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A SUCCESS STORY
New Kimball Police Chief Jose Ruiz has a wealth of knowledge not only from his years of experience with the Cheyenne Police Department but also from growing up on the south side of Denver in Adams Cou...
Murdoch Joins Sheriff's Office
Text 911 is now available in Kimball County. Alicia Downey from the Sheriff’s Department explained to the Kimball County Commissioners on Tuesday that texting 911 would work with the communication desk texting back and forth to the “caller....
Special Election: Time To Vote Nearly Here
Voters in the City of Kimball have a special election approaching Tuesday, June 13. Voters have two issues to consider. LB840 has been in effect for the past 15 years as a method of economic development for businesses or start-ups in Kimball. A vote...
Business Teacher Resigns; Surplus Property Declared
The Kimball School Board met in a special session on Tuesday, May 30, to accept the resignation of business teacher Ty Neill. Neill in his resignation letter wrote, “I appreciate the opportunity to teach in the district as a provisional teacher....
IN THE SWIM OF THINGS
About 100 people helped open the Kimball swimming pool on Friday, June 2. Manager Bob Edwards said he has 12 certified lifeguards to oversee the pool through the summer months....
YARD OF THE WEEK
Mark and Tiffani Anderson have received the first Yard of the Week award for the summer of 2023. The front yard of the Andersons' home at 610 Cedar is well manicured and lush, but the surprise comes...
Does Late Spring Green Mean There's A Chance For Some Wheat Harvest?
Good morning! With all of the rain that we have been having...Wow! Is it ever green out! I returned this past week from a short visit to the desert and all of the green was an awesome sight indeed. Maybe there will be a chance for some wheat harvest...
IMAGES FROM BANNER COUNTY HISTORICAL DAY
The Stauffer family cruises in style behind tractor driver Justin Stauffer during the Banner County Historical Day Parade. From left are Jennings, Emersynn, Priscilla, Judd (cool dude in the funky...
IMAGES FROM BANNER COUNTY HISTORICAL DAY
Alex Rundell splashes a little sauce on his ribs for the Banner County Historical Days Cook-Off on Saturday, June 3....
IMAGES FROM BANNER COUNTY HISTORICAL DAY
Pat Parsons uses some ingenuity to keep dry at the Historical Day parade in his 1949 Pontiac Chieftain convertible. He recently purchased the "Rat Rod" on Big Iron. The interior is one of a kind and...
NEVER FORGOTTEN
A solemn ceremony honoring those who died in the service of their country was held Monday, Memorial Day, at the Kimball Cemetery. About 125 people attended the event, which began with 2023 graduate...
Ruiz Appointed Kimball Police Chief
In a special meeting on Wednesday, May 24, the Kimball City Council unanimously approved the mayor’s appointment of Jose Ruiz as police chief. According to the Mayor John Morrison, Ruiz is in the process of purchasing a house and will be moving to...
Program Helps Students Catch Up While Working In Ag, Fishing
Educational Service Unit 13, which serves the Panhandle, would like to find some children and young adults in Kimball County to participate in its Title 1C Education Program. Title 1C helps students – who work in agriculture or fishing –with...
Sewer, Water Plans Progress
The Kimball City Council on Tuesday, May 16, spent a significant amount of meeting time on presentations and reports from Olsson Engineering on preliminary expansion and upgrades to the sewer and...
This Is The Week! Banner County Historical Day!
Good morning Banner County, neighbors and friends near and far. Memorial weekend has come and gone, bringing typical cloudy wet weather with it. Remembrance of our lost ones,especially those lost in service to this country never lessens whatever the...
City Goes After Stoney Vance For Loan Money
Legal issues continue to follow Stoney Vance as the City of Kimball has filed a complaint against Vance individually and his Cuisine Caravan, L.L.C. in Kimball County Court. Vance was the former CEO/manager of Arrow Medical in Kimball. In March, Vanc...
Mayor Wants Ruiz As Chief
The Kimball City Council planned to meet in special session on Wednesday evening, May 24, to consider Mayor John Morrioson’s appointment of Jose Ruiz as police chief. Ruiz would follow former Chief Andy Bremer and Interim Chief Dwain Murdoch on...
GONE FISHIN'
Kimball County Manor residents were treated recently to a circus complete with games and prizes for everyone. Above, Paul Heidemann does a little fishing to catch the biggest fish in the pond. Other...
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS IN PLACE
Kimball's Memorial Day observance will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Kimball Cemetery. The VFW also will serve burgers and fixings at their hall at 227 South Chestnut. Donations will be accepted for...
Mmm, Mmm Good: Plants Being Harvested At Library
Every couple of weeks, Rose Curless stops by the Kimball Public Library to get some parsley, lettuce and tomatoes. The tomatoes are for her husband. After gathering a bag of parsley, Rose said, "I...
Circle June 3 On Your Calender For Historical Day
Good morning! beautiful weather and lots of green, thanks to the rain. Here today I am sending off the last little news letter for the month of May and I can’t hardly believe it. Time is going way too fast when at the same time some days seem to...
Super Saturday
A capacity crowd gathered in the Longhorn gym on Saturday, May 13, to watch the Kimball graduating class of 2023 receive its diplomas. Recognized as the top 10 percent of their class were...
Welcome Center's Future In Focus
The Kimball County Commissioners’ first item of business on Tuesday, May 16, was to enter into an executive session. The subject of the session focused on real estate negotiations related to the High Point Welcome Center property. No decision was...
Potter-Dix Graduation
Potter-Dix School graduated 15 seniors at a commencement that began at 2 p.m. and was conducted in front of a large crowd of family, relatives, and friends. After introductions and singing the...