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PCEDC announces scholarships & awards
On April 24, Phillips County Economic Development named seven youths in Phillips County the awardees of the 2024 Impact and Opportunity Scholarship at the PCED Annual Meeting. The award recognizes...
By Interviews and meet & greet slated for May 13-14
Three finalists have been named in the search for a new Superintendent of Haxtun Schools. The local Board of Education announced the three following a closed-door, executive session to review applications in a Tuesday, April 23 meeting. With the...
PCFES dedicates Hall of Education to Shirley Krogmeier on April 18
Family, friends and staff gathered at Phillips County Family Education Services on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Shirley Krogmeier Hall of Education. This honor was given in recognition...
Haxtun Health hires Dr. Dana Morgan to start seeing patients this summer
The medical team at Haxtun Health is fully staffed. That news came from Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in a late-April meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors. Pace said that Dr. Dana Morgan has accepted a full-time position with Haxtun...
PCED's 2024 annual meeting celebrates success
Phillips County Economic Development marked a successful 2024 Annual Meeting, featuring speakers from Designs By Fergie and the local Board of Cooperative Education Services who inspired attendees...
Fearless Faith
Spirituality and numbers make for uneasy companions when it comes to relative importance in the life of the church. Most people disavow a dependency on numbers as a reflection of how well a church is...
Under the Wire
If today’s title seems a bit indecisive, trust me, you got it right! The seasons have been a little hard to identify here on the Hodgson Ranch. The year, like everyone else’s began with January, fol...
Strokes from Other Pens
Letter to the Editor, Hello, I am Darrell Smith, currently employed with the Haxtun Police Department, and I am here to announce my intention to run for the office of Phillips County Sheriff in this year's special election. I want to become the...
Times Past
13 Years Ago May 3, 1939 Saturday has been set for the opening of a new store in Haxtun to be known as the Bauer Cash Grocery. The store is located in the Fairmont Creamery Company building and will...
Seger signs for softball with LCC
Haxtun senior Samantha Seger signed a letter of intent to play softball at Lamar Community College next fall. Seger sealed her commitment with friends and family by her side in signing ceremonies at...
Diamond Dogs advance to round two in Fort Morgan
It’s post season and the Haxtun Bulldogs have secured a spot in the second round of District baseball action slated for later this week in Fort Morgan. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 13-4 overall record and number two in league s...
Bulldogs travel to Wiggins; Haxtun Relays set for May 8
Haxtun High School track team members competed in Wiggins this week. The Wiggins Invitation on April 25 marked the lone meet for the local team since earlier last week. Top-10 results from Wiggins are below: Girls 400-meter dash: Lilly Lemesany,...
Wildcat track competes at Sedg. Co. Cougar Classic
Fleming High School track team members competed in Julesburg last week at the Sedgwick County Cougar Classic. Top-10 results from that meet are below: Girls 100-meter dash: Brooke Schaefer, seventh, 14.6. 800-meter run: Emoree Lousberg, ninth,...
HHS FCCLA competes at State Leadership Conference in Denver
April 4 through April 6 Haxtun High Schools' Future Career and Consumer Leaders of America students attended the Colorado FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Downtown Denver. This conference was led...
Chamber Spotlight
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. We opened our doors in February 2019 in Paoli. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Allison Horton — O...
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...
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...
