Articles from the January 25, 2023 edition
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Haxtun BOE seats shift following resignation
A shift in leadership topped agenda items in a mid-January meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education. Long-time Board President Rich Starkebaum stepped down from his role in light of recent health...
Frenchman BOE seeks counsel on litigation
The most recent meeting of the Frenchman School District opened with a closed-door, executive session. The local school board in Fleming met on Tuesday, Jan. 17. That meeting opened with a closed-door meeting to discuss a pending litigation matter...
Fleming Town Council agrees to extend Town Hall hours for trial period
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Due to weather conditions, the meeting was also accessible via Zoom. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following council...
Polis prioritizes affordable housing in state of State address
Governor Jared Polis, in a 70-minute State of the State address Jan. 17, outlined his priorities for the upcoming legislative session and what he wants Colorado to look like when he finishes his second term in 2026. The item that got the...
Under the Wire
Many years ago I attended a small, two room school about four miles from our ranch house. We didn’t have many neighbors so two rooms was enough for the eight or 10 kids spread out over four or five g...
Fearless Faith
Heavy snows and cloudy skies highlighted a rather difficult week of getting out and about. Driving was an exercise in caution regarding the drifting and blowing snow. The whites and grays of...
Times Past
13 Years Ago Jan. 19, 1938 For the fourth successive year, S.J. Meakins of Haxtun was elected president of the Sterling Production Credit Association at its annual meeting. H.M. McKinney of Yuma was r...
PC Fair Board seeks Haxtun- area Grand Marshal nominations
The Phillips County Fair Board is gearing up for another eventful week in July. The 2023 Phillips County Fair is slated for July 25-30 at the fairgrounds in Holyoke. This year’s Grand Marshal selection will come from the Haxtun area. Those wishing t...
Bulldogs pick up win over Sedg. Co.; set to face off with Holyoke
The Bulldog basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend. Haxtun picked up a win on the road in Julesburg on Friday night but fell in a nail biter the following night in Otis. The team holds a 7-5 overall record and stands at 2-2 in league play with...
Haxtun snags 2-point win in Otis; preps for 3rd contest with Dragons
With just six games left on the regular season schedule, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are looking to play their best ball by the time post-season nears and it seems they are doing just that. Haxtun went...
Wildcats add win over Peetz; move up in 1A standings to #10 spot
The Fleming Wildcats competed in a short week of basketball action last week as winter weather postponed another contest. The Wildcats were scheduled to host Akron on Thursday, Jan. 19, but road...
SCF takes duals in Nebraska on Friday
The Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestling team had a change in their schedule this past weekend due to weather. They were supposed to travel to Kearney, Neb. on Thursday, Jan. 19 to participate in the...
