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King & Queen Light up the Night
HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Kaiden Schelling and Megan Walker were crowned 2024 Prom King and Queen during grand march ceremonies on Saturday night. This year's prom theme, selected by the junior...
By Candidates chosen in superintendent search
The Haxtun School District Board of Education named three finalists in the search of a new school superintendent. The Board made the announcement following an application process that drew 10 applicants and a lengthy close-door meeting Tuesday...
Phillips County officials and local emergency responders refining communication protocols
During the Phillips County Board of County Commissioner’s meeting on March 29, Commissioner Terry Hofmeister and County Administrator, Andrew Nygaard, shared information from a March 25 meeting held to discuss dispatching procedures by the P...
Phillips Co. Museum receives couple's gift & creations for display
On Wednesday, April 15, Phillips County Museum volunteers, Carol Haynes and Hilda Hassler, opened a box of gifts sent to the museum by Jeffery and Ina Clem of Penrose. The box contained a "double...
Chamber honors locals for 2023 accomplishments
Monday evening, April 15 brought businessmen and women, volunteers, community members and Haxtun Chamber of Commerce members together for this year's annual banquet, featuring awards night. The event...
Under the Wire
You can take the boy out of the country but ... you can’t teach him how to drive in the big city. It seemed like a simple task. All I had to do was attend a meeting in lower downtown Denver. LoDo, t...
Fearless Faith
Despite snow and cold this week, the end of the school year is fast approaching. It is a time of expectation, for things completed and a future waiting on the near horizon. Everything is measured by...
Times Past
13 years ago April 26, 1939 Vocational agriculture students from Haxtun High School received an average ranking at the state judging contest held last week. Robert Reynolds won significant honors for...
Recognizing abuse in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month with an aim to recognizing the importance of families and communities working together to protect children. Childhelp (www.childhelphotline.org/identify-abuse) puts it very simply: Child abuse is doing s...
Haxtun Education Foundation announces scholarship & grant recipients
The Haxtun Education Foundation Directors recently announced the recipients of $1,000 scholarships to Haxtun graduating seniors, Brock Miller and Kirsta Dishman. The HEF also granted $2,000 grants to...
Bulldogs defeat top-ranked Akron Rams at home on Tuesday
Tuesday afternoon baseball in Haxtun brought on a clash of two top-ranked teams in Colorado 1A baseball as the Bulldogs hosted the Rams from Akron for a Lower Platte League contest. Going into the...
Haxtun track team competes at Sedg. Co.
The spring weather has cooperated the past few days, allowing Haxtun track athletes to compete at the Sedgwick County Cougar Classic on April 23. Top 10 results from that meet are as follows: Girls 400-meter run: Lilly Lemesany, ninth, 1:13.36....
Wildcat track competes at Dick Evans meet in Wray
The Fleming Wildcat track team traveled to Wray last Thursday, April 18, where they competed in the Dick Evans Memorial Invitational track meet. The girls’ team placed 10th out of 17 teams participating. Top-10 placers from the day’s events are as...
Chamber Spotlight
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. The Haxtun Community Federal Credit Union was chartered in 1938. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building?...
Casino Royale Crowning
FLEMING SENIOR David Betley was crowned Prom King during the school's annual event held last Saturday, April 14 at the Sterling Elks Lodge. Senior Tori Champ, who did not attend this year's prom, was...
Fleming Schools purchases software to safeguard from unauthorized access
Teacher contracts are approved and agreements have been granted for classified staff members at Fleming Schools for 2024-25. The local Board of Education finalized preparations for next school year in a short, one-hour meeting on Thursday, April 11....
Lambrecht hired as librarian; shares ideas to enhance programs
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:32 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Bill Langridge, Bonnie Jackson,...
Fearless Faith
“How can such tiny seed produce such beautiful results?” It is a question we ask multiple times each year as bedding plants move from the catalog pages to peat starter cups to transplanted won...
Under the Wire
When my wife moved to Colorado years ago from extreme Southeastern Kansas, she remembers expecting everyone to be packing a six shooter, riding horses and living in the Wild West she’d always heard a...
Times Past
13 Years Ago April 19, 1939 Thousands of farmers and others who own horses in Colorado and nearby states will have their animals vaccinated during the next several weeks to protect them against...
Haxtun FBLA attends State Conf.; 16 students qualify to attend Nationals
The Haxtun FBLA Chapter had a great showing at the Colorado FBLA State Conference. This year, 60 students competed at the conference. This included students in presentations, objective tests,...
Bulldogs take 4 of 5 last week; advance to 8-4 overall
The Haxtun Bulldogs took a win in four of their last five outings. Over the past week, Haxtun took on Otis, Merino and Sedgwick County, all on the road. As of mid-week, the Bulldogs hold an overall 8-4 record. The Bulldogs kicked off their road...
Haxtun track team travels for two meets last week
The Haxtun Bulldog track team competed in two meets over the past week. The first in Chappell, Neb. on April 9 and the second in Gilcrest on April 13. Top-10 results from those meets are as follows: Twilight in Chappell Girls 100-meter dash: Kayte...
Chamber Spotlight
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. I purchased Kneaded Wellness, Ltd in March of 2023 from Alicea Einspahr. Until I became a Licensed Massage Therapist in...
