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Community rallies behind Kimball Event/Fitness Center and Diversion program formalized

Kimball Event Center discussion resumed at the recent Kimball City Council meeting, on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Board member Christy Warner is leading a committee of 12 members dedicated to saving the facility after budget cuts were made that could shut it down at the end of the year, due to a 40 percent loss of sales tax.

“We had a couple of meetings with citizens that had some concerns and we got a lot of feedback,” Warner said. “We recently made some positive changes in operations at the Event Center. It is still a lot of work to do to see whether we can save it or not.”

Warner added th...