Articles from the May 3, 2023 edition
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Resignation leaves Haxtun Health Board at 4 members
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors is down to four. Pastor Jeri Soens resigned from the board earlier this month, leaving the board of directors down a member. The news comes following a discussion a month earlier regarding the possibility of incre...
Fleming K-3 presents Rainbow Connection
Fleming kindergartners Harper Muller, left, and Jimmie Herring perform during Fleming's annual spring program. This year's presentation dubbed "Rainbow Connection" featured songs about rainbows,...
Significant valuation increases expected for county property owners
Property owners in Colorado can expect tremendous valuation increases when they receive their 2023 Notice of Valuation on or about May 1, including Phillips County. If you have not been following the local real estate market, it might be a shocking...
200+ bills face lawmakers as days of General Assembly wind down
The Colorado General Assembly is in its final days of the 2023 session, with adjournment to take place no later than midnight, Monday, May 8. Lawmakers have at least 200 bills to complete in the final week, including the Governor’s housing plan as...
Death Notice
Velda Lee Barlow passed away on April 28, 2023 in Sterling at the age of 81. Velda was born in Sterling on Aug. 5, 1941. A celebration of life is planned for Aug. 5, 2023....
Fearless Faith
When judging the success of churches, there continues to be a tendency to fall back on numbers. Attendees, members, baptisms, baby dedications, weddings and souls declared and delivered for Christ are...
Under the Wire
When cell phones hit the world, Sue and I were among the first to buy in. At the time we were living pretty complicated lives. All at the same time, we were traveling down the rodeo road and...
Extension Column
Wheat situation Colorado State University agronomists visited wheat testing trials in mid-April. Visited sites began at Walsh and continued north to sites near Lamar, Burlington, Prospect Valley, Sterling, Haxtun and Julesburg. Wheat trials south of...
Times Past
85 Years Ago April 27, 1938 A variety of weather, including rain, wind and dust storms, was experienced in the Haxtun region this week, with two to seven inches of moisture falling. During the wind...
Fleming High School takes part in two-day drunk and distracted driving simulation
Tuesday morning started out like any other at Fleming High School; students filed in to their classrooms, slowly found their seats and teachers began the day's lessons. It was like any other day ... u...
Bullard breaks 40-year-old high jump record at Haxtun Relays
The second annual Haxtun Relays at Holyoke High School took place Friday afternoon, April 28. Haxtun began hosting the relays on Holyoke's qualifying all-weather track last year under the direction...
Bulldogs enter postseason in top spot
It's playoff time and with two wins to round out the regular season schedule, the Haxtun Bulldogs enter the 1A District 5 bracket as the number one seed with a 17-1 overall record. The team went 8-1...
Fleming track competes at Akron last weekend
The Fleming Wildcats competed at the Tom Meyer Invitational Track Meet in Akron on Saturday, April 29. Those finishing among the top-10 are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Kally Kirkwood, third,...