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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...
THE HAXTUN Lions Club hosted the 47th annual Chuckwagon Dinner and Show Saturday night. Above, Lions Club members Winston Ham and Lyle and Debby McBride serve dinner. The event began with dinner and fellowship followed by a performance from Orion and Stacey Potter. According to Lions Club member Ross Edwards, the event drew nearly 300 attendees. Additionally, more than 80 trail boss packages were purchased for the annual event that benefits local community projects, benefits and...
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...
The Senate wrapped up its work on the 2022-23 State budget, adding a whopping $783 million in new spending, but the bulk of those changes are unlikely to make it to the final version. The biggest change was an amendment from Senators Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, and Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, to add $503 million to K-12 education, with half going to teacher salaries and the other half to pay down the debt to K-12 education, known as the budget stabilization factor. During April 6 debate on House Bill 1329, which started the State budget at $36...
"In the Spring time a young man's thoughts turn to thoughts of ... " I know how this often quoted saying is supposed to end. I also know that Spring has different meaning for different people. I'll bet though, that everyone in cattle country has one thought come to mind as spring approaches. Fence fixing! Good old back breaking, glove tearing fence repair. Most of cattle country gets a fair share of snow in the winter. The mountains get more depth than the wind driven storms on the plains, but t...
After losing two long-time canine buddies last year, we were reluctant to jump back into a new puppy situation. It wasn’t that we didn’t care for the companionship. It was about having to once again go through the painful stages of adapting a pup to the place, establishing pack rules, setting boundaries (including behavior around the cats) and then having the patience to stick it out. In the back of our minds exists the perfectly well-behaved dog, one that rarely needs correcting and who doe...
High winds forced the postponement of a number of events across the region last week and more could be on the slate this week. Schools are already scrambling to find make-up dates and any more postponements could lead to the outright cancellation of contests. There are no more unbeaten teams in the realm of Class 1A baseball, as the last team to suffer a defeat, Otis, dropped a pair of lopsided contests at home on Saturday to Stratton. The Eagles won the opener 18-1 and followed that with an...
13 Years Ago April 14, 1937 A county-wide meeting of farmers and businessmen interested in rural electrification under the REA was held in Paoli Saturday night. A kilowatt hour, which can be delivered to the farm for approximately two cents, is equivalent to one-half gallon of gasoline and will do the same work. Eph Johnson and Paoli was elected temporary chairman of the group of volunteers. Sophmore play gets big hand from audience. Cast members of "Everybody's Crazy": Arden Sack, Clarence...
TANYA MAYHEW, former Chief of Police for the Town of Haxtun, received her retired badge from Haxtun Mayor Brandon Biesemeier in an Open House in honor of her retirement on Sunday afternoon, April 10, at the Haxtun Community Center. Family, friends, colleagues and community members gathered in celebration of Mayhew's 19 years with the Haxtun Police Department. She served the community as the Chief of Police for 18 of those years....
The Baby Bear Hugs Board of Directors recently announced that Jennifer Deam will become the Executive Director for Baby Bear Hugs upon the retirement of Ruth Seedorf. Deam has been a long-time advocate for children and families and has 15 years of nonprofit experience. She has been active at the State level on the Colorado Home Visitation Coalition and CDPHE Oral Health Project Design Team. She serves as Board Chair for the Early Childhood Council and is on the board for Rural Communities...
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....
The Bulldog track team traveled east for the Holyoke High School Invitational on Saturday, April 9. The girls' team placed fifth out of 12 with a total of 80 points while the boys earned a total of 27 points for an eighth place finish. Individual top-10 results from the Holyoke High School Invitational are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Taylor Schram, fifth, 14.03. 200-meter dash: Heily Avery, ninth, 32.40. 400-meter dash: Taylor Schram, third, 1:09.62. 800-meter run: Avery, fourth, 3:09.11;...
The Fleming Wildcats suffered four on the baseball diamond over the past week. The Wildcats now stand at 3-7 overall and 3-3 in the league following last week's action. The week opened last Tuesday, April 5 on the road at Akron, with a five-inning, non-conference contest. The Rams shut out the visiting Wildcats 14-0. Fleming's batters struggled at the plate recording no hits in the outing. Junior Kolten Houser managed two stolen bases on two attempts. As group, the Wildcats averaged .833 in the...
Fleming tracksters competed at the Holyoke Invitational last Saturday, April 9. Top-10 placers from the meet are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Zoey Vandenbark, first place, 13.42; Whitney Chintala, seventh, 14.19. 200-meter dash: Maddy Harms, fifth, 30.15. 400-meter dash: Kally Kirkwood, first, 1:02.60; Maddy Zink, ninth, 1:18.42. 1,600-meter run: Madi Serrato, first, 6:18.17. Four-by-100-meter relay: Team of Lexi Schaefer, Chintala, Kirkwood and Vandenbark, first, 53.35. Four-by-200-meter...
Edwin Joseph Schaefer passed away in Poway, Calif. on March 18, 2022 at the age of 83. Ed was born on Nov. 20, 1938 in Sterling to Ben and Martha (Brekel) Schaefer. He graduated from Fleming High School in 1955. Ed received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and his Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of New Mexico. He then joined the Air Force Reserves. Ed married Jolynn "Jodie" Graham on April 28, 1962 in Albuquerque, N.M. Ed and Jodie lived in Poway until...
