Articles from the December 15, 2021 edition
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Super spellers qualify for Regional Bee
TOP SPELLERS from the Haxtun Spelling Bee qualified for the Regional Bee. Winners and alternates are pictured front row (l-r), Jinjer Stroyek, Taivyn Bullard, Emma Lemesany, Kira Christensen and Liam...
By Haxtun Health adopts proposed 2022 budget
Haxtun Health Board of Directors met for a short meeting Monday, Dec. 6 to adopt a proposed 2022 budget. The meeting lasted just under an hour with the only order of business being the budget and adopting a meeting schedule for the coming year....
Kilpatrick seeks to aid Phillips County's Veterans
Phillips County onboarded a new Veterans Service Officer recently. Jeremy Kilpatrick takes the reigns following the retirement of Steve Firme. Firme served Phillips County Veterans for five years befo...
Langridge appointed to Fleming Town Council; 2 more members resign
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 8 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, DeeAnn...
Hello World
Nash Ham Cameron and Jocelyn Ham, Haxtun, announce the birth of their son, Nash Alan Ham, on Nov. 30, 2021 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Nash weighed seven pounds, six and a half...
Under the Wire
I have lived my entire life near small towns. I’ve never had an address connected to a big town for very long. If the little town I lived near became a big one, or heaven forbid, began calling i...
Fearless Faith
As we make our way haltingly through life there are but a few things that have accompanied us in the long haul. One case in point is a stalwart bit of greenery that has quietly bided its time with us...
Colorado Preps Weekly
With state spirit now in the books, the fall sport season has officially come to a close. While no area squads brought home titles from last weekend's event, two did earn top three finishes. Swink nea...
Times Past
13 Years Ago Dec. 30, 1936 The wedding of Miss Ardythe Crowell of Haxtun and Gus Anderson of Holyoke occurred in Sterling Christmas morning at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. Willard Scott....
Operation Christmas Child supplies gifts
HAXTUN ELEMENTARY student Skylor Scheffer builds a shoebox gift online with help from Teacher Laurie Wilcox for the annual Operation Christmas Child project. Students had the opportunity to choose...
Bulldogs honored at Bronco game
THE HAXTUN FIGHTIN' BULLDOGS were honored as 8-man State Champions Sunday afternoon during the first quarter of the Denver Broncos football game against the Detroit Lions at Empire Field at Mile...
Lady Bulldogs take first victory at home over Caliche last week
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs recorded their first win of the season Saturday night with a 55-47 win over the Caliche Buffaloes. The Lady Bulldogs picked up the eight-point win on their court in front of a home crowd. Week three rankings keep Haxtun in...
Haxtun holds onto top spot with wins over Sedg. Co. and Caliche
The Haxtun Bulldogs improved to 4-0 on the season while outscoring their two opponents by a combined 61 points in contests last weekend. Haxtun notched wins over Sedgwick County and Caliche to hold...
Wildcats drop home contest against Caliche; fall to 0-3 on the year
Fleming's Wildcats dropped their third contest of the three-game season last weekend - this time by just four points - to the visiting Caliche Buffaloes. Two games remain on the Wildcats' agenda...
Engle finishes in first place at Oxford, Neb.
The Sedgwick County/Fleming Wrestling team traveled to Oxford, Neb. to participate in the Southern Valley Invitational. The team finished in seventh place out of 21 teams. The team put in a good 12...
