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Articles from the April 17, 2014 edition


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  • New phone scam targeting elderly residents

    Daniel Thompson, Editor|Apr 17, 2014

    A new phone scam that has spread throughout the state of Nebraska and has caused some elderly residents to give up over $10,000 to scam artists has recently surfaced in Kimball. The scam, which revolves around Walgreens Green Dot MoneyPak cards, often starts with receiving a call originating from either Jamaica or another foreign country stating that the person has won a large sum of money. However, the call quickly starts to weave a sinister scheme by telling the person that in order for them to receive their winnings they must first send a... Full story

  • Kimball FFA students compete at state

    Sydney Yalshevec, Reporter|Apr 17, 2014

    Kimball High School students went to the FFA State Competition just this past weekend. They received the usual school send off, the tunnel walk. They walked through two lanes of their peers and were given high-fives of encouragement and well wishes before they left. They competed in several areas. Dakota Randles, Arica McCloud, Kailey Dickerson, Maddie Snyder, Kayla Shoenemann, Ben Tussing, and Joel Evertson competed in junior parliamentary procedure and placed tenth. Jake Reader, Timmy Culek,... Full story

  • Kimball County tests new security measures

    Daniel Thompson, Editor|Apr 17, 2014

    The Kimball County Courthouse held a training exercise for a new security measure Monday, April 14, in hopes of informing employees of how to calmly deal with hostile situations.......

  • Randy J. Logan

    Apr 17, 2014

    Randy J. Logan, 67, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died in Bushnell on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Cremation has been held and memorial services and inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials have been established to the Pine Bluffs Senior Center. To leave condolences for the family and view the obituary, visit www.cantrellfh.com . The services for Randy have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.... Full story

  • Sharon S. Minch

    Apr 17, 2014

    Sharon S. Minch, 67, of Scottsbluff, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Kimball Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be made to the Golden Living Center Resident Fund. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences for the family and view Sharon’s Tribute Wall. The services for Sharon have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.... Full story

  • Heeg opens golf season with win at Bayard

    Tom Southard, Reporter|Apr 17, 2014

    Kimball's Henry Heeg opened his senior golf season with an individual win at the Bayard Tournament shooting a 77 to finish one stroke better than Bayard's Trae Blanco and three strokes better than Bayard's Roman Konvicka, both playing on their home course. It was a big win for Heeg as he has had limited time to prepare for the golf season as he was a starter and member of the Kimball High boy's basketball team that made it into the state tournament delaying their start to the spring sports... Full story

  • Kimball High track team wins out at Creek Valley Invite

    Tom Southard, Reporter|Apr 17, 2014

    The Kimball High Track Team brought home top team honors at last Friday's Tri State Track Meet held in Chappell. The Lady Longhorns won the female division with 149.5 points, well ahead of runnerup Bridgeport with 113 while the Kimball boys finished 4th in the male division with 91 points to give Kimball 240.5 points to win the combined team score division, edging out Bridgeport who finished runnerup with 236 points. It was a huge day for the Kimball High girls as they captured 7 first place...

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