Articles from the August 25, 2021 edition
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Superintendent Cody enters new role motivated
Impacting systems to make sure all students have access to a high quality education and opportunities to develop their talents motivates new Haxtun Superintendent Marsha Cody in her role as...
Seger returns to alma mater as secondary principal
As a Haxtun High School graduate, Dustin Seger knows the pride that comes along with being a Bulldog and in his new role as secondary principal at Haxtun Schools, his hopes are to help every student...
Haxtun BOE reviews new behavior & discipline matrices
Haxtun Schools started last week and when parents and students gathered for back to school night, they were presented new District behavior and discipline matrices. Those documents were also an area of focus during the Board of Education meeting...
Local voters to be asked for approval of $1.9 million street project
By Candie Fix [email protected] The Town of Haxtun will ask voters to approve a $1.9 million street project during an election this November. Plans are to pave approximately 42 blocks of streets...
Fearless Faith
We’re not exactly birding hobbyists but we have kept track of a variety of bird species in the various places we have lived. We can share with confidence a number of common birds in our region, b...
Under the Wire
“Come on, Honey, let’s go to the horse sale today.” I suggested to Sue the other day. “What are you going to the sale for?” she replied. “You don’t need another horse and you sure don’t have an...
Times Past
13 Years Ago Aug. 26, 1936 A vacancy appeared Monday for the coming school term when Mrs. Brouhard, who had been engaged to teach the seventh grade, returned her contract. At a special meeting of the...
Friday night luau
HAXTUN HEALTH staff and residents of the Extended Care Unit (l-r), Larry Atkins, Julayne Brown, Pat Salyards, Julie Shaw and Barry Dee play games during a Friday night luau hosted on Aug. 20. Others...
HAXTUN 2021 Volleyball
HAXTUN 2021 volleyball players are pictured front row (l-r), Emily Anderson, Maggie Kilgour, Kelsie Hadeen, Megan Walker, LouAnn Buccelli, Heily Avery, Evelyn Mendoza, Kirsta Dishman and Jayleigh...
HAXTUN 2021 Bulldog Football
HAXTUN 2021 Bulldog football players are pictured front row (l-r), Kristopher Hadeen, Gage Helgoth, Kash Workman, Avian Calderon, Bret Kanode, Ryland Wolff, Tate Michael and Ryan Davis; middle row...
FLEMING LADY Wildcat Volleyball
FLEMING LADY Wildcat team members returning to the court for the 2021 season are pictured: front row (l-r), Savannah Taylor, Maddy Zink, Hunter Donovan and Tori Champ; middle row (l-r), Kylie Bretz,...
FLEMING WILDCAT Football
FLEMING WILDCAT football team members who will defend back-to-back 6-man State Championship titles in the 2021 season are pictured: front row (l-r), Manager Treyson Kirkwood, David Betley, Travis...
Lady Bulldogs kick off season at Sedgwick County tournament
The fall volleyball season kicked off last week as the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Julesburg to compete in the Sedgwick County Cougar tournament. This year's 19-member team is under the direction of...
Lady Wildcats open with championship showing at Kit Carson
The Fleming Lady Wildcats returned to the volleyball court last week just a few short months after earning last year’s State runner-up title. Their debut appearance of the season came at the Kit Carson Tournament where they took the Championship titl...
Byron "Jack" Cecil Salyards
Byron "Jack" Cecil Salyards passed away on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 at the Haxtun Hospital at the age of 88. He was born on June 27, 1933 to Lloyd and Anna (Holmes) Salyards in Haxtun, the youngest of se...