Archive For March 2012
Charles Singleton
March 30th, 2012
Charles Roland Singleton 81 of Dix, passed away March 24, 2012. His memorial service will be Monday, at Dix Bible Church, April 2, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Memorials in Charles’s name may be...
Lorna Stahla
March 30th, 2012
Lorna J. Stahla, 94, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Funeral services for Lorna will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the First En...
Irene Young
March 30th, 2012
Irene Young, 88, of Scottsbluff, died at her home in Scottsbluff on Friday, March 23, 2012. Her wishes were to be cremated and a Celebration of Irene’s life will be held at the Kimball...
Restaurant Review: San Pedro
March 30th, 2012
It bothers me when a restaurant’s own logo proclaims “authentic Mexican food,” yet nachos, fajitas and other non-native dishes take up menu space that could otherwise be devoted to m...
Demand For Decent Housing Exceeds Supply
March 30th, 2012
Housing--or, rather, the lack thereof--was a hot topic at last week’s regular city council meeting.
“Castronics has experienced real rapid growth,” explained John Morriso...
Harry Porter McClintock
March 23rd, 2012
Harry Porter McClintock died March 13, 2012 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 88 years. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1923 to Lillian and Harry P. McClintock. He was a g...
Brian Lee Lafler
March 23rd, 2012
Brian Lee Lafler, age 59, of Alliance, died March 17, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with esophageal cancer.
He was born on July 10, 1952, in the town of Sidney...
Dead Eye Shooters Perform Well
March 23rd, 2012
The past several weeks have been very busy for the Kimball Dead Eye Shooters. On Sunday, March 4, members of the club participated in competition at Hyannis, Nebraska.
Partic...
From The Editor: Against Change? Hardly
March 23rd, 2012
Nimby.
As an acronym it stands for ‘Not In My Backyard’—a reference to those who prefer to keep any new construction or development away from their own property. And durin...
FFA Students Heading To State
March 23rd, 2012
Next week 22 Kimball FFA students will head east to compete in Career Development Events at state in Lincoln. They earned the right to face the best from across Nebraska by placing or winn...
County Votes Overwhelmingly Against Drag Strip
March 23rd, 2012
There was sound. There was fury. And in the end, it amounted to almost nothing.
Kimball County voted overwhelmingly against the proposal that taxpayers shoulder $8 million to pa...
Violet Blodgett
March 9th, 2012
L.E. Violet Blodgett, 93, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, March 1, 2012. At her request no services were held. Burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery. Memorial...
Doris Perry
March 9th, 2012
Doris E. Perry, 99, of Kimball, died a the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Trinity United Me...
Ronald Revel
March 9th, 2012
Ronald “Ronnie” Revel, 79, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Cremation has been held at memorial services were held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 a...
Three Kimball Players Selected For All Star Football Game
March 9th, 2012
The 2011 football season may seem like a distant memory. But when organizers of the West Nebraska All-Star Football Game sent letters to schools this side of Ogallala and Gordon-Rushville,...
Restaurant Review: Steel Grill
March 9th, 2012
Everybody knows The Steel Grill.
The Gering original is a destination restaurant for those craving an urban (in Panhandle terms) vibe and a soul-soothing slab of red meat. But t...
Bids Received As Rail Spur Project Advances
March 9th, 2012
According to Kimball’s economic development director, Larissa Binod, the city has received bids from several contractors, with $4 to $4.5 million being the average. The engineering firm...
Editorial: Is Kimball Conservative?
March 9th, 2012
Political conservatives in this country claim several fundamental beliefs.
Chief amongst these are three cornerstones: smaller government, lower taxes and the value of free ente...
Analysis: Special Election On Drag Strip Could Have Dire Consequences...
March 9th, 2012
On Tuesday, March 13, Kimball County voters face a critical choice. The special election to approve or reject an $8 million bond issue to build a sportsman class drag strip somewhere in th...
