Articles from the April 14, 2021 edition
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Superintendent candidates visit last week
SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE Marsha Cody visits with a group of community members during a meet and greet hosted Friday night, April 9. Cody is one of three candidates named finalists in the search of a...
By Rob Martinez appointed by Haxtun TC to fill vacant seat left by McCarty's resignation
The Haxtun Town Council will welcome a new member following a swearing in ceremony at the upcoming May meeting. Rob Martinez will fill a vacancy left by Craig McCarty earlier this year. McCarty was elected to the Council in the most recent election,...
Fleming TC holds closed-door meeting followed by vote for full-time employment
The Fleming Town Council met for a special meeting on Wednesday, March 31 at the Fleming Town Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie,...
Commissioners lift mask requirements
As news comes from Colorado's Governor that the latest version of the State's COVID-19 dial will retire this week, the Phillips County Commissioners have chosen to lift face covering requirements....
Haxtun Health begins demolition of downtown building
Haxtun Health is beginning the demolition of its recently acquired main street location in the coming weeks. The community can expect to see more activity around the site beginning the week of April 19. Haxtun Health has been working with the Town...
Royalty crowned
FLEMING HIGH School crowned this year's king and queen during Prom festivities on Saturday, April 10. Seniors Chris Goss and Ana Resendiz were chosen by the student body as king and queen. The event...
2021-22 budget heads to General Assembly; up $4 billion from this year
The 2021-22 State budget, as contained in Senate Bill 205, is on its way through the General Assembly. The State Senate last week had its first crack at the $34.1 billion budget, up by about $4 billion from the current year’s spending. Much of t...
Virginia Prussman
Virginia Rose (Braun) Prussman passed away April 9, 2021 at Regent Park Nursing Home in Holyoke at the age of 97. Virigina was born on April 15, 1923 to Robert Simon Braun and Rose Hannah (Hess)...
Under the Wire
She was willing and available. She was my best friend’s wife, but I needed her. Heck, at that point, I needed anybody! We were going to pour cement for a new pasture stock tank and help wasn’t exa...
Fearless Faith
The office desk I use isn’t exactly modern art. It stems from the 40s or 50s, a hand-me-down that has served well but will never win a beauty contest. It was made during the era of everything v...
Colorado Preps Weekly
Gymnastics has reached its regional weekend and a couple area competitors wrapped up their regular season on high notes. In a meet at Rocky Mountain, Lone Star's Alivia Weathers took home first place...
Times Past
13 Years Ago April 15, 1936 In honor of her 80th birthday anniversary, Mrs. C.J. Eckman was given a pleasant surprise party last Friday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eckman and family, Mr. and...
Lady Bulldogs take rough road losses at Otis, Wiggins & Merino
Despite a rough week of volleyball action, the Lady Bulldogs are determined to reset and finish the regular season strong. Haxtun took on Otis, Wiggins and Merino, all on the road last week, suffering 3-1 set losses in all three matches. “It was a t...
Fleming tacks two wins onto perfect season; moves to 8-0 overall
The Fleming Lady Wildcats maintained their perfect season last week with wins over Sedgwick County and Briggsdale. The Lady Wildcats stood at 8-0 on the year as of Tuesday morning, April 13. Fleming traveled to Ovid last Tuesday, April 6 where they...
