Articles from the April 22, 2020 edition
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Gibson finds renewed hope with recent transplant
There are more than 100,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant; a year ago, Dave Gibson found himself on that list ... waiting, hoping and searching for a kidney donor due to stage 4...
Final numbers reported from municipal election
On April 7, Haxtun voters elected a new mayor and three council members to fill vacancies on the Haxtun Town Council. Newly elected officials will be sworn into office on Monday, May 4. According to information from Haxtun Town Clerk Karie Wilson, a...
HHD staff rallies with BRIGHT IDEAS campaign to find solutions
It's a familiar story around Colorado and the country, businesses reducing services or closing doors all together, employees cutting back to a 50 percent workforce and essential businesses trying to...
COVID-19 deaths confirmed in NE Colo
It is with heavy hearts that the Northeast Colorado Health Department announces that we have been notified of three confirmed deaths, one each in Logan, Morgan and Yuma counties that are associated...
Superintendent reports water main break to Fleming's Town Council
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14 for a virtual online meeting in Fleming. The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. by Mayor Sue Einspahr. Einspahr then turned the online meeting over to Mayor...
Son Up to Son Down
Being in quarantine with boys is like living in Lord of the Flies*. My oldest is Ralph. He makes the rules, tries to maintain some type of order and has power and influence over the others. My middle...
Under the Wire
Two things each year demand to be written about as they occur. Christmas and Springtime. If you turn on your radio, you won’t hear Jingle Bells. Therefore, I’m writing about Spring. I can’t think...
Fearless Faith
A spring snow this past week was especially welcome. For a few short hours it cloaked and covered the trees and landscape with artistic zeal, softening the edges of everything it encountered and quiet...
85 years ago - April 19, 1935
13 years ago April 19, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest Three thousand eggs were exchanged for ice cream cones at the Corner Drug Store last Saturday when that firm celebrated its birthday anniversary in...
Carole Blomme
Carole Jean Blomme passed away at 10:27 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the age of 79. She was born in Victor, Iowa, on Oct. 31, 1940 to Arthur and Evelina DeBrower. She married Harold Blomme on...
Ivar Larson
Ivar William Larson peacefully passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, with Donna, his wife of 57 years, at his side. Ivar lived a full life despite having leukemia since 1977. Ivar was born in...
Gwendolyn Field
Gwendolyn Gibson Field passed from this life to her new address in heaven on Easter afternoon, April 12, 2020 in Holyoke at the age of 99. Gwen (a.k.a. Sparkie, Granny Goose, Gwenie, Mama and Mahso)...
Muriel Chaney
Muriel Brown Chaney, a life-long resident of Haxtun, died peacefully at her residence on April 13, 2020 at the age of 88. Muriel Rae Brown was born Feb. 6, 1932 the youngest daughter of Walter and...
