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Receiving the royal honor
RECEIVING THE honor of this year's Fleming High School Homecoming King and Queen at halftime of Saturday's football game against Haxtun were seniors MadiKay Serrato and Matix Haney. The pair were...
Frenchman BOE candidate night set for mid-October
The Frenchman Board of Education will have three seats up for grabs in November elections and in preparation, a board candidate night is slated for mid-October. Superintendent Steve McCracken gave an update to the Board in a Sept. 19 meeting that...
Nine candidates for Haxtun Board of Education invited to attend forum
The Haxtun Board of Education will have four seats up for election this fall. As the Nov. 7 voting date nears, all registered voters are invited to attend a candidate forum slated for Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Haxtun Community Center. Seats...
Ag students help construct new welcome sign
A NEW WELCOME to Haxtun sign greets visitors entering town from the south thanks to work from Haxtun High School ag students. Original sign materials from the two that sit on the east and west sides...
Hofmeisters named Grand Marshals of 102nd Corn Fest
There's just something special about the last Saturday in September in Haxtun. The weekend marks a special celebration in which community members gather to celebrate the end of corn harvest by means...
King & Queen contenders
FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL will crown this year's Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of Saturday's football game against Haxtun. Contenders for this year's crowns are pictured (l-r), Tori Champ,...
Town of Fleming's attempts to reach DOW go unanswered
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:32 p.m. The following council members were present: Bill Langridge, Suzanne Wales, Alex Gapter, Bonnie...
Office of Emergency Management collaborates to be prepared in times of crisis
Since starting in May of 2021 as the Phillips County emergency manager, Broc Pelle has become well entrenched in the complexities of county-level emergency management and its inherent collaboration...
Fleming Collector's Day is Sept. 22
THE FLEMING Library Association plans to host its annual Collector's Day on Friday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fleming School/Community Library. Collections include A Lifetime of Art,...
Fleming School District earns top honor
Every year the Colorado Department of Education assigns an accreditation rating to each school based on School Performance Frameworks. The District Performance Frameworks evaluate districts based on academic achievement, academic growth, college and...
"Wild West of Fleming" to be celebrated Sept. 23
Fleming’s annual Fall Festival is just around the corner. This year’s festival is slated for Saturday, Sept. 23 in downtown Fleming to the theme, “The Wild West of Fleming.” Exhibit drop off begins the day prior to the celebration, taking...
Haxtun Town Council approves licensing and insurance renewals
Liquor licensing for Corn Festival, insurance renewals and a presentation on Proposition 123 topped action items in a Tuesday evening, Sept. 5 meeting of the Haxtun Town Council. The meeting opened with a public hearing regarding a special event liqu...
Full day of activities planned for Corn Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30
The annual Haxtun Corn Festival is slated for the last Saturday in September in downtown Haxtun. This year’s event will take place on Sept. 30 and honor Grand Marshals Steve and Nora Hofmeister. This year’s theme is “Where neighbors become...
Recent road trip results in triumph
HAXTUN BULLDOG quarterback Ryland Wolff looks to gain yardage as #10 Chase Goddard prepares for a block. The Bulldogs opened their season at Concordia, Mo., with a win over the St. Paul Lutheran...
Haxtun Health announces addition of Linda Falk
Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace announced the addition of a speech language pathologist to the Haxtun Health care team during a late August meeting of the Board of Directors. Linda Falk plans to join the team at Haxtun Health later this fall....
Community members to seek seats on boards
Haxtun and Fleming school districts will have elections for available seats on their respective boards of education this fall. Petitions were required by Sept. 1 therefore a complete list of candidates have been released. The Frenchman Board of...
Phillips County Commissioners continue taking care of business
Phillips County Board of Commissioners took numerous actions during their eight meetings occurring June 9 through Aug. 21, including business pertaining to the County’s financial audit, agreements and contracts, zoning matters, landfill business,...
Public comments sought on proposed changes to commissioner district boundaries
By JR Krueger For The Holyoke Enterprise The Phillips County Clerk and Recorder’s office has made available six different scenarios for redrawing the three county commissioner district boundaries. Referred to as redistricting, adjustments are...
HPD re-registers offender
Haxtun Police Chief Tom Bullard reported the re-registration of sex offender James Leonard within Haxtun’s city limits last week. Leonard, age 36, is registered at an address in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to Bullard, Leonard...
Plumb honored as Outstanding Ag Teacher
HAXTUN'S JEFF PLUMB received the honor of Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher by the National Association of Agricultural Educators recently. Plumb is now in his 24th year as ag teacher at...
Vandenbark earns McGuffey Award from CASB
With the current school year underway, the Frenchman Board of Education met in late August to take care of final staff placements, approve necessary invoices and recognize one of their own for their...
Haxtun BOE finalizes language for upcoming ballot question
The Haxtun School District Board of Education met twice over the past two weeks. One meeting in mid-August just ahead of the start of the 2023-24 school year and the other earlier this week to approve final wording for the District’s ballot...
Readers receive friendship certificates
(Courtesy photo) The Haxtun Public Library distributed Certificates of Friendship to several of the children participating in Summer Reading. Based from the book "The Friendship Fairy" written by Aman...
Ernst begins teaching career in 4th grade at Fleming
Fleming Schools opened the 2023-24 school year last week and when fourth grade students entered the classroom, they were welcomed by new teacher Kaitlyn Ernst. Here is a little information about...