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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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The price per paper of The Haxtun-Fleming Herald has increased. For the first time in 15 years, Publishers have been forced to increase the price of the newspaper. Individual papers are now $2. Issues of the Herald can be found at Haxtun Super’s, Zip-Trip and Pi Kappa Cino in Haxtun. Papers at those newsstands will reflect the increase this week. However, yearly subscription costs will remain the same. Local residents can subscribe to the Herald for $50; those outside a 50-mile radius can do so for $60. “Subscribing to the Herald annually giv...
An hour-long March meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education focused on preparing for the upcoming year. Following administration reports, board members voted to approve Principal Kortney Firme’s contract and salary schedules for Fleming in 2024-25. In her report to the Board, Firme gave an update on spring sporting events, field trips, concerts and contests. She said plans are in the works for end-of-year assessments. Looking forward, the Principal is focusing on the student handbook and registration, which will be online for next year. Supe...
Members of the Haxtun Board of Education approved the 2024-25 District calendar during a month end, March meeting. In addition, the Board approved a list of resignations and personnel report for the coming school year. At the start of the two-hour meeting on March 19, the Board of Education honored a number of student athletes including high school wrestlers and coach Don Schelling. Haxtun junior Grant Statz took first place in his weight division at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament and Coach Don Schelling was honored for 30 years of coa...
Main street clinic progress, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace’s contract and staffing updates topped agenda items in a nearly two-hour meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors in late March. The Board of Directors voted to extend Pace’s contract for another three years. The Monday, March 25 board meeting opened with a progress report on the Main Street Clinic from Project Manager Mike Ensminger. Later in his CEO report, Pace also outlined, in detail, the work that has been taking place. “There is a lot happening simultaneously and c...
Bulldog baseball advanced to 2-2 on the year following double-header action at home against Wiggins on Saturday. Haxtun took the first game, 7-1, for the league win but fell 7-5 in extra innings in game two. A slow start on Saturday left both Haxtun and Wiggins scoreless through the third inning of game one. The Bulldogs figured things out at the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning, putting four runs on the board to control the score. Wiggins put their one and only run up in the top of the...
For many years, legislative reporter Marianne Goodland has offered reporting services to Herald readers and for that publishers have been thankful. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Goodland has been forced to suspend her legislative reporting services. When Goodland began reporting on the Colorado State Legislature for rural communities in northeastern Colorado, several other local, weekly newspapers were on board, helping to cover costs. However, all of those other publications have since dropped out or are no longer able to use the...
Haxtun High School tracksters opened the 2024 season at the Yuma Early Qualifier on March 23 at Yuma High Schools. Top 10 results from that meet are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Nea Giada, ninth, 15.50. 200-meter dash: Gaida, seventh, 30.73. 400-meter dash: Mikayli Benson, 10th, 1:19.21. 1,600-meter run: Jinjer Stroyek, fifth, 7:17.21. 100-meter hurdles: Halli Philp, 10th, 21.55. Four-by-400-meter relay team: fourth, 4:50.30. High jump: Jayleigh Bullard, first, four feet, 10 inches; Lexi Imhof, sixth, four feet, two inches. Triple jump:...
The returning State Champion Haxtun Bulldogs took the diamond for the first time since clinching the 2023 State title last spring. A home opener against the Holyoke Dragons on Saturday kicked off the season for the team that boasts more than 30 on the roster. The Bulldogs are led by returning coaches Trent Ham, Ryan Nolin and Rob Martinez. Haxtun took down the neighboring Dragons in game one of a double header on a chilly, windy spring Saturday in true northeastern Colorado fashion. The... Full story
Two Lady Bulldogs received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 basketball season. This year's season came to a conclusion in the first round of Districts and after final placings at the State Championships, officials announced senior Cassidy Goddard and junior Bobbi Starkebaum were given All-Conference, Honorable Mention honors. In her senior season, Goddard registered 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She also netted 1.5 assists and a steal per game. Goddard registered 11...
More than two dozen parents, staff and community members packed into the Fleming School/Community Library for the February meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education. The meeting opened with two closed-door meetings for the purpose of conferencing with the Board’s attorney and to meet with two different families who filed complaints against the superintendent and principal through the District’s policy process. The Board first voted to enter into executive session for the purpose of conferencing with the Board’s attorney to receive legal...
The Haxtun School District is in search of a new Superintendent. Marsha Cody submitted her resignation to the Board of Education earlier this week. In an announcement to staff on Monday, March 4, Cody said she has accepted a position with the Brush School District for the 2024-25 school year. She plans to complete her contract with Haxtun through the end of June. The Board of Education met in a special meeting on Tuesday, March 5 to discuss plans moving forward to seek a replacement. According to Board President Amy Kilgour, the Board plans...
Haxtun Health has added a cardiologist, vascular surgeon and a certified wound care physician to the care team in Haxtun. The addition of Doctor Ehrin Armstrong brings all three specialty areas to the Haxtun community. Chief Executive Office Dewane Pace announced the addition of Dr. Armstrong in a meeting in late February. He told the Board of Directors that Dr. Armstrong has deep roots in Northeastern Colorado through family in the Julesburg area. He will soon be seeing patients in Haxtun while also maintaining a practice in Thornton. Dr....
The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for 2023 year-end awards. Awards are given out at the annual Chamber banquet which is slated for April 15 this year. Each year the Chamber honors those who stand out in the community with eight different awards. Those include Employee of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Volunteer Group of the Year, Youth of the Year, Employee Group of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Fix Up-Paint Up and Golden Star. The Gold Star award is given to a Chamber member that has gone above and beyond in...
Haxtun Board of Education members heard a detailed report from the District’s Wellness Committee as well as reviewed and approved Superintendent Marsha Cody’s annual evaluation in an early morning meeting on Friday, Feb. 23. Board members also looked over the proposed school calendar and ratified employment for several staff members for the 2024-25 year. The Friday morning meeting opened at 8:45 with a special presentation from Elementary Counselor/Teacher Audree Edwards and High School Counselor Sharon Seger. The duo presented the Haxtun Schoo...
Six individuals were arrested southwest of Fleming Friday following a pursuit that began in Washington County early that morning. According to information from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, two of the six that were arrested included juveniles wanted on active warrants out of Wyoming. According to the Logan County Sheriff’s information, deputies were advised of an active theft from northern Washington County on Friday, Feb. 16 at about 5 a.m. Deputies were able to locate the vehicle involved in the theft which included a vehicle on a tra...
A successful career in high school track and field has afforded Cassidy Goddard, Haxtun High School senior, the opportunity to compete at the collegiate level. Goddard signed a letter of intent to join the Black Hills State University track and field team while in front of family, coaches, teammates and supporters last week. Black Hills State University boasts a 123 acre campus in Spearfish, S.D. "Cassidy got my interest as an all-around athlete. I don't necessarily recruit based off size,...
The high school basketball season has come to a close for the Haxtun Bulldogs and while the overall win column doesn't display what coaches and players had set out to accomplish, there is still reason to celebrate. Leadership, adversity and relationships are all a part of the game at this stage in high school sports and the Haxtun Bulldogs brought all of that to the court this season. "The best part of the season was seeing the confidence grow in younger players. We put a lot of pressure on...
Overall records, wins and losses and post-season standings are all part of the game but when it is all said and done, the growth and character brought out in players in high school sports is the real testament to the season's success. This year's girls' basketball season has come to a close for the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs and while the record books might not show an overly impressive season, growth in each of the student-athletes does. "These girls never give up. Even with the record that we had,...
The Haxtun Town Council has a new member sitting around the meeting table. Jon Brammer was appointed to fill a vacancy left by former council member Dean Anderson. Anderson filled a council position for nearly a year, being appointed in February 2023 and just recently resigned. Anderson’s position on the Board was one left open in elections last year, forcing the Council to solicit interest from the community to fill. At that time, two individuals submitted letters of intent to fill the opening, including Anderson and Brammer. At that time, A...
Haxtun senior Kailin Kelley signed a letter of intent to extend his football career with Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kan. next fall. The 2024 Haxtun graduate has been a part of the Bulldog football program that notched the school's eighth State Championship as well as a runner-up title and a final four finish. "Kailin really peaked our interest because of the tenacity and the aggressiveness that he plays with, said Justin Sullivan, KW Assistant Coach. "He really has a nose for the...
Keegan Colglazier, Haxtun High School senior, signed a letter of intent to play college football in Salina, Kan. at Kansas Wesleyan University in the fall. The upcoming graduate played four years with the Bulldogs and while doing so, was a part of the team that clinched the school's eighth State Championship as well as a runner-up title and a final four finish. "What really peaked our interest in Keegan is that he can make plays all over the football field, Justin Sullivan, KW Assistant Coach...
The Haxtun Bulldogs notched their fifth win of the season in the final regular home game of the season last Friday. The Bulldogs picked up a six-point win over the Akron Rams in one of two final contests left on the schedule before post season play begins. Haxtun hosted the Rams on Friday night in league action. The two teams met in December in the annual holiday tournament and just like the first time, the Bulldogs came out on top. Haxtun won the home game, 57.51. According to stats from Head C...
Regular season play wraps up this week as the Lady Bulldogs head to Merino to take on the Rams in a Lower Platte League match up Friday night. Once all final regular season games are played this weekend, the Colorado High School Activities Association will release post-season brackets. Haxtun hosted Akron on Friday night for the annual parents' night celebration in the final regular home contest of the season. The Lady Bulldogs held a 13-9 advantage after the first quarter and found themselves d...
It’ll be a battle against the Rams in the Lady Bulldogs’ final two regular season outings as the team preps to take on Akron and Merino this week and next. Haxtun is set to host Akron in the final regular home game this Friday night and next week, travel to take on Merino at the home of the Lady Rams. Haxtun hit the road in both of their contests last week, first traveling to Caliche to take on the Lady Buffs and the next to Wray for a match up with the Lady Eagles. The Lady Bulldogs put nine points on the board in the first quarter in Cal...
The Haxtun Bulldogs hit the road for Friday/Saturday action last weekend as the team took on Caliche and Wray in two Lower Platte League contests. With just two weeks left of the regular season, the Bulldogs are slated to take on Akron at home this week and Merino on the road the following week. Haxtun traveled to the home of the Buffs Friday night in the Bulldogs second outing with Caliche this season. The home team jumped to a six point advantage in the first quarter but the Bulldogs played tight throughout the second to find themselves down...
