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Dr. Ben Stephenson's time with Haxtun Health has come to an end. Julia Biesemeier, Interim Chief Executive Officer for Haxtun Health, confirmed Stephenson's departure from the organization on Monday, Dec. 16. "We have made the decision that Dr. Stephenson's time with us has come to an end, however we appreciate his contributions and wish him every success in the next chapter of his career," said Biesemeier. "His care and heart for his patients will no doubt lead him in the future and we trust...
The Haxtun Town Council met for a special meeting to enter into executive session on Monday evening, Dec. 16. According to information provided in the meeting notice, the reason for the closed-door meeting was to discuss personnel matters regarding the police department. Only the Council and Mayor Mike Ensminger took part in the executive session, called for discussion of a personnel matter under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(f) and not involving: an employee who has requested the matter be...
The Lady Bulldogs went west on Saturday for an afternoon match up with the 3A Highland Huskies, based out of Ault. Despite an eight-point loss, the team rebounded well and hit-double digits in the steals and deflections column of stat sheets. "The game was extremely physical, almost too physical at times. We had a few more turnovers in the Highland game than we did against Perkins County, but overall we handled the pressure ok," said Head Coach Alicia Schram. "We still have a ways to go in...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are set to compete in the Holiday Tournament at Northeastern Junior College this week. Teams should see play Thursday, Friday and Saturday before heading into a two-week break for Christmas and New Year's. The Bulldogs hold a 1-2 record heading into tournament play following a 66-30 loss at Highland over the weekend. Saturday's action pitted the Bulldogs against a higher classified Highland Huskies in Ault. The night before, Highland took down Merino 64-28. The Huskies'...
Oaths of office, a sewer rate increase and the approval of a third retail liquor license made up a good portion of regular business items in the final meeting of the Haxtun Town Council for 2024. Council members met on Monday, Dec. 2. The December meeting opened with a public hearing for the 2025 budget and a liquor license application for Prairie Winds Liquors, LLC. While there was no public comment, there was discussion on both among council members. While talking about the budget for the...
The Bulldogs went from the gridiron to the hardwood in exactly a week. One week to the day from clinching the 8-man State Football Championship in Pueblo, the Bulldogs hosted the Wildcats from Fleming in the season opener of the 2024-25 basketball season and despite just three days of practice, Haxtun secured a 52-point win over the Wildcats to start the season with a bang. This year's Bulldog basketball team roaster is made up of 23 players including five seniors and three returning starters. S...
The winter sports season is off and running and the Lady Bulldogs have hit the hardwood with a new team and a new set of goals for this season. Haxtun kicked off the 2024-25 basketball season with a home opener against Fleming on Friday night. To prep for the this year's season Lady Bulldog Head Coach Alicia Schram and her coaching staff Shawn Cody and Kyle Wilson are focused on having their girls play with confidence and to continue to grow each week along with controlling what they can. "We...
The Frenchman School District in Fleming sought out a bond to match possible grant funds for a new school building in the Nov. 5 general election. The 4D bond issue on the ballot didn't pass, however, the school district plans to move forward in the BEST grant application process. In his superintendent's report to the Board in a Tuesday evening, Nov. 19 meeting, Steve McCracken thanked those who supported 4D as well as those who worked to get the question on the ballot. The bond, if it had been...
Haxtun Health recently made the final payment of a 2013 bond obligation. Chief Operating Officer Julia Biesemeier, acting as Chief Executive Officer, made announcement of the final payment in a November month-end meeting of the Board of Directors. Biesemeier continues to fill in for CEO duties in the absence of an executive in the Haxtun Health organization since the resignation of Dewane Pace in October. Biesemeier said that Haxtun Health recently made a final payment of $80,000, officially...
If it were put into a book, perhaps it would be titled simply NINE and contain exactly 332 pages. It took the 2024 Haxtun Bulldogs precisely 332 days to write their own story in a run for the school's ninth football title. On Friday, Nov. 29 at Dutch Clark Stadium in Pueblo, the story was finished, the book compete. The Haxtun Bulldogs are Champions, once again. The Bulldogs' story isn't that of love but rather starts out tragic - ending in triumph, right where it all began. Haxtun's football...
Nine members of the Haxtun Bulldog football team earned All-Conference accolades for their performances on the 2024 State Championship team. The Bulldogs went 12-1 this season, finishing with an 8-man State title last week. Seniors Grant Statz, Ryland Wolff, Ryan Davis and Tate Michael along with juniors Zach Statz and Colin Cone received All-Conference designations. Senior Brandon Nall and juniors Seth Seger and Cole Firme were named All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Post-season honors are dec...
By Candie Fix [email protected] Four Lady Bulldogs received post-season honors at the conclusion of the 2024 volleyball season. Haxtun made a run at the 2A State Tournament, ending the season with a top six finish. All-Conference honors are decided by vote of head coaches from each team's respective league. Head coaches nominate players from their team for post-season honors and then other head coaches from the Lower Platte League vote on final designations. Seniors Bobbi Starkebaum and...
Christmas is less than a month away, so that means Santa will make his appearance in Haxtun very soon. Haxtun’s Hometown Christmas is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 3. The annual event promises opportunities for local shopping, visits with Santa and a hearty chili supper at the fire hall. The event is sponsored by the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce. The Haxtun Fire Hall will set the scene for Santa’s visit the first week in December. Along with the annual chili supper beginning at 5 p.m., Santa is set...
Haxtun High School's gym will receive a major facelift next summer. The local board of education approved hiring Top Notch Painting for the gym painting project in a meeting early last week. In addition to the approval of the painting project, the Haxtun Board of Education approved several substitute positions and reviewed the 2023-24 audit. At the start of the Tuesday, Nov. 19 meeting, board of education members heard an audit presentation for the 2023-24 year from Auditor Scott Szabo....
The Haxtun Bulldogs are one step closer to their ultimate goal with a 28-8 semifinals win over Mancos at home on Saturday. The victory over the Bluejays punches Haxtun's ticket to the 8-man State finals, the third appearance for the Bulldogs in the past four years. The first of the Bulldog's two main goals this season was a League Championship, which the team secured at the end of the regular season. The next is a State Championship and it's within arms reach. The energy was pure electric as...
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 involun...
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...
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 the...
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...
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 quarterly....
The Lady Bulldogs punched their ticket to the 2A State Volleyball Tournament at the Denver Coliseum this weekend with a Region 12 Championship on Monday. Haxtun enters the State Tournament as the ninth seeded team and is set to face Del Norte in round one on Thursday. Haxtun's road to State was delayed due to Colorado's winter weather. What was supposed to be Saturday afternoon Regional pool play was forced to be played on Monday, Nov. 11 due to snow that covered much of the mountains over the...
A 60-point home field victory over Hoehne sends the Haxtun Bulldogs to the quarterfinals round of 8-man playoff action. Fall winter weather forced Colorado High School Activities Association officials to run a number of audibles as snow blanketed much of the southern and mountain areas of the State. Brackets throughout all classifications saw schedules changes, forcing games to be played on Sunday and even into Monday the following week to allow teams to travel safely to playoff destinations,...
Chief Operating Officer Julia Biesemeier continues acting duties in the absence of a chief executive officer at Haxtun Health. Biesemeier gave the Haxtun Health Board Directors a lengthy report in October's month-end meeting, updating members on a recent pharmacy inspection, status of the main street clinic construction, general operations and impacts to the organization due to recent flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The State Board of Pharmacy was on site in Haxtun for an unannounced...
Tijana Milojevic and Madalina Cara are two 16-year-old girls visiting Fleming High School through the Future Leaders Exchange Program and while just four short months ago the two were complete strangers, they now live with the same host family and attend the same small high school, thousands of miles away from their home countries, forming a bond through an experience of a lifetime. The Future Leaders Exchange Program, or FLEX, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program funded by the...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are the 2024 Plains League Champions. The team clinched the title following a 32-6 win over Sedgwick County on Friday night. The championship marks the Bulldog's third in the last four years. "Our League is special, proof of that is 90 percent of the State Championships have come out of it over the last 35 years," Bulldog Head Coach JD Stone said. "Winning our third league title in the last four years is very special to us, it was a major goal of ours, but it isn't our...
