Gov. Jim Pillen was discharged Friday from Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, where he has received treatment for injuries resulting ...

Santa Claus was busy preparing for his return to Banner County this week for his main job – delivering gifts to nice and even some naughty kids – just a few weeks after squeezing in an earlier visit ...

Good Morning, here we are in the last week of 2024! Over at the schoolhouse, Christmas break continues until classes resume Tuesday, Jan.7, for students following the holidays and a teachers work day ...

The story of Kimball's Park Terrace development goes back nearly half of a century. Let's take a walk back in time to those early days. In 1977, the Housing Authority was composed of five members who ...

Two departing Kimball County employees were honored at the County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, December 17. Commissioner Carl Stander and HighwaySuperintendent Randy Bymer are leaving their ...

Wildcat Karlye Dittbenner (10), a 5-2 freshman, handles point guard duties for Banner County on Friday against the Potter-Dix Coyotes. The two teams battled it out until the last seconds with ...

New faces were approved at the Dec. 17 Kimball City Council meeting for appointments to city boards and commissions. The council approved the appointment of Jack Shaw to fill the open seat on the ...

Kimball Coach Jacklyn Burk talks strategy with her team during the 57-27 loss Thursday, Dec. 19, to visiting Perkins County and its strong defense. The Lady Longhorns went on the road to play ...

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 drones are back in the news, this time in New Jersey and not here. The recent surge in sightings of unidentified drones over New Jersey and other eastern parts of the United States has sparked a ...

Longhorn boys wrestling showed well Dec. 20 at Sutherland. Mason Holmes brought home gold at 106 pounds, Cody Brinkman earned the silver at 150, Peter Russell took the bronze at 175, and Jax Toth ...