From sun to snow

NORTHEAST Colorado weather went from 60 degrees Wednesday afternoon to snowfall Thursday morning. Snow blanketed Phillips and surrounding counties, dumping nearly 10 inches of snow in some areas....

Two Lady Bulldogs earn All-Conference

Two Lady Bulldogs received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 basketball season. This year's season came to a conclusion in the first round of Districts and after final placings...

Two funeral home bills win unanimous support

By Marianne Goodland Legislative reporter Two bills designed to put oversight into the funeral home industry won unanimous committee approvals in the past week. House Bill 1335, which won approval from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee,...

PCSO suggests GPS locator devices to aid in combatting thefts

Recently, The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving reports of stolen trailers and vehicles. These reports seem to be increasing in frequency and to protect our community from this type of theft, the Sheriff’s office would like to...

Dorris Scott

Doris Jean (Schaefer) Scott passed away in Haxtun on March 3, 2024 at the age of 86. Doris was born on Aug. 27, 1937 in Sterling to Ben and Martha (Brekel) Schaefer. Doris graduated from Fleming High...

Barbara Brasby

Barbara Ruth Smith Brasby graduated from this Earth and entered her heavenly home on March 6, 2024. She passed away peacefully in Fort Morgan at Valley View Villa Care Center with family. She was a...

Ray Gerk

Raymond Pete Gerk passed peacefully on March 5, 2024, just 22 days shy of his 88th birthday.  Ray was born in Ovid on March 27, 1936. He was the second child and oldest son of Pete and Lena (Shank)...

Fearless Faith

Labels infuse our culture, transforming us in ways we do not fully understand. Commercial labels are the easiest to process and dismiss. We see them as identifiers, product enhancers, and information...

Under the Wire

There are places in the world where time stands still. These are little-known spots where nothing changes and progress seems to have skipped over it. Thank heaven for those places. This weighty...

Times Past

85 Years Ago March 15, 1939 Pictured are Haxtun Bulldogs, runners-up in the State Class B basketball tournament in Denver last week. After winning three games, the team was defeated by Alamosa in the...

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