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MICHAEL Beard recently took his oath of office to fill the vacancy of Phillips County Sheriff. Beard was appointed by the Phillips County Commissioners to fill the Sheriff's position following the passing of Thom Elliott several weeks ago. Beard will serve as Sheriff until the next general election at which time voters will elect a Sheriff. Beard previously served as Undersheriff, a position Elliott appointed him to in May 2020. Prior to his employment with the Sheriff's Office, Beard served a...
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...
Every year the Jolly Dozen Family and Community Education group in Phillips County hosts an essay and artwork contest for fourth grade students in Haxtun and Holyoke. The theme of this year's contest is caring, one of the six pillars of character. Students are required to write an essay on the topic and create a hand-drawn picture. The FCE nationwide contest provides opportunity for students to improve literacy skills and develop ethical values. This year, Holyoke's Taisley Rosane won first...
Rumors of a bill banning so-called “assault weapons” have been circulating at the State Capitol (and outside of it) since before the 2023 session started. Up until a week ago, Democrats were downplaying the chances that the bill would be introduced. All that flew out the window on March 3, when one of the House’s most progressive Democrats introduced House Bill 1230, although the bill’s expected sponsor has now dropped off the measure. Its legislative declaration, which says why the bill is needed, says assault weapons and high-ca...
Knowing where you are and where you want to end up are two very different things. If it isn’t snow, its drifting snow, and if it isn’t drifting snow its mud, not isolated soft places on a gravel road mind you, but to-the-axel bona fide dirt road mud. In 25 years, the county road bordering a lower pasture has never been impassable … until now. Successive snows led to the need to keep drifts at bay by pushing snow ever higher along the county’s 30-foot easement setback. The piles, acting as addi...
What is mindfulness? How do we practice it? According to Kabet-Zinn the effects of mindfulness are an “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, nonjudgmentally.” Practicing taking walks through your yard or the park and just noticing what is around you without actively labeling everything. This is an active way of quieting the mind. Another term for it is called just being. From one moment to the next there is nothing but that moment. Practicing mindfulness stops the judgement we consistently bring in...
Regular “Under The Wire” readers know I often compare human and bovine intelligence with the latter consistently coming out the winner. Today’s column once again points out how far ahead cows are over us humans. When Covid broke out over a year ago, many cattle owners pointed out a popular cattle vaccine protected bossy and her baby with “Bovine Rotavirus-Coronavirus” vaccine. The cow didn’t have to do anything to get the shot, just walk down the alley to the chute, leave a minute later, then...
13 Years Ago March 2, 1928 Miss Margaret Vay Chryst of this city and George Thompson of Venango, Neb., were married at Holyoke Friday, Feb. 18, by County Judge A.T. Searle, in the presence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Chryst, and brother, Wayne. At a quiet ceremony here Tuesday morning, Miss Cora Talbert of Haxtun, and Mr. Andrew Beal of Holyoke, were married by the Rev. E.F. Weaver. The wedding took place at the Brethren parsonage at 10 o'clock. Announcements have been received...
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...
The 11th ranked Fleming Lady Wildcats have made their way into the Great 8 round of the 2023 Regional/State Tournament bracket. To earn their State Tournament berth, the Lady Wildcats took down 22nd ranked Arickaree and sixth seeded Kiowa last week. On the heels of a District Championship loss to Briggsdale, the Lady Wildcats continued in the post season as the 11th ranked team which pitted them against Arickaree in round one at Kiowa High School last Friday. Fleming cruised to a smooth victory...
In an opening-round Regional battle with 20th ranked Springfield, the 13th ranked Fleming Wildcats fell just four points short of extending their season last week. The District 4 runners-up met Springfield at Stratton on Friday for the chance to advance further into the post season. The two squads played an even contest in the first quarter. Fleming struck first and held a slight lead for the majority of the opening 10 minutes. As time wound down, Springfield tied up the tally and eventually...
Four Haxtun student-athletes have been selected for All Conference designation following the completion of the 2022-23 wrestling season. The wrestlers were four of seven members of the Sedgwick County/Fleming squad to qualify for this year's State Tournament. They made contributions to the team effort that resulted in an eighth place finish out of 44 teams competing at State. Senior Aliyah Engle, who became the first female wrestler on the Sedgwick County/Fleming team to qualify for State,...
HAXTUN SENIOR Aly Lock finished up her high school swimming career by competing at the Patriot League Conference Swim Meet and at the 3A Colorado State Swim Meet. At the Patriot League Conference Meet, Lock had an impressive showing qualifying for finals and placing in all four of her events. She placed seventh in the backstroke with a time of 1:13 and placed 13th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 0:30.09. Lock and her 200-yard medley relay team placed third with a time of 2:05 and also...
