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Haxtun fifth graders presented information on recent trips to members of the Haxtun Board of Education during a regular, mid-May meeting. A handful of students provided information on field trips to Rural AmeriTowne and Ag Fest while others attended the meeting in support of their classmates. In addition to hearing from Jessica Hofmeister’s fifth grade class, board members also hired staff members to fill vacancies for next fall, approved an increase in base pay for both bachelors and master’s degrees and gave nod to the purchase of new vid...
Six athletes from Haxtun's track and baseball teams earned post-season honors at the conclusion of the two seasons last week. Haxtun Baseball wrapped up as the team made a final four appearance last Thursday while others competed at the Colorado State Track meet last weekend. Haxtun track athletes Owen Knode, Isaac Andersen, Kyle Fryrear and Michael Gerk were all named All-Conference for the 2022 season. Track participants qualify for All-Conference honors slightly different from other sports....
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Salutatorian Brooke Plumb opened her speech to the graduating Class of 2022 with the words, "Today is your day. You're off to great places! You're off and away!" from Dr. Suess' book, Oh the Places You'll Go. Plumb took the stage at Haxtun High School on Sunday, May 22 to address her peers, family and friends following the processional to Pomp and Circumstance and welcome from Allie Thompson. Thompson, Senior Class President, welcomed a packed gym to the 2022...
The Bulldog baseball season came to a close Thursday afternoon at All-Star Park in Lakewood. Haxtun played in the second semi-finals match up of the day against the Holly Wildcats. The seventh seeded Bulldogs took on sixth ranked Holly following Regional wins the week before. Game one of the day featured fellow final four finishers Merino and Nucla. That contest was all Rams as the fellow Lower Platte League opponent rolled to a 18-0 win to advance to the Championship later in the day. Contest...
Three days of State Track turned into a whirlwind of action and emotions thanks to mother nature. Temperatures in the Denver area reached the high 80s on Thursday but Friday was much, much different as snow began to fall causing delays in the Colorado State Track Meet schedule. Snow and cold weather completely cancelled Friday's action, pushing State Track into Saturday and Sunday, forcing many Haxtun seniors to decide between graduation and relays and other individual events in Lakewood at Jeff...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are Regional Champions and in the 1A State Baseball Final Four following nailbiter wins over top 10 teams last week. The Bulldogs traveled south to Cheyenne Wells to face off with #10 ranked Stratton and the second seeded home team in Regional action. One-run wins over the Stratton Eagles and Cheyenne Wells Tigers gave Haxtun the Regional Title and one of four spots in the Championship finals slated for this week in Lakewood. Haxtun entered the 16-team 1A Regional/State...
Several changes are coming as of June 1 for the Town of Haxtun. In addition to a new face at the Town Hall, residents will see a rate increase in sanitation and electric rates. Council members voted on the rate increases last month, but officially passed resolutions to do so this month, making the change effective June 1st. Haxtun Town Clerk Karie Wilson submitted her letter of resignation to members of the Town Council in February. In preparation for her departure after 24 years in her role at the Town Hall, council members voted to name Deput...
The Phillips County Commissioners extended a moratorium on processing permits relating to construction of any wind farm system or facility in Phillip County. The moratorium is now in place until Oct. 19. The original moratorium was signed and put into place last October. At the time of its adoption six months ago, Phillips County Commissioner Terry Hofmeister said there hadn’t been a permit request in Phillips County yet, but there has been talk of interest. Per the document extending the moratorium approved by County Commissioners in April, t...
The Bulldog baseball team is Regional bound following a second place finish in the District 4 Tournament last week. Haxtun took down Briggsdale at home in round one to advance to the second round in Fort Morgan last Friday. Friday's action brought on a win over Otis to advance to the Championship match where the Bulldogs met up with Merino. Haxtun suffered a 15-3 loss to the Rams but secured a spot in the 1A Regional/State bracket slated to be played out later this week. Rainfall early last...
Mark and Dottie Oman recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their local business, Prairie IT. The Haxtun based information technology company marked the April milestone with a celebration with local employees. Prairie IT is an information technology company that specializes in software that makes computers more useful. Mark said the company provides software on USB drives that makes old computers like new and does photo back up for phones and computers. "When we started in April 2012...
The Bulldogs of Haxtun rounded out the regular season baseball schedule with three wins and one loss in double-header contests with Holyoke and Caliche late last week. Haxtun hosted Holyoke on Thursday, splitting the double-header with the Dragons, and traveled to the home of the Buffs for a two-game sweep over Caliche on Saturday. The weather cooperated for a sunny, warm afternoon of baseball action as the Bulldogs and Dragons took the field in game one Thursday afternoon. Haxtun went up 2-1...
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors will remain the same as recent notice of cancellation came regarding upcoming elections to elect one director. Per the notification, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, therefore Pastor Jeri Soens has been elected to a three-year term to expire in May 2025. Soens was the only local resident who submitted necessary paperwork to fill the vacancy on the Board. Soens, who has served on the local hospital board for the past few years, will continue her place around the table alo...
As the current school year winds down Haxtun administration and board members are busy preparing for the start of another next fall. Along with that comes several resignations, the approval of salary schedules for the 2022-33 school year and an executive session that followed with a resolution for a non-renewal of a high school staff member during a recent April, 19 meeting of the local Board of Education. In a busy, but rather short meeting, the Board also approved the official Haxtun brand while also voting to move forward with a name change...
With two wins in Wray last week the Haxtun Bulldog baseball teams improves to 9-5 overall and 6-3 in league play with the District Tournament just around the corner. According to MaxPreps standings on Tuesday morning, the Bulldogs are currently holding the second seed in 2A/1A Lower Platte League standings. Merino holds the top spot with a 16-2 record overall and a 12-2 standing in league play. Wray nabbed an early lead in game one Saturday morning with a 2-1 advantage after the first inning. Bo...
The Haxtun Bulldogs have just three regular season opponents to face in the 2022 spring baseball season. The team currently holds a 7-5 overall record and according to MaxPreps, a 4-3 record in the Lower Platte League. Last week, Haxtun took down Otis on the road and split a double-header with the Rams in Merino. The Bulldogs jumped to an early 2-1 lead after the first inning of play. Haxtun added another run in the second but in the bottom of that inning, Otis came back to take the advantage...
Haxtun residents will soon see a rate increase on the electric and sanitation portions of their Town bills. Council members voted to increase rates in those two departments during a Monday, April 4 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. News of the possible increase came a month prior when Superintendent Ron Carpenter shared information of rate increases from the Town’s power suppliers. According to Carpenter, the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and the Western Area Power Administration both increased their rates this year and to the T...
Fleming’s Stefan Betley will take on a new role as Mayor. Betley was elected by voters in a polling place election last Tuesday. He has been a part of the Fleming Town Council as a member for the past two consecutive years but served on the council prior to his most recent term. Betley ran for the mayor position against fellow council member John Stone in elections last week. Betley won the Mayor title by a 35 vote spread, 50-15. He will be sworn into office on Wednesday, April 13. Also on the last week’s ballot were the names of three com...
Julie R. Thayer appeared in Phillips County Court in front of Judge Kim Killin for sentencing last week. It is the first time Thayer has been inside the court room in front of a Judge following original charges of child abuse and assault last fall. Since the onset of her case, Thayer has appeared via tele-conference technology but that changed last week when she appeared for her final sentencing hearing. As part of her plea agreement with the State reached two months ago, Thayer pled guilty to one count of child abuse and following a...
Wind has ripped across the plains of Colorado wreaking havoc all over, including scheduling for high school athletics and Haxtun baseball is no exception. For most of last week, winds canceled bus routes, changed athletics' schedules and forced spring sports teams to practice inside. However, a break in the weather allowed for a sunny Friday afternoon contest with the Haxtun Bulldogs and the Briggsdale Falcons. The Bulldogs hosted the Falcons for the one varsity, one junior varsity match up....
Shane Schliesser will take a seat around the Frenchman Board of Education table following his appointment last month. Schliesser fills a roll left vacant several months ago by a pervious member who was elected during November elections but later moved outside of district lines. Schliesser is no newcomer to the Board. Schliesser was initially elected to the school board in 2015 and served in that role for four years when his term expired in 2019. At that point, he had a change in employment and could no longer seek an elected office. Also in 201...
Haxtun Health Board of Directors heard from Dr. Nancy Dickey with the Center for Optimizing Rural Health in a late March meeting last week. The CORH team is part of the Texas A&M Rural and Community Health Institute tasked with ensuring health care remains available in rural areas. CORH operates under the HRSA-funded Vulnerable Rural Hospital Assistance Program grant. This grant provides targeted technical assistance for vulnerable rural hospitals across the United States. Through an application and selection process, CORH identifies...
The Bulldogs improved to 4-2 on the baseball diamond last week with double-header wins over Sedgwick County and a 1-1 split with Wiggins. According to MaxPreps, the week's events leaves the Bulldogs as one of the top three teams in the 2A/1A Lower Platte League. Merino, currently 5-1, holds the top spot just ahead of the second ranked Bulldogs. Wiggins falls in the third place slot with a 3-3 overall record. Haxtun took on the Cougars of Sedgwick County on the road early last week in their secon...
After a two-year hiatus due to the recent pandemic, the Haxtun Lion's Club Chuckwagon Dinner and Show is back featuring entertainment by Orion and Stacey Potter. The 47th event is slated for Saturday, April 9 at Haxtun Schools. Dinner kicks off at 5:30 in the grade school cafeteria followed by the show at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The first Lions Club Chuckwagon took place in 1974; the Club then under the direction of President Van Liufau. According to Club history compiled by Wilbur...
The Haxtun Bulldogs split a double-header with Akron to open the 2022 baseball season. The Bulldogs hosted the Rams last Tuesday in a chilly, windy afternoon contest. This year's 22-man roster is led by Head Coach Trenton Ham and Assistant Coach Ryan Nolin and includes senior leaders Owen Knode, David Avery and Isaac Andersen. Haxtun took game one of the double header, a league win, to give the Bulldogs a 1-1 start to the season and a 1-0 record in the Lower Platte League. The Bulldogs were...
Fleming residents will be tasked with selecting a new mayor next month. As current Mayor Sue Einsphar rounds out her final term at the helm of the Fleming Town Council, two current council members have returned petitions to fill her spot. John Stone and Stefan Betley are both seeking the Mayor seat; the two are long-time Fleming Town Council members. Fleming Town Council elections will take place on April 5 via a polling place election at the Fleming Community Center. According to Town Clerk Michelle Asfeld, in addition to the mayor position,...
