The last two years have resulted in a surge of meth arrests and prosecutions in Kimball County from local law enforcement, but is the meth problem under control? Tracking meth usage in the county is ...

Dix Days is making a comeback after a 15-year vacation. Two Village of Dix residents resurrected the event and have a multitude of activities and contests planned for a full day of fun. Jenna Miller ...

Letters have gone out to the residents of the Village of Dix to inform them of the increasing nitrate levels in their drinking water. Results show that on Jan. 13, 2025, the lab results registered ...

Former Kimball and University of Nebraska wrestler Shawn Nagel put on a two-day wrestling workshop in Kimball for area youth. Shawn began his wrestling career as a Federation wrestler, then achieved ...

Hello out there! Man is time ever flying, and seriously I am not having that much fun. Today is May 1st, May Day, and this evening there will be a carry in community supper at the Banner County Museum ...

Despite the weather, the Kimball High School track and field team delivered outstanding performances across multiple events last Friday, April 25th, at the Kendra Roeder Invite held in Pine Bluffs.

The City of Kimball's wastewater treatment plant is being prepared for future upgrades. The majority of the upgrades will not ...

Celebrating Arbor Day, the City of Kimball and the Mary Lynch Elementary School fourth-graders continued the long-established ...

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 ...