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WYATT MARTIN, winner of the Burnout Contest at Haxtun's 37th annual Old-Fashioned Saturday Night with his 2017 Dodge. In addition to creating a plume of white and black smoke, Martin blew a tire damaging the rear panel of his pickup. Other burnout winners include: Rawlyn Horton, second, Izach Olson, third, Lou Thompson, fourth, and Zack Henry, fifth....
FACS teacher and FCCLA adviser Holly Kelley presented to the Haxtun Board of Education in a mid-July meeting. The meeting was the first for new Superintendent Aron Jones and while short, contained a wealth of information and several staff appointments before school starts in less than a month. Kelly gave the Board an overview of both her Family and Consumer Science clases and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America club she oversees throughout the year. As for FACS, Kelley said her...
Producers may be aware of the new licensing requirements and processes set forth by the Colorado Department of Agriculture effective Jan. 1. However, many producers and applicators still have questions about these new laws and regulations. The biggest changes we are seeing effect Northeastern Colorado, and the Golden Plains Area is the change to proctored testing for Private Applicator Licenses as well as the need for a fumigation category called “Category 309B Non-Soil Fumigation Pest Control” in order to buy or sell Fumitoxin used to era...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. For 50 years, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority has strengthened Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. 2. Who are the owners/key players in your business? CHFA was created in 1973 by the Colorado General Assembly to address the shortage of affordable housing in Colorado and began its work in 1974. CHFA is self-funded and is not a state agency. CHFA does not receive any direct ap...
AREA FARMERS HAVE WRAPPED up or are getting close to closing the books on this year's wheat harvest. Above, father/son team Loren and Ty Weers cut wheat northeast of Haxtun. According to Colin Brott, with CHS High Plains, the first load of the Haxtun, Fleming New Haven area came into Fleming on July 2 from Alex Schmidt. Haxtun's first load of wheat crossed the scale on July 6, from the estate of Otto Lueking Jr., and Chad Bamford brought the first load into New Haven on July 8. "We are on the...
July first marked the beginning of Aron Jones' career at Haxtun Schools. The new superintendent is in his first few weeks in his new role at Haxtun and already meeting staff, colleagues, students and community members in preparation for the year ahead. Jones officially signed a one-year contract following a lengthy superintendent search this spring. "I am excited for students and teachers to be here," Jones said from his Haxtun High School office last week. "I am excited for kids to be here,...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 10. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:31 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Bill Langridge, Bonnie Jackson and Alex Gapter. Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo were absent. Also present were Brad Combs, Fletcher Gorman (left at 6:45 p.m.), Joelle and Daniel Gapter and Lewis Frank. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Betley requested adding Junk Jaunt as item number...
It's fitting that Jerry and Vernette Haynes will be honored as grand marshals of the 2024 Phillips County Fair - it's the same county fair that brought the two together over 40 years ago, creating a lasting legacy of passion, service and dedication to the youth of Phillips County and those surrounding it. The Haynes' are no strangers to the grand marshal honor as the pair were named the same for Sedgwick County's fair last year. Jerry, who had just returned to Holyoke from college, was serving...
Ryan "Woody" Hadeen has been drafted by the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Mich. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League Central Division. Hadeen was the 11th pick in in the sixth round of the recent MLB draft. Hadeen graduated from Temecula Valley High School in Temecula Calif., before signing to play for the UC Irvine Anteaters, a D1 school in Irvine, Calif. While at UCI, Hadeen started and...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. Better Forage has a family history dating back to 1888 when "Grandpa Al" migrated from Sweden to the plains of Colorado as a potato farmer. Over the years, the company has evolved through multiple generations. In 2007, Toby Anderson, a fifth generation descendant, initially ventured into the silage covering business as a side gig at a dairy south of Holyoke. In 2011, Jared Anderson, another fifth generation...
THE SUMMER Reading Program is underway at the Haxtun Public Library. Events kicked off with a day of Origami presented by Linda Jelden from Phillips County Family Education Services. The participants made origami canoes on June 24 for their treat to float home in. Summer readers pictured above are (l-r), Alena Heerman, Hallie Hiller, Caroline Miracle, Keelan Biesemeier, Paisley Stone, Ryker Lightsey, Quincy Stone, Nash Ham and Willow Ham....
It’s mid-July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just around the corner. The 37th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 20 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, poker run, vendors, burnout competition, valve cover races, beer garden and more. Saturday morning’s activities kick off with town-wide garage sales. Thus far, more than 33 locations have registered to host garage sales around Haxtun. Maps for garage sale sites will be available the day of at Haxtun Super’s and Z...
Things are moving along with Haxtun Health's main street clinic project. In a late June meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors, Project Manager Mike Ensminger gave an update on construction progress. According to the update information, window frames have been installed and Skarco is in the process of installing glass now. Several of the windows are complete at this point. Now that all the window frames are in and glass is being installed, crews will finish brick work with window sills....
The Haxtun Town Council acted on a special events liquor permit for Old-Fashioned Saturday Night and approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Phillips County Clerk for November elections during July's monthly meeting on the 1st. The Council met at the Town Hall in a short, 40-minute mid-summer meeting. With the exception of Council Member Bob Coinek, who was absent, a nearly full board reviewed documents submitted by the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce for a special events liquor permit for...
Fleming School is adding a Construction Trades program for high school students. The addition of construction course work comes following a vote in a late-June meeting by the Board of Education. According to Superintendent Steve McCracken, the construction trades class will teach students the skills needed to enter the carpentry industry. Students will learn all phases of residential home construction including foundation preparation, framing, electrical, plumbing and finish work. "We are...
Haxtun Health kicks off their third annual “Healthy Student, Happy Teacher” campaign to last through the summer. During the months of June, July and August, for every student who completes a well child check or annual wellness exam, Haxtun Health is donating $10 to that student's classroom teacher to help offset classroom preparation expenses. Well Child Checks and Annual Wellness Exams are typically covered by insurance. These appointments also meet the requirements of a sports physical. Appointments can be made in either the Haxtun or Fle...
United States Senator Michael Bennet, accompanied by Crestina Martinez, Colorado State Director for Rural Development, recently visited Haxtun Health to tour the campus and witness the progress of the Main Street Clinic project. Senator Bennet's visit highlights his commitment to Eastern Colorado, demonstrated by his push for $2 million in Congressionally Directed Spendingto support the project. The CDS funds, distributed through the USDA, aim to support critical community projects, including he...
The Haxtun Board of Education officially announced results of the recent BEST grant cycle and although the District did not receive funds this year, plans are to continue to move forward with applying again in 2025. "The Haxtun Board of Education regrets to inform our community that we did not receive the 2024 BEST grant, but we are committed to improving our facilities and learning environment for our students and will continue to re-apply in the next BEST grant cycle," said an official...
The fourth of July marks the debut of the Bulldog Putting Greens, a new disk golf course at the Haxtun Park. The course is the final product of work by Trey Bivins, who has been instrumental in the design and install stages. Disk golf is a game in which a frisbee is thrown into a series of metal baskets situated on an outdoor course. The object is to complete the course using the fewest possible throws. It is played using similar rules to golf. The first tee of the Bulldog Putting Greens is...
Phillips County electors cast 1,443 ballots in Colorado’s Primary Election on June 25. With 2,772 active registered voters, that’s a 52.04 percent voter turnout. Challengers to Republican incumbents running for re-election gave voters a choice in the races for the District 2 Commissioner and the Sheriff. Although the incumbents had the most votes and will therefore move on to the General Election, the challengers each received a respectable number of votes. The sheriff’s race was won by only 36 votes of the 1,166 total. Sheriff Michael Beard...
Books - that's what's new! The Haxtun Public Library has added several fiction books to both the adult and juvenile sections. The series many are excited about is "Wings of Fire" by Tui T. Sutherland in the juvenile fiction section. "I read the first book in the series, "The Dragonet Prophecy on a drive to Indiana and had to finish the last half hour of the book before going into the house and being social," said Haxtun Public Librarian Carolyn Davis. "I decided to purchase the first six books...
The Town of Haxtun's emergency siren system is getting a much needed update. With grant funds from FEMA, Town crews will begin tearing down and preparing for the installation of new sirens next week. Haxtun Police Administrative Clerk Vickie Freemyer submitted a grant for funds to replace the current 50+ year-old sirens system. Grant funds were awarded on Dec. 14, 2023 with a 90/10 split. The total cost of the project is expected to be $49,078; of that, FEMA will cover $44,170, 90 percent of...
Haxtun's 2024 summer ball program etched it's place in history last week with a complete sweep of the Border League softball and baseball tournaments. Haxtun teams claimed championship titles in both the 9-12 and 13-16 softball brackets as well as the pee-wee, little league and babe ruth brackets. Softball tournaments were played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Oshkosh, Neb. while baseball played Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Chappell, Neb. The 9-12 softball team, led by Noah Toops and...
With all 64 Colorado counties reporting, the State had only a 25.72 percent voter turnout for the 2024 Primary Election held June 25. Statewide, 977,525 ballots were cast from a total of 3,801,029 registered active voters. By contrast, Phillips County had a 52.04 percent voter turnout with 1,443 ballots cast of 2,773 registered active voters. In addition to voting for the next two-year term for the United States House District 4 seat, electors within District 4 also voted in a special election...
