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Phillips County clerk and recorder, Beth Zilla, has filed the county’s official, final March 3 presidential primary election vote counts with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. Following required audits by the county, vote counts for the top three highest vote recipients have not changed from what was previously reported in The Haxtun-Fleming Herald. An additional 13 Democrat and 17 Republican votes for “down ballot” candidates are herein being reported. The 161 Democrat Party ballot votes went to the following candidates or category in...
Skip the long, expensive trips to the front range. Many of the services you are looking for are offered locally at Haxtun Health where you are more than just a chart. Behavioral Health Alongside Haxtun Health, our Behavioral Health Counselor, Rachael Fryrear, LPC, is dedicated to supporting mental and emotional well-being. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, addiction or other mental health concerns, we’re here to listen and guide you toward healing. Fryrear’s appointments won’t be hitting the patient’s pocket books throughout 2024. We believ...
HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL'S 2024 prom is slated for Saturday, April 20. Grand march ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. followed by crowning of this year's queen and king. Royalty candidates include seniors pictured above (l-r), Josh Wright, Megan Walker, Brock Miller, Kirsta Dishman, Kaiden Schelling and Halli Philp....
Spelts Roofing 1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. Spelts Roofing was opened by Clayton “Pete” Spelts in 1969. After 53 successful years in business, Pete retired and sold the company to Josh and Jessica Freeman in 2022. The Freemans are dedicated to maintaining the quality workmanship associated with Spelts Roofing. We are now celebrating 55 years of business. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Owners, Josh and Jessica Freeman and...
ANNA IMHOF, Haxtun kindergartener, gathers treats at Haxtun Park during the Haxtun High School National Honor Society's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning. Anna is the daughter of Evan and Stacy Imhof....
The price per paper of The Haxtun-Fleming Herald has increased. For the first time in 15 years, Publishers have been forced to increase the price of the newspaper. Individual papers are now $2. Issues of the Herald can be found at Haxtun Super’s, Zip-Trip and Pi Kappa Cino in Haxtun. Papers at those newsstands will reflect the increase this week. However, yearly subscription costs will remain the same. Local residents can subscribe to the Herald for $50; those outside a 50-mile radius can do so for $60. “Subscribing to the Herald annually giv...
An hour-long March meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education focused on preparing for the upcoming year. Following administration reports, board members voted to approve Principal Kortney Firme’s contract and salary schedules for Fleming in 2024-25. In her report to the Board, Firme gave an update on spring sporting events, field trips, concerts and contests. She said plans are in the works for end-of-year assessments. Looking forward, the Principal is focusing on the student handbook and registration, which will be online for next year. Supe...
Members of the Haxtun Board of Education approved the 2024-25 District calendar during a month end, March meeting. In addition, the Board approved a list of resignations and personnel report for the coming school year. At the start of the two-hour meeting on March 19, the Board of Education honored a number of student athletes including high school wrestlers and coach Don Schelling. Haxtun junior Grant Statz took first place in his weight division at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament and Coach Don Schelling was honored for 30 years of coa...
Main street clinic progress, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace’s contract and staffing updates topped agenda items in a nearly two-hour meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors in late March. The Board of Directors voted to extend Pace’s contract for another three years. The Monday, March 25 board meeting opened with a progress report on the Main Street Clinic from Project Manager Mike Ensminger. Later in his CEO report, Pace also outlined, in detail, the work that has been taking place. “There is a lot happening simultaneously and c...
In recent weeks, local governments in northeast Colorado have considered their capacity, or lack thereof, to manage an influx of migrants into their communities, including but not limited to, when droves of arrivals in the Denver-metro area are sent to destinations other than on the Front Range. The Phillips County Board of County Commissioners, at its March 18 meeting, adopted Resolution No. 2024-03-18-01 to oppose the entry, transportation, employment and settlement of, specifically, illegal immigrants in the county. The supporting rationale...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. We purchased this business from Bryan Kroeger in 1996. We have owned and operated the Locker Plant for 28 years. Trever also worked at the Locker Plant right out of high school for Steve Starkebaum. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Trever and Roxanne Fix 3. What services/products do you offer your customers? Custom processing of beef and hots from area ranchers. Retail sales of a variety of...
THERE may have been snow on the ground this week, but progress is moving forward at the new Haxtun Swimming Pool. Construction crews have installed a portion of the fence, finishing work is taking place inside the bathhouse and once concrete work is complete on the front side of the site, the remainder of the fence will be installed. Hopes are to open the pool the first of June....
For many years, legislative reporter Marianne Goodland has offered reporting services to Herald readers and for that publishers have been thankful. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Goodland has been forced to suspend her legislative reporting services. When Goodland began reporting on the Colorado State Legislature for rural communities in northeastern Colorado, several other local, weekly newspapers were on board, helping to cover costs. However, all of those other publications have since dropped out or are no longer able to use the...
The Phillips County Board of County Commissioners, at its March 8 meeting, moved to acquire more storage and staging capability for the Road and Bridge department in the southeast part of the County. It approved a contract to purchase, for $35,000, 3.4 acres of which the location is in the northwest 1/4 of section 2, township 6 north, range 43 west. The property includes a 1,050 square foot building, a well and a septic tank. In other business, the board met with an individual for a progress report on cleaning up his property to comply with...
On Thursday, March 14, the Northeast Colorado Health Department Board of Health held a special meeting to approve the signing of a new Public Health Order by Public Health Director Trish McClain. This PHO sets forth some requirements and guidance for entities that may temporarily shelter migrant persons within the NCHD health district and restates the duties of the Northeast Colorado Health Department in overseeing public health. Given that migrant communities, including asylum seekers, and especially children, are a particularly vulnerable...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder isn’t just a childhood issue—it persists into adulthood, affecting millions worldwide. Let’s delve deeper into this complex condition and explore its impact on adults. Together, we will look at treatments and tools to encourage productivity. The science behind ADHD ADHD involves structural and functional differences in the brain. Neurotransmitters like dopamine play a crucial role in attention regulation. Another contributor is your genetics. ADHD tends to run in families. There are also envir...
1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. In brief, Holyoke has had a telephone service in one form or another since 1888, when the first telephone switchboards were installed. A telephone line between Haxtun and Holyoke was completed in October 1903, the culmination of much effort. Immediately, there were plans to extend the lines. In 1962, mobile radio telephones were installed, and in 1965, the rural users started to give their lines to the company to...
When Colorado Congressman Ken Buck announced on Nov. 1, 2023 that he would not seek another term for office, there was no shortage of interested individuals coming forward to vie for his 4th Congressional District seat. To help Phillips County constituents become acquainted with the eleven Republican candidates, the Phillips County Republican Party initiated a CD4 Republican candidate forum. They expanded it to a regional event by working collaboratively with the Republican party leadership in S...
Information made available from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, as of March 15, indicates a Phillips County voter turnout of 52.92 percent of active voters for the March 5 presidential primary election. This exceeds the statewide voter turnout of 38.67 percent. An “active voter” is defined as a registered voter who has a record of voting in the past three years per the county clerk’s rolls. County-level election-related statistics are considered “unofficial” until the process is closed out by a county canvas board. Phillips Co...
For 17 years, Nate Midcap has spent his winters traveling hundreds of miles across the plains of northeastern Colorado to measure how far water levels have fallen in farmers' wells. In bad years, he finds the aquifer - which fuels farming in one of the state's most important agricultural regions - has dropped more than two feet. In good years, it might be less than a foot. But the water always drops. "The static level is declining every year - it's not coming back," said Midcap, a groundwater...
Two of the Governor’s three appointees to the state Parks and Wildlife Commission won Senate approval, but not without a fight. And the third — acknowledged as the author of the state’s wolf restoration ballot measure — withdrew his nomination, but not without complaining to the commission about how he was treated in the confirmation process. The Senate confirmed John “Jack” Murphy of Denver to represent outdoor recreation and parks on a 23-11 vote on March 12. But the nomination of Jessica Beaulieu was much closer, a 19-15 vote, and opponen...
NORTHEAST Colorado weather went from 60 degrees Wednesday afternoon to snowfall Thursday morning. Snow blanketed Phillips and surrounding counties, dumping nearly 10 inches of snow in some areas. This measurement is from a backyard in Haxtun on Thursday afternoon....
By Marianne Goodland Legislative reporter Two bills designed to put oversight into the funeral home industry won unanimous committee approvals in the past week. House Bill 1335, which won approval from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, is what’s known as a sunset bill. It’s designed to continue state law over an industry or occupation. The measure would extend regulation of the funeral home industry — the business side — up to 2031. But it also adds new law about inspections of funeral homes, to hopefully prevent what’s happened...
Recently, The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving reports of stolen trailers and vehicles. These reports seem to be increasing in frequency and to protect our community from this type of theft, the Sheriff’s office would like to take the opportunity to educate citizens about affordable GPS locator devices that are now readily available. What is a GPS locator device? A GPS locator device is a small device about the size of a half-dollar that is built to establish a connection with a GPS satellite and report its location to use...
Two Lady Bulldogs received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 basketball season. This year's season came to a conclusion in the first round of Districts and after final placings at the State Championships, officials announced senior Cassidy Goddard and junior Bobbi Starkebaum were given All-Conference, Honorable Mention honors. In her senior season, Goddard registered 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She also netted 1.5 assists and a steal per game. Goddard registered 11...
