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Articles from the September 5, 2024 edition


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  • Julia Biesemeier promoted to COO at Haxtun Health

    Candie Fix, Managing Editor|Sep 5, 2024

    The Haxtun Health Board of Directors selected a concrete company to move forward with a project to replace three parking lots at the main hospital campus. The Board of Directors voted, on Aug. 26, to go with L.E.C. Construction out of Greeley to begin the first of three phases to replace the north, south and emergency room parking lots at the main hospital campus. In addition to that vote by the Board, Chief Executive Office Dewane Pace announced the promotion of Julia Biesemeier to Chief...

  • Field prep for Bulldogs' home opener

    Sep 5, 2024

    FRIDAY marks the 2024 football season's home opener for the Haxtun Bulldogs and to prep the field for the big game, coaches, players and parents helped Maintenance Director Don Schelling lay out the stencil of the Bulldog head at center field at Adam Wernsman Field on Monday evening. The stencil consists of 30 pieces that fit together to form the Bulldog so Schelling can then paint the design. The Bulldogs take on Wichita County, Kan. at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6....

  • Monroe shares concerns about State meal reimbursement rates

    Candie Fix, Managing Editor|Sep 5, 2024

    Food service funding, current school year numbers, new hires and the approval of several invoices were all topics of reports and action items during an Aug. 28 meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education in the Fleming School/Community Library last week. The Board approved several 140-day staff agreements as well as named two as critical shortage teachers. The August board meeting opened with reports from staff members now that staff are back in the building following summer break. Food Service...

  • Fearless Faith

    Ken Frantz|Sep 5, 2024

    So, 2024 is beginning to wind down amid some of the most childish and rancorous hyperbole attendant to presidential politics in modern history. Each party’s gloves are off, political prizefighters championed with ferocity by their respective corners and coached into landing every possible blow to inflict the most damage. The greatest damage, however, is not to the opponents, but to the very soul of the country. Is there yet a place for religiosity to ease our pain? I am a late sixties, white, pr...

  • Financial Focus

    Sep 5, 2024

    Investment opportunities don’t stop at the United States border. But what should you know about investing internationally? To begin with, what is an international investment? Essentially, it’s an investment in companies based outside the United States. Investors can purchase individual foreign stocks, but many people choose international mutual funds or international exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which can be traded like stocks and track a specific market index. It’s also possible to invest in bonds issued by foreign governments or entit...

  • Times Past

    Sep 5, 2024

    13 Years Ago Sept. 6, 1939 Europe was plunged into its second world war this week, following a succession of events that started Friday, Sept. 1. With the opening of German hostilities against Poland last week in an attempt by Chancellor Adolf Hitler to return the free city of Danzig and the Polish corridor to the German Reich, intense fighting has occurred in the Polish state. The climax came Sunday when Great Britain and France, pledged to aid Poland in case of invasion, declared war against...

  • Wildcat cross country team

    Sep 5, 2024

    FLEMING WILDCAT cross country team members for the 2024 season are pictured front row (l-r), Jinjer Stroyek and Mikayli Benson; middle row (l-r), Gage Helgoth, Scott Engle, Teagan Martin and Mason Sprague; back row (l-r), Coach Jared Anderson, Chandler McClellan, Jared Betley and Coach Becky Harms....

  • Haxtun picks up 4 wins last week; prepares for home opener

    Candie Fix, Managing Editor|Sep 5, 2024

    The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs may have had a slow 0-2 start in their first outing this season but they came back with a vengeance, picking up four wins on the road last week. The Bulldogs took down Holyoke on Thursday and later defeated Otis, Dayspring Christian Academy and Arickaree in tournament play at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling on Saturday. The 4-0 week puts the team at 4-2 on the season as the Lady Bulldogs prepare for their home opener against Wichita County on Friday. Haxtun... Full story

  • Fleming sweeps two opponents at NJC Tournament on Saturday

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 5, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats traveled to Sterling last weekend where they took part in the Northeastern Junior College Volleyball Tournament. The local squad swept their first two matches of the day before falling to the Merino Lady Rams in four sets. Victory number one of the day came against the Holyoke Lady Dragons, where Fleming swept 25-8, 25-19 and 28-26. Junior Ciana Lousberg put up leading numbers in several categories in the match. She earned a double-double with the team high 18 kills...

  • Wildcats take loss to Leyton Warriors

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 5, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats opened the 2024 football season with a trip to Dalton, Neb., on Friday where they fell to the Leyton Warriors. Leyton opened with a high-scoring first half, shutting out the visiting Wildcats, 32-0. The Wildcats put 14 points on the scoreboard throughout the second half while Leyton added another 10 to close with a 42-14 victory. Individual stats for the Wildcats were not available on MaxPreps as of press time. This week, the Wildcats are set to host Wauneta-Palisade, another Nebraska team, for their home opener. Kickoff...