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TRI-STATE AREA REGIONAL NEWS

KIMBA Network NEWS on Friday Night, October 1st, 2021

KIMBA Network NEWS on Friday Evening, October 1st, 2021

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Friday Afternoon, October 1st, 2021

Winners of the 2021 Farmer's Day Parade

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Friday Morning, October 1st, 2021

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Thursday Night, September 30th, 2021

KIMBA Network NEWS on Thursday Evening, September 30th, 2021

Fire Hall Open House Wednesday Evening, October 6th, 2021 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Kimball Fire Hall!

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Farmers Day 2021

The people who bring Farmers Day to Kimball every year are the volunteers. It takes dozens and dozens of people willing to give their time and energy to make a successful Farmers Day. This includes the chairmen of the committees down to those cleaning up, and it is not just one day of volunteering, it takes months of planning and paperwork. New events, such as the quilt show and the bike race,...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/farmers-day-2021/7522.html

Kimball's Other Guest Exhibit

Kimball Public Library has an educational exhibition of the events and circumstances of Sept. 11, 2001. The poster exhibits from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, titled "September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World," is comprised of 14 posters providing a historical view as well as a personal story of those who witnessed and the survived the attacks. Posters provide facts about the...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/kimballs-other-guest-exhibit/7523.html

ROGER DOHSE, GRAPE GROWER

Heading north out of Kimball on Highway 71, the last thing in late summer that you would expect to see is a group of people picking grapes from a vineyard and rocking to their music. About three weeks ago, that was precisely what you would have seen and heard about seven miles north of Kimball. Kimball's Roger Dohse is the grape grower, and his pickers are local individuals. Local landowner...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/roger-dohse-grape-grower/7524.html

SUPER SOUP SUPPER

A large crowd attended the annual Farmers Day soup supper at the Kimball senior center on Friday...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/super-soup-supper/7526.html

KIMBA Network NEWS on Thursday Morning, September 30th, 2021

September Out The Door, But Youth Group Ready To 'Ignite'

Well folks, just like that, September is out the door and here comes October! Man how the time sure does fly. Beautiful time of the year and for this weekend the Autumn Adventure Play Zone is open at the Riverside Zoo with a giant pyramid, hay maze, hay slide giant Jenga & more. All day, everyday through November 30th. The Morrill Farmers market will also open now on Tuesdays and Saturdays...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/september-out-the-door-but-youth-group-ready-to-ignite/7527.html

Gayle Marie Grimm

Gayle Marie Grimm, 79, of Gering, passed away at home on September 21, 2021. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, September 27 and her funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, both at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. Randy Kreiling officiated the service. Interment followed at East Lawn Cemetery near Minatare. Online condolences may be left at www.dugankramer.com...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/obituaries/gayle-marie-grimm/7528.html

Donald E. Buddecke

Donald E. Buddecke, 77, passed away September 21, 2021 in Fort Mohave, AZ. He was born in Kimball on Dec. 16, 1943 to Catharine and Antone Buddecke and was 1 of 13 children. Kimball was his home for over 70 years. In 1964, Don married Dee Lilla Nuss and they raised their family of 3 children in Kimball. He was an avid fan of any sport or activity his kids participated in and was known to many as...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/obituaries/donald-e-buddecke/7529.html

Helen S. Policky

Helen S. Policky, age 101, of Sidney, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Kimball. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. A light lunch will be served at Prairie West Church following burial. Memorial contributions may be made in...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/obituaries/helen-s-policky/7530.html

Longhorns XC Competes In Ogallala

The Kimball Longhorn cross county team was in action at the Ogallala Invite on Sept. 23. In the varsity girls division, Chantel Malson competed against the Ogallala, Cozad, Gothenburg, McCook and Chadron girls. She ran in 26th place with a time of 22:44. Participating in the varsity boys division and leading the Kimball team was Braylon Miller in 69th place against some tough competition. Miller...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/sports/longhorns-xc-competes-in-ogallala/7531.html

It's Miller Time At 40th Annual Fun Run

Braxton MIller, the rising Kimball junior high runner, beat all competition and all ages in the 40th annual Farmers Day Fun Run's 2 mile race last Saturday. Miller won handily with a time of 13:54. Runner-up Connor Cluff clocked in at 14:26 and Trey Cook was third in 14:28. In the 5 mile race, it was Steve Knigge first. Here are the top finishers in all of the age classes. 2 Mile Girls 7...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/sports/its-miller-time-at-40th-annual-fun-run/7532.html

No. 2 Potter-Dix Wins Shootout, 68-50

Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team is ranked number 2 in the Six-Man standings and has had little trouble with their competition early in the season. But they Coyotes had a true test on Friday as they traveled to Arthur to match up against the number 5 ranked Arthur County Wolves in an early-afternoon game. Arthur County started fast and struck first with a 55-yard touchdown gallop by speedster...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/sports/no-2-potter-dix-wins-shootout-68-50/7533.html

WTC Tourney Time For VB Longhorns

Kimball’s Lady Longhorns volleyball team play in the WTC Tournament at Mitchell this week. The first round opponent is Bayard at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The tournament follows a stretch in which the team remained winless before hosting Pine Bluffs on Tuesday, Oct. 28, this week. On Sept. 21, Kimball hosted Hershey, and the Lady Panthers picked up the straight set win, 25-20, 25-8 and 25-15. Senior...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/sports/wtc-tourney-time-for-vb-longhorns/7535.html

Images of Farmers Day-Hamburger Feed

Considered to be the heroes of the hamburger feed, Ryan McElroy, Brian Williams and Gene Golding endure the heat and smoke to cook hundreds of...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/images-of-farmers-day-hamburger-feed/7536.html

Images of Farmers Day-Royalty

From left, Farmers Day attendant Katie Heeg, queen Payton Wise and attendant Charlotte Hargreaves pose for a royal...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/images-of-farmers-day-royalty/7537.html

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Images of Farmers Day-Bike Race

Delilah Lukassen, 3, gets a little extra help from her dad, Colby, while little sister, Millie, 1, gets a free...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/images-of-farmers-day-bike-race/7538.html

Images of Farmers Day-Parade

Kimball volunteer fireman Mark Nelson and his daughter, Nova, occupy the antique fire truck that led the procession of Kimball fire...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/images-of-farmers-day-parade/7539.html

Images of Farmers Day-Derby

Former demolition derby driver Michael Sabola raises the green flag to start the event. He participated in every previous derby but was unable to this year as he is fighting...

source https://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/story/2021/09/30/news/images-of-farmers-day-derby/7540.html

Observer Classifieds: The Area's Best

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Observer Legal Notices: Your Right To Know

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Episode 340: Amazon wants you to trust its devices

This week’s podcast is all about Amazon (with a few other stories for variety). We start the show with a rundown of the devices and services Amazon launched at its device drop on Tuesday. We then explain what it means for the smart home and ask if this is what we want. We also question if the Astro robot is really all it seems before offering a public service announcement about updating to iOS 15 beta software. After that, we cover a new Helium miner called Finestra, designed for the mainstream consumer. As an added bonus, the company behind the new miner, Mimiq, is also building LoRaWAN devices, which is desperately needed if we want these networks to actually provide real value. After that, we talk about a smaller satellite signal module that works indoors and an incredibly irritating marketing campaign for the new Flic Twist device that puts me off from what is actually a good idea. Then, Kevin talks about his experience with the new Wyze Cam Pan 2. We close the news segment by answering a listener request for a Spanish-speaking smart home.

Amazon launched a $1,000 robot. Image courtesy of Amazon.

Our guest this week continues the Amazon theme. We have Anne Toth, head of Alexa Trust to discuss how Amazon is trying to introduce friction into the Alexa experience as a way to promote privacy and help consumers open up to Alexa at their own pace. She didn’t answer my question about the number of false positives or give me a convincing reason why Alexa keeps interrupting me with suggestions about other things I can do with the device, but she does a good job talking about the challenges of explaining what Alexa does and doesn’t know about people and why people may want Alexa to know more. It’s a good interview, even if I didn’t get all the information I’d like.

Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Guest: Anne Toth, Head of Alexa Trust at Amazon
Sponsors: Trek10 and Ayla Networks

• Ambient intelligence is code for stop looking at your smartphone
• There’s a looming wave of new Helium miners
• Flic has a cool new device coming, but finding out about it is annoying
• Amazon does care what you think about privacy
• Alexa talks back so you know all of the cool things it can do

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Wednesday Night, September 29th, 2021

Fire Hall Open House Wednesday Evening, October 6th, 2021 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Kimball Fire Hall!

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Wednesday Afternoon, September 29th , 2021

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Wednesday Morning, September 29th , 2021

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Tuesday Night, September 28th, 2021

Results of the Farmer's Day Cornhole Tournament

KIMBA Network NEWS on Tuesday Evening, September 28th, 2021

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KPS Volleyball vs. Pine Bluffs

Kimball County Sports - Kimball Public Schools (Volleyball vs. Pine Bluffs)

KIMBA Network NEWS on Tuesday Afternoon, September 28th, 2021

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KIMBA Network NEWS on Tuesday Morning, September 28th, 2021

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September CAFE Meeting

KIMBA Network NEWS on Monday Night, September 27th, 2021

New text message from KIMBA Community Swap Shop (308) 241-0950

Remember that the electricity will be off for a long time tomorrow but will return by the end of the day. To respond to this text message, reply to this email or visit Google Voice. YOUR ACCOUNT HELP CENTER HELP FORUM This email was sent to you because you indicated that you'd like to receive email notifications for text messages. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please update your email notification settings. Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 USA

Keeping Up With Kimball - Week 1

KIMBA Network NEWS on Monday Evening, September 27th, 2021

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New voicemail from Kimball County Sheriff's Office

Closed Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 due to potential electrical shortage. Panhandle alert Kimball court house will be closed Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 due to potential electrical shortage. Panhandle alert Kimball court house will be closed Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 due to potential electrical shortage. Panhandle alert Kimball court house will be closed Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 due to potential electrical shortage. play message YOUR ACCOUNT HELP CENTER HELP FORUM This email was sent to you because you indicated that you'd like to receive email notifications for voicemail. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please update your email notification settings. Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 USA

New text message from 67283

Panhandle Alert: Kimball courthouse will be closed Tuesday Sept. 28,2021 Due to potential electrical shortage To respond to this text message, reply to this email or visit Google Voice. YOUR ACCOUNT HELP CENTER HELP FORUM This email was sent to you because you indicated that you'd like to receive email notifications for text messages. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please update your email notification settings. Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 USA

Fire Hall Open House Wednesday Evening, October 6th, 2021 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Kimball Fire Hall

Keeping Up With Kimball - Week 1

KIMBA Network NEWS on Monday Afternoon, September 27th, 2021

Fire Hall Open House Wednesday Evening, October 6th, 2021 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Kimball Fire Hall

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Congrats to our winners from our Farmer’s Day drawing, Josi Morgan and Jessica Rocha! And yes, anyone who entered is welcome to come enjoy some free belly rubs with Rexo Beans. 😂🐶 Thank you to everyone who entered and stay tuned for our next giveaway!

KIMBA Network NEWS on Monday Morning, September 27th, 2021

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BREAKING NEWS: Governor Pete Ricketts The Nebraska Way - Episode 27 - Corey DeAngelis

The Nebraska Way - Episode 27 - Corey DeAngelis
Corey DeAngelis of American Federation for Children joins Governor Ricketts for episode 27 of the Nebraska Way to discuss expanding school choice and the importance of funding students instead of systems. Thank you to Heidi Merrill for the use of "Cornhusker Strong" as the intro song for "The Nebraska Way."

KIMBA Network NEWS on Sunday Night, September 26th, 2021

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95th Annual Kimball Farmers Day Parade on West 2nd Street yesterday morning!

KIMBA Network NEWS on Sunday Evening, September 26th, 2021 continued...

Winners at the 2021 Farmer's Day Horseshoe Tournament at Gotte Park

KIMBA Network NEWS on Sunday Evening, September 26th, 2021

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Winners of the 2021 Plains Historical Society Gun Raffle

95th Annual Farmer's Day Air Show 2021

95th Annual Farmer's Day Air Show 2021

95th Annual Farmer's Day 2021 Air Show

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Church on Sunday, September 26th, 2021

First English Lutheran Church on Sunday Morning, September 26th, 2021

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