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KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL'S NEW LOOK
Updating work continues in Kimball Public Schools. The gym floor in the Jr./Sr. High School is undergoing a facelift and wil be named the Tom and Karen Southard Court. Other improvements include LED...
KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL'S NEW LOOK
Updating work continues in Kimball Public Schools. The gym floor in the Jr./Sr. High School is undergoing a facelift and wil be named the Tom and Karen Southard Court. Other improvements include LED...
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Health Education Standards?
Over the past seven years, the Nebraska Department of Education has developed standards in the content areas of English/language arts, mathematics and science, which are assessed statewide and require...
Bids To Go Out For Missile Roads
The Kimball County Commissioners met for their regular session Tuesday, receiving updates and information from a variety of county departments. While time allowed, the commissioners authorized a contract with Standard Appraisal Services for support...
YARD OF THE WEEK
Kimball County Manor was awarded Yard of the Week for this week. After 17 months of COVID restrictions, the facility was needing a celebration. The manor experienced a facelift over a couple of weeks...
Combines & Semis All Over Banner
Good morning Banner County! The combines and semis have been in and out and all over Harrisburg and Banner for the past week. We have been very fortunate with our weather so far and hopefully most...
Schedule Full For County Fair
The Kimball-Banner County Fair is a little less than three weeks away and the schedule is full. Today, Thursday, July 15, is the deadline for all pre-entries due in the Extension Office. Monday, Aug, 2 at 5 p.m., pre-fair cleanup is on the calendar....
Five New COVID Cases In County
Panhandle Public Health District remains diligent in its fight against COVID-19. With a slight uptick of cases, Kimball County reported five cases in the 14 days prior to July 12. Kimball County has a 30% vaccination rate. Cheyenne County, with a...
Kimball's Bad Break
Havoc for a few business owners ensued when a 6-inch water main broke on the 200 block of Chestnut Street. On Sunday, about 11:30 p.m., water was spotted bubbling up through cracks in the asphalt in...
YARD OF THE WEEK
Drew and Sheryl Biesecker at 210 West 9th St. received the Yard of the Week for their stunning array of flowers. Having lived in their house 23 years, the Bieseckers have done all the yard and...
Kimball County Dealing Well With Prairie Dogs
Matt Anderson from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently met with the Kimball County Commissioners to provide a summary of the past year's predator control. For the past 13 years, Anderson has targeted badgers, raccoons, red...
THE BUG INVENTOR
Kimball County 4-H'er Giacomo Varra works on his entomology project along with Nathan Rice, UNL Extension educator. First Giacomo "invented" a new insect. He detailed how big it would be and how many...
Seems Like School Is Just Around the Corner
Good morning and nice to see that some wheat harvesting has gotten under way. I feel deeply sorry for the folks who were affected up by Alliance this past week by the the huge hail. Corn fields looked like someone had gone through them with a...
New Tardy Policy Discussed At School Board Meeting
The Kimball School Board reviewed the 2021-22 handbooks for Mary Lynch, the Jr/High School and the staff at their regular meeting on July 12. In reviewing the handbooks, a few errors existed, and the approval process has been postponed to the August...
Changes In The Sheriff's Office
On July 6, the Kimball County Commissioners met to conduct the regular business of the county. Staffing changes have occurred at the sheriff’s office, with part-timer Brandon Loy assuming the duties of chief deputy. Other deputies are Marla Knigge...
Clean Harbors Thinking Big
Clean Harbors is looking into a major expansion at its facility south of Kimball that would involve construction of a second incinerator and could create about 100 jobs. The company released this statement to the Observer on Tuesday from Clean...
MAN WITH A PLAN
It all started in 1998 when Tim Hall built a little Nash car and accessorized it with a baseball hat. In an effort to show off his creation, he toured 20 major league stadiums and went to the...
Yard of the Week
The yard of Larry and Carol Walker received the most recent Yard of the Week award. Helping with the yard chores were, in front, Nova Nelson, left, and Henry Walker-Foster, right. Presenting the...
Oregon Trail Days The Big Deal Around Here
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far! Hot and dry around here and some of the wheat looks like it is ready to head to town. We might just see that begin to happen soon. Well, after two nights of rodeo and fireworks at the Bridgeport Camp...
THE EMBASSY GUARD
"My choices for assignments were Germany, Iceland, or Spain. I got sent to Argentina." Argentina wasn't really on Chris Mangione's radar at that time, but he spent two years as a U.S. Marine Embassy...
Fourth Of July Weekend In Kimball, USA
Kimball's annual fireworks display at Horsehoe Hill attracted onlookers from all over the area, including these folks lounging on the grass at the high school football field....
Fourth Of July Weekend In Kimball, USA
Kimball’s annual fireworks display at Horsehoe Hill attracted onlookers from all over the area, including these folks lounging on the grass at the high school football field....
Fourth Of July Weekend In Kimball, USA
Jennifer Moss and McKenzie Castagna, 8 travelled high above the festivities at Gotte Park in the High West Energy bucket truck to take photographs for the Observer. Jennifer caught an aerial view of...
Fourth Of July Weekend In Kimball, USA
The balloon animals were a crowd favorite during the July 4th celebration. Kayla Fennell was busy making animals for all the kids....
My, How The Potter CarBowl Has Grown
Celebrating the seventh year of the Potter CarBowl, organizer Drew Enevoldsen estimated that last weekend's event attracted 1,500 to 2,000 people. The 144 entries entered in the car show, 37 craft...
