Articles from the January 11, 2024 edition
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Phillips County Treasurer's office welcomes Crystal Oakley upon retirement of Sheila Gift
Hired in the Phillips County treasurer's office in 2001, Sheila Gift ended up serving the public alongside three different elected county treasurers that spanned 21 years. County treasurers Linda...
Haxtun PD registers offender
The Haxtun Police Department registered a sex offender within Haxtun's city limits on Jan. 5. Patrick Lee Pittman is registered in the 200 block of West Grant Street. Pittman, 33, was convicted in...
Fleming Schools to apply for BEST grant to help fund addition of two new classrooms
The Frenchman Board of Education plans to proceed with a BEST grant application for major renovations the school district building in Fleming. Plans are to submit the completed application next month. The decision to submit the grant application...
74th General Assembly convenes; lawmakers set priorities for 120-day session
The 2024 General Assembly session began on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with an election looming just 10 months away that could determine whether Republicans gain lost ground in the House or keep Democrats from a super majority in the Senate. The two...
Fearless Faith
The big picture is becoming more difficult to discern as social media, hyperbole and AI take center stage to an alarming degree. The picture is here, mind you, just a little hazy on the edges. In an a...
Under the Wire
Happy New Year! No, I’m not late getting this column to the editor, nor am I celebrating the Chinese New Year, which, by the way falls on Jan. 22 this year. Not that I would mind joining in the f...
Financial Focus
When you plan to retire at a certain age, you can follow a strategy that incorporates your investment moves, your health insurance and other factors. But what happens if you’re forced to retire earlier than you anticipated? Unfortunately, this s...
Times Past
13 Years Ago Jan. 11, 1939 A successful rabbit hunt was held in the area north of Haxtun Tuesday, with an estimated 300 to 350 hunters taking part. In the final checkup, 990 jackrabbits were turned...
Colorado DMV unveils top-selling license plate designs for 2023
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles revealed the most popular license plates of 2023, including a rereleased plate and a longstanding design that honors victims and survivors of a Colorado tragedy. Based on Colorado’s 1945 variant (Retired S...
Scholarships to be offered by CWAG in 2024
The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers will award two $1,000 scholarships in 2024. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior who plans to attend an accredited college, university, junior college or community college. The...
Lady Bulldogs open 2024 at Prairie last week
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs opened the 2024 portion of their season on the road against Prairie last week. The second half of the season kicked off with a busy schedule, taking the girls on the road to...
Bulldog basketball returns to court after holiday break
The Haxtun Bulldogs took on Prairie, Wiggins and Holyoke to open the second half of the basketball season. In the first nine days of the new year, the Bulldogs saw the court three times, traveling to...
Wrestlers return to mats at Garden County following Christmas break
The Sedgwick County/Fleming boys wrestlers hit the mat following their Christmas break. The team won the Garden County Invitational on Jan. 6 with 208.5 points out of 20 teams. They finished the...
Wildcats make return following holiday hiatus
After a two-week Christmas break, the Fleming Wildcat basketball teams returned to the court last Friday taking on the Arickaree Bison on the road. The girls’ team finished the 2023 portion of the season at 4-1. Their first contest of 2024 added thei...
Eula Witmore Frantz
Eula was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Rich Hill, Mo., and died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2023 in Lincoln, Neb. Her elementary years were spent as part of the Happy Hill, Mo., community where her parents, Nora and Merle Witmore, farmed. She had an only...
Larry Schaefer
Larry Schaefer passed away at home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 at the age of 87 surrounded by his family and his beloved wife Joyce. Larry was born at home on May 19, 1936 in Boulder to Lawrence (LJ)...
Astrid Hadeen
Astrid "Vickie" Hadeen was born Jan. 10, 1938 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 30, 2023. She was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Sterling into a Swedish heritage. Vickie's...
Harry Heaston
Harry Leroy Heaston passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 at the age of 80. Harry was born to Fred and Ruby (Riley) Heaston on Aug. 9, 1943 in Sterling. Harry attended Haxtun Elementary and Haxtun...
Samuel Wolever
Samuel Dean Wolever, Sr. passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Haxtun. Samuel was born July 14, 1956 in Sterling to Wesley and Lois (Dillon) Wolever. Sam spent his childhood in Merino on the family...
10th annual Farming Evolution 2024 coming to Holyoke this February
Make plans now to attend the 10th annual Farming Evolution event February 21- 22 in Holyoke. There will be a close look at fascinating information about the world of soil microbes and plants. Also on the topic list are wheat stem sawfly, grazing...
