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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On April 24, Phillips County Economic Development named seven youths in Phillips County the awardees of the 2024 Impact and Opportunity Scholarship at the PCED Annual Meeting. The award recognizes youth dedicated to their communities in promoting economic development and entrepreneurship. Winner of the Individual Award is Braylin Herman for her business "Dragon Fashion." Lilly Lemesany, Kaiden Schelling and Megan Walker received a Group Award for Haxtun's Small Business Showcase. Winners of the...
Three finalists have been named in the search for a new Superintendent of Haxtun Schools. The local Board of Education announced the three following a closed-door, executive session to review applications in a Tuesday, April 23 meeting. With the assistance of Randy Zila, with McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, the Board of Education received 10 applications for the superintendent position. McPherson & Jacobson is an executive recruitment and development firm hired by the Haxtun School District to help facilitate the search. After review of...
Family, friends and staff gathered at Phillips County Family Education Services on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Shirley Krogmeier Hall of Education. This honor was given in recognition of Shirley Krogmeier who touched the lives of countless students and families through education. Linda Jelden, Executive Director of PCFES, summarized the career and achievements of this dedicated educator and expressed gratitude for her significant contributions to the organization. Krogmeier...
The medical team at Haxtun Health is fully staffed. That news came from Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in a late-April meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors. Pace said that Dr. Dana Morgan has accepted a full-time position with Haxtun Health. Dr. Morgan grew up in Montana and graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine. She finished her residency in Family Medicine at Poudre Valley Hospital in 1996. Dr. Morgan’s areas of interest include family medicine for all ages, age management medicine, bio-identical h...
Phillips County Economic Development marked a successful 2024 Annual Meeting, featuring speakers from Designs By Fergie and the local Board of Cooperative Education Services who inspired attendees with their insights into marketing and career connected learning. Holly Ferguson of Designs By Fergie provided a virtual tour of the newly launched PCED website. BOCES representatives, Tamara Durbin, Alan Nall and Michelle Lock discussed innovative educational initiatives to nurture a skilled...
Spirituality and numbers make for uneasy companions when it comes to relative importance in the life of the church. Most people disavow a dependency on numbers as a reflection of how well a church is doing. Deep down they know better, but neither will any church turn away numbers of people if they appear at the doorsteps of the church. To say a church is accomplishing all it can as justified by head counts, is an afront to the Word. In years of participation in church, I have encountered...
If today’s title seems a bit indecisive, trust me, you got it right! The seasons have been a little hard to identify here on the Hodgson Ranch. The year, like everyone else’s began with January, followed by February, both supposed to be identified by cold days. We had 50 to 70 degree days instead. Guess we just got our months mixed up. Next came March, usually the spring door opener. This year it featured a mixture of some freezing nights and 70 degree days. Must not be spring after all, I tho...
Letter to the Editor, Hello, I am Darrell Smith, currently employed with the Haxtun Police Department, and I am here to announce my intention to run for the office of Phillips County Sheriff in this year's special election. I want to become the Sheriff for Phillips County so that I may continue to do what I have done the majority of my life, which is serve. I come from a long line of United States Service members. I myself Served in the United States Navy, serving through Sept. 11 and was part of the first Expeditionary Strike Group as a...
13 Years Ago May 3, 1939 Saturday has been set for the opening of a new store in Haxtun to be known as the Bauer Cash Grocery. The store is located in the Fairmont Creamery Company building and will be operated by Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Bauer, formerly of Maywood, Neb. Mr. Bauer recently became manager of the Fairmont station here. Musicians in the Haxtun High School band will receive a trip to the national band contest in Colorado Springs next week as a reward for their showing in the state...
Haxtun senior Samantha Seger signed a letter of intent to play softball at Lamar Community College next fall. Seger sealed her commitment with friends and family by her side in signing ceremonies at Haxtun High School last week. Seger played four softball seasons with the Lady Dragons in Holyoke. "Samantha has a great personality and loves the game of softball, said Greg Cary, Softball Coach of the Lamar Lady Running Lopes. "She will bring that personality with her and also her athleticism to...
It’s post season and the Haxtun Bulldogs have secured a spot in the second round of District baseball action slated for later this week in Fort Morgan. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 13-4 overall record and number two in league standings. The Bulldogs hosted Prairie in the first round of Districts on Tuesday afternoon. Haxtun dominated the contest, taking a 20-6 win in just five innings. The win advances the Bulldog team to the next round of playoffs, which will put them in a contest against Merino on Friday, May 3 at 11 n...
Haxtun High School track team members competed in Wiggins this week. The Wiggins Invitation on April 25 marked the lone meet for the local team since earlier last week. Top-10 results from Wiggins are below: Girls 400-meter dash: Lilly Lemesany, ninth, 1:12.06. 100-meter hurdles: Halli Philp, 10th, 20.22. Discus: Cassidy Goddard, second, 125 feet, seven inches; Reagan ones, third, 118 feet, three inches; Zoe Kurtzer, 10th, 94 feet, one inch. Shot put: Goddard, third, 35 feet, four inches; Jones, eighth, 31 feet, nine inches. The Bulldog track...
Fleming High School track team members competed in Julesburg last week at the Sedgwick County Cougar Classic. Top-10 results from that meet are below: Girls 100-meter dash: Brooke Schaefer, seventh, 14.6. 800-meter run: Emoree Lousberg, ninth, 2:48.18. Four-by-100-meter relay team: fifth, 56.73. Four-by-800-meter relay team: fifth place, 11:51.98. High jump: Ashley Bornhoft, ninth, four feet, five inches. Long jump: Schaefer, third, 14 feet, 7.75. Triple jump: Schaefer, seventh, 30 feet, 2.25 inches. Pole vault: MadiKay Serrato, seventh, seven...
April 4 through April 6 Haxtun High Schools' Future Career and Consumer Leaders of America students attended the Colorado FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Downtown Denver. This conference was led by the Colorado State FCCLA Officers. Highlights of the conference included workshops for students and a community service special event. Students also competed in STAR (Students Taking Action for Recognition) Events. The following is a list from those events: Zoe Kurtzer, Gold, National Qualifier,...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. We opened our doors in February 2019 in Paoli. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Allison Horton — Owner/Stylist & Brom Brom — Retail Associate. 3. What services/products do you offer your customers? We offer a full service salon for the whole family. Also, a wonderful shopping experience for women and youth girls. 4. Where are you located and how can a customer find/contact you? We are loc...
