Week of November 21, 2024
Week of November 21, 2024
The Monday night, Nov. 4 meeting of the Haxtun Town Council opened with a number of public hearings, including several to consider liquor licensing requests for special events and a retail liquor license. The November meeting opened with roll call, Pledge of Allegiance and approval of the agenda and consent agenda. At the start of the meeting, Andy Wernsman addressed the local Council during the public comment portion of the meeting. Wernsman, with the First National Bank of Fleming, spoke to...
Chris Kelley is Phillips County's new Veteran's Service Officer. Kelley took over his new role with the County on Nov. 1 as an appointment made by the Phillips County Commissioners. Kelley grew up in Central, Nebraska and moved to Haxtun with his family when his wife, Holly, took a position with Haxtun Schools as the Family Consumer Science Teacher. After high school, Kelley served active duty with the United States Marine Corps from 1996-1998. He served as a Lance Corporal before he was...
Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan's Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. There are more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide...
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender living within Haxtun's city limits. Steven Michael Saign lives in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. Saign was convicted of sex assault on a child and sex assault on a child, age 15-18, by someone in a position of trust on Nov. 29, 2012 in El Paso County. According to the local police department, Saign is required to register...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following Council members were present: Cathy Castillo, Bill Langridge, Alex Gapter and Bonnie Jackson. Suzanne Wales attended via phone. Andrew Muller was absent. Also present were Keith Beck, Lewis Frank and Michelle Asfeld. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Betley asked for additions or corrections to the agenda. Jackson asked to...
The Bulldogs put up a dominating performance against Sanford in quarterfinals action on Saturday with a 46-point win that advances the team to the semifinals round of 8-man playoff action. The home field victory over Sanford leaves Haxtun 10-1 on the season and on a 10-game winning streak. For the second time this season, the Bulldogs met up with the Mustangs on the gridiron, this time in Haxtun with the Mustangs making the nearly 400 mile, one way trip. The two met initially on Sept. 13 in...
Only six teams remain in each classification's bracket as of Saturday morning of the Colorado State Volleyball tournament and in their first year returning to 2A, the Lady Bulldogs were one of the top six teams in the State. Haxtun entered the 2024 playoff bracket as the ninth ranked team following a Region 12 Championship just three days prior to the start of the Colorado State Volleyball Tournament. Haxtun's road at the State Tournament started early on Thursday morning as the ninth ranked...
A 2-1 showing at the 1A State Volleyball Tournament last week has brought the Fleming Lady Wildcats' season to a close. After wins in the second and third rounds and a semifinal loss the Lady Wildcats sit among the top four teams in 1A. The Lady Wildcats advanced into the State Tournament after top league and regional finishes. They were ranked as the number three seed heading into State which allowed them a first round bye. Tournament play opened on Thursday, Nov. 14 against the sixth ranked...
85 Years Ago Nov. 22, 1939 A fire Friday morning at the Ivan Hodge farm south of Fleming destroyed the house and almost all the furnishings and clothing of the family. An overheated stove was believed to have been the cause of the blaze. Mrs. Hodge had carried all of the clothing out in baskets, but this was not removed far enough from the house and caught fire and burned. At the Rialto: "Law of the Pampas," "Tarzan Finds a Son," and "Cowboy Quarterback." The role of Tarzan's son is played by...
