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FLEMING'S HAYDEN Burr, pictured second from left, finished as runner-up at the Regional Wrestling Tournament last weekend to earn his ticket to the Colorado State Finals. For more coverage of wrestling, see inside this week's issue of the Herald....
The resignation of a council member, sale of Town owned property and wording of a bond ballot question topped business at the Monday, March 1 Haxtun Town Council meeting. Member Craig McCarty submitted a letter of resignation, effective as of the meeting date, giving the Council 60 days to appointment a replacement. “This is my letter of resignation from Haxtun Town Council,” McCarty began. “My family and I will be moving to Holyoke beginning Feb. 25 after we close on our home there. We are doing this primarily to move Breck closer to chemo...
After only a few hours of deliberation, a Colorado jury found Donthe Lucas guilty of first degree murder in the disappearance of Kelsie Schelling. Shortly after the verdict was read, Lucas was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lucas was arrested in 2017 and charged with first degree murder in the 2013 death of his pregnant girlfriend, Kelsie Schelling. He plead not guilty and has been awaiting trial in county jail. The trial, delayed previously several times, began...
Event center rental fees and weed and pest application rates are changing in Phillips County following several votes by the Commissioners throughout the month of February. One-day rental for private individuals increased from $575 per day to $775 for the use of the entire Event Center, including conference rooms and kitchen, located at the Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke. At the recommendation of Carrie Anderson, who manages all event center rentals and scheduling, the Phillips County Commissioners voted during a Feb. 18 meeting to appro...
The year 2020 had such promise for the hundreds of Coloradans, primarily farmers and ranchers, who hoped that this would be the year that the State would resolve the decades-long issue over denied tax credits for conservation easements. But concerns over the cost, and the pandemic-shortened legislative session, put an end to the legislation that would have started down that path. This week, State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, will begin afresh with legislation that will deal with one of the three recommendations from a 2019 working...
Some folks have observed I write about cowboy type people and places. Out of respect for those whom that might offend, today I’m writing about an honest-to-goodness sailor and his adventures with ... a cowboy. Sorry, but that’s as close to not talking cowboy as I can get! Just as the world has cowboys and “wannabes,” the sailing world has both types, too. In the world of the high seas, this particular sailor’s title is questioned by no one. You see, this man, accompanied by his wife, three kid...
It was 1992 during an environmental law lecture for graduate students that a first occurred for the instructor and the majority of students present. A bag phone ringer went off in the middle of the lecture period. Offended to have his class interrupted in such a careless manner, the instructor halted the lecture and unceremoniously strode up the stairs and out the back doors while muttering, “Well, that’s a first.” It represented homage to the quickly expanding age of electronic commu...
An incredibly busy week is already underway, with Sate basketball tournaments getting started back on Tuesday and state wrestling on tap for the weekend. Championship dreams will either be realized or dashed in just a matter of days. Girls wrestling gets the spotlight on Thursday, as young ladies from around the State will compete in 10 weight classes at the Southwest Motors Events Center in Pueblo. Only three area wrestlers will be participating, but all three have a strong shot at reaching...
13 Years Ago March 11, 1936 The Mooney hospital at Haxtun was threatened by fire Tuesday afternoon when an oil burner in the building overflowed, spreading burning oil over the basement floor. The fire was smothered by R.C. Kautter with the use of a hand extinguisher. Mrs. Mooney was in charge of the hospital at the time. Upon discovering the fire, she telephoned the city hall and requested that someone bring a fire extinguisher to the hospital. Mr. Kautter and T.C. Crist were in the city hall...
That's a wrap. The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs wrapped up regular season play with games in Otis and Sedgwick County last week. The team heads into the post season with an overall 8-6 record and a final 16th placing in RPI standings in 1A basketball action. It was a quick, shortened season, that at times players, fans and coaches wondered if it would ever start. Despite mandated mask wearing and limited fans in the stands at the first few games, the season went on and now as the Lady Bulldogs head...
In the final week of regular season action, the Haxtun Bulldogs went 1-1 with a big win over Otis and a loss to Sedgwick County, both games on the road last week. The Bulldogs finished 11th in Colorado 1A RPI standings and with an overall 9-5 record so far this season. Despite delays and push backs from the State surrounding COVID-19 restrictions, Colorado High School basketball got underway in mid-January and after a wild, jampacked season, the Haxtun Bulldogs head into the post season as the...
A pair of regular-season closing victories last week gave the Fleming Wildcats enough push to make this week's post-season play. The Wildcats took wins over the Lone Star Longhorns on the road and 2A's Akron Rams at home to put them at 7-5 on the year and allow them to advance into the 24-team Regional/State Tournament bracket as the number-23 seed. The scoreboard remained fairly even between Fleming and Lone Star throughout the first half of Friday's contest at Lone Star. The Wildcats held a...
A 9-3 overall season-closing record, including last week’s wins over Lone Star and Akron, have earned the Fleming Lady Wildcats a round-one bye in post-season play and home court advantage for their Sweet 16 appearance on Thursday. Game time on Thursday had not been determined as of press time. Last Friday’s game at Lone Star put two evenly matched teams on the court. The Lady Wildcats led for the duration of the game, but scores by quarter put them up by just four, five and three in quarters one through three. Their standout fourth qua...
The Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestling team traveled to Akron on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 for the 2021 2A Regional Tournament. The 106–145-pound wrestlers competed on Friday and the 152–285-pound wrestlers competed on Saturday. The team finished the weekend in fourth place with 114 points behind Wray with 220 points and Highland and Yuma each with 115 points. SCF has three state qualifiers, 113-pound senior Marco Martinez, 152-pound junior Hayden Burr and 195-pound senior Fabian Lop...
Dorothy Irene Kuntz passed away Feb. 28, 2021 at her home in Loveland at the age of 101. Dorothy was born and raised in Pleasanton, Neb. on Aug. 30, 1919 to Rudolf and Isadore Kirschner. They lived on the Kirschner homestead land until 1932 when they moved to Otis. It took them two days to travel to Colorado from Nebraska. Dorothy attended school in Otis. Her parents later moved to Haxtun. Dorothy remained in Otis until she finished 10th grade. She graduated in 1938 from Haxtun High School....
Barbara Ann Fix passed away on Feb. 26, 2021 at the Haxtun Health Extended Care Unit age the age of 82. Barb was born on May 30, 1938 in Greeley to Glenn T. and Irene (McCoy) Hendon. She graduated from Sterling High School and married Howard Fix Sr. on July 8, 1956 in Sterling. While staying at home to raise her four sons, Barb enjoyed crafting, knitting, word puzzles and playing cards. Barb is survived by her husband Howard, Haxtun; sons Howard Jr. and wife Julie, Sterling, Chad and wife Lynn,...
