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The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are headed into post-season play this weekend. The volleyball team secured the 13th seed in a 36 team regional bracket released earlier this week by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The Lady Bulldogs are set to travel to the home of the Denver Christian Thunder on Saturday for Region 12 play along with Custer County. The three teams will play on Saturday with the winner advancing to the State Tournament slated for Nov. 14-16 at the Denver Coliseum....
Twenty-two Fleming High School students are taking college classes through Northeastern Junior College this semester through the concurrent enrollment program. Those 22 students are enrolled in 84 credit hours at the local college. The Frenchman Board of Education in Fleming voted in a Oct. 22 meeting to approve an invoice with NJC for concurrent enrollment for $14,204 for those 84 credits. According to Fleming Superintendent Steve McCracken, the majority of the classes are held on NJC's...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs added their 14th win of the season at home with a sweep over Dayspring Christian Academy on Friday, Oct. 25. According to the Colorado High School Activity Association's weekly rankings released on Monday, Oct. 28, the Lady Bulldogs are 11th in 2A. This week they are set to take on the second ranked Sedgwick County Lady Cougars in the final regular season outing on the road Friday night. Haxtun picked up a 25-9 set one win on Friday and rolled on with 25-13 and 25-11...
The Haxtun Bulldogs remain the top team in the Lower Platte and unbeaten in the league following a 62-0 home win over Dayspring Christian Academy at Adam Wernsman Field on Friday night. Thus far, the Bulldogs have allowed only six points in league play while putting 180 on the scoreboard. Haxtun faces their final league opponent this week with a contest on the road against Sedgwick County. The Bulldogs came out hot against the Eagles from Dayspring Christian Academy in the final regular season...
The recent October student count and armed school personnel update topped notable topics in the superintendent's report at the most recent Haxtun Board of Education meeting. The Wednesday, Oct. 16 meeting, featuring a short, two action item agenda, consisted mostly of staff reports in the hour-long gathering in the school library. Superintendent Aron Jones said a recent parent survey was in clear favor of armed school personnel on Haxtun's campus, with an 83.9 percent approval. He noted there...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs improved to 13-5 with a sweep over Kimball, Neb. at home on Thursday evening, Oct. 17. Of the team's handful of losses this season, three are to teams ranked in the top eight of their respective classifications, the other losses are to two teams who are among the top 20 in their classification. According to Colorado High School Activities Association weekly rankings released on Monday, Oct. 21, the Lady Bulldogs sit 10th in all of Colorado 2A. Simla currently holds the...
Upcoming elections, preliminary budget discussions, municipal code codification and an economic incentive application are all agenda topics that drew attention of Town Council members in a recent October meeting. Council members met for a regular monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Haxtun Town Hall. As the first item of business, the Haxtun Town Council voted to cancel the Nov. 5 municipal election and in doing so, declared three candidates elected for positions on the Council. Those...
Phillips County 4-H members gathered on Sunday, Oct. 6 to recognize member success throughout the year in the annual Achievement Day celebration. Achievement Day was held at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion in Holyoke with members, family, friends and special guests in attendance. Each year a number of special awards are given to those who go above and beyond in their efforts through 4-H in Phillips County, including the Friend of the 4-H Award. Phillips County 4-H Council accepts nominations for e...
Colorado voters should start seeing ballots in their mailboxes if they haven't already. Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters between Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. State-wide, this year's ballot contains 14 measures and of those, seven propose changes to the State constitution, five propose changes to State Statues and two are questions referred to voters by State Legislation. Each measure is outlined, in detail, in the blue 2024 State Ballot Information...
The Haxtun Bulldogs have clinched the number one spot in all of 8-man football according to RPI rankings per the Colorado High School Activities Association following a 48-0 victory over the Akron Rams on Friday. The Plains League shutout leaves the Bulldogs 6-1 overall and in the top 8-man spot just ahead of number two Mancos. Mancos is currently 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain League along with Sanford. Those two teams are scheduled to meet up this week, one of which will take the top...
The Lady Bulldogs went 2-1 in a busy week of volleyball action over the past week. Haxtun took the court three times in five days; two of those at home and one on the road. Action kicked off at home on Friday where the Lady Bulldogs swept the Akron Rams 25-20, 25-18 and 25-19 in a Lower Platte League contest. That win leaves Haxtun 5-1 and third in League standings, according to MaxPreps. Merino holds the top spot at 5-0 ahead of the second seated, 3-0 Lady Cougars from Sedgwick County. Two...
The Fleming School District is getting a new website. Local school board members approved payment to Apptegy for the new site in addition to increasing bus driver pay and payments for those who help work various jobs at sporting events during a recent board of education meeting. Fleming Schools recently partnered with Apptegy, an education technology company, to develop a new school website. During a late September meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education meeting, members voted to approve an...
Some games aren't about the final win or loss but more about what a team can accomplish together on the court. Friday night was one of those contests for the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs as they set out against the Lady Rams in Merino. The Rams are currently 11-0 and hold the top spot in 1A State rankings. The Lady Bulldogs came out hot in Merino, taking the first set against the Lady Rams, 25-22. The two Lower Platte League teams battled in set two with Haxtun falling short by just five, 25-20. The thi...
Things are definitely heating up in 8-man football action as most teams kicked off league play this week. Two top Colorado teams put 70 or more points on the board in their respective contests on Friday including the Haxtun Bulldogs, who topped Merino 70-6 in their first Plains League outing this season. Byers shut out South Park 78-0 in week one of the Black Forest League. The Rams scored in their first possession of the game with a long touchdown pass over the top of the Bulldogs but that...
With the announcement of Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace's retirement, Haxtun Health Board of Directors took action to change bank signature cards along with delegating Julia Biesemeier, Chief Operating Officer, in assisting with CEO responsibilities while decisions on searching for a new top officer are made. At the start of the Monday, Sept. 23 meeting, Board Chair Kent Bamford announced Pace's retirement after the call to order and invocation. He said Pace plans to continue his CEO role...
The preseason is over and just four games remain on the regular season schedule for the Haxtun Bulldogs. Haxtun wrapped up preseason play with a 58-6 win over Front Range Christian on Friday and now preps to face Merino on the road this week. The Bulldogs hosted the Falcons from Front Range Christian for an early Friday evening match up marking annual homecoming festivities ahead of the community's Corn Festival celebration on Saturday. A dominating first half performance from the Bulldogs put...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs swept the Lady Tigers in Cheyenne Wells on Monday night. The three-set win gives the Lady Bulldogs an overall 9-3 record mid-way through the regular season and with just 10 games left on the schedule before post-season play begins. Following a week long hiatus, the Lady Bulldogs hit the road for a long journey south to Cheyenne Wells on Monday for a non-league match up with the Lady Tigers. Haxtun took sets one through three, 25-18, 25-21 and 26-24. Seniors Jayleigh...
The Fleming Town Council plans to cancel upcoming elections. With three open council seats and only two returned petitions, the November municipal election will be canceled and a vacancy will be announced for the local town council. Seats currently held by Alex Gapter, Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo expire this November. Two community members, Milinda McClain Hickey and Kamie Lambrecht completed and returned petitions for four-year terms. According to Town Clerk, Michelle Asfeld, the Council...
The Haxtun Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 in the high school library. The regular Tuesday meeting date was moved to a day earlier to avoid conflict with other events on the school calendar. Looking ahead, board members acted later in the meeting to set the next eight meeting dates, through May 2024, to both plan ahead and avoid calendar clashes throughout the school year. In his Superintendent's report at the start of the meeting, Aron Jones gave an over on...
On your mark, get set, go! The J. Jeffryes Memorial Run/Walk takes off on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. The event is hosted on the 103rd annual celebration of Haxtun's Corn Festival. Event registration begins on main street at 7 a.m. Organizer Krystle Koberstein urges participants to pre-register for the race to insure the number and sizes of t-shirts match the number of walkers and runners. Those wishing to pre-register can contact Koberstein at (970) 774-6600. The run/walk, in its 27th year,...
Going once, going twice, sold! The annual Haxtun FFA member auction is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. The auction takes place on the main stage downtown Haxtun following the parade and Lil' Mr. and Miss Corn Festival contest, around 12 noon. The sale offers the opportunity for locals to purchase labor by Haxtun High School FFA members. Those who win the bid receive a commitment of eight hours of labor from the student purchased. All bid prices are per hour. FFA advisor Jeff Plumb, who...
The 2024 Haxtun Corn Festival will feature a free concert as part of the 103rd celebration in downtown Haxtun. Those with energy to spare after a fun-filled day of activities can rock out to the sounds of Tyler Anthony and special guest Jordan Suter. The Haxtun Corn Festival street dance takes place on Sept. 28 on North Colorado Avenue in downtown Haxtun. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the opening act kicks things off at 7 p.m. Hailing from the heartland of Nebraska, Tyler Anthony is a rising...
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-3 overall with two home wins and one road loss over the past week and a half. The ladies in red fell to Wiggins in five on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17 but bounced back for a sweep over Crowley County at home on Saturday, Sept. 21 and a five-set victory to top Wray in the Lady Bulldogs annual homecoming contest on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Haxtun traveled to Wiggins early last week for both junior high and high school match ups with the Tigers. The varsity high school team...
Over the past three games the Haxtun Bulldogs have been unstoppable on both sides of the ball. Since their outing with Wichita County on Sept. 6, the Bulldogs have allowed just 12 points on defense while the offense racked up a total of 144; a 132 point difference in just three games. The last two outings have been a complete shut out with a 60 or more point spread. Most recently the Bulldogs hosted the Chargers from Crowley County, coming north from Ordway for a Saturday afternoon contest at...
When you've spent your entire life in the community you proudly call home it isn't hard to harvest memories of your favorite weekend event that rolls around once a year. For Cork and Trilla Bornhoft, reminiscing of Corn Festivals past comes pretty easy. In fact the couple could probably sit for hours with company and recall stories from their memory banks of Haxtun Corn Festivals over the years, looking back on their favorite class floats, years when the weather didn't cooperate or when their...
