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Lions Club helps hospital with vehicle purchase
WHERE there's a need there's a Lion. Haxtun Hospital was in dire need for a patient transport and pharmacy delivery vehicle. The hospital delivered almost 2,000 prescriptions and traveled over 15,000...
By Haxtun Health plans annual Health Fair for June 1
Haxtun Health will host its annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 1. The Health Fair will be from 7 a.m.–12 p.m. at the Haxtun Community Center. Pre-registration is available online at haxtunhealth.org. Participants can also register in person on t...
Garden to Kitchen Program slated for May 20 in Holyoke
Garden to Kitchen Program coming on May 20 is at the Phillips County Event Center in the Ortner Room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Garden to Kitchen Program will allow participants to learn about caring for tomatoes, peppers and herbs and a demonstratio...
A rural pathway to prevent diabetes in NE CO
My doctor recently told me I am on a path to developing diabetes. I have "prediabetes" and really need to focus on diet and exercise. But I love meat, potatoes, tortillas and a weekly donut. Can I...
Under the Wire
I am constantly amazed by animals. Their superior intelligence is a constant wonder to me. I keep trying to figure out just where we humans went wrong. We probably started out as smart as other...
Fearless Faith
The first three books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are known as the Synoptic gospels. They are broadly related and represent a unified historical approach for many. Similar...
Relentless Gardner
You probably already guessed that cool-season crops benefit the most from partial shade. But why is shade more beneficial to some vegetables than others? There are two reasons. One, shade keeps the the leafy vegetables such as kale, lettuce, and...
Times Past
13 Years Ago May 10, 1939 Teale J. Orndorff, rural mail carrier at Haxtun, passed away at his home here on Sunday evening from a heart attack. He would have been 40 years old May 11. New teachers...
Haxtun PD re-registers sex offender
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender within Haxtun's city limits recently. Patrick Lee Pittman is registered in the 200 block of West Grant Street. Pittman, 34, was convicted in June 2013 of attempted sex assault on a child in a...
Frank takes honors in dance competition
On April 6 Dance Fuzion dancers competed at the Nexstar Regional Compeitition in Denver. This year Dance Fuzion took two teams, one from the Holyoke studio and one from the Yuma studio, including two...
Wagoner invited to Westminster Dog Show
KAYLEE Wagoner is headed to New York City for the Westminster Dog Show May 13-14. This famous show is by invitation only and Kaylee is one of 11 Colorado Junior Showman and one of about 100 Juniors...
Haxtun set to face 10th ranked Holly in Regional play this Saturday
The Haxtun Bulldogs are moving onto Regionals as the seventh seed in a 16 team post-season bracket. Haxtun is set to take on 10th ranked Holly at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Byers High School. The Bulldogs...
Goddard breaks previous discus record; creates new school record
Cassidy Goddard once again broke the discus record at Haxtun High School. The senior broke her own record from her junior year with a throw of 135 feet, four inches. Goddard set the new record at the...
Fleming Wildcat tracksters take top places at last two meets
The Fleming Wildcat track team competed at two meets over the past week. The squad first traveled to Julesburg where they took part in the LPAA-YWKC-NC League Meet on May 4. They closed out the week with at the Holyoke Dragon Invitational in Holyoke...
Chamber Spotlight
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. We built our first storage unit on Burlington Avenue in 1986. Since then we have expended to three locations in...
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PCEDC announces scholarships & awards
On April 24, Phillips County Economic Development named seven youths in Phillips County the awardees of the 2024 Impact and Opportunity Scholarship at the PCED Annual Meeting. The award recognizes...
Interviews and meet & greet slated for May 13-14
Three finalists have been named in the search for a new Superintendent of Haxtun Schools. The local Board of Education announced the three following a closed-door, executive session to review applications in a Tuesday, April 23 meeting. With the...
PCFES dedicates Hall of Education to Shirley Krogmeier on April 18
Family, friends and staff gathered at Phillips County Family Education Services on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Shirley Krogmeier Hall of Education. This honor was given in recognition...
Haxtun Health hires Dr. Dana Morgan to start seeing patients this summer
The medical team at Haxtun Health is fully staffed. That news came from Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in a late-April meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors. Pace said that Dr. Dana Morgan has accepted a full-time position with Haxtun...
PCED's 2024 annual meeting celebrates success
Phillips County Economic Development marked a successful 2024 Annual Meeting, featuring speakers from Designs By Fergie and the local Board of Cooperative Education Services who inspired attendees...
Fearless Faith
Spirituality and numbers make for uneasy companions when it comes to relative importance in the life of the church. Most people disavow a dependency on numbers as a reflection of how well a church is...
Under the Wire
If today’s title seems a bit indecisive, trust me, you got it right! The seasons have been a little hard to identify here on the Hodgson Ranch. The year, like everyone else’s began with January, fol...
Strokes from Other Pens
Letter to the Editor, Hello, I am Darrell Smith, currently employed with the Haxtun Police Department, and I am here to announce my intention to run for the office of Phillips County Sheriff in this year's special election. I want to become the...
