Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A joint meeting of Mayor Keith Prunty, the Kimball City Council and Kimball County Commissioners was scheduled to hear a presentation from developer Canterbury Park Holdings for a proposed Resort Hotel and Casino Development. The development would include horse racing, an event center, restaurants and fueling stations. The proposed site is dscribed as Section 33, Township 15, Range 55W, which includes the city of Kimball. The proposed site of the development, bordering the Highway 71 bypass and Interstate 80, is owned by Nancy A. Nielsen Young... Full story
The Kimball School Board received the Mary Lynch administrator’s report listing current enrollment. The largest classes for the 2021-22 school term will be the kindergarten class and the sixth-grade class, both reporting 40 students. The total registration for Mary Lynch is 221 students. Mary Lynch will be debuting a new program called Moby Max. According to Principal Jamie Soper’s report: “We will put every student through a diagnostic test, and then the student will progress on this online program throughout the school year.” Both princip...
In one of the last events of the day at the Kimball Banner County Fair, Emily Whitney claimed Grand Champion in the barrels for the senior division. See more photos and a story from the fair on Page A8....
Winds, rough terrain and hot dry weather contributed to the massive wildfire which started in Banner County and spread into Morrill County. The fire started Thursday evening from a lightning strike and has produced smokey skies and nasty air quality for southern panhandle residents. The fire, 23 miles northeast of Kimball, was about 95% contained Tuesday, according to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. Known as the Hackberry Wildfire in the southeast portion of Banner County, the fire...
As the youngest in a devout Catholic family of seven, Father C.P. Varghese always knew what he wanted to do with his life. No dramatic moment occurred, but from the age of 7, the new priest at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball had a desire to become a priest. "Everyone always told me it was good to be a priest," he recalled. "I come from a very devout Catholic family. From early childhood, I have always attended Mass every day. The family went to Mass." Father Varghese continued to...
Yard of the Week was awarded to Don and Sherri Olson this time around. The Olsons moved from New Jersey to Nebraska 19 years ago after discovering Nebraska was in the top five states to retire in. They have a lovely green shaven, wavy grass decorated with peonies, mayberries, and azalea bushes. The wood cart and wishing well were made by their friend, Art Sena. The most significant difference between gardening in Nebraska compared to New Jersey, they say, is space. Morgan Baker, right, presents...
A group of 4-H beef showmen set up their animals for the judge to view this past week during the Kimball Banner County Fair. See more fair coverage and photos on Page A8....
Good morning! I hope you are well and handling the smoke as best as possible. Fire is always a terrible thing and at this point the fire just east of here has been at it for close to a week. Many firefighters have been on the scene 24/7. I am sure we can not thank each and every one of them enough. Hopefully it will be out soon. They seem to be keeping it pretty well contained at this point. This past weekend was sure a busy one. The mini bull and mutton bustin’ at the Kimball Banner County on Friday evening was quite interesting, lots of fun....
Nancy L. Peters was born June 10, 1954, to Alice N. (Rubottom) and Edward F. Stanton in Alliance, Nebraska. She was the oldest of four children. Nancy attended Alliance public schools and completed 11th grade before meeting and marrying Lavern D. Peters in 1970. To this union, four children were born. The eldest daughter, who had a falling out with the family, Stephen D. Peters, Jason L. Peters, and Tamara D. Herman. Nancy held many jobs in the valley and was always in the customer service... Full story
Timothy Dale Lukassen of Dix, Nebraska, passed away October 26, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. Family and friends are invited to share a time of fellowship and a celebration of Timothy's life at the Kimball Eagles from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14. The services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Timothy was born October 25, 1953, in Kimball, NE, to Dale and Amelia (Kresha) Lukassen. Most of his first decade was spent on the family farm east of Dix, NE, with the... Full story
Tuesday was the first day of the Kimball-Banner County Fair with the Fashion Revue and Clothing Judging comnpleted. Horses were on the agenda for Wednesday as about 30 kids showed their horses, beginning at 8 a.m. and finally concluding the day at 8:30 p.m. The 4-H'ers did everything from halter, showmanship, reining, trail, western pleasure, western horsemanship, barrels and poles. But the most encouraging part of the long day was late in the evening when the 8- to 10-year-olds yelled...
Residents of Kimball County Manor patiently waited for a quick look at the Mares and Foal parade on Saturday afternoon. As they got closer to the residents, the horses bolted for the open area to the north of the manor, but the cowboy and girls reined them back in to conclude the parade....
Union Pacific built the steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014, in the 1940s. Eighty-one years later, it left Cheyenne on a 10-state tour, stopping in Kimball on Thursday. The Big Boy was built to cross the Wasatch Mountain Range east of Ogden, Utah, thus carrying equipment to support World War II. This photo was taken just east of Kimball....
Teams from Sidney and Kimball took top honors at the 30th Annual Kimball Hospital Foundation Golf Classic at Four Winds Golf Course on Saturday. An impressive 16-under-par 56 earned the Shelter Insurance-Sidney team of Richard Estrada, Trevor Schuessler, Mike O'Connell and Andrew Stieb first place after a scorecard playoff over second-place finishers Zane Anthony, Brendan Walker, Brian Williams and Cole Bush of Kimball. Taking third with a 15-under-par 57 in the four-person scramble fundraiser... Full story
James Schnell, who was instrumental in starting Kimball's youth wrestling program, recently was inducted into the Nebraska USA Wrestling Circle of Honor for his contribution to the sport as a coach, board member and state director. Schnell, left, enjoys his honor with Shawn Nagel, the former local youth wrestler and three-time Kimball Longhorns state wrestling champion who went on to wrestle as a Nebraska Cornhusker....
The Kimball County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:15 p.m., August 23, 2021, at the 4-H Meeting Room, 4-H Building, 415 S High School Street, Kimball, Nebraska. The purpose of this hearing is to accept comments on a request for a conditional use permit. The application requests a conditional use for indoor or outdoor recreational facilities that due to the nature of the facility generally require a location separated from urban areas located in part of the E/2E/2 Section 31-13N-55W and N/2 Section 21-13N-55W, Kimball... Full story