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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It is no secret the year 2020 has brought on new challenges and with challenge comes change. Changes are coming for The Haxtun-Fleming Herald; owners Spring Atchison and Candie Fix announce the sale of their building along Haxtun's main street. Although there will no longer be an office location, publication of the weekly newspaper will continue, as will the sale of office supplies. Atchison and Fix have been at the HF Herald for over 20 years, both beginning their careers in journalism during...
School districts across the nation received funding relating to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. For the Haxtun School District, that amount has totaled nearly $288,000. While the funds are restricted to budget items directly related to educational needs during the pandemic, the District has been able to utilize those dollars in for technology, including the purchase of 19 interactive smart boards for classrooms. The Tuesday, Oct. 20 meeting of the Haxtun School Board opened with a presentation of the new smart boards from Art Teacher Sara...
The Haxtun Police Department registered a sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits last week. According to Police Chief Tanya Mayhew, 26-year-old Kaden Broaddus lives in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue. Broaddus is required to register as a sex offender annually as part of a conviction in Logan County in 2020 for unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor offense....
As the first nine weeks of school winds down, board members with the Frenchman School District in Fleming heard reports from several teachers as well as administration at their Oct. 20 meeting. The monthly meeting opened with staff reports followed by the same from Principal Kortney Firme and Superintendent Steve McCracken. Fleming First Grade Teacher Danielle Wernsman spoke to the Board first. Each meeting, staff members rotate attending board meetings, giving board members an update on what is happening in their classroom. Wernsman is in her...
Premier Farm Credit has grant funds available for 4-H and FFA members through their Generating Rural Opportunities, or GRO, Program. Applications and information can be found at https://premieraca.com/resources/gro-program/ and in local Premier Farm Credit offices. Applications are due Nov. 2 and youth who are currently members in good standing or are eligible to join 4-H and FFA for the upcoming program year are eligible to apply. “We’re excited to be able to support our area’s youth in this way,” said Jaimee Mollohan, Vice President of Mark...
The Turquoise Chandelier in Paoli is on a mission; one to help stock the local food bank during the holiday season. Owner Allison Horton hopes to be able to help local community during a time of need. Horton plans to host a non-perishable food drive Oct. 30 through Nov. 13 at her boutique and salon along Highway 6 in Paoli. She opened the Turquoise Chandelier just over a year ago. “It’s our way of giving back,” Horton said. Those who bring in items will qualify for in-store savings. All donations will benefit the Haxtun Food Bank. “We are wan...
A lot of my days have been spent either with a rope in my hand or thinking about having a rope in my hand. During countless hours in the practice pen and on the rodeo road, I have acquired a tremendous amount of knowledge concerning all aspects of roping and related subjects. Most of it today is completely worthless. The sport of rodeo and associated roping events have evolved ... tremendously. I, on the other hand, have evolved ... slightly. When I began roping calves years ago we got off the...
If trees could talk: part one. A small scrubby oak tree less than waist high was given sporadic, sometimes grudging, attention this past year. It is not in a convenient place for watering because of having to lug buckets, and frankly, it isn’t much of a tree to look at either. It is in a place easy to forget and even easier to dismiss entirely. Then came the current year of disgruntled weather. The diminutive oak took it all without complaint: drought, cold, grasshoppers, and multiple hail d...
Safety is always a major concern on farms. In high school, my power mechanics teacher asked the class one day “what is the most dangerous profession in the U.S?” His answer was farming. I don’t know if he had data to back up his statement, but the intent of the question was to point out how many hats farmers wear. The reasoning was farmers are distracted from focusing on safety from having many other career tasks. Farmers are heavy equipment operators, hazardous material handlers, biologists, mechanics and businesspeople. The risks of farmi...
13 Years Ago Oct. 23, 1935 The Rev. David J. Morning, Haxtun and Holyoke priest, was instantly killed last Thursday night when his automobile collided with a truck on the Goodman hill, five and a half miles west of Fleming. Those who saw the car, a V-8 coach, said that it was the worst wreck they had ever witnessed. The priest had been in charge of the Catholic churches at Holyoke and Haxtun since April of this year, replacing the Rev. Father Kerr. Haxtun's 10th Corn Festival and Crop Show was...
JEAN BENSON, resident at Haxtun Health's Extended Care Unit, holds a gasoline powered iron on Tuesday, Oct. 20 as part of a Stories from the Attic event. Last week, Patrick Dick brought in items, some of them dating from the late 1800s such as a tiny metal egg beater, a hoslter from World War II, the iron pictured above and a first edition Peter Pan book. A nut grinder and an old mixer were also brought in and displayed while residents shared memories....
It was a cold one, bitter cold, but that didn't stop the Bulldogs from showing up against the Sedgwick County Cougars on Friday night. Despite dropping to 1-2 with a 60-14 loss to the five-time defending state champion team, the Bulldogs did put up the most points against Sedgwick County than any other team has in over a year. It's been a solid 12-months since any other team put up 14 points against the Cougars, that time from the Dayspring Christian Eagles when they suffered a 56-16 loss early...
The top-ranked Fleming Wildcats traveled to New Raymer where they faced off with the fifth ranked Prairie Mustangs in 6-man action last Friday night. Both teams sought to maintain their undefeated season as they entered the contest at 2-0. The Wildcats kicked off in the opening quarter to start the game and Prairie fielded the ball just shy of Fleming's goal line and returned nearly 25 yards before being caught up by Fleming's defense. The Mustang offense chewed over six minutes off the clock in...
