Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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New housing is taking shape in Kimball to accommodate new hires needed for the major Clean Harbors expansion. In addition to other residential growth that Clean Harbors is backing locally, the environmental services giant has contracted with a company to bring mobile homes into Kimball. Stahla's Trailer Park, above, is the sight of 25 such new mobile homes that are being set up and prepared as rentals....
Gov. Pillen arrived in Kimball for the Kimball Health Services hospital ribbon cutting on Monday, Feb 26, but he also tended to other business. The governor and his entourage landed on the newly resurfaced Kimball Municipal Airport runway 10/28 and found the landing was incredible. The resurfacing project recently received a 2023 Project of the Year award from the state. Before the ribbon cutting, Pillen met with KCTS staff and toured Kimball Public Schools. Pillen and members of his Department...
The Kimball community came out en masse for Kimball Health Services new hospital ribbon cutting on Monday, Feb. 26. On a windy day, an estimated 200 or more people crammed into the entryway and clinic waiting area while officials were recognized and spoke of the process to develop the facility. Gov. Jim Pillen started off the ceremony with a message of congratulations. "This is a big, big deal for rural Nebraska, for Kimball, for your community," he said. Pillen spoke about what a fantastic...
The annual Kimball Public Schools spelling bee was held Wednesday, Jan. 31. Twenty-four students ranging from fourth through eighth grade filled the chairs on the stage of Harry E. McNees Auditorium in anticipation of their turn to spell their way to victory. Fourth grade spellers participating in the event included Meera Chaudhari in first place in her grade, Ay'sel Gusman, Adie Weinbender, Laural Norberg, and Barry Baber, Jr. Fifth grade contestants were Barrett Brown in first place, Chloe...
The Central Banner 4-H Club met on Sunday, Feb. 18, to tie fleece blankets as a service project. This is an annual event for the 4-H Club. Club members Isaac, Gabe and Luke Olsen, Rachel, Luke and Joel Berger; Audrey, Silas and Eliza Ferguson; Luke Halstead and Theodore Perry donated fleece materials and tied 11 blankets. These blankets will be given to Kimball Health Services to share with kids who come in for care at the hospital. Club members enjoyed designing and creating blankets to share...
Good morning! Well after today February is a thing of the past. This past week has been filled with spring and winter days buffeted by winds with speeds up to 40 miles an hour. So the expected wind of 18 miles per hour for March 1st seems pretty mild, bringing the question of lamb or lion? What do you all think? Winter sports continue to wind down with great year end finishes for both speech and boys varsity basketball. On March 1st, Friday, the annual FFA silent auction will take place at 5:30 p.m. I hear that the FFA group had quite a display...
Betty Y. Moore, 87, of Kimball, died at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Friday, February 23, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Rich Thomas officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery following the funeral service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Betty's...
Fourteen young ladies stepped out of their comfort zone and tried the sport of wrestling this year. This was the first year of Kimball Junior High wrestling, and as the season concluded last week the team put on demonstration matches with one another showing off their skills and determination. At left, McKenzie Howard and Rebecca Koski face off against each other....
Fourteen young ladies stepped out of their comfort zone and tried the sport of wrestling this year. This was the first year of Kimball Junior High wrestling, and as the season concluded last week the team put on demonstration matches with one another showing off their skills and determination. At left, McKenzie Howard and Rebecca Koski face off against each other....
Kimball 51, Morrill 38 Tuesday’s subdistrict first round matchup with Morrill was a game that we took awhile to get things going, but a great finish to the 3rd quarter really opened things up. Knowing just how capable Morrill could be from the perimeter, our 7 point half time lead was not what we were hoping for after 2 quarters of play. Our shooting was not what we were used to, but our defense and rebounding was keeping us ahead in the game. We only allowed Morrill to score 11 points in the 1st half and that was definitely a positive. We alwa...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns closed out their season on a high note, despite a loss. I was so pleased and proud of the progress we displayed throughout the whole year, but especially the last game. We were paired up with South Platte as a 3 seed at subdistricts. Our previous game with them they won very handily, 62-37. This time around, we had a solid game plan that we executed very well. We rotated Addy Olson and Rachel Berger face-guarding their best player, who averages 15 ppg. Those ladies did an amazing job and held her to only 6 points. Whi...
Next up for the new – and now open – Kimball Health Services hospital is next week's ribbon cutting celebration with Gov. Jim Pillen in attendance. Patient services shifted to the facility from the old hospital at 7 a.m. Monday. The 505 S. Burg St. location, home to the hospital since 1950, is out. The new address, 255 W. 4th St., is in. "We're very pleased with how the move has gone so far, with only a few small items to be moved yet between buildings," Kerry Ferguson, KHS community rel...
Kimball County Transit Service Administrator Christy Warner informed the Kimball County Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting that Gov. Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Transportation Director Vicki Kramer will visit the transit service Feb. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Statistics for KCTS also were presented by Warner. Of 33,943 rides for the calendar year 2023, 61% were from Kimball County. Other numbers showed that 8,843 rides were educational and preschool, school or college; 3,690 rides were for employment; 2,086 were deliveries f...
Bobby "Shorty" Wilson disappeared without a trace from the streets of Kimball on October 30, 1956, and the family struggled with his disappearance and searched for years for clues or his remains. In 1958, the family had a marker erected in the Kimball Cemetery that read: Robert G. "Shorty" Wilson. His birth date was May 28, 1925, and he was born in Kimball, Nebraska. The simple headstone says, "Disappeared on October 30, 1956." A description of Shorty Wilson was provided in a reward posted in...
Good morning and welcome to the last day of February, seems impossible! We do have one extra day this year, so there is that. Congratulations to Banner County wrestler Wyatt Reichenberg for his 2nd place win at state! Does not appear to be much going on at the schoolhouse this week. However, tomorrow, February 23rd, will be a regular day of school with no sports, just to give everyone a breather. The Gering Library will host Board Game Night that evening at 6 p.m., and the Midwest Theater will...
Among the special touches at the new Kimball Health Services hospital are plaques next to rooms that recognize donors for helping make possible healthcare services in those rooms. In this case, Ryan and Stephanie McElroy of Kimball are recognized for their contributions to mammography services. They posed for this image during a tour of the new facility...
The postseason is here. The Kimball boys basketball team – 14-7 with a .667 winning percentage on the season after a sweet win over Mitchell – opened subdisrict play Tuesday evening against a 14-10 Morrill squad at Bridgeport. Kimball was the No. 2 seed and Morrill No. 3. On Thursday, the winner faces the winnter of No. 1 seed Bridgeport and No. 4 Gordon Rushville game. Friday's rematch with Mitchell was a great game that saw our players execute and have their 3rd most efficient game of the sea... Full story
Kimball Longhorns freshman wrestler Cameron McGinnis made it to last week's NSAA State Wrestling Tournment despite battling injury. Hopes are promising for his future. At State, he lost by fall in his two matches....
The Kimball cheer team earned third place in the Game Day category during last week's state competition at Heartland Event Center in Grand Island. Coach Carrie Tabor said the team's "dedication, talent and unwavering Longhorn spirit shone brightly on the competition mat. After pushing through injury and a tough field, this team put their very best out on the floor and showed the rest of the state what Kimball's all about." Tabor commended the cheerleaders: "You've made us proud to be part of...
A high-drama scene unfolded on Thursday, Feb. 8, when the Kimball Police Department answered a disturbance call at 311 Cedar St. and followed up with an attempted arrest. The situation led to a standoff between law enforcement and a suspect in his home from morning until late evening. The next day, the suspect called the Kimball County Sheriff's Office and talked with Sheriff Dave Hottell. They worked out a method for the suspect to be taken into custody. Later, Hottell showed up at the...
The rehabilitation of primary runway 10/28 at the Kimball Municipal Airport/Robert E. Arraj Field received the 2023 Project of the Year at the Nebraska Department of Transportation Aeronautic Division yearly awards night on Jan. 23. Chair of the airport board Ryan McElroy also received an Award of Merit. The new runway project provides a safe landing and takeoff surface for all users of the airport. Runway 10/28 is 6,200 feet long and 75 feet wide. The rehabilitation included 6 inch concrete whi...
First Of Two Parts Almost 70 years ago before social media, cells phones, and cable TV, when oil was king, local children suffered from polio, and a washing machine at Montgomery Ward would cost you $159.95, Kimball's Bobby Wilson, 4 foot 6 inch in stature, disappeared from a local service station in broad daylight and was never heard from again. No body was ever discovered that matched his size, and no crime scene was ever found. Bobby Wilson just disappeared into thin air, never heard from...
Kimball Jr/Sr High School received the Circle of Excellence award from Cognia on Monday evening at the Kimball School Board meeting. Cognia is the largest accreditation organization in the world and does on-site reviews for educational institutions. Cognia did the accreditation for Kimball Public Schools last year. The presentation included comments from the regional accreditation evaluator, Dr. Dan Leikvold, "Kimball Jr/Sr High School has a robust continuous school improvement process and an...
Janice M. Anderson, 82, of Melbeta, died at the Kimball County Manor on February 1, 2024. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at the Cornerstone Community Church in Kimball with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Janice's tribute wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Janice had a long 15 year battle with Alzheimer's & Dementia. In lieu of flowers the family has... Full story
Heaven gained its long-awaited guest on January 24, 2024, as Jackie Sue Lean, lovingly known by her family as “Susie,” aged 91, peacefully entered into eternal rest at Wyoming Central Hospice in Casper, Wyoming. Born on October 16, 1932, in Gridley, Kansas to Peter Middleton and Elsie Caroline (Gilliam) Scales, Susie’s journey was marked by love, laughter, and a profound impact on all who knew her. Raised alongside her sister, Twila Beth, and brother J Pete, Susie’s early years in Kansas... Full story