After A Year, Signs Of Hope

One year ago this week, the toilet paper aisle at Dollar General in Kimball was stripped empty, area schools closed for two weeks only to eventually switch to online classes for the remainder of the year. School activities were canceled, the school food service director Danessa Terrill began preparing and delivering breakfast and lunches to students.

The Kimball County Manor began a mandatory lockdown period with no physical visitation. Kimball Health Services restricted patients to using the main door with all other entrances locked, and some businesses began limiting physical contact, all...