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HVFD sends firemen to Cameron Peak Fire
Three of Haxtun's volunteer firemen set out to help fight the Cameron Peak Fire, now dubbed the largest wildfire in Colorado's history. The Cameron Peak fire ignited on Aug. 13 in the Arapaho and...
Town of Haxtun seeks website design grant
The Haxtun Town Council took first steps in applying for grants to help set up a website. Council members voted to approve an agreement with SIPA, the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, with plans to apply for a grant that would cover website...
Haxtun voters to see municipal election question on ballots
Haxtun residents received ballots in the mail last week and voters are asked to make a decision on local election processes. The November ballot includes a question asking Haxtun residents to align municipal elections with County elections in...
Haxtun Bulldogs pick up win at home over DCA on Friday night
The Bulldogs picked up the win in an 8-man Plains conference battle with Dayspring Christian Academy in Haxtun at Adam Wernsman Field on Friday night. The win puts the Bulldogs at 1-1 on the season...
Pace reports Haxtun Health's purchase of old Smith Hardware building in downtown Haxtun
By Candie Fix [email protected] With significant growth in many of the services now offered at Haxtun Health comes the possible need for expansion. While exact plans for the new space is still unknown at this time, Haxtun Health has purchased the...
Bulldogs fall short by four in season opener at Holly
It’s been eight months since Bulldog athletes have taken the field or court in any Colorado High School Activities Association sanctioned sport but that all came to a close on Saturday as fans eagerly awaited the return of fall sports. While...
Hortons purchase equipment rental business
Red J Welding, Double H Supply and now 5 Star Rentals and Equipment; Ryan and Danyell Horton sealed the deal on their third business venture last week, bringing 5 Star Rentals and Equipment to Haxtun....
Frenchman BOE accepts resignations from Hawthorne and Clark
The Frenchman Board of Education accepted several resignations as well as approved a purchase for new technology equipment during a Sept. 15 meeting in Fleming. The hour and a half meeting also included action items for extra duty assignments and...
Haxtun Town Council sees swimming pool draft
Corn Festival plans, swimming pool drawings and a change to the current golf cart ordinance topped agenda items at the Haxtun Town Council meeting Monday night, Sept. 14. The Council continues to...
Fleming voters to see municipal and school issues on ballots
Fleming voters will be tasked with a number of decisions when it comes time to vote this November. Both the Town of Fleming and the Frenchman School District have questions for voters on the ballot in the upcoming election. The Frenchman Board of Edu...
Firme provides COVID spending breakdown to Haxtun BOE
Haxtun School District has received more than $280,000 in COVID-19 relief funds over the past six months and during the most recent Board of Education meeting, District Bookkeeper Lynda Firme gave boa...
May joins Fleming teaching staff in addition to Wernsman and Salyards
When Fleming students returned to school this fall, they were greeted by new music teacher, Laurianna May. May joins new Fleming staff members Danielle Wernsman and Rylie Salyards, who were featured i...
Veteran's Service Officer seeks public input in compiling list
Each year the anniversary of the end of World War I marks the national holiday Veteran’s Day, celebrated on Nov. 11. For the upcoming holiday, Veteran’s Service Officer Steve Firme is asking for the public’s help to honor all those in Phillips...
Haxtun native Carol Scheel chosen as Grand Marshal of 99th annual Corn Festival
It is often said there is no place like home and there are no truer words for Carol Scheel. Carol has called Haxtun home for more than eight decades and so it's only fitting that when the community...
Fleming Schools welcomes new staff members
When school started in mid-August, Fleming schools welcomed three new teachers including Danielle Wernsman, first grade teacher, and Rylie Salyards, high school business teacher. The new line up of...
HHS moves to remote learning following three positive cases
A phone call to parents from Superintendent Darcy Garretson on Labor Day announced that all Haxtun High School students would be on remote learning until Sept. 16. The call said there have been three...
CDPHE to continue sampling at Phillips County Landfill through 2022
The Phillips County Commissioners have reached an agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regarding groundwater monitoring for the next several years. The agreement’s announcement as well as terms were announced duri...
Back to School
HAXTUN STUDENTS Angel, a second grader, and Kenneth, a kindergartner, walk into school with their dad, Shad Grilli, on their first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Haxtun High School cheerleaders...
Pace reports receipt of infrastructure improvement grant from DOLA
The Aug. 24 meeting of the Haxtun Hospital District Board of Directors may have been short, but the information presented was positive. Department heads and administration reported a number of positive outcomes from the month of July, including a...
HPD reports offender re-registration
Haxtun Police Chief Tanya Mayhew reported the re-registration of sex offender James Leonard within Haxtun’s city limits last week. Leonard, age 33, is registered at an address in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to Mayhew, Leonard...
Jes-C French begins teaching career at HHS
Being a brand-new teacher while starting school during a global pandemic will give new Language Arts teacher Jes-C French an advantage: she doesn't know what things looked like before. French, a...
FJHS/FHS moves to remote learning status 4 days into year
Fleming junior/senior high school students are on remote learning status, just four days into the new school year. According to Fleming Superintendent Steve McCracken a student or staff member at the Fleming junior/senior high school has been...
Haxtun BOE approves finalized back-to-school plan
Haxtun students return to the classroom this week and in preparation the Board of Education formally adopted the fall plan to return to in-person learning to meet all State mandates and recommendations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board voted on...
Exempt County employees offered comp time
Phillips County Commissioners voted and approved a motion during the month of July that will allow exempt employees the ability to earn comp time. The announcement came at the usual press briefing held at the end of the month. The County also acted...
CHSAA adjusts sports schedules
Normally this time of year includes two-a-day practices on the football field and an early tournament on the volleyball schedule to get back into the swing of things with fall sports and the start of school; but this year is different. Changes...
