KIMBALL, NE - Residents in Kimball are celebrating with a its farmers and ag producers with a festival that goes back almost a century.

The 93rd annual Kimball Farmer's Days is this weekend in the Panhandle. There were some changes to this year's event due to COVID-19, such as the reverse parade, where spectators walk by floats instead of the traditional setup, but many still came out to have a good time.

Plains Historical Society Chairman Tim Nolting says agriculture and the railroad play a crucial role in the area and its history.

"In the early days it was cattle," Nolting said. "Then irrigation came in and they had potatoes and beets, now its corn and wheat and beets. It's an agricultural community and if it hadn't been that, this wouldn't really be here."   

There is plenty to enjoy in Kimball on Saturday, including food and live music as well as cornhole and horseshoe tournaments.

There will also be a demolition derby that begins at 4:00 p.m. and glow frisbee golf for which registration starts at 6:00 p.m.