Articles from the January 11, 2023 edition
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Pool work begins
CREWS began tearing down what was left of the existing Haxtun Swimming Pool on Friday, Jan. 6. The demolition comes after news that the Town of Haxtun received a Great Outdoors Colorado grant for...
By Police Chief resigns following lengthy paid leave
Following a two and a half month investigation Nate Nadow resigned from his position as Chief of Police with the Haxtun Police Department. Nadow’s resignation came from Nadow, verbally, to the Haxtun Council in a recent, Tuesday night, Jan. 3...
HPD registers offender
The Haxtun Police Department registered a new sex offender living within Haxtun's city limits. Steven Michael Saign, 55, lives in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to the local PD,...
Fleming Town Council holds meeting on Zoom due to winter weather
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, via Zoom, due to weather conditions. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:35 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew...
Thayer makes first appearance on 17 charges
Julie Thayer appeared in Phillips County Court in late December to face charges of forgery, criminal impersonation and identity theft. The 42-year-old Haxtun resident is facing 17 total charges in Phillips County District Court. According to...
Ayala begins new year with new positions serving two chambers
For the first time in nearly a year, the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce has an Executive Director. Jessica Ayala began her new career as Executive Director with the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce last week....
General Assembly 2023 session opens
The Colorado General Assembly began its 2023 session next Monday, Jan. 9. With dozens of new lawmakers joining the legislature, out of 100 total, the session promises to be a little more chaotic than usual. In the State House, there will eventually...
Polis submits $42.7 billion budget to JBC
The 100 members of the Colorado General Assembly returned to the State Capitol on Mon. Jan. 9, with leadership from both parties laying out their priorities for the next 120 days. Governor Jared Polis also gave a hint about his priorities in a...
Under the Wire
Everywhere I turn, I have heard a lot about the wonder of technology. It has worked itself into our lives, like it or not. Ironically, agriculture, usually one of the last bastions to resist change,...
Fearless Faith
Every few months or so a rather government-ish looking letter fueled with urgency arrives in the mailbox. The wording and appearance of this and similar letters mimics something more insidious,...
Extension Column
Wheat stem sawfly is a native insect that feeds on grasses in Colorado. The insect was first identified by entomologists in Colorado around the late 1800’s and primarily fed on range grasses. However, wheat stem sawfly emerged as a Colorado wheat...
Times Past
85 Years Ago Jan. 5, 1938 Hunters from all of Northeastern Colorado converged at Haxtun last Monday and took part in the most extensive rabbit drive ever held in the part of the state. Covering 225...
A Caring Pregnancy fundraisers slated for several dates and locations
A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado prepares to host several annual fundraising banquets from 6-8:30 p.m. on four consecutive evenings with four locations including Logan, Phillips, Yuma and Morgan counties. This year’s...
RRWCD fee to increase to $30 per irrigated acre
The county assessors and treasurers are working on the 2023 tax rolls for their counties. The tax roll includes an assessment on irrigated acres from the Republican River Water Conservation District. The RRWCD assessments fund the district’s...
CSU cowpea production webinar
The Colorado State University Crops Testing Program and CSU Extension are inviting producers to a Cowpea (black-eyed pea) Production Webinar. The free webinar will be live online on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 9-10:30 a.m. hosted on Zoom. This meeting...
Lady Bulldogs pick up first win in 2023 with victory over Prairie
The Lady Bulldogs opened the second half of the basketball season with a win at home on Friday night. The victory over Prairie last week gives the team their second win of the season as girls look to...
Haxtun opens 2nd half of season going 1-1
Haxtun went 1-1 on the hardwood to kick off the 2023 portion of the basketball season. The Bulldogs took down Prairie at home Friday and fell to the Tigers the following night on the road in Wiggins....
Lady Wildcats add 2 wins to undefeated year
The Fleming Lady Wildcats continued their undefeated season with a Championship win in the Winter Hoops Tournament last weekend. The tournament marked the opening of the 2023 portion of the...
Fleming takes Winter Hoops Championship
The Fleming Wildcats tacked on two in the win column last weekend at their own Winter Hoops Tournament. The Wildcats grabbed wins over the Flagler Panthers and the Arickaree Bison to go 2-0 for the...
Engle earns SCF's first Girls' Championship
The Sedgwick County/Fleming boys and girls wrestlers all traveled to Oshkosh, Neb. to participate in the Garden County Invitational. This was their first competition since Dec. 9, 2022 in Southern...
Lock a part of State qualifying swim relay
HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL senior, Aly Lock, and her swim medley relay beat the 3A state qualifying time at Mountain View High School in Loveland on Dec. 10. Beating the State qualifying time qualified the...
Gertie Lewis
Gertie Jo Lewis passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 at her home in Holyoke at the age of 95. Gertie was born December 31, 1926, in Daykin, Neb. to Emil H. and Elnora T. (Krueger) Fisbeck. The family mov...
Lonna Reed
On Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 Lonna Reed, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away at the age of 71. Lonna was born on May 31, 1951 in Haxtun to Merle Dean "Diz" and Cella (Thrasher) Garrett. She...
