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 ...

About 50 runners and walkers from all ages dashed into the Christmas spirit at Saturday's first annual Kimball Health ...

Banner County School students performed Christmas songs at their concert on Dec. 5. From Pre-K to high school, Christmas ...

Jordan Autrey has been selected as Kimball Volunteer Fire Deparment Fireman of the Year, it was announced at the recent ...

The Kimball Longhorns Boys Basketball team went 2-1 this week as they had convincing victories over Garden County and Morrill ...

This last week we had a full week of games with another busy week ahead of us before break. On Tuesday, we traveled to Garden County and got our first win of the season, 24-21. This game was physical ...

Good morning! It is a hard thing to believe, but Christmas arrives in less than a week. My, oh my, but this year has flown. Here at the schoolhouse, we are having the AR party for the elementary ...

Sixth graders in Banner County spent a quarter learning introductory skills about business and how to start your own business ...

Former Kimball resident Leota Kant was found incompetent to stand trial for a shooting incident on Halloween evening 2023 in Kimball. Kant who was 86 at the time of the shooting recently received a ...