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The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender living within Haxtun's city limits. Steven Michael Saign, 55, lives in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to the local PD, Saign is a dual resident, meaning he is registered at two locations; one on North Wallace Avenue and a another on County Road 7 in Phillips County. 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. As part of his sentencing, he is required to...
Spring sports seasons are in full swing and the Haxtun Bulldog baseball team is off to a perfect, 4-0 start. The Bulldogs kicked off the 2023 season in Akron on Monday, March 20 where they picked up double-header wins over the Rams. Just four days later, the team returned to the field, this time in Holyoke where the Bulldogs added two additional notches to the win column in the record books. This year's team boasts a whopping 34 members under the direction of Head Coach Trent Ham and assistant...
For years the red building at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Highway 6 served as a place for customers to enjoy breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. If walls could talk, they would have stories to tell of farmers and ranchers from the area who sat to drink their morning coffee and enjoy in each other's conversation. It was a place to gather for work meetings, fellowship over coffee and for pre-game meals to talk strategy for many Bulldog sports teams. The walls of what was once the Barlo Ca...
Four Haxtun athletes have been selected for All-Conference designations following the completion of 2022-23 Bulldog basketball seasons. Two members of the Bulldog basketball team, Maclin Tempel and Michael Gerk, and Lady Bulldog Cassidy Goddard were named All-Conference for efforts on their respective teams. A second Lady Bulldog, Bobbi Starkebaum, was recognized as All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Junior Cassidy Goddard, a starting post for the Lady Bulldogs, scored a total of 233 points this...
With just two items of regular business and nothing listed under discussion on the agenda, the latest meeting of the Haxtun Town Council lasted just under 30 minutes; a rare circumstance for the Council that meets once a month at the community center. Council members met last Monday evening for the regular March monthly meeting. Under regular business, the Council discussed and passed two ordinances, including one that will change regulations regarding setbacks for chicken coops inside city limits. Last month council members discussed changes...
State surveyors, Federal updates, summer job opportunities and staff reports topped agenda items in a short, less than an hour-long meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors at the end of February. The Monday night, Feb. 27 meeting opened with the financial report, given by Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in the absence of Chief Financial Officer Joleen Stroyek. Pace said the average daily census for the acute care unit, or the hospital side, was .9, which is 26 percent over budget for the month. Numbers in the CFO report represent...
It was a long night for the Haxtun Board of Education last Tuesday as the group met first in a work session to discuss the superintendent’s annual evaluation and to review two proposals for a facilities master plan. Following the work session, board members held a near two-hour meeting to conduct business for the month of February. In doing so, the local board of education hired staff for next year, accepted a resignation from Havilah Andersen and approved a lengthy list of coaches for the spring season. As the first item of business in the F...
Haxtun residents and businesses will see chamber membership letters in the mail soon. The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 2023 membership drive and with that comes plans to recognize those who make an impact on the local community in an awards ceremony at the annual banquet in April. Nominations for awards is happening now, the deadline to nominate outstanding businessmen, women, employees and volunteers is March 10. Jessica Ayala, Haxtun Chamber of Commerce Director, said she is currently working to launch a new software...
In a season of growth, success doesn't come from stats, wins or losses. It comes from the grit and determination from players on and off the court ... and later down the line, goals of making it to the post season and doing just that. Despite the odds stacked against them with a last minute coaching change requiring a whole new game plan, the Lady Bulldogs set out determined to make the 2023-24 season a memorable one and the team did just that and they did it together. The Lady Bulldog...
The Bulldog basketball season came to a close 290 miles away in Sanford on Friday night. Haxtun traveled to the southern corner of the state in the first round of Regional action that pitted the Bulldogs against the Mustangs in 2A post-season play. Haxtun entered the 32 team bracket as the 26th seeded team which placed them in a bracket against seventh ranked Sanford in the first round of Regional play. The Bulldogs jumped to a one-point advantage after the first quarter but Sanford stepped it up on offense, adding 21 points in the second...
In October 2022 Nikki Cabrera closed on her very own restaurant building and since then, she and her boyfriend Robert have spent nights, weekends and even days while snowed in due to blizzards conditions working to freshen up the space that will now house Kiki's Bar and Grill in downtown Fleming. Cabrera purchased the former Bully's Pub and Grub building from Mark and Deb Tryboski. "This is something I've wanted to do for a very long time," Cabrera said inside her building at 208 North Logan Ave...
The Haxtun Town Council met for a special meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 21. The agenda included a short list of items under regular business followed by a work session to hold council training with Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency. Council members met at the Town Hall to hold a special hearing on a liquor license application submitted by the El Paso Mexican restaurant. The local restaurant submitted the liquor license application several weeks ago and following required posting requirements, a special hearing is held. After...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are headed to Sanford for the first round of Regional basketball action. The Bulldogs secured one of 32 spots in the 2023 Colorado High School Activities Association 2A boys basketball state tournament bracket as the 25th ranked team. Haxtun is set to face off with seventh ranked Sanford in opening round of play on Friday afternoon. Haxtun traveled to Wiggins Tuesday night for the opening round of District basketball action. Despite a battle with the higher seeded Tigers,...
The Lady Bulldogs are headed to Regionals. As the 25th ranked team in a 32 team bracket, Haxtun is set to travel to Fowler for a Friday night contest with the eighth ranked Grizzlies in first round of Regional basketball action. Last week, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Akron to take on the Lady Rams in round one of District basketball play. Haxtun suffered a first-round loss in Districts but Colorado High School Activities Association rankings qualify the Bulldogs to advance to Regionals as one...
Little Sprouts Learning Center is thriving and growing and with the increasing need for childcare in the Haxtun community, board members and staff continue to progress the Center to better accommodate childcare needs. Improvements happening now include addressing safety concerns and playground updates as well as internal structural work to expand services. The Little Sprouts Learning Center is led by board members Darcy Garretson, Tana Pope, Meredith Sparks, Sara Huss, Jocelyn Ham, Michelle...
The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up the regular season at home on Friday night and the team heads into Districts as the sixth seed in 2A District 2 rankings. District action kicked off on Tuesday with the Lady Bulldogs on the road to Akron. Outcomes of District matches will determine seating for Regional play set to take place later next week. Haxtun took on a tough Merino Lady Rams team in their final outing at home this season. The Rams ran with a 67-26 win. Merino went on to clinch the number one...
Following an unexpected ending to the regular season, the Haxtun Bulldogs enter the 2A District boys bracket as the number six seed and kicked off post season action Tuesday night in Wiggins. Haxtun hosted the Rams from Merino on Friday in what would have been a second-game match up of the two teams this season. The first ended in an over-time win for the Rams. Friday night marked parents night for Bulldog players and after recognition at mid-court the boys took the court in a highly...
Oaths of office for a new council member and chief of police, maintenance work to the Town's water tower and liquor permits were all items of interest on the agenda for the Monday, Feb. 6 meeting of the Haxtun Town Council. Members met at the Haxtun Community Center for the 7 p.m. meeting that lasted just over an hour. The February meeting opened with a public hearing for a special event liquor permit for the Haxtun Gun Club for a Feb. 25 event at the community center. According to information...
One game remains on the Lady Bulldogs regular season schedule and as the team prepares for what may come in the post season, they continue to work on lowering turnovers and working together as a team. Last week, Haxtun competed in one game, on the road in Akron, where they fell to the Lady Rams despite an impressive first half that found the Lady Bulldogs down by just four at the midway mark. "As a senior, watching my team grow from where we began this season to where we are now has been an...
The Haxtun Bulldogs improved to 10-8 overall with a win in Peetz Monday night. Over the past week, the Bulldogs took on the Rams in Akron and the Bulldogs in Peetz for a busy few days on the road before the team wraps up the regular season at home later this week. Haxtun will face off with Merino on Friday in the final regular season match up. The Bulldogs jumped to an early advantage in Akron on Friday, putting up enough points in the first two quarters to hold onto an advantage over the Rams...
Julie Thayer’s January court appearance was brief. The 42-year-old Haxtun resident appeared in Phillips County District Court for a second time on charges of identity theft, forgery and criminal impersonation. And for the second time, the case has been set over for a hearing on advisement for another 30 days. In December, Thayer announced her intent to apply for assistance with the public defender’s office. Since then, Thayer applied for a court-appointed attorney, however, at her January court date it was announced that she does not qua...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs notched a huge league win over Caliche at home Friday night. The win gives the team seven total on the season as the final few weeks of regular season play winds down. In the next few weeks, Haxtun is set to face Akron and Merino, both league match ups, before post season play is set to start. For the second time this season, the Lady Bulldogs matched up with the Lady Buffs from Caliche on the hardwood. This time was much different than the first as Haxtun came out on fi...
Three games remain on the Haxtun Bulldog's regular season schedule and these last few weeks are big ones when it comes to match ups. Head Coach Jayden Stieb says his team is working to fix the small things in order to play sound basketball as the team prepares to face Merino, Peetz and Akron before the post-season begins. Over the past week, the Bulldogs stayed home in back-to-back contests in Haxtun last week. Haxtun notched a win over Caliche on Friday but fell to a tough Wray team on Saturday...
Construction on the new main street clinic should begin again over the next few weeks. That message came from Haxtun Health Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in a Jan. 23 meeting of the Board of Directors. Pace said Haxtun Health has been waiting for final confirmation of funding that will give the Hospital what it needs to complete construction without asking District taxpayers to incur debt. “Our goal from the beginning has been to have a brand-new clinic debt-free and we are on track to do that,” Pace said. “We could have finished the clin...
The Haxtun Police Department registered a new sex offender in Haxtun's city limits. Ronald Arthur Gilbert, 77, lives in the 200 block of West Fletcher Street. Gilbert was convicted of at-risk sexual contact, no consent, in Fort Morgan in August 2010. He is required to register with law enforcement annually....
