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Chris Kelley is Phillips County's new Veteran's Service Officer. Kelley took over his new role with the County on Nov. 1 as an appointment made by the Phillips County Commissioners. Kelley grew up in Central, Nebraska and moved to Haxtun with his family when his wife, Holly, took a position with Haxtun Schools as the Family Consumer Science Teacher. After high school, Kelley served active duty with the United States Marine Corps from 1996-1998. He served as a Lance Corporal before he was involun...
The Monday night, Nov. 4 meeting of the Haxtun Town Council opened with a number of public hearings, including several to consider liquor licensing requests for special events and a retail liquor license. The November meeting opened with roll call, Pledge of Allegiance and approval of the agenda and consent agenda. At the start of the meeting, Andy Wernsman addressed the local Council during the public comment portion of the meeting. Wernsman, with the First National Bank of Fleming, spoke to...
Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan's Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. There are more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide f...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following Council members were present: Cathy Castillo, Bill Langridge, Alex Gapter and Bonnie Jackson. Suzanne Wales attended via phone. Andrew Muller was absent. Also present were Keith Beck, Lewis Frank and Michelle Asfeld. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Betley asked for additions or corrections to the agenda. Jackson asked to h...
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender living within Haxtun's city limits. Steven Michael Saign lives in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. Saign was convicted of sex assault on a child and sex assault on a child, age 15-18, by someone in a position of trust on Nov. 29, 2012 in El Paso County. According to the local police department, Saign is required to register quarterly....
HAXTUN SCHOOLS honored Veterans during a ceremony sponsored by the National Honor Society earlier this week. Students who honored their family members with special speeches during the ceremony are pictured (l-r), Kortlyn and Haylie Carpenter with their dad, Ron Carpenter, United States Marine; Ryan Davis who honored his brother, Andrew Davis, active United States Navy; and Seth and Stellan Seger, who honored their grandfather, Darwin Jeffers, United States Navy and United States...
Phillips County electors cast 2,351 ballots in the general election on Nov. 5. That is an 82 percent voter turnout if gauging it from the 2,871 active registered voters. If using the 3,123 total registered voters, it is 75 percent. Results will not be considered official by the Secretary of State's office until the County canvasing board has completed its process and the County Clerk's Office files its final report with the State. Electors had an exceptionally lengthy ballot because of...
On Oct. 24, Alyssa Molde celebrated the completion of her Ogallala Commons Internship with a Harvesting Ceremony, marking a milestone in her professional and personal growth. Molde completed her internship at Retread Threads in Haxtun, a local nonprofit, where she gained valuable work experience. Throughout her internship, Alyssa engaged in hands-on work, gaining valuable skills in areas such as retail management, customer service and nonprofit experience. Her internship was sponsored by...
In October 2022 Mike Bowers began experiencing severe headaches and what seemed like vertigo. He also was beginning to have panic attacks for no apparent reason. These attacks lasted for over a year. In July of 2023, Mike had a panic attack while driving his family home from a work event. After that incident, Mike quit driving for his safety and others for around six months. Mike, and his wife Kim, live in the Wages community with their children, Sawyer, Lincoln and Phoenix. He is the...
Chief Operating Officer Julia Biesemeier continues acting duties in the absence of a chief executive officer at Haxtun Health. Biesemeier gave the Haxtun Health Board Directors a lengthy report in October's month-end meeting, updating members on a recent pharmacy inspection, status of the main street clinic construction, general operations and impacts to the organization due to recent flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The State Board of Pharmacy was on site in Haxtun for an unannounced...
Tijana Milojevic and Madalina Cara are two 16-year-old girls visiting Fleming High School through the Future Leaders Exchange Program and while just four short months ago the two were complete strangers, they now live with the same host family and attend the same small high school, thousands of miles away from their home countries, forming a bond through an experience of a lifetime. The Future Leaders Exchange Program, or FLEX, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program funded by the...
HALLOWEEN CONTEST first place winners in each category are pictured front row (l-r), Andrew Bell and Arlo Klemik; back row (l-r), Ben Henry, Jakson Yockey and Leo Ayala; the Ham family, Vailor, Trent, along with Barrett Ham, Vivian and Megan and Avery Horton. A complete list of contest winners from those who entered at the Haxtun Fire Hall are as follows: 0-3 years: Barrett Ham, first; Eiley Jablonski, second; and Clyde Johnson, third; Preschool: Arlo Klemik, first; Toby Weers, second; and...
Yes - 262 No - 320* *Results are unofficial; *indicates winner....
THE HAXTUN LADY Bulldog volleyball team honored Dr. Lila Statz in the team's annual Pink Out game in honor of Breast Cancer Month during a home game with Idalia on Oct. 22. Statz, long-time community member and Bulldog mom, recently beat breast cancer and is now on her own mission to spread awareness and help others along with her family via an Instagram account, statz_cancer. The account bio has a link to a risk assessment calculator to assist in determining the lifetime risk of an individual...
Twenty-two Fleming High School students are taking college classes through Northeastern Junior College this semester through the concurrent enrollment program. Those 22 students are enrolled in 84 credit hours at the local college. The Frenchman Board of Education in Fleming voted in a Oct. 22 meeting to approve an invoice with NJC for concurrent enrollment for $14,204 for those 84 credits. According to Fleming Superintendent Steve McCracken, the majority of the classes are held on NJC's...
HAXTUN FIREMEN Ron Carpenter and Joel Woodside work to put out a fire in the backyard of a residence on the south side of Haxtun on Saturday afternoon. According to Fire Chief Garrett Krogmeier the fire started in a compost pile that then spread to the wooden privacy fence next to it. There were no injuries reported with the incident....
JESSICA AYALA holds a chunk of her own hair just cut by Jane Shafer during half time activities of the Bulldog's pink out football game Friday night. In honor of Breast Cancer Month, the Haxtun Cheerleaders hosted an event to collect donations for Locks of Love and in addition to Ayala, four others made donations on Friday with haircuts by Shafer. Ayala's donation is her second to the Locks of Love organization. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides free or low-cost hair...
Haxtun Health has completed their annual campaign, "Healthy Student, Happy Teacher." During the months of June, July and August, for every student who completes a Well Child Check or annual wellness exam, Haxtun Health donates $10 to that student's classroom teacher to help offset classroom expenses. The ultimate goal is to help students start the year on a healthy note and set them up for success as the cooler months, which often bring illnesses, approach. These annual exams provide an opportun...
The recent October student count and armed school personnel update topped notable topics in the superintendent's report at the most recent Haxtun Board of Education meeting. The Wednesday, Oct. 16 meeting, featuring a short, two action item agenda, consisted mostly of staff reports in the hour-long gathering in the school library. Superintendent Aron Jones said a recent parent survey was in clear favor of armed school personnel on Haxtun's campus, with an 83.9 percent approval. He noted there...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:31 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Bill Langridge, Suzanne Wales and Alex Gapter. Bonnie Jackson arrived at 6:32 p.m. Cathy Castillo was absent. Also present were Sam Wolever Jr., Joelle and Daniel Gapter, Keith Beck and Lewis Frank. Steve McCracken arrived at 6:36 p.m. Additions/corrections to the agenda: Betley...
THE FLEMING School/Community Library hosted its annual Collectors' Day at the end of September. This year's event drew over 325 visitors. Above, Brad and Andrew Lightsey visit with Kay and Fran Morison at the table with Brad's collection of old phones....
FLEMING'S LIFE SKILLS class dehydrates apples for a healthy snack. Class members pictured cutting apples are (l-r) around the table Lincoln Castillo, Matthew Robbins, Autumn Volkman, Madalina Cara and Ciana Lousberg. Every Tuesday the class helps in the School kitchen by creating the menu and then spending the class hour helping to prepare food. The class is led by Teacher Denise King....
Upcoming elections, preliminary budget discussions, municipal code codification and an economic incentive application are all agenda topics that drew attention of Town Council members in a recent October meeting. Council members met for a regular monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Haxtun Town Hall. As the first item of business, the Haxtun Town Council voted to cancel the Nov. 5 municipal election and in doing so, declared three candidates elected for positions on the Council. Those...
Phillips County 4-H members gathered on Sunday, Oct. 6 to recognize member success throughout the year in the annual Achievement Day celebration. Achievement Day was held at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion in Holyoke with members, family, friends and special guests in attendance. Each year a number of special awards are given to those who go above and beyond in their efforts through 4-H in Phillips County, including the Friend of the 4-H Award. Phillips County 4-H Council accepts nominations for e...
Colorado voters should start seeing ballots in their mailboxes if they haven't already. Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters between Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. State-wide, this year's ballot contains 14 measures and of those, seven propose changes to the State constitution, five propose changes to State Statues and two are questions referred to voters by State Legislation. Each measure is outlined, in detail, in the blue 2024 State Ballot Information...
