Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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One out of every five American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. Girls ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. 93 percent of juvenile adolescent sexual assault victims know their attacker. These statistics from the Department of Justice 2010 and U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, are just some of the harsh facts surrounding women and the violence that affects them.... Full story
A recent report has declared Kimball County to be the least healthy in the state of Nebraska. The report, conducted annually by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, ranks the overall health of Nebraska’s counties based on several factors including adult smoking, adult obesity, birth weight, college attendance, physical activity, and access to physicians. Out of the 93 counties in the state, 79 were ranked in the report with the remainder, including Banner County, being too small in popu... Full story
A picture of one's family on a phone case, a shirt with a graphic for a local event, a blanket that needs dry cleaning, all of the aforementioned have something in common: they are all services that can be executed at Kimball Laundry and Dry Cleaning and Monograms and More........
Effie went home to be with Jesus, Friday, April 4, 2014, surrounded by her family. Born January 9, 1942 to Pauline (Brown) Papple and Frederick William Papple in West Branch. Effie was the youngest of 14 children. Effie accepted Jesus as her Saviour at a young age and she showed His love with her life. A Celebration of Life memorial service for Effie was held Tuesday, April 8th at 10:30 AM at Monument Bible Church, 4124 Ave I in Scottsbluff, with Pastor Jake Roberts officiating. Cremation has... Full story
Glenda Koenig passed away on March 31, 2014 in Lincoln, NE. Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be buried with her parents in Kimball, NE. Glenda Christine Barrett was born July 12, 1954 in Kimball, NE, the youngest child of Glenn and Erma (Frerichs) Barrett. She grew up in Kimball and attended college in Rapid City, SD; Scottsbluff and Hastings, NE. Brian Williams and Glenda married in 1973 and lived in South Dakota, Montana, and North Dakota. They have two sons, Jason and Adam of... Full story
Doris R. Anderson, 90, died on March 30, 2014 at the Kimball County Manor, Kimball, Nebraska. Doris was born on March 9, 1924 to Carl and Gertrude Lindeburg, on her parents farm outside Galton, Colorado. Doris was one of four children. When Doris was 11 years old her mother passed away and her older sister, Elsie, who was 17 at the time, gave up college scholarships so she could stay home and raise her two little sisters. Doris graduated and went on to college where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in education. Doris also loved... Full story
A total of 17 area teams including Kimball, Potter-Dix, and Banner County took part in the Bayard C-D Track Invite this past Saturday and the marks were very good as the athletes enjoyed unusual nice weather for this early season meet. The Kimball High tracksters for the most part showed big improvement with their times on the track over the opening Kimball Invite a week earlier and head coach Gene Mohr and distance coach Jim Reeves, were both quite happy with the results they were charting.... Full story
The wrestling career for Kimball's most decorated wrestler ever is winding down, and what a career it has been. It all started back in Federation wrestling when Shawn was just a little bitty guy, and although he never got real big in stature, his accomplishments certainly did! Shawn almost re-wrote the record books at Kimball High including three state championships before accepting a scholarship to wrestle at a Division One level for the University of Nebraska where he was a four year varsity...