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Haxtun's 2024 summer ball program etched it's place in history last week with a complete sweep of the Border League softball and baseball tournaments. Haxtun teams claimed championship titles in both the 9-12 and 13-16 softball brackets as well as the pee-wee, little league and babe ruth brackets. Softball tournaments were played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Oshkosh, Neb. while baseball played Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Chappell, Neb. The 9-12 softball team, led by Noah Toops and...
With all 64 Colorado counties reporting, the State had only a 25.72 percent voter turnout for the 2024 Primary Election held June 25. Statewide, 977,525 ballots were cast from a total of 3,801,029 registered active voters. By contrast, Phillips County had a 52.04 percent voter turnout with 1,443 ballots cast of 2,773 registered active voters. In addition to voting for the next two-year term for the United States House District 4 seat, electors within District 4 also voted in a special election...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. Haxtun Community Hospital's humble beginning started back in 1938 on the second floor of the Drake Mercantile building. It was operated by two registered nurses at the time. In 1960, Haxtun Hospital District was founded. Eight years later, in 1968, Haxtun Hospital District moved into its new building on West Fletcher, where it sits today as Haxtun Health. 2. Who are the owners/key players in your business? The...
MOLLIE HAM pets a snake from Party Safari at the Fleming School/Community Library. The snake is held by Randy Lewis, from Party Safari, and Alex Gapter and Tasha Hickey. The summer safari event is part of the Fleming Summer Reading program, held every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. For more information on summer reading activities in Fleming follow the Fleming Community Library Facebook....
The 2024 Phillips County Fair is just a month away. The event is slated for July 22-28 in Holyoke at the PC Fairgrounds. The local Fair Board recently released this year's fair book, which is now available in businesses in Haxtun and Holyoke. Jerry and Vernette Haynes will be honored as Grand Marshals of this year's week-long event this summer. Jerry and Vernette have deep family roots in Phillips County and a rich history with the Phillips County Fair. Jerry's parents, Delbert and Emily, also...
Haxtun's 4th of July Party in the Park promises all of the summer favorites ... burgers, disk golf, ice cream, face painting and of course, fireworks! Next Thursday the Haxtun Lions Club plans to host a 4th of July Party in the Park including burgers and outdoor games at the Lions Club Gazebo starting at 6 p.m. The fireworks show, sponsored by the Haxtun Volunteer Fire Department, is set to start at dusk. In addition to burgers and games, plans are to debut Bulldog Putting Greens, a disk golf co...
The Haxtun-Fleming Herald website has a new look. Online readers will notice a new monarch theme with a clean, modern, next-generation look. The change in the website rolled out two weeks ago with a layout that features more photos and stories on the site's top banner and a page layout customizable to fit weekly news articles and content. Herald subscribers receive free access to the website, which features a complete online edition along with the weekly printed edition. Visitors to the site,...
The Haxtun Police Department recently re-registered a sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits. According to Police Tom Bullard, 30-year-old Kaden Broaddus lives in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue. Broaddus is required to register as a sex offender annually on his date of birth as part of a conviction in Logan County in 2020 for unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor offense....
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. Who are the owners/key players in your building? Perk and Betty Odell purchased the original grocery store in the mid 1970's from Evelyn Peterson which was located Logan Street in Haxtun. In 1994, Perk and Betty decided to build a new store at the current location of 105 West First Street. Perk Odell and his son Tab Odell did most of the work themselves. 2. What services/products do you offer your customers? Haxtun...
Equipment enables manufacturers to create almost every modern product, from the clothes on our backs to the cars we drive. Acquiring the latest equipment and machinery consumes more than three-quarters of American manufacturers' annual capital budgets, Census Bureau data shows. U.S. manufacturers spent more than $135 billion on new and used equipment and machinery in 2021, according to the most recent Annual Survey of Manufactures. In all but one state, these expenses comprised more than 60% of...
During the past five decades, the U.S. has resettled over 3 million refugees, making it one of the leading countries for finding new homes for people fleeing violence, persecution, and war. In 2021, then-President Donald Trump lowered the annual cap of refugees that could be admitted into the country to 15,000. Even as the Biden administration has raised the ceiling to 125,000, the annual number of refugees arriving in the U.S. didn't immediately bounce back to pre-Trump administration levels....
QUINCY STONE, center, shot puts a water balloon as part of Olympic sport activities during a Haxtun Summer Fun event in the park with leaders Seth and Stephanie Starkebaum on June 12. Keelan Biesemeier and Jaxy Fix cheer Quincy on from the sides. For more information on Haxtun Summer Fun activities or to sing up for future events, contact the Haxtun Town Hall at (970) 774-6104....
Haxtun's Brock Miller was recently selected to serve on the 2024-25 Colorado FFA State Officer team. Miller was elected to serve as an Executive Committee member at the final session of the 96th annual Colorado State FFA Convention at CSU Pueblo on June 6. Miller is a 2024 graduate of Haxtun High School. Since his election to the State Officer Team, Miller has attended Colorado Career and Technical Student Organization trainings in Denver which begins his year-long state officer adventure. He...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 12. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:31 p.m. The following council members were present: Cathy Castillo, Bill Langridge, Bonnie Jackson and Alex Gapter. Andrew Muller and Suzanne Wales were absent. Also present were Scott Szabo (left at 6:45 p.m.), Thomas Bean (left at 7:52 p.m.), Keith Beck (left at 6:55 p.m.), Joelle and Daniel Gapter, Michelle Asfeld and Lewis Frank. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Betley asked for additions or...
A familiar face behind the counter at the Haxtun Post Office now serves in the lead role as Post Master. Shannon Maxwell was named Post Master of post offices in Haxtun, Fleming and Crook in late December 2023. Since her appointment as lead of the three rural post offices, Maxwell said her focus is to serve the three rural communities and to keep things local. "I want things to continue to run as they always have here," Maxwell said recently. "I want to keep things local. I am still learning...
The Colorado State University Extension Family and Consumer Science Department recently announced the successful completion of its 19th annual 'A Healthier Weigh' program. This 12-week initiative is dedicated to enhancing the health and wellness of individuals across seven rural counties on the Eastern Plains. By promoting active lifestyles, encouraging informed food choices and offering comprehensive, science-based education on health, exercise and nutrition, the program aims to build healthier...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. Pi Kappa Cino coffee opened in December 2005. Jonathan and Patricia purchased the business in 2013. First, just one drive through in Sterling and now four locations. Haxtun is the newest location. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Owned and operated by Sara Firme. Key players are all of my dedicated Jonathan and Patricia Prescott. Callie Brekel manages the Sterling Drive Thru. 3. What...
Gas prices are staying low compared to the same time last year, thanks to lower demand and a growing domestic inventory. "Gasoline demand has trailed 2023 for most of this year, and analysts believe economic uncertainty may suppress demand this summer," AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross said in a statement Thursday. The national supply of gasoline grew by more than 3 million barrels at the start of June, surprising investors and signaling that summer travel demand may look different this year...
Despite a relatively low unemployment rate just shy of 4%, as compared to the COVID-19 pandemic peak of 14.7% in April 2020, the fear of job losses remains amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Colorado using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Counties are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate in April 2024, with initial ties broken by the number of unemployed people within that county, though some ties may remain....
THE HAXTUN SWIMMING Pool is officially open! Swimming pool staff, employees from the Town of Haxtun, donor representatives and swimming pool committee members gathered for a grand opening on Monday morning, June 10. Open swim started later the in the day with additional swimming pool activities kicking off the rest of the week including water exercise and night swimming. Swimming lessons are scheduled for later in June. "This was a community project driven by community members with a vision to...
The Frenchman Board of Education received news recently that the school district in Fleming was not awarded a BEST grant in the most recent cycle. Hopes were to receive grant funds for major improvements to the District’s main building. In addition to a BEST grant update and plan moving forward, board members acted on several items of business to prepare for the coming year as well as gave nod to several purchases including one for new math curriculum. In his report to board members in a late-May meeting, Superintendent Steve McCracken reported...
Haxtun Health hosted their third annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 1. Each year the Health Fair takes place at the Haxtun Community Center on the first Saturday of June. The goal is to offer the community lab draw packages at an affordable rate. They are firm believers that healthcare should be available to all and not a luxury. "I have spoken with several people who attended the Health Fair that have expressed their gratitude," said Sara Huss, Marketing and Communication Coordinator at...
Dana Morgan, MD, has over 30 years of experience as a primary care physician. She began her training in Microbiology at the University of Montana in 1983 and once she earned her bachelor's she headed west to University of Washington in Seattle, earning her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1993. In 1993, she began her residency in Fort Collins, which led to her fondness for Colorado. She even spent time working along the eastern plains at Yuma District Hospital from 1997-1999, which showed her a...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. In September 1996, 21st Century Equipment, Inc., was organized to purchase the John Deere dealership in Alliance, NE. In October 2013 21st Century Equipment, LLC, purchased MV Equipment, which included the Holyoke location. In June 2023, 21st Century Equipment merged with 4Rivers Equipment creating a total of 26 locations. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Owen Palm is the CEO (located at the...
