Articles from the April 29, 2020 edition
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Keeping up with the grandkids
BUD BIESEMEIER watches his great-grandson Keelan Biesemeier laugh and giggle at his mom and dad, Garrick and Natasha Biesemeier, by means of a Frameo frame while at his home at the Extended Care Unit...
By Local schools make decisions following Gov. Polis' most recent COVID-19 announcement
It’s official; Haxtun and Fleming schools will continue remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school. Colorado Governor Jared Polis made the announcement to suspend all in-person learning early last week in response to the current COVID-19...
Local credit union sponsors RISE UP challenge to benefit Help Haxtun fund; contest to run May 1-June 30
The Haxtun Community Federal Credit Union is asking community members to Rise Up! The local business is hosting a 14ers challenge to help community members be active while also showing support for other local businesses who have been hit as a result...
CSU Extension provides updated dates and times
With the uncertainty around events due to COVID-19, the Colorado State University Extension Office is giving updates on various programs: Virtual Livestock Nutrition Week one of the clinic will cover Monogastric Nutrition and will mainly cover swine....
Haxtun Board of Education meets via Zoom last week; makes tough decisions pertaining to year-end events
No prom, not the traditional graduation, no more in-person learning for the rest of the year ... an hour-long meeting with members of the Haxtun Board of Education brought a gloomy end to the 2019-20...
COVID-19 recovery may take years; Phillips County activates ESF 14
When Phillips County Office of Emergency Management is faced with an emergency and activates the Emergency Operations Center, there are a number of emergency support functions that can be activated...
Fearless Faith
It’s amazing how a splash of color can brighten one’s attitude. We experimented last year with plantings of pansies that, contrary to expectation, were able to thrive throughout most of the summer sea...
Under the Wire
If you have way more money than you know what to do with, some, I have read, go on an African Safari. Don’t know any of those folks personally. They must not hang around cattle auctions or the John D...
85 years ago - April 24, 1938
13 years ago April 24, 1938 The Haxtun Harvest Miss Foy Kepler of Holyoke and Mr. Kenneth Hammond of Haxtun were married in Julesburg last Sunday afternoon by the Reverend Ira J. Bailes, pastor of...
Phillips County Commissioners roll out new guidelines with new Safer at Home measures
The Phillips County Board of Commissioners have announced that the public will be allowed to access County Offices and facilities beginning April 27 under the guidelines outlined by Governor Jared Polis’ “Safer At Home” measures. Courthouse offic...
Assessor reminds residents of valuations
Phillips County Assessor Doug Kamery reminds residents that unless you receive further notification on or around May 1 the valuation of your property will remain the same value as it was in 2019. Colorado law requires the county assessor to hear...
JoAnn Deremo
JoAnn Anita Deremo passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango at the age of 86. JoAnn was born on Oct. 8, 1933 in Paoli, the daughter of Walter and Emma (Finkner)...
