The Western Nebraska Observer has been the award-winning source of news, information, opinion and sports in Kimball and Banner Counties since 1885. We are located in the Southwestern Panhandle of ...

The Kimball Longhorns boys basketball team continues to look formidable. Kimball cruised to victory against area rival Potter-Dix and in the process helped give Coach Trevor Anderson his 100th career ...

This week we got our second win against Potter Dix despite a slow start. I was happy with the girls' effort and intensity and we had so much fun with the throwback jerseys! I wore those jerseys during ...

How Kimball Health Services staff would respond to a tornado damaging half of the new Kimball hospital and a surge of incoming patients was the focus of a panhandle-wide disaster exercise on Friday.

The Kimball Longhorns boys basketball team takes its show on the road Friday in a clash with North Platte St. Pats in the semifinals of the SPVA Conference Tournament. The Longhorns, 11-3, advanced to ...

Christy Warner, KCTS administrator, and members of the KCTS Advisory Board met with the Kimball County Commissioners on Jan 2. The commissioners requested an update on KCTS to review policies and ...

The Kimball County Commissioners met in regular session on Jan. 21, addressing items tabled from the Jan. 9 meeting and new issues on the current agenda. The County Holiday Schedule for 2025 was ...

Good morning here, and climbing out of a deep freeze. Little moisture and extreme temperatures. Church was cancelled last Sunday due to the cold temperatures and as much as I don’t like that, I think ...

Max W. Revell, 72, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on January 16, 2025. Funeral arrangements are pending and a full obituary will be published when available. The services have been entrusted ...