snow. Wouldn’t ya know that our winter would wait until spring to show up! Now with the time change we also have one more hour of daylight to enjoy it instead of all of those evenings when it was dark by 4 o’ clock! Sounds like we will maybe get some more here this week. Our school students do not have a whole lot going on as of right now, so at least we will keep them off of the roads.There will be No School tomorrow, March 15, for them, teacher work day as usual for the staff. Saturday and...
Locals gather for a photo at Chute No. 7 in the early morning hours Friday, March 8, during the first official "late night" at bars in town that the City Council approved. Now the establishments are able to remain open until 2 a.m. if they so desire. "We will stay open until 2 a.m. if we have the business," Chute No. 7 owner Alex Engstrom said. "Otherwise, we will continue to close at normal hours."...
Raymond R. Gartman, 52, of Sidney, died at Sidney Regional Medical Center on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will be published later. The services for Raymond have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
Kimball Transit, Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty and Warren Air Force Base will be teaming up in a short time to offer veterans a tour of the Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., with transportation to and from the base in the coming months. Veterans must contact Prunty in a timely manner due to the need for security checks to be admitted on the base. Prunty says donuts and coffee will be provided for the trip to Cheyenne, but veterans will be responsible for their own lunch. “We are working with Warren to be able to do this as an annual or e...
Welcome to the spring sports season in Western Nebraska! If the bus driver can see the road, and if they have them plowed open by Saturday, the Kimball High track team will head up to Chadron State College for their first meet of the season, which thankfully is an indoor meet. Coach Gene Mohr has 39 tracksters checked out with 21 girls and 18 boys, but may take a limited number to this meet. The outdoor season will open March 23 at the Kimball Invitational. Come on Weather Man ... Give us a break! The Kimball High boys golf team has been...
The 2018-19 basketball season for the Kimball High girls wound up with 10 wins and 11 losses, but when we consider the opposition the Lady Longhorns faced throughout the season a lot of credit has to be awarded to the Kimball team. They suffered an early season loss to Dundy County-Stratton, which finished 2nd in the State D-1 Tournament and highly ranked. They had a loss to state ranked Class B Sidney, which was a state tournament qualifier. They lost to North Platte St Pats, another State...
The Kimball High Lady Longhorn Basketball Team ended up with a win-loss season of 10 and 11, but nonetheless they had some school record breaking happenings. As a team, they improved the school mark of fewest points allowed in a game when they held Potter-Dix to just 12, bettering the old mark of 13 to McPherson County in 2014-15. Senior Kate Reader moved her name up in several categories despite not playing her junior season after injuring a knee. In no particular order, she moved into 14th place in points in a season with 271, is now fifth...
The Kimball Lions Club concluded its Annual Nine Pin No Tap Bowling Tournament recently, enjoying a great turnout of local and area bowlers. Creg Barker was the Men's Singles winner with a high handicap series of 931, and Alexis Lulf was the Women's Singles winner with a 827 series. Other division winners were Clay Keane and Sean Keane of Sidney in the Men's Doubles with a series total of 1,686, Monica Garcia and Angel Bering of Scottsbluff in the Women's Doubles with a series total of 1,535,...
A 56-year-old Potter man has been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison following his conviction for attempted first degree assault. Court documents say that Dwayne Burton was sentenced on Friday in Cheyenne County District Court. In May, Burton reportedly followed his wife outside with a gun. She allegedly grabbed the gun while the two struggled to get hold of it and the gun discharged, shattering the window on the door. Investigators asked Burton what his plan was with the gun, and he...
Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day without a minute to spare, Friends of the Kimball Library will host their Fifth annual Murder Mystery event, “The Irish Play: Kiss of Death,” this Saturday, March 16, at the Eagles. Because of high demand for tickets in past years, there will be two performances – a matinee from 2-4 p.m. and an evening show from 6-8. The ghost of a dead king, a vain queen and a leprechaun walk into a bar. Actually, it’s not a bar but the Eagles Lodge in Kimball. Only three of the many characters that will be on hand this...
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