What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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NORTHEAST Colorado weather went from 60 degrees Wednesday afternoon to snowfall Thursday morning. Snow blanketed Phillips and surrounding counties, dumping nearly 10 inches of snow in some areas. This measurement is from a backyard in Haxtun on Thursday afternoon....
By Marianne Goodland Legislative reporter Two bills designed to put oversight into the funeral home industry won unanimous committee approvals in the past week. House Bill 1335, which won approval from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, is what’s known as a sunset bill. It’s designed to continue state law over an industry or occupation. The measure would extend regulation of the funeral home industry — the business side — up to 2031. But it also adds new law about inspections of funeral homes, to hopefully prevent what’s happened...
Recently, The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving reports of stolen trailers and vehicles. These reports seem to be increasing in frequency and to protect our community from this type of theft, the Sheriff’s office would like to take the opportunity to educate citizens about affordable GPS locator devices that are now readily available. What is a GPS locator device? A GPS locator device is a small device about the size of a half-dollar that is built to establish a connection with a GPS satellite and report its location to use...
Two Lady Bulldogs received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 basketball season. This year's season came to a conclusion in the first round of Districts and after final placings at the State Championships, officials announced senior Cassidy Goddard and junior Bobbi Starkebaum were given All-Conference, Honorable Mention honors. In her senior season, Goddard registered 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She also netted 1.5 assists and a steal per game. Goddard registered 11...
Doris Jean (Schaefer) Scott passed away in Haxtun on March 3, 2024 at the age of 86. Doris was born on Aug. 27, 1937 in Sterling to Ben and Martha (Brekel) Schaefer. Doris graduated from Fleming High School in 1955. She received her nursing degree and became an RN in 1956. She married Wayne Scott on Aug. 24, 1957 in St. Peters. After working as a nurse for a few years, Doris began her career in the Post Office in 1969. She was the Post Master of Holyoke when she retired in 1992. In 1994 Doris...
Raymond Pete Gerk passed peacefully on March 5, 2024, just 22 days shy of his 88th birthday. Ray was born in Ovid on March 27, 1936. He was the second child and oldest son of Pete and Lena (Shank) Gerk. Ray was an avid producer and businessman. As a young farmer, he started his operation growing sugar beets and became knowledgeable on how to produce a valuable crop. He was asked by Holly Sugar to move to Hereford, Texas with his brothers, Robert and Jim, and Don Reuter to raise sugar beets and...
Barbara Ruth Smith Brasby graduated from this Earth and entered her heavenly home on March 6, 2024. She passed away peacefully in Fort Morgan at Valley View Villa Care Center with family. She was a resident of Haxtun for 22 years. Barb was born Sept. 2,1932 on Nantucket Island, Mass., to Irene May Beamish and Albert Walter Judd Smith. Within weeks, Albert left the family. When Barb was seven, Irene remarried Willard Edson Nickerson, who fully became Barb's loving dad. Barb met her sweetheart...
There are places in the world where time stands still. These are little-known spots where nothing changes and progress seems to have skipped over it. Thank heaven for those places. This weighty observation came as a result of opening up a newspaper the other morning. There in black and white was a story and pictures about my old stomping grounds, LaPorte. LaPorte is a wide spot in the road on Highway 287 between Fort Collins and Laramie, Wyo. I hope no one takes offense at the description. It...
Labels infuse our culture, transforming us in ways we do not fully understand. Commercial labels are the easiest to process and dismiss. We see them as identifiers, product enhancers, and information centers about the content, sale and receipt of materials and goods. Other labels become ones of convenience that spell out our personal choices, spending habits, or political leanings. At its best, the right label on the right product in an appropriate moment can be difficult to beat. Not so with...
13 Years Ago March 15, 1939 Pictured are Haxtun Bulldogs, runners-up in the State Class B basketball tournament in Denver last week. After winning three games, the team was defeated by Alamosa in the finals. Players: Arden Sack, Laurie Ramsay, Harold Ruch, Quintin Bullock, Bill Drummond, Coach C.M. Bertagnolli, Byron Bailey, Everett McConnell, Junior Meakins, Stuart Exstrom and Harold Delander. A raid by the sheriffs office resulted in the confiscation of 10 slot machines, one pinball machine, a...
