Articles from the March 11, 2020 edition
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Regional victors!
THE FLEMING LADY Wildcats emerged as victors following a hard-fought Regional Tournament contest against the Lone Star Lady Longhorns in Englewood on Saturday. The win allow the Lady Wildcats to...
Haxtun Town Council hears from Concrete Specialties about main street concrete damage
A lengthy discussion on the damage to Haxtun’s main street took up almost the first hour of a March 2 Haxtun Town Council meeting last week. The majority of the damage, in the 100 block of South Colorado Avenue, seems to be from expansion...
Haxtun Hospital District focusing on preparing for COVID-19
Haxtun Hospital District is closely monitoring the developing situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Colorado and is taking steps to ensure the hospital and community are prepared for the...
Legislature works on trailer park laws
In the coming week, House lawmakers are expected to debate and vote on the second of two bills that would add protections for homeowners in mobile home parks across Colorado. The first, House Bill 1201 allows mobile homeowners 90 days to purchase a...
Tamara Durbin hired as Northeast Colorado BOCES Executive Director
Northeast Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services recently announced that Tamara Durbin has been hired as Executive Director. Durbin has been the Director of Special Education for...
Under the Wire
A few years ago the big news out of our capitol city was the opening of a new and totally unique furniture store. Must have been a slow news day. Actually, the media blitz lasted several days,...
Fearless Faith
Some recent studies conclude that nearly one third of all landfill material is waste food and related organic material. It is not something most of us usually consider when preparing meals, or even...
Strokes from Other Pens
Letter to the Editor, As the newcomer in the Town Council race, I have to try harder to get your vote April 7. This boomer did retire in Haxtun for its safe, affordable location, having paid higher taxes and helped out after the March 2017 wildfire....
Strokes from Other Pens
Letter to the Editor, Fentanyl is the strongest opiate on the streets right now and it’s estimated to be 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. Not only is fentanyl sold on the streets as is, but it’s also mixed in...
85 years ago, March 6, 1935
The Haxtun Harvest The Fremont Cream Station at Haxtun, which had been closed for several months, was reopened Wednesday of this week. Roscoe Critchlow will be in charge of the station and he...
Bulldogs wrap up basketball season at Region 2 Tournament
The Haxtun Bulldog basketball season come to an end last week in the first round of the Region 2 Tournament. The team faced off with the similar ranked Longmont Christian Warriors on Friday afternoon...
Haxtun girls fall short at Regionals
Despite a hard-fought, first half battle, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs suffered a season-ending loss to the Merino Lady Rams in the first round of Region 2 Tournament action at Englewood High School on...
Auction at ECU
ANN RAFERT, resident at the Haxtun Hospital Extended Care Unit wears a scarf she bid on during an auction on Thursday, Feb. 27. Various items of the auction included clothing, jewelry, games and...
Lady Wildcats take hard-fought Regional victory over Lone Star
Fleming Lady Wildcat fans got their money's worth in Saturday's State-qualifying Regional Tournament contest at Englewood High School. The Lady Wildcats made their way to the Regional Tournament...
Beverly Ann Sharpe
Beverly A. Sharpe passed away at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke on March 5, 2020 surrounded by her family at the age of 84. She was born in Crested Butte on Oct. 2, 1935. As a child, Bev took...