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QUINCY STONE, left, takes her time visiting with Santa while her little sister, Paisley, isn't quite as excited about idea of giving her wish list. Santa visited the Haxtun Fire Hall in conjunction with the local Chamber's Hometown Christmas event last Tuesday. Despite temperatures dipping to nearly 0, crowds still waited in line to see Santa, take hay rack rides and shop at local businesses downtown. The fire department served over 200 in their soup supper meal at the fire hall. Quincy, 3, and...
The Haxtun Board of Education held a quick special meeting last week to hire a new kindergarten through 12th grade art teacher. The vacancy comes following the resignation of Sara Martinez who submitted her resignation effective the end of December. The meeting opened at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 and as their only item of business, board members voted to hire Holly Kurtzer as the new K-12 art teacher in Haxtun. Kurtzer will resume art classes for students when they return to the classroom fr...
The building at 242 South Colorado Avenue in downtown Haxtun is the future site of Town Square Realty. Realtor Johnna Harris closed on the property in November and with help from family and local contractors, plans are to open the office in just a few months. While work begins on the inside, Harris is asking for the community's help to learn the building's history. Town Square Realty first opened in Sterling in 2014 by Harris' mom, Wendy Jerman, who has been selling real estate since 2001. In...
Julie Thayer is due back in a Phillips County courtroom this month. Just eight months after being sentenced on charges of child abuse, Thayer is set to appear in Phillips County Court, this time on 17 new charges including identity theft, forgery and criminal impersonation. According to documents filed on Nov. 9 in Phillips County District Court, Thayer has been charged with three counts of identity theft, each class four felonies, 12 counts of forgery, all class five felonies, and two counts of criminal impersonation, each a class six felony....
In addition to approving the final draft of Phillips County wind energy regulations, the County Commissioners also renewed several contracts and requests throughout the month of November as well as granted requests for purchases and employment modifications. The Commissioners presented information at an end of the month press briefing with both County newspapers. In November, the Phillips County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution and regulations governing the placement of wind energy facilities with in the County....
Ag lender Premier Farm Credit recently announced the addition of Ty Groshans as a Loan Officer. "Ty will be a great asset to our lending team and we're proud to have him join us," said Steve Kaiser, Chief Lending Officer. "He brings agricultural marketing experience from his time working in the cattle industry. He has a passion for customer service and enjoys working with people. His background will serve him well in his new role as a Loan Officer. Ty graduated from Otis High School before obtai...
Well, winter is here. I said I could hardly wait for it to get here. Boy, was that a stupid thing to say. I have to wonder just what was I thinking of. I do, however know what I was not thinking of. I was not thinking about frozen water tanks, even those very expensive heated waterers. In my limited and not very convincing defense, it was probably July or August when I voiced my eager anticipation of -15 degree weather. Nothing like 95 degrees and 85 percent humidity to make you crave cooler tem...
This Advent season finds our social fabric a bit tested and threadbare. That reflects neither complaint nor critique, but rather a shared consensus view that things are not all they could be. Is that so different than previous seasons or is there something novel, a new wilderness in the mix? John the Baptist would likely suggest that wilderness is wilderness and lostness is lostness and to acknowledge either one is to know truth. To broach the wilds is about bringing a knowing attitude that is...
13 Years Ago Dec. 8, 1937 Jack Kennedy, of near Dailey, suffered a gunshot wound in his foot Tuesday afternoon when the .22-caliber rifle he was using to hunt rabbits was accidentally discharged. The bullet passed through the flesh of his foot, but luckily struck no bones. The date for the opening of bids for construction of the new high school building at Haxtun has been changed from Dec. 10 to Dec. 13, according to word received from J.K. Monroe, architect. Miss Florence Turner, and Mr. Max Di...
The amount of Bulldog athletes on the All Conference list from the 2022 fall sports season is a true testament to the successes of this year's football and volleyball teams. Nine members of this year's 11-1 football team and three players on the 13-12 volleyball team earned post season All-Conference honors by vote of coaches from the Lower Platte Valley League. Below is a list of all 12 players and stand out stats from their 2022 seasons. Haxtun Volleyball Junior Cassidy Goddard and sophomore...
The conclusion of the fall sports season brought a slew of All-Conference designations for Fleming Wildcat student-athletes. Both teams made appearances in the State Championship this year; both teams earned a runner-up finish. Lady Wildcat seniors Maddy Harms, Kally Kirkwood and Lexi Schaefer, junior MadiKay Serrato and freshman Ciana Lousberg earned All-Conference accolades. Senior Laney Schliesser and freshman Brooke Schaefer received All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Wildcat football player...
A notch in the win column is a decent way to kick off the 2022-23 basketball season and that's just what the Haxtun Bulldogs did with a 57-46 win over the Fleming Wildcats Friday night. With just two weeks between the end of the football season and the Bulldog's home and season opener, the 26-member team got to work putting in the work to pick up some wins on the hardwood. "It has been a solid start to the season. The boys have been working really well together in practice and haven't wasted muc...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are back in action on the hardwood as the 2022-23 basketball season is underway. Things kicked off with a home opener against Fleming last week and with an all new coaching staff, the 19-member team is learning a whole new game plan for the season ahead. The Lady Bulldogs are under the direction of Head Coach Alicia Schram and Assistant Coaches Dustin Seger and Casey Goddard. Schram said the start to this year's season has been fast and furious. "Most coaching staffs get...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats returned to the basketball court for a winning opening weekend last week. The team went 2-0 in outings with Haxtun and Belleview Christian. Fleming traveled on Friday night to neighboring Haxtun where they picked up a 46-33 win over the Lady Bulldogs. Senior Kally Kirkwood put up top numbers in all categories for the night. She led her team in points with 20, rebounds with seven and assists with four. Kirkwood also tallied four steals in the contest. Senior Maddy Harms...
The Fleming Wildcats started off their basketball season at 0-2 following a pair of season opening losses. The Wildcats fell to the Bulldogs in Haxtun on Friday night and took a second loss on Saturday to Belleview Christian. Haxtun went up by eight in the opening quarter on their home court Friday night, 18-10. Fleming matched the home team's 17-point second quarter to remain down by eight at the half. The Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs in the third by a single point to trail by seven heading...
The Sedgwick County/Fleming srestlers started their season off on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Chuck Annand Invitational in Akron. The team finished fourth out of 17 teams with 102.5 points behind Highland with 103 points, Fort Morgan with 125.5 points and Eaton with 181.0 points. Twelve SC/F wrestlers participated in the invitational. Junior Kaiden Schelling took the mat at 120 pounds. His day didn't end like he would have liked finishing 2-1 and placing second. Schelling defeated Matt Dabbs of...
