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Edwards resigns from BOE; new member sought
There is an empty seat on the Haxtun Board of Education. Board members accepted a resignation from Audree Edwards in a Tuesday evening, May 16 meeting due to employment changes that no longer allow her to serve on the local school board. The Board...
Thayer appears via WebEx for recent hearing; next hearing July 18
Julie Thayer appeared in front of District Court Judge Justin Haenlein via WebEx technology on Tuesday, May 16. The 41-year-old is facing charges of identity theft, forgery and criminal impersonation stemming from circumstances when she served as...
HPD re-registers sex offender
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender living within Haxtun's city limits. Steven Michael Saign lives in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to the local PD, Saign is a dual resident, meaning he is registered at two...
Colorado 1A State Baseball Champions
There was lightning, thunder and lots of rain but nothing could put a damper on the Bulldogs' quest for a State Championship baseball title last week. This year's squad, under the direction of Head...
Bulldog 4x100 relay brings home title and sets new school record
One state championship title and 16 other top-10 finishes is an impressive finish to the Haxtun Bulldog's 2023 track season. The track team competed in the Colorado State Track meet May 18-20 at...
HHS graduates 25 on Sunday
There were several lasting thoughts delivered to Haxtun High School's Class of 2023 during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 14 but there was a common theme in each of the speeches conveyed to...
Bulldogs make final four following wins over Wiley and Simla
The Haxtun Bulldogs made the final four. Haxtun took down Wiley and Simla in the Regional round of 1A baseball playoffs on Saturday to advance to final four action slated for this Thursday at All...
Goddard breaks discus record
Several members of the Haxtun boys' and girls' track teams have qualified for the State Track Meet slated for later this week at Jeff. Co. Stadium in Lakewood. In the team's final outings of the...
Hofmeister takes truck concerns to Council
A short agenda list, brief discussion during public comment about truck parking, talks of dental insurance and staff reports took just 45 minutes of time for the Haxtun Town Council meeting last week. The May meeting opened with a community...
May hopes to develop choir program at Fleming
Reports from staff, hiring for the coming year and the purchase of a new math curriculum topped agenda items in a late April meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education meeting in Fleming. To open the meeting, staff heard from Music Teacher...
Tricia Etl's 5th grade class takes part in 17th annual World Fair
Seventeen students in Mrs. Tricia Etl's fifth grade class presented their World Fair projects in Fleming last week. The annual project requires students to pick a country to feature at the World Fair...
Bulldog baseball takes District runner-up title; set for Regionals
The Bulldog baseball team is headed to Regionals following a runner-up finish in the District Tournament last week. Haxtun enters Regional action as the sixth seed in a 16 team bracket set by the...
Resignation leaves Haxtun Health Board at 4 members
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors is down to four. Pastor Jeri Soens resigned from the board earlier this month, leaving the board of directors down a member. The news comes following a discussion a month earlier regarding the possibility of incre...
Fleming High School takes part in two-day drunk and distracted driving simulation
Tuesday morning started out like any other at Fleming High School; students filed in to their classrooms, slowly found their seats and teachers began the day's lessons. It was like any other day ... u...
Bullard breaks 40-year-old high jump record at Haxtun Relays
The second annual Haxtun Relays at Holyoke High School took place Friday afternoon, April 28. Haxtun began hosting the relays on Holyoke's qualifying all-weather track last year under the direction...
Bulldogs enter postseason in top spot
It's playoff time and with two wins to round out the regular season schedule, the Haxtun Bulldogs enter the 1A District 5 bracket as the number one seed with a 17-1 overall record. The team went 8-1...
Haxtun Chamber celebrates citizens' efforts
Monday evening, April 17 brought businessmen and women, volunteers, community members, area youth and Haxtun Chamber of Commerce members together for this year's annual banquet, featuring awards night...
Haxtun BOE hires Amanda Ridlen as Jr./Sr. High School Principal
A new junior/senior high principal, approval of upgrades to the preschool room and salary increases for certified and classified staff as well a hiring new staff and approving several resignations topped agenda items in a Thursday night, March 20...
Bulldogs sweep Wray Eagles; remain at top of 1A baseball rankings
With just one opponent remaining on the regular season schedule the Bulldogs hold onto the top spot in 1A baseball action. This past week, Haxtun added two more wins to an already impressive record...
Sara Firme becomes kneader of wellness
Kneaded Wellness is under new ownership. Sara Firme purchased the Fleming business last month from Alicea Einspahr and while the transition in ownership takes place, Firme is finishing up her...
Bulldogs end Merino Rams' undefeated season; clench top spot in Lower Platte League and 1A State baseball rankings
Something snapped on Saturday when the Bulldogs hosted the Rams from Merino on the baseball diamond. Both teams entered game one of two on the day's schedule with undefeated records and holding the...
Ben Thill begins time as Haxtun's Postmaster
There is a new face behind the counter at the Haxtun Post Office. Postmaster Ben Thill took over his new role on March 25 and brings with him nearly 18 years' experience with the United States Postal...
Scholten signs with North Central Kansas Technical College
Haxtun senior Mick Scholten signed a letter of intent to attend North Central Kansas Technical College in front of friends and family last week. Scholten plans to attend NCK Tech's heavy equipment...
Bulldogs take 2 from Yuma; improve to 8-0
The Bulldogs improved to 8-0 with double-header wins over Yuma on Saturday. The early April weather cooperated with perfect, sunny skies for baseball action in Haxtun with games starting late morning and running well into the afternoon. The Bulldogs...
Pace visits Capitol Hill to discuss HB 23-1215
A late March snowstorm forced members of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors to meet several days later than normal. The Board typically meets on Monday but thanks to area snowfall, the group meet on Thursday evening, March 30 for an hour and 20...
