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 High Point Welcome Center is officially open for business. Kimball County Tourism Director Jo Caskey has been hard at work the past month scrubbing counters, cleaning the rooms and stocking up the old Burger King building out by Interstate 80 south of Kimball with brochures and travel guides for the Panhandle and other Nebraska communities scattered throughout the state. “I have three brochure racks. Two of the three are almost completely stocked, and the third one is partially stocked. The...
Kanalihoppers Restaurant and Spirits, a new restaurant which just opened up in the building that used to house Mulligan’s Restaurant right next to the Kimball Golf Course, is already setting off discussions around town with everybody wondering what exactly the name comes from. According to owner Donna Thompson, the name stems from a story from her childhood involving her grandfather. “My family is Irish. When I was a little girl, my grandpa would come into the house and say, ‘Oh gosh, my kanalihopper is killing me.’ I was about six years o... Full story
Coming off a year that saw one of the worst droughts in the past thirty years, farmers received news late last month that relief does not seem to be on the horizon. According to the latest seasonal assessment from the National Weather Service, “drought persistence is likely across California and the northern intermountain West due to a dry summer climatology.” While the western part of the state has seen scarce improvments in the dry conditions, many eastern portions of Nebraska have imp...
A Kimball man was stabbed at Lake Minatare shortly before 10 p.m. on the night of July 3. Michael Kudebeh, 38, of Kimball sustained a knife wound to the chest, which was non-life threatening. According to Kudebeh, a 17-year combat veteran of the United State Navy, a white Honda Prelude pulled up near him at Lake Minatare while his wife was at the store picking up some supplies for the holiday weekend, when two men got out of the vehicle. Both occupants of the vehicle were male, one Hispanic passenger and one African American, who was in his... Full story
A new presence has come to Kimball in the form of Mr. Marshall Lewis who has taken over the Superintendent of Kimball Public Schools position recently vacated by Troy Unzicker. Lewis comes to Kimball from Belmond, Iowa where he most recently served as the Superintendent of the Belmond-Klemme School District for three years. "I'm an Iowa boy from the beginning. I spent a little bit of time in South Dakota, but for the most part I've been in Iowa my whole life," Lewis said. As Lewis has never been...
The Dead Eye Shooters made an impressive showing at the Daisy National BB gun and Air Rifle competition in Rogers, Arkansas this past week, coming back home to Kimball with 11 medals. “I thought they went fantastic. I was really, really proud of the kids,” Dead Eye Shooters Coach Nicole Snyder said. The group started the journey to Rogers on Wednesday, June 26, arriving at the Convention Center where the competition was to take place on the Friday where they checked in their equipment and were g... Full story
Frances Mae (Hanzel) Wackel, 87, formerly of Kimball, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. Frances (Fran) was born June 24, 1926 in Yankton, South Dakota to Edward and Agnes Hanzel. Surviving Fran is her husband of 66 years, Nick Wackel. She is also survived by five children: Sandy (Lou) Mataya of Carmel, Indiana, Connie (Jim) Volkmer of Leesburg, Virginia, Patti (Byron) Wheeler of Grand Island, Nebraska, Tim (Debbie) Wackel of Dallas, Texas, and Tom (Ann) Wa... Full story
Reba Kay Pearson, 50, passed away on July 4, 2013, peacefully at her home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. Reba was an amazing woman who was loved by many. She was always a willing friend to anyone who needed a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on. When it came Reba’s time for support there were many co-workers, friends and family right by her side lending the love and support she needed. Reba was born November 29, 1962, in Denver, Colorado. Earl Leroy B... Full story
Faye Marie Kirby, 75, of Iliff, Colorado passed away Sunday July 7, 2013 in Iliff. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 12th, 2013 at Tennant Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jared Sonnenberg officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Faye Marie Hager was born March 1, 1938 in Sterling, CO the daughter of Lewis and Helen (McGuire) Hager. She attended school in Logan County. On April 17, 1955 Faye married Kenneth Kirby in Sterling. Faye worked in the 1960’s at George Ri... Full story