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Articles from the May 19, 2016 edition


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  • To begin anew

    May 19, 2016

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  • Mother's Day accident sends two to area hospitals

    Dawn Fossand|May 19, 2016

    A Mother’s Day accident northwest of Kimball sent two Kimball men to area hospitals. The accident, involving just one vehicle, occurred at approximately 9 p.m., according to Kimball County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Travis Terrill. The driver of the vehicle, Gabriel Howard, 25, and his brother, Benito Howard, 30, were traveling west on county road 48, when they hit a muddy patch of road and Howard lost control of the 1991 GMC Jimmy owned by his sister, Phoebe. The vehicle veered into the ditch and hit a transponder. The driver was transported by A...

  • May is National Mental Health Month

    Dawn Fossand|May 19, 2016

    How does it feel to live with a mental illness? Clinical terms are the words used by professionals to describe the symptoms of a disorder, but often times those words don’t do justice to what life with a mental illness feels like. As May is National Mental Health Month, mental health providers are focused on providing information about “Life with a mental illness,” the theme for 2016. It is known that two people with the same diagnosis can experience the same symptom and describe it in very different ways. For example one person might descr...

  • Longhorn Country

    Staff Report|May 19, 2016

    “On the 55th anniversary of our graduation from Kimball County High School, the Class of 1961 would like to present this marquee designating the north entrance to the high school campus. We thank the staff and administration from 1961 for the quality education afforded our class and good luck to all of the future students of the Kimball Public School system,” Jerry Knutsen, President Class of 1961. Work on the project began in earnest nearly a year ago, with approval from 22 of 34 surviving Cla...

  • Friends and Neighbors: Laurie Janicek

    Dawn Fossand|May 19, 2016

    Laurie Janicek, Mary Lynch Elementary School Instructor, recently received an award created to recognize educators who have made a major impact over the years in the fields of economics and personal finance. Janicek was recognized in Lincoln while with her current fifth grade class at the Nebraska Stock Market awards banquet. This is the sixth year Janicek's class has competed in the contest and to date Kimball students have won a total of 21 trophies. "Each year I have such great memories,"...

  • Veterans History Project

    Larry Nelson|May 19, 2016

    The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. A bundle of roofing shingles weighs 86 pounds. Clarence W.R. Mellott (Clarence) was working for a roofer and was carrying bundles of shingles over his shoulder up a long extension ladder. They needed to be placed at various spots on the roof of a three story house. He checked a nearby thermometer and...

  • Honor Flight comes through Kimball

    Dawn Fossand|May 19, 2016

    The Honor Flight Network's mission is to transport America's Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. Transportation is provided for these heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with t...

  • National Nursing Home Week

    May 19, 2016

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  • Longhorns qualify four for state track

    Tom Southard|May 19, 2016

    Kimball qualified four individuals in five events for the upcoming Nebraska State Track Meet being held this weekend at Omaha's Burke Stadium. Although Kimball didn't qualify but the four individuals, coach Gene Mohr said he feels this foursome could perhaps do better than any Kimball Team has in several years at the State Meet. At the C-ll District Meet held at Grant this past week, Jaden Withrow was a double event gold medal winner capturing first place in the triple jump at 43'2.5" and the...

  • Kimball District golf champs... next stop Kearney

    Tom Southard|May 19, 2016

    The Kimball High golf team could sing "We are the Champions," all the long way home from Valentine Tuesday evening after destroying the rest of the field at the Class C District Tournament being held at the prestigious Prairie Club's Pine Course. With another awesome performance by the entire team, the Longhorns shot 319 to win by 20 strokes over runner up Southern Valley with their score of 339, and third place Perkins County with a 347. The top three teams advance to the State Tournament. Let...

  • Jock Talk

    Tom Southard|May 19, 2016

    The 2016 High School sports season is winding down. The Nebraska State Track and Field Championships are this weekend in Omaha at Burke Stadium tomorrow and Saturday. The District Golf was held at Valentine this past Tuesday and the State Golf for Class C is this coming week on May 25-26 at the Kearney Country Club Course. We do have some baseball/ softball starting up but I have not been able to round up a schedule on the newly formed Legion Team as of yet. I heard they had a game at Kimball this past weekend but again, I have no results for...

  • Kimball golf team wins SPVA conference tournament, Greenwood medalist

    Tom Southard|May 19, 2016

    One more tournament, one more win, and one more Conference Title for the Kimball High Golf Team as they captured the SPVA Tournament held at Sutherland this past week. This makes them dual conference champions this season as they won the Western Trails Conference earlier in the season. Led by medalist Jordan Greenwood who captured the individual title with his round of 38-40=78, and with all five Longhorn golfers finishing in the top ten medal group, the Horns won by 19 strokes over runner up Perkins County. Kimball shot a round of 330 on the...

  • Kimball Math-letes participate in the West River Math Content

    Staff Report|May 19, 2016

    Courtesy Photo A total number of 440 students competed in the West River Math Contest that was held at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City on May 9. Fourteen students from Kimball High School competed in the math contest, with Nicholas Thomas-Lewis placing first and Ryan Soper placed fifth, in the Algebra 2 Division. "Contests like this give students an opportunity to meet other like-minded students and helps reinforce concepts we are teaching in the classroom," stated Kimball Math...

  • Photo of the Week

    May 19, 2016

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