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The past year has had its ups and downs, but attendees of the Phillips County Economic Development annual meeting Wednesday, June 16, showed their optimism for the future of the county in a post-pandemic world. The evening at the Paoli Town Hall included local project updates, scholarship announcements and a dinner catered by Happy Jacks Barbecue. PCED Executive Director Trisha Herman applauded the 50 local members of PCED and praised the work of board members, including Tom Bennett, Mark...
The 13th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Aug. 3 via videoconference to interview and select nominees for appointment by the Governor to the office of district judge for the 13th Judicial District (Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties). The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer. The vacancy will occur on Oct. 1. To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of the 13th Judicial District at the time of investiture and must have been admitted...
Over 150 patrons of the Haxtun Conservation District joined together, June 14 to acknowledge the accomplishments of the district over the past 75-plus years. Congress passed the Soil Conservation Act on April 27, 1935 during the dust bowl days to allow districts to form. The Haxtun District originally consisting of two townships Logan County and three townships south and east of Haxtun, was established by referendum of the landowners. They were issued a certificate of organization on May 25,...
Haxtun Elementary and Junior High School recently released the names of students who were listed on the Principal’s and Superintendent’s honor rolls for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year. Those on the Principal’s Honor Roll with a grade point average between 3.4 and 3.79 are: Fifth grade: Kira Christensen and Scarlett Crossland. Sixth grade: Blakelyn Michael, Torrie Wernsman and Anika Wright. Seventh grade: Rozlynn Crossland, Zach Fryrear, Tessa Gales, Addison Imhof and Kaylene Modrell. Eighth grade; Jayleigh Bullard, Zoe Kurtz...
The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise — and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types — especially type O — are urged to make an appointment to give as soon as possible to prevent further impact to patients. The Haxtun High School blood drive will be Tuesday, July 13 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school. To schedule your appointment, call or text Janet at (970) 630-1111. Right now, hospitals are responding to an atypically...
With just one more year left as a State lawmaker, State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling finds the most-recently concluded General Assembly session to be one of the most frustrating in his 15 years. “There were things we did that were good, to help stimulate the economy, to help those who need it, and in areas that needed help,” Sonnenberg told this reporter recently. But his fear is that lawmakers did things that are unsustainable in future years, such as investments in day care, early childhood and even K-12 education. “I don’t know ho...
It is that time of year when certain invasive weeds betray themselves upon blooming. One such species is the nodding thistle, or musk thistle. A combination of rain and warmer weather has encouraged the biennial to shoot up above the summer grasses in open defiance of clean pastures everywhere. This is no timid interloper. It is hard to uproot or cut off by hand and a single plant can produce tens of thousands of seeds annually. Its seeds can also remain viable for a dozen years or more. The bes...
Things have a wonderful way of working out sometimes. Call it fate, predestination or just plain luck. There are times if you sat down and wrote out the best possible outcome for a situation, you never could dream up what actually happens. Several years ago, Sue decided she wanted a cat. This surprised me because we already had about 20 hanging around the barns, haystacks and fields around our house. The problem was, she said, they are all wild and don’t come up around the house. She wanted o...
State championships in many sports will be earned this week, as the 2020-21 campaign comes to a close. Eight of the sports that were part of Season D wrap things up, including girls golf, baseball and track and field. After as much as a two-week lay-off since regionals, girls golf finally got its championships underway on Monday and Tuesday. The area was very well represented, with participants from Brush, Burlington, Holyoke, Washington County, Yuma and Kit Carson in the Class 3A field at...
13 Years Ago July 1 , 1936 Death: G.R. Mock, 76, a resident of this community for over 30 years, passed away Monday, June 29, 1936. The herd of Guernseys owned by A.D. Bahler of Holyoke was high in the Northeastern Colorado Cow Testing Association last month with 741 pounds of milk and 36.5 pounds of butterfat per cow. The high cow is owned by E.L. Ramsay of Haxtun, a Holstein which produced 1,057 pounds of milk containing 53.9 pounds of butterfat for the month. A shipment of fat hogs marketed...
A tough, eight inning battle left the Bulldogs short just one run Saturday morning but despite a season ending loss at Regionals, Head Coach Trent Ham expressed his appreciation for the growth his team made over the past few months. "Our boys improved all season long and were playing some great baseball by the end of it," Ham said at the conclusion of the 2021 season. "Although we came up just short in Regionals, I couldn't have been more proud of our team." Regional baseball action kicked off...
The Haxtun Bulldogs competed in the final two meets of the season before State later this week. The Bulldogs participated in the LAPP/YWKC meet in Yuma on June 15. The girls team finished the league meet with 31 points and a seventh place finish while the boys team earned a total of 62 points and a sixth place finish. Top 10 results from that meet are as follows: LPAA/YWKC League Meet Girls 400-meter-dash: Aliyah Engle, fourth, 1:10.75. 300-meter hurdles: Taylor Schram, sixth, 1:04.04....
The Fleming Wildcat track team wrapped up their regular season competing at two separate track meets on Saturday, June 19. Four members of the team competed at the HWAY Invitational at Akron while Nolan Japp competed at the Big Red Last Chance Meet in Eaton. Top 10 finishers at those meets are as follows: HWAY Invitational Girls 800-meter run: Madi Serrato, second place, 2:53.78. 1,600-meter run: Serrato, first, 6:31.83. Pole vault: Serrato, fifth, 6 feet. Boys 200-meter dash: Matix Haney,...
HAXTUN PEEWEE players on the red team are pictured front row (l-r), Sawyer Bowers, Jace Bamford, Kason Hadeen, Michael Firme, Mason Grauberger and Mason Deering; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Baron Starkebaum, Adrial Rodriguez, Brandon Adler, Canon Wilson, Tyce Hofmeister, Wyatt Mason and Nicolai Stanley. Not pictured are Cooper Bullard and Max Firme....
HAXTUN LITTLE LEAGUE players are pictured front row (l-r), Austin Knox, Colton Schliesser, Evan Vandenbark, Caleb Santistevan, Grant Firme, Greyson Biesemeier and Carter Moulton; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Liam Nall, Luke Gales, Jayce Boerner, Eli Horton, Max Grauberger, Colton Higgins and Chance Romero. Not pictured are Daethon Thacker and Gaige Wilson....
BABE RUTH players on the Haxtun red team are pictured front row (l-r), Braden Plumb, Coleman Firme, Kanin Koberstein, Chase Goddard and Kash Workman; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Corbin Andersen, Kailin Kelley, Michael Knox, Jack Feik, Jaxsen Schram, Callum Mackay and Coach Collyn Heinz. Not pictured is Brandon Nall....
