Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Articles from the May 16, 2013 edition


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  • Nearly fifty people attend flag retirement ceremony

    Jacob Misener, Editor|May 16, 2013

    Dozens of Kimball residents, including high school students, Kimball High School leadership, fire department members, U.S. veterans and current members of the Civil Air Patrol were all in attendance at a flag disposal ceremony last Saturday at Kimball Cemetery. With four barrels lined in front of where members of the American Legion stood, the ceremony began, with Bud Klaassen leading the event by welcoming everyone to the ceremony. The look on his face made it plain to see that he was excited...

  • School Resource Officer approved by City Council and Board of Education

    Daniel Thompson, Reporter|May 16, 2013

    The City Council and the Board of Education approved a motion to let the Kimball Police Department move forward with acquiring a School Resource Officer at the their meetings the nights of May 7 and May 13, respectively. However, the approval comes with a few conditions. Most notably, the position’s salary must be funded by grant money. Police Chief Darren Huff has already found a potential grant that would cover the position for the first three years. “This is a 2013 grant that will cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry level sal... Full story

  • U.S. government seizes two months of phone records belonging to AP reporters and editors

    Jacob Misener, Editor|May 16, 2013

    According to several reports, the United States Justice Department secretly obtained two months’ worth of telephone records of Associated Press (AP) reporters, as well as an editor, in what AP chief executive officer Gary Pruitt called a “massive and unprecedented intrustion” into the inner workings of a news-gathering organization. “There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of the Associated Press and its reporters. These records potentially reveal communications with confide...

  • With District complete, focus turns to State

    Jacob Misener, Editor|May 16, 2013

    With the various local meets in the rearview mirror, track and field athletes from across Nebraska have a new goal in sight: the State Competition. In the 4x100 meter relay, Shelby Vogel, Madison Biesecker, Brooke Hager and Kelly Green finished second by 0.3 seconds to Bayard, but qualified for state, nonetheless. Biesecker also qualified for state in the 300 meter hurdles for Kimball. Caleb Reuter of Kimball qualified for state in the 800 meter dash and Ali Hunsaker made the cut for the 400... Full story

  • Observer editorial: The "true interests" of America have changed

    May 16, 2013

    “It is the true interest of America to steer clear of European contentions, which she never can do, while, by her dependence on Britain, she is made the make weight in the scale of British politics.” – Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776. Two hundred thirty seven years removed from the year the Declaration of Independence was penned, American foreign policy has changed drastically – and not always for the better. From 1689 to 1945, there were nine major wars in Europe, and the United States played a role in every single one of them. Since the end... Full story

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