Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Progress has been made in efforts to replace bad sprinklers and improve burned out conditions on some holes at Four Winds Golf Course. A loan has been approved to buy new sprinklers. Henry Heeg, chairman of the Kimball-Kimball County Parks and Recreation Operating Board, told the Parks and Recreation Executive Board at a special meeting last week that they were in the “same place as last meeting and are trying to move forward.” The Parks and Recreation Executive Board is composed of the three county commissioners and David Wilson on the cou...
Ordinance #830, which updated the city code relating to Unsafe Buildings and Property Maintenance, generated some strong opinions at the Kimball City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16. The new ordinance attempts to link the unsafe buildings and nuisance codes. The new ordinance addresses unsafe structures and property maintenance. It also sets minimum standards for what constitutes a safe home. City Attorney Matt Turman explained that the government cannot deprive someone of life, liberty and property without due process. The ordinance and co...
Kimball-Banner County Fair goers will notice a new pavilion constructed this past weekend by members of the Ag Society and volunteers from Clean Harbors. The pavilion will be used for the free hamburger feed and as the beer garden during the rodeo. Below: Elizabeth Perry poses with her Clover Kid project, a Hereford bucket calf named Fire Blue Crystal that she'll be showing at the Kimball-Banner County Fair....
The excitement is plausible as Theo, 9, and Elizabeth Perry, 6, describe their upcoming Kimball-Banner County Fair projects. “I am more excited than I can explain,” Theo said. Yet the excitement for Theo was curtailed a bit when he required surgery on his foot from a BB gun incident just days ago. A BB from someone else’s gun was embedded in the bone of his big toe. With surgery a few days behind him, he is not letting it stop him from working his steer, although carrying buckets of feed are off limits. He limps around while his mother cauti...
Yard of the Week presenter Heather Entingh, left, is pictured with Terry, center, and Pat Fletcher, who are seated on their back patio at 511 Cedar in Kimball. Snap dragons surround the house and yard, along with trees that bloom and have a perfumed aroma. Honeysuckle trees have replaced the messy Siberian Elm. Over 25 years ago, Star Linden trees were planted and they have matured after being faithfully watered. The Fletchers also garden and have reaped more than a gallon of strawberries, along with raspberries, beans and cucumbers. Many of...
Good morning! Here is hoping that you are doing well and that if you are harvesting, that it’s going even better! Today we are bringing the last schedule of happenings for July of 2024, and it seems crazy impossible. School will be starting in less than a month. In Banner County, the new academic year opens Monday, Aug. 19. Classes are planned for all day. So for today, July 25th, the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering will host Pulitzer Prize finalist speaker Gregg Jones at 1:30 p.m. His topic is “Most Honorable Son.” That eveni...
The late May freeze and the drought conditions throughout the spring and summer had a huge effect on the wheat crop, according to officials at Frenchman Valley Coop. On Tuesday, they stated that 90% of the wheat crop is in and by the end of the week harvest in the area will be done. The yields were found to be 50% of last year with an average of less than 30 bushels an acre although the quality was good. Irrigated wheat was OK, but not as well as it should have been. Frenchman Valley officials...
Ready for some football? The Kimball Longhorns are working at it. In the top photo, work began last week to install the new scoreboard at Keith Staehr Field. The city of Kimball and Mohr Construction helped out. In the lower photo, the Horns get in some 7-on-7 work during a joint practice Monday at Mitchell. Team camp and junior high camp open Monday for the Horns. Opening day arrives 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, with a nonconference game at Hyannis....
The Kimball County Commissioners anticipated opening bids at their July 16 meeting to purchase the former Kimball Health Services hospital at 505 South Burg Street, but no bids were submitted. The building was shown to two different parties, but neither one made an offer, officials said. Now, attorney Matt Turman will contact realtors on behalf of the county and try to proceed with selling the property. The commissioners also met with appointed officials, including Randy Bymer and Darcee Wheeland, to receive updates on the road department and...
When the Culpepper & Merriweather Grand Combined Circus came to town Sunday, it was a show for all ages under the bigtop on Kimball Jr/Sr High School grounds. Two performances of the Farmers Day fundraiser were pushed back to later in the day due to the heat. See other photos, Page B8....
Kimball's new Heritage Cafe has been painted and remodeled, the kitchen has been rearranged, and it is open for business at 214 S. Walnut St. Right now, it is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, but the owners anticipate additional days and evenings. They are getting acclimated to Kimball and their new business. Owners Doug Mallett and his daughter, Deborah O'Connor, have made the place a family affair with her daughter and son-in-law adding to the business. Deborah has already...
Kimball native Ryan Heidemann met up with his first flight instructor, Ed Nelson, recently at the Kimball Airport. They are standing in front of the aircraft that Ryan began his lessons in, a 1950s Cessna 140 two-seater. Ryan, a United Airlines pilot, took his first lessons when he was 17. In a few weeks, he will be hitting the magical retirement number for airline pilots after his 37 year, 2 month career. Ryan flies a Boeing 787 internationally. "Who would have thought a kid from Kimball would...
Kimball trap team members gather for a group photo during this past week's national competition at Mason, Michigan. Nolan Cook became the first Kimball student to qualify for the individual national finals by hitting 98 of 100 targets. He hit 98/100 in the finals to finish 66th of 1,800 competitors. "Our Kimball Trap team did an excellent job of representing our district and community," Kimball Public Schools Superintendent Trevor Anderson said....
Able Kuhns, left, of Kimball finished second while competing for his first national title in 10U 8 ball at the Junior National 8-Ball Championship in Quincy, Ill. He also was 7/8th in 14U Heyball, 13-16th in 14U Heyball, 13-16th in 14U 9 ball, and 33rd-48th in 16U 10 ball. Meanwhile, his sister Ashlynn Kuhns took fourth in 16U 9 ball, 17th-24th in 18U 10 ball, and 25th-32nd in 16U 8 ball. Donovan Seymour, center, placed first in the 10U 8 ball division....
Kimball City Councilman Don Muench has resigned his position, according to the agenda for the Tuesday, July 15, council meeting. Muench was elected after running as a write-in candidate for City Council in November 2022. He took office in December 2022 and has served on the council for one year and seven months. He could not be immediately reached for comment. The council planned to address the opening during its meeting. – Daria Anderson-Faden...
The Kimball School Board began tackling a sensitive issue or, as board President Travis Cook put it, "a heavy topic" at its July 8 meeting – whether school employees should carry firearms. With state Sen. Brian Hardin in attendance, Hardin explained that the Unicameral passed legislation allowing school employees to carry a firearm, either concealed or open carry. The discussion addressed Board Policy 702.11 as it pertains to firearms in schools. The board, along with local law enforcement, d...
The Kimball City Council voted unanimously to add a second K-9 unit to the Kimball Police Department at the council meeting on Tuesday, July 2. The unit’s dog, a Belgian Malinois named Trudy, will cost $7,000, significantly less than the going rate of $25,000, Police Chief Jose Ruiz said. Trudy will be trained along with the city’s other police dog, Lucy, at Ragnar Defense in Casper, Wyoming. Trudy will be trained as a dual purpose dog, detecting narcotics and performing apprehension or bite work. A loan has been secured from a local bank to...
The Kimball City/County Park and Recreation Executive Board met on July 1 with one item to discuss – 200 new sprinklers for the Four Winds Golf Course. Chairman of the Park and Recreation Operating Board Henry Heeg and course Superintendent Jeremy Williams explained the problem. The current sprinklers are 25 years old and at the end of their life and still working, but parts are difficult or impossible to find for them. Last summer when the big water well went down, gravel and rocks were p...
Heather Entingh, right, presents Yard of the Week to Jack and Barbara Rahl at 20 Dowd Court. Jack and Barbara moved to Kimball from California seven years ago, and their big adjustment was figuring out the difference in the growing seasons. They have adjusted and managed to grow snap dragons, day lilies and naked ladies. Petunias, pinks and wildflowers adorn the sidewalk. They keep scissors close by and enjoy having the neighbor kids stop to get flowers for their mothers. Jack and Barbara...
Jon Oliver Foote, age 63 of Decherd, Tennessee, went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 27, 2024. Jon was born March 17,1961, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, to Ron and June Foote. He was the youngest of nine siblings. Jon lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Polk, Nebraska, and Lincoln Nebraska, where he met Lori Watson. They became high school sweethearts and married on October 25, 1980. Jon and Lori moved to Colorado to pursue Aviation Maintenance training, graduated in 1984 from Colorado Aero Tech, and... Full story
Evelyn J. Lewison, 73, of Kimball, died at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center in Cheyenne on Monday, May 26, 2024. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on July 20, 2024 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Lorri Kentner officiating. The service will be Live Streamed on the Cantrell Funeral Home Facebook page. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to share stories and condolences with the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the family. The arrangements have been entr... Full story
It was all smiles for Kimball's 12 and under baseball team members as they won their league championship last week. They put up 31 runs in two games. In Game 1, they played Mitchell and racked up 15 runs opposed to 9 for Mitchell. In Game 2, the bats were on fire again as Kimball scored 16 runs against 7 for Gering. Leading the team in hits was Kasyn Snyder, who went 5 for 6 at the plate. Knox Hottell went 4 for 4, Barrett Brown went 4 for 5 and Nash Burback and Blayden Serrano both went 3 for...
Julia Winstrom of Kimball is a team member of the 4-H National Shooting Sports Champions for Air Rifle. She also put up top 10 performances in multiple individual categories. She was selected as one of four Nebraska youth to participate in the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championship at Grand Island. The competition was held the last week of June. Competing against 21 teams, the Nebraska team became the national champions. Julia placed fourth in the 3-position sporters, seventh in all standing...
Two Kimball youths are competing in national and international pool tournaments and a special event thanks to their sponsor, McDermott Pool Ques. Able Kuhns, 10, and Ashlynn Kuhns, 16, will play in the Junior National Tourney in Quincy, Illinois, from July 8 to 13, then travel to be spoiled by McDermott Pool Ques. The brother and sister will have a photo shoot, experience time with the design team, and attend a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game in Wisconsin. After that, Able and Ashlynn will play...
Carla Gorenson and Greg Robinson know the impact and understand the legacy of Larsen's Jewelry Store and its 98-year history in Kimball. Carla and Greg are the great-grandchildren of store founder O.C. Larsen. They are emotional and reflective about the end of the 98-year-old business. This coming Christmas will be the first time in a long time that either Carla or Greg have been able to do much of anything as far as Christmas with their families. Greg said, "It will be difficult because they wi...