Articles from the March 2, 2022 edition
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Davis retires after 54 years in daycare
THERESA DAVIS was honored by friends and family during a retirement reception Sunday afternoon at the Haxtun United Methodist Church. Davis provided in-home daycare for countless children in the...
By Frenchman BOE receives three letters of interest
Three Fleming community members have submitted letters of interest to fill a vacancy on the Frenchman Board of Education. The vacancy comes following the resignation of Nick Wernsman, who no longer lives in district lines, disqualifying him from...
PC 4-H members attend local leadership conference
Thirteen Phillips County 4-H members, ages 9-18, attended a District Leadership Conference in Sterling on Feb. 19. This event was open to all 4-H and FFA members within the District area and was...
SB 53 gains approval from State, Veterans and Military Affairs Comm.
The effort to allow hospital visitations during a pandemic took a large leap forward this week, when the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, on a 3-2 vote, greenlighted Senate Bill 53. Sponsored by Senator Jerry Sonnenberg,...
Under the Wire
For me, it all started when I was in the sixth grade. You would think I had finally outgrown it but that hasn’t happened. What hasn’t happened? My ability to wind up at the end of any and all lin...
Fearless Faith
There is a surreal quality to the events of this past week when Russia invaded Ukraine. In the past we might have dismissed it as a distant and largely forgettable concern. The world has since...
Colorado Preps Weekly
The basketball postseason is in full swing and teams are just a week away from the State tournament in classes 1A through 3A. Class 4A started its state bracket last week. Fort Morgan's boys opened...
Times Past
13 Years Ago March 3, 1937 A new school gymnasium at Haxtun came a step nearer reality this week when the Phillips County High School committee voted to submit the proposition to voters. It is underst...
Haxtun High hosts career fair
EMPORIUM BREWING COMPANY owners Greg and Sara Fetzer talk to Haxtun High School students during a career fair recently hosted by the Future Business Leaders of America. Businesses set up inside the...
Lady Bulldogs wrap up season with fourth place finish at Districts
A fourth place finish at the 1A District 4 Tournament wraps up this year's basketball season for the Lady Bulldogs. Haxtun entered the tournament as the fourth place seed and following a win over...
Bulldogs take third at Districts; advance to Regional action in Brush
The Haxtun Bulldogs are one step closer to a 2022 State Basketball Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs went 2-1 at Districts last week and now sit third in Region 2 pairings. Regional action is set...
Lady Wildcats advance following 2-1, third-place District showing
A 2-1 showing with a third place finish in last week's District Tournament gives the Fleming Lady Wildcats a spot in the Region 2 bracket this week. The Lady Wildcats took a round-one win over Weldon...
Fleming's season ends with round one loss
A round one District loss ended the season for the Fleming wildcats last week as the sixth ranked underdogs fell to the third ranked Merino Rams. Fleming finished with an overall record of 7-12 on...
Haxtun's Jeane Brundige continues a life well lived at 100 plus
One hundred years spans a lifetime and a quarter for most people, but for Jeane (Beckman) Brundige that 100 years represents one lifetime well lived. That message came through the vast number of...
Reta Acott
Reta Jean Acott passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Greeley at the age of 89. Reta was born Oct. 30, 1932 on the homestead in Colorado to Claude Orville McEwen and Ruby Mae (Coil) McEwen. She ma...
