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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Swearing in a new police chief, paying off the main street bond and employee job descriptions and pay scales topped agenda items at the Haxtun Town Council's first meeting of the new year. Council members met on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at the Haxtun Community Center. At the start of the meeting, new Police Chief Nathon Nadow took his oath of office. Nadow was selected as a finalist for the chief position in December when Council members voted to offer him a conditional job offer. The conditional job...
Nathon Nadow took over as Haxtun's Police Chief last week. He was officially sworn into office on Tuesday, Jan. 4 and began duties the following day, Wednesday, Jan. 5. Nadow takes the reins after the resignation of former Chief Tanya Mayhew who resigned from her position late last fall. His addition to the local police force brings the department up to two including Chief Nadow and Officer Tom Bullard. Nadow was born in Brighton and grew up in Keenesburg. He moved to Sterling seven years ago an...
The Phillips County Sheriff's Office welcomed new Deputy Darrell Smith recently. Smith and his wife, Kyla, and their children moved to Haxtun a year and a half ago. "We have been loving it," Smith said of his rural Haxtun living. Smith grew up in Stockton, Calif. but moved to Colorado almost a decade ago when he took a job with M-V Equipment. He worked there in the accounting department but the company eventually sold and he chose a different career path. After M-V, Smith took a job with the...
The 2022 General Assembly session, which begins its 120-day run on Wednesday, Jan. 12, will be the last year in the legislature for state Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling. He intends to go out with a bang, sponsoring a measure that could be among the most significant in his 16-year history as a lawmaker. Sonnenberg is teaming up with Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, to change a state law that would eventually allow the University of Northern Colorado to open only the second public medical school in the State. A new medical school...
Byron H. Pelton, Logan County Commissioner for District 1, is announcing his bid to serve as the Colorado State Senator from District 1. "It is crucial that Colorado elects someone to the Senate that is willing to be a strong voice for Energy and Agriculture. These two industries are the largest economic drivers in the state of Colorado. Weld County alone has over 1.975 million acres of land devoted to farming and raising livestock. As the divide widens between rural and urban areas of Colorado,...
I have lived my entire life near small towns. I’ve never had an address connected to a big town for very long. If the little town I lived near became a big one, or heaven forbid, began calling itself a city, I moved. The town I live near calls itself a city but I think they’re kind of teasing about that, with our one stop light and weekly newspaper. The truth is, I’m afraid of big towns. It’s the traffic that scares me the most. In fact, I’d rather get beaten by three guys with sticks than driv...
The origin of New Year’s resolutions is uncertain though many sources note their presence during the rise of Babylonia some four thousand years ago. They became ritualized and persist to this day in various forms. Most are common declarations to improve one’s health, usually by losing weight or adopting some sort of fitness regimen. Others encourage us to shed poor habits of behavior. But there is more to it than that. Resolutions reflect the heart and soul of who we imagine or desire our...
After taking two to three weeks off, area sports teams were back in action last week, and they kicked 2022 off in a big way. Upsets were plentiful on the hardwood, and outstanding performances were found on the mats in many tournaments across the region. It was a good opening week for the Fleming basketball teams, as the Lady Wildcats picked up wins in ranked match-ups against Merino (54-37) and Kit Carson (45-40). Their boys upset Merino (49-46) and then took care of business at home against Kit Carson (58-37). Both will be contenders in the...
Little Bluestem is the most widely distributed native grass in the United States according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Now its cultivated varieties have been chosen as the Perennial Plant of 2022. For our western region, Schizachryium scoparium “The Blues” and Schizachyrium scoparium “Standing Ovation” are two great choices for the landscape. What makes it the most widely distributed native grass is its ability to grow on a wide variety of well-drained, moderate to dry, infertile soils. What makes it great for growing...
Like a demolition team swinging a sledgehammer, legislators intent on purging Native American mascots from Colorado schools smashed their opposition with little consideration of the wreckage they were creating. So certain of the righteousness of their cause, they denied even mere consideration to the communities upon which they imposed their will. Two of Colorado’s smallest districts — Arickaree (103 students) and Mountain Valley (153 students) — are being severely harmed by this legis...
13 Years Ago Jan. 13, 1937 The Haxtun Volunteer Fire department will probably display a new fire truck in the near future, following action by the town board to purchase complete new equipment. The new custom-built truck will be mounted on a Chevrolet chassis that has been purchased from Ace Goddard of the Clark Chevrolet Company. Local officers were searching the town and countryside here Saturday evening in an effort to locate two young men who passed counterfeit coins at a Haxtun business...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs notched a win in the record column in their first outing back from Christmas break. An 18-point win gives the Lady Bulldog team their third win this season. Haxtun currently holds a 3-5 record. Haxtun hit the road twice in the first weekend of basketball action as the team traveled to take on Yuma on Friday and Prairie on Saturday. In Saturday's action, both teams put nine points on the board in the first quarter at the home of the Lady Mustangs. The second quarter was a...
The Haxtun Bulldogs dropped to 5-3 with two losses the first weekend back from Christmas break. The Bulldogs fell on the road to Yuma on Friday night and to Prairie at the home of the Mustangs on Saturday. “Obviously it wasn’t the start we wanted coming out of break,” said Head Coach Jayden Stieb. “We learned that we still have a ton to work on.” The Bulldogs first outing from the holiday break pitted them in a match up with the Yuma Indians. Yuma, who is in the same Lower Platte League as the Bulldogs, is a 2A team. The Bulldogs played a...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats maintain their number two spot in Colorado High School Activities Association rankings following back-to-back wins after returning from Christmas break. The Lady Wildcats now hold a 7-0 record that matches that of CHSAA's number-one ranked Briggsdale. The Lady Wildcats opened the 2022 portion of the season at Merino last Friday night where they cruised to a 54-37 victory over the Lady Rams. Sophomore Madi Serrato contributed 24 point for the Lady Wildcat offense. She...
A two-weekend holiday hiatus gave the Fleming Wildcats some much needed momentum to bounce back from the 1-4 record that opened their 2021-22 season. The Wildcats returned to the court last weekend to pick up a pair of wins over Merino and Kit Carson to advance to 3-4 overall. The 2022 portion of the season opened at Merino on Friday night, Jan. 7, where the Wildcats faced off with the then 3-2 Rams. Fleming jumped to an early eight-point lead, but fell behind in the second and trailed by four...
On Dec. 18 the Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestling team traveled to Wray to participate in the Bob Smith Invitational to close out the 2021 portion of the season. The team finished in fifth place with 70.5 points out of 13 teams. They team also finished the day with three champions. Results of matches wrestled by team members competing out of Haxtun and Fleming are as follows: 106-pound sophomore Kaiden Schelling finished his day 3-0 earning the championship in his weight class. Schelling defeated Caleb Deines of Merino, 12-0. He then defeated...
Lloyd Allen Nelson passed away Dec. 27, 2021, in Bertram, Texas at the age of 88. He was born to John and Clara Nelson on July 29, 1933, in Peetz. Lloyd grew up in the wheat farming community of Peetz and attended Peetz High School. Upon graduation he worked in the oilfield and then was drafted into the United States Army and served during the Korean conflict, mostly in Germany. Upon completing his military service he then attended Northeastern Junior College and the University of Colorado....
Wayne Crowell died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 in Athens, Ga. at the age of 81 Wayne Allen Crowell was born Nov. 25, 1940 to Carl and Lorraine (Rambow) Crowell in Sterling. Wayne attended Dailey Grade School until the fifth grade at which time his father Carl and stepmother Leora (Gueck) Crowell moved to a farm one mile west and a half mile south of Haxtun. Wayne then completed grade school and high school in Haxtun. Wayne always enjoyed animals and was an FFA State Farmer in high school and a...
