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Main street music
MUSICIANS Jula Bornhoft, left, and Trey Bivins perform live on Haxtun's main street as the Old-Fashioned Saturday Night car show began late Saturday afternoon. This year's car show drew a total of 54...
By Haxtun Town Council moves forward with street project ballot question for November
Discussion continues among members of the Haxtun Town Council regarding the possibility of a major street project in 2022. The project, if approved by voters in November, would allow for a complete overhaul of nearly 40 blocks worth of streets in...
Facebook page started to inform Town of Fleming residents
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 14 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:32 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley,...
New town splash pad coming to Fleming
The Town of Fleming recently announced that as of the second week of July 2021, it was confirmed that the town will be building a brand-new Splash Pad with the help of NextEra Energy. NextEra Energy will be covering a majority of the project’s...
Massage therapy services now offered at Haxtun Health
Take a deep breath in … now a big exhale out. Getting a massage is no longer an exclusive experience available only at luxurious spas and metro health clubs. Haxtun Health now offers accessible and cost-friendly massage therapy services for...
Hospice of the Plains gets new administrator
Hospice of the Plains has welcomed a new leader and it's a familiar face. Tiffany Storch, who has served in various roles at the organization for the last several years, took over as administrator on...
Reaping in remembrance
AS THE SUN came up over the horizon Sunday morning something special was happening in a wheat field south of Haxtun. It's said that angels come in disguise and for the family of John Everitt, those...
Salyards' to lead "Raisin' the Steaks" parade
By Candie Fix [email protected] The Phillips County Fairgrounds have seen many changes over the years; especially over the last decade. While the differences are notable, what some may not know is...
Old-Fashioned fun slated for Saturday night in downtown Haxtun
It’s July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just round the corner. The 34th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 17 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, a poker run,...
Frenchman Board of Education begins preparations for next year
With just two months left of summer break, the Frenchman Board of Education is preparing for the start of the 2021-22 school year in Fleming. Board members gathered in the school/community library for a June 22 meeting to adopt the upcoming budget...
Phillips County Commissioners pass resolutions at most recent meeting
Redistricting lines within the State of Colorado and the development of the 30x30 program are both topics of resolutions passed by the Phillips County Commissioners recently. In one resolution, the commissioners encourage the State to represent...
Pace reports better than anticipated result to Colorado Option bill
The Colorado Option bill has been a topic of discussion at several Haxtun Health Board of Directors meetings over the past few months. At a meeting held in late June, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace told board members the bill was signed into...
Rich & Dena Gerk receive Super Booster honor
The final baseball pitch has been thrown and the last relay baton passed and so the Haxtun Bulldogs wrapped up 2020-21 sports seasons in late June and to celebrate, athletes, friends, family and suppo...
Country Rose changes hands; opens as Every Bloomin' Thing under Ensmingers' ownership
For more than three decades the Haxtun community has been accustomed to beautiful flowers with impeccable detail and florist Rebecca Ensminger plans to continue that tradition in her new business...
HPD re-registers offender on Washington Avenue
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits last week. According to Police Chief Tanya Mayhew, 27-year-old Kaden Broaddus lives in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue. Broaddus is required to register...
State champs!
HAXTUN'S girls' and boys' four-by-100-meter relay teams brought home the gold from the 1A State Track Meet last weekend. The girls' team, pictured (l-r), Allie Thompson, Taylor Schram, Aliyah Engle...
4 staff members resign from Haxtun Schools
A short, hour-long meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education was packed with resignation letters, new hires and the approval of a step increase for both certified and classified staff members. The District is currently seeking applications for a high...
Account established for Everitt's medical expenses
What seemed like a normal, late-afternoon four-wheeler ride turned tragic for local resident John Everitt last Monday. Everitt, who was riding from his home southeast of Haxtun just up the road to the shop for dog food, rolled the ATV and was...
Health Dept. Board rescinds public health emergency declaration
In April 2020, the Northeast Colorado Health Department Board of Health signed a resolution declaring a local public health emergency for the special district of the Northeast Colorado Health Department. During their board meeting on June 23, the...
Rep. Rod Pelton goes 12-for-13 in his third legislative session
Representative Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, finished up his third legislative session as one of the most effective members of the Republican House caucus. Twelve of the 13 measures he sponsored headed to the Governor’s desk, his best year ever....
County not only survives but thrives
The past year has had its ups and downs, but attendees of the Phillips County Economic Development annual meeting Wednesday, June 16, showed their optimism for the future of the county in a...
13th Judicial announces District Court vacancy
The 13th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Aug. 3 via videoconference to interview and select nominees for appointment by the Governor to the office of district judge for the 13th Judicial District (Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan,...
Haxtun Conservation District celebrates 75 years on June 14
Over 150 patrons of the Haxtun Conservation District joined together, June 14 to acknowledge the accomplishments of the district over the past 75-plus years. Congress passed the Soil Conservation Act...
Donors needed now to address delays in patient care
The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise — and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types — especially type O — are urged...
