Articles from the August 31, 2023 edition
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Rec Area Relocation Being Considered
Kimball Park and Rec Executive Board members are exploring taking land from the Kimball Recreation Area and replacing it with other recreational land in town. This would make the golf course area...
KCTS Funding Explained
At a press conference on Aug. 12, 1986, U.S. President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Even though these words ring true in many situations,...
THE HIGH POINTERS
Ty Proffitt is known as a "high pointer," and his wife Sheila accompanies him on some of his high point trips. The couple left Tennessee at 3 a.m. on this particular trip and flew into Denver, then...
Mayor Addresses Approved Four-Way Stop
Kimball Mayor John Morrison updated the Observer on Tuesday about the City Council approving a four-way stop at 2nd and Chestnut streets. Morrison said he "thinks everyone understands that we have a...
HALL OF FAMER
Dar Gardner of Kimball received the traditional Green Jacket when she was inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame on Aug. 21 in Elkhart, Ind. Gardner has been in the manufactured home business for 50...
Local News Centers Around Harvest; Remembering John Jones
Good morning, Banner County, here is a little News, Notes and Nonsense. Local news is still centered around harvest as we are in need of rain for the next crop planting and the harvesting of the remaining summer crops. School, of course, has started...
New Year Opens With New Faces At Banner County School
Banner County School opened the new academic year with a number of new staff members and the distinction of being the first Panhandle school to establish the JAG NE program for students to explore career options. Superintendent Evelyn Browne told...
Korby D. Swantkoski
Korby D. Swantkoski, 57, of Bushnell, died in Kimball on Friday, August 18, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday September 16, 2023 at the Sagebrush in Kimball. Friends may ca...
John L. Jones
John L. Jones, 69, of Banner County, passed away Aug. 21, 2023, in Gretna, Neb., surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life is planned for 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Civic Center in...
Longhorns Third At Kimball Invite
The Longhorn girls golf team is well into the season with the Kimball Invite their third meet of the season. On Wednesday this week, the girls played at Creek Valley and on Sept. 7 they head to...
Howitt Sees Growth In Football Team; Leyton Next
The Kimball Longhorns football team hosts Leyton at 7 p.m. Friday in their home opener after losing their first game of the season Aug. 25 at Hyannis, 58-20. Kimball and Leyton are both 0-1 going into the matchup. Leyton opened with a 58-18...
Millers Medal In XC At The Bluff
It's on to Gering on Friday, Sept. 1, for Kimball XC following its 2023 opening meet last week at Scottbluff. Start time is 11 a.m. for the high school and 1 p.m. for junior high. "What a great way...
New-Look Coyotes Win In Old-School Style, 73-0
DALTON--There are questions about the Potter-Dix Coyotes after the graduation of star player Luke Kasten, but none of them were answered Friday night as the Coyotes again breezed through the Minatare...
Kimball Celebrates Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway has a special place in Kimball history. Now two crosswalks have been painted on Chestnut Street at the corner with 2nd Street to commemorate the highway's original route through...
BEEF: IT'S WHAT'S FOR LUNCH
Kimball School Food Service Director Danessa Terrill shows off a freezer full of local beef. On Thursday, Aug. 24, students received their first meal of local beef, which was spaghetti and meatballs....
