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 blizzard that clobbered Kimball and the Panhandle on Tuesday lived up to the hype. The relentless winter storm bashed the area with gusts up to 65 mph, wickedly swirling snow that caused whiteout conditions for hours on end. By the time the worst of the storm was forecast to end late Wednesday, perhaps 12-18 inches of snows was expected to accumulate. A Panhandle Alert was issued late Tuesday afternoon urging people to stay off icy, snowpacked roads that should be used by emergency vehicles... Full story
Family Dollar/Dollar Tree appears to be moving forward with its Kimball Store #33191. On Tuesday night at the Kimball City Council meeting, Family Dollar applied for and received a Class B liquor license for beer. Family Dollar agent James Balli said the store will be like a "small grocery store". Balli stressed that Family Dollar will do training, have a scanner to check ages and have video surveillance. According to Balli their violation rate is .004%. Balli was the only speaker at the 12...
The trial for William Shane Serrano on five felony charges was set on Dec. 12 for March 13-16. According to the entries of record, jury selection will begin on March 13 at 8:30 a.m. The pretrial is scheduled for March 7 at 9 a.m. The charges include: • Count 1 – manslaughter. • Count 2 – attempted first-degree murder. • Count 3 – attempted terroristic threats. • Count 4 – attempted terroristic threats. • Count 5 – possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Until recently, Serrano was held in the Kimball County Jail, but no...
A reception for Kimball County employees Larry Engstrom, Linda Williams and Harry Gillway was held at the KCTS building on Friday. On Dec. 31, Linda Williams will be done working in the Kimball County Jail, and she said she is "looking forward to it, but a little nervous." After 37 years she said her retirement plans include "doing things she has never had time to do." Her retirement will start with cleaning closets and drawers, walking and riding her stationary bike more, and more importantly v...
Holiday Heroes, formerly Shop With a Cop, celebrated its 12th year of providing a special Christmas for area children. Participating in the event were the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department, KVFD Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Nebraska State Patrol, Red Knights, Kimball Police Department and the Kimball County Sheriff's Office. Festivities included the breakfast at the Kimball Fire Hall and kids getting the chance to shop at Dollar General. Donations to the cause, once again, made it... Full story
In the top photo, John Morrison takes his oath of office as mayor while City Council members Christy Warner and Creg Pike look on. Bottom photo, former Mayor Keith Prunty, rear center, makes the rounds in the crowded meeting room....
Breakfast with Santa at the Banner County School on Saturday included wagon rides, craft projects for kids, Santa and a pancake feed. Rick Henderson and his crew, along with Hollywood and Coal, spent the morning giving wagon rides.... Full story
Well good morning. Here is hoping that you have fared well over this past week with all of the cold. We are fast approaching the Christmas season and one of the current projects is a toy/clothes drive for the family of Dylan Charvat, who died in an accident at the Sugar Factory Terminal on November 8th. To help, please call 308-631-4627 or email [email protected] or 308-225-1594 or [email protected] for sizes and genders for the kids and their mom. Today, the 15th, is the last day, so please don’t delay! Also on the 15th, there will be a B...
Melvin Eugene Knoedler, 89, went to His Savior peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Monument Rehabilitation and Care Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. His funeral service was held on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church with Pastor Brett Vander Berg and Pastor Al Wilson officiating. Services were live streamed through Calvary Lutheran Church's Facebook page. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Park with military honors. Visitation was planned for Sunday at... Full story
Construction of the new Kimball hospital has necessitated the closing of the block of Webster Street from 3rd to 4th streets to meet needs of trucks, equipment and laborers. Word was not immediately available about how long the block would be closed....
The Kimball Longhorns boys basketball team hosts Hershey 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in a non-district matchup to close the 2022 portion of it season. Kimball sits at second place in the district with a 1-1 record after its 68-31 win at Morrill on Saturday, Dec. 10. The Horns lost to Perkins County the night before, 59-47, and are 1-3 overall on the season. As for Hershey, the Panthers are 0-4 overall after losing, 57-40, to North Platte St. Pat's on Dec 10. Hershey and Kimball have played one... Full story
The Kimball Longhorn wrestlers will return to action Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Sutherland Invitational to finish up their first semester schedule. The competition follows some strong individual showings for the Horns at the St. Pats Invite and a trip to Cheyenne for the Charlie Lake Invite. Here are Kimball's results at these two events. St. Pats Invitational The Longhorns traveled to North Platte on Friday, Dec. 9, to compete in the St. Pats Invitational. The Longhorns placed sixth out of nine...
The Kimball Longhorns girls basketball hosts Hershey this Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. before closing out the 2022 portion of its season 4 p.m. Monday at Potter Dix. Both are non-district games. The Lady Longhorns are 0-4 on the season this past week’s losses to visiting Perkins County, 63-12, and at Morrill, 60-26 the next day. “It is clear that it will be a growing year for us,” coach Jaclyn Burks told the Observer. “We are young and I am asking quite a few underclassmen to play at the varsity level. They are stepping up and in a few years,...
SCOTTSBLUFF – Coaches have been selected for the 2023 West Nebraska All-Star Football Game – and for anyone who followed Panhandle football this past season, it should be no surprise that Potter-Dix's top Coyote will be on the scene. Dale Frerichs from Potter-Dix will lead the West team. Assisting him will be Dillon Broussard (Mitchell), Danny O'Boyle (Gering) and Jeremy Reimers (Bridgeport). Jeff Gross from McCook will lead the East team. Assisting Coach Gross will be Kurt Alitg (North Platte),...