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The Seeds Have Been Sown
The theme for the 2019 Kimball Farmer's Day celebration was "Sowing Seeds of Success." That phrase may apply to the event itself. Some new events this year, such as the bike race and cornhole tourname...
Winter Blast Expected To Grip Area Till Friday
Kimball County’s early blast of winter-like weather this week was expected to bring 3 to 4 inches of snow, icy roads and hazardous travel conditions through Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne warned. All of which followed a te...
Key New Extension Educator Starts Here
Jason L. Weigle has been appointed Extension Educator in Community Vitality for the Nebraska Extension that serves Kimball County and is based in Sidney. His appointment was announced by Extension...
Cross Country Team Travels 193 Miles To Canceled Meet
No cross country to report this week thanks to lack of communication from Gothenburg to Kimball. Coach Tiffany Johnson took her cross country team all the way to Gothenburg this past Thursday afternoon (193 miles) only to arrive and be told the meet...
Super Sophomores Soar
Kimball will have two golfers in next week's girls state golf tournament at Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte as Payton Wise and Katie Heeg both earned top 10 finishes at the district...
Lady Coyotes Spike Storm
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyotes travelled to Chappell Friday to take on rival Creek Valley and won three sets to one against a tenacious Lady Storm team that battled throughout the match. Potter-Dix...
The Farmer's Day Marshal Plan
For 2019 Farmer's Day grand marshals Susan and Dave Haack, their big day turned out to be 45 years in the making. They were married 45 years to the day – on a long-ago Farmer's Day – before...
ANDERSON-FADEN MENDING AFTER CRASH
Daria Anderson-Faden, the Kimball County Commissioner and Observer staff writer, continues recovering from serious injuries suffered during her Sept. 23 head-on collision in Banner County with a...
It's KHS vs. KPS In The Kimball Food Challenge
The winner of the inaugural Kimball Fill the Food Pantry Cart Challenge is Kimball Health Services. The final score was KHS 490, Kimball Public Public Schools 201. That's how many food items each...
Kimball Public Library Book Sale A Big Hit On Farmer's Day
The Friends of the Kimball Library Book Sale was very popular this year and many, many books and puzzles went out the door. Thank you all who came and purchased books. Book sales are appreciated by...
Idora M. Hickman
Idora M. Hickman, 91, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5,...
Edward Lee Wallin
Edward Lee Wallin, 75, of North Platte, passed away September 15, 2019 at the North Platte Care Center. He was born in Kimball, NE to Winton H. And Maurine N. (Belgum) Wallin. Ed graduated from Kimball County High School in 1962. He began working...
Kimball Golfers Prepare For District
The Kimball High girls golf team played in their final two tournaments this past week as they have only their District Tournament play remaining and hopefully a qualification for the State...
Malson A Top 10 Finisher At Ogalla Cross Country Invitational
Chantel Malson ran to yet another top ten finish at last week's Ogallala Cross Country Invite. The talented young sophomore ran 10th in the field of 114 varsity girl runners and her time of 21:49.4...
Football Longhorns Suffer 52-12 Loss At Hemingford
The Kimball High football team saw their record fall to 1 and 3 following a 55-12 loss on the road to Hemingford Friday night. The Horns have suffered some injuries that hurt their cause, and they have faced three very strong 8-man football teams...
Farmer's Day And Kimball Community Trail Bike Race Defy The Weather
The weather didn't look too promising, but eight children and two adults participated Saturday in the Farmer's Day and Kimball Community Trail bike race. Jon Heidemann desigmed the 5-mile and 3-mile r...
Anderson-Faden Injured In Crash
Daria Anderson-Faden, a Kimball County commissioner and Western Nebraska Observer staff writer, was among four people injured in a two-vehicle Monday morning accident in Banner County. She was listed...
FARMER'S DAY
The wait is just about over. Three days of Farmer's Day festivities begin Friday for the 93rd annual event. Here's a look at the schedule of events. If you'd like a pocket schedule to carry around,...
Pineapple Express Finds Part-Time Home In Kimball
The Pineapple Express has and will return weekly to Kimball, weather permitting, according to Bill Grubbs, owner of the Pineapple Express food truck. The food truck goes to Alliance, Gering,...
City Avoids Tax Increase Under New Budget
In seven minutes, the Kimball City Council held two public hearings last week for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year Budget and 2019-20 Set Final Property Tax Request. “The mill levy was up but the valuation was down. We didn’t raise taxes,” ” Mayor...
Busy, Busy Times In Banner And Beyond
Good morning! Here we are beginning the last week in September, unbelievable! And a busy time it is for sure. Today, September 26th the junior high football team will take on Guernsey at 2 p.m., home field. Come on out and support these young folks!...
Marvin F. Jensen
Marvin F. Jensen, 78, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, September 16, 2019. Memorial services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Kimball Evangelical F...
Local Sports In Full Swing, Including Junior High
The local school sports scene is in full swing and this includes junior high activities for Kimball. It’s hard to get to all of these activities, but thank you coach Dane Wurdeman for sending some football results this week. On September 10 the...
Kimball High Runners Clock Season Best Times At Alliance
The Kimball High Cross Country Team ran many of their season best times at Saturday's Alliance Invitational Cross Country meet, which was quite pleasing to coach Tiffany Johnson. "All of our High...
Wise Lowers Her School Golf Record Four More Strokes
Another record setting day on the golf course for Kimball's Payton Wise as the sophomore standout lowered her own school record round by 4 strokes it the Gering Invitational Tournament this past...
