Articles from the April 28, 2021 edition
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Demo underway on main street
IT TOOK JUST three days for crews to tear down the old Smith Hardware building along Colorado Avenue in downtown Haxtun last week. Haxtun Health purchased the building last fall and have plans to...
By Haxtun Board of Education unanimously adopts four-day calendar for next school year
Haxtun students will have Mondays off when they return to school next fall. The Board of Education unanimously adopted a four-day calendar for the 2021-22 school year at a meeting Tuesday evening, April 20. The final decision to make the change from...
McCallum sentenced in GPRC/Peerless theft ….
After a yearlong process, Jolene McCallum pleaded guilty to theft from Golden Plains Recreation Center and was sentenced in Phillips County District Court on Tuesday, April 20. GPRC is a nonprofit doing business as the Peerless Theatre/Center. McCall...
Town of Fleming enters agreement with Tricia Matuszczak as Judge
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 14 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley,...
Residential values to increase due to local sales
Phillips County Assessor Doug Kamery reports, in early May 2021, Phillips County real property owners will receive a 2021 Notice of Valuation. This document is the result of a countywide reappraisal and reflects changes in market values over a...
Amendment buys time for Colorado schools to change Indian mascots
The Senate has approved a bill that would force the Yuma and Arickaree Indians, and almost two dozen other public schools, to stop using Indian mascots. Senators amended Senate Bill 116 last week to give schools more time to remove mascots from gym...
Biesemeier receives Lions Club award after 55 years of service
Quentin "Bud" Biesemeier was recently honored by Lions Club International with an "Old Monarch" award for 55 years of community service through his membership in the Haxtun Lions Club. Biesemeier...
Under the Wire
If I have ever written a classic column, it would be this one. No probably 30 or more years later, I want to share it with you all again. I felt really guilty, standing there watching an old friend...
Fearless Faith
The spring blessing of new life is evident in the everyday as we emerge from a year of anxiety and concern. Amid the news of the day, old and new, are signs that life moves forward in positive ways...
Colorado Preps Weekly
As CHSAA's Season C winds near a close, champions were crowned in gymnastics last weekend. Lone Star finished 10th in the Class 4A team competition, while Fort Morgan came in 15th. Lone Star's Alivia...
Extension Spotlight
As calving season ends, producers roll into preparing for breeding season of the cow herd. A few things to keep in mind can help make breeding season more successful. Choose your breeding program There are multiple options for breeding season....
Times Past
13 Years Ago April 29, 1936 A gasoline stove explosion caused a fire which completely destroyed the house at the Ray Stauffer farm eight miles northeast of Haxtun Thursday evening. The two-story...
Haxtun FBLA attends virtual leadership conference
The Haxtun High School FBLA Chapter virtually attended the Colorado FBLA State Leadership Experience on April 18-20. Chapter members and family gathered together at the high school to watch the...
Haxtun Lady Bulldogs advance into Regional play as 18th seed
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs wrapped up regular season volleyball action this week and have advanced to the post season with first round contests slated for this Saturday in Briggsdale. The local ladies...
Top-ranked Fleming Lady Wildcats set to host Region 1 tourney
Despite taking their first two losses of the year in the closing week of the regular season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats have earned the privilege of hosting the Region One Tournament on Saturday as...
Judy Brown
Judy Sue Weissenfluh Brown passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Greeley at the age of 75. Judy was born Jan. 19, 1946 in Colorado Springs to Stanley "Dutch" and Viola "Jackie" (Nitzel)...
Death notice
Connie K. Rober passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg at the age of 66. Graveside services will be held on Monday, May 3 at 10 a.m. at the Sedgwick Cemetery. A memorial has been established in Connie's...
