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20 years strong: A Healthier Weigh in Phillips County wraps up

Haxtun · Haxtun

20 years strong: A Healthier Weigh in Phillips County wraps up

The 2025 A Healthier Weigh Challenge concluded its 20th year with strong participation across the eastern plains. This 12-week health program, facilitated by Colorado State University Extension, ran from January to April and attracted over 200 participants from Phillips, Morgan, Logan, Washington, Yuma, Kit Carson and Bent counties. Phillips County had 39 participants, with 34 successfully...Read Article

Haxtun Health hosts 4th annual Health Fair

Haxtun · Haxtun

Haxtun Health hosts 4th annual Health Fair

The fourth Annual Health Fair was held on Saturday, June 7 at the Haxtun Community Center, drawing a strong turnout from across the region. The event once again brought together healthcare providers, local organizations and residents for a morning focused on wellness, education and meaningful community connections. Attendees had access to a wide range of free health screenings, including blood...Read Article

Local area has additional resident Colorado State Patrol Trooper

Travel · Haxtun

Local area has additional resident Colorado State Patrol Trooper

Phillips County travelers might sight a Colorado State Patrol Trooper a little more often these days. Last month, Trooper Matthew Crowder was assigned to the CSP District 3 Troop B Office, headquartered in Logan County. Crowder's primary focus is Sedgwick and Phillips counties. He can, however, be assigned to other areas now and then and respond to emergencies outside of this patrol area...Read Article

Garretson reports to Council Main Street project

Fireworks, Main Street project and Communications Center donation all topped action agenda items at the June meeting of the Haxtun Town Council. Council members met on Monday, June 2 at the town hall. The regular monthly meeting opened with call to order, roll call, pledge of allegiance and approval of the agenda and consent agenda. There was no comment from the public so the Council moved right...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

RRWCD receives approval for $6M grant

The Republican River Water Conservation District has secured funding to assist with the retirement of irrigated acres in the South Fork Focus Zone. The District has been successful in retiring 17,120 irrigated acres in the SFFZ area of the RRWCD. Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado signed a resolution in 2016 that required 10,000 irrigated acres in the SFFZ be retired prior to the end of 2024. The...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

Bullard & Wolff earn honors; Coach Jared Anderson named 1A Coach of the Year

Two track athletes earned All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2025 spring track and field season. Bulldog seniors Jayleigh Bullard and Ryland Wolff received the post-season, All-Conference designations. To receive All-Conference honors in track and field, athletes must take first place in an event at an end-of-the season league meet. At the Lower Platte League Championships on May 3 in...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

Starkebaum inducted into 8-Man Hall of Fame

Five Bulldog athletes were chosen to play in the Colorado Elite All-State game played at Gilpin County High School on Saturday. Recent graduates Brandon Nall, Ryan Davis, Ryland Wolff, Tate Michael and Grant Statz were a part of the North team who defeated the South 36-0. The All-State game also included inductions to the Colorado 8-Man Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Haxtun's own John...Hall of Fame · Haxtun Read Article

Town continues road work

THE TOWN OF Haxtun recently completed a 2025 spring road project, repaving four blocks including two on Fletcher, one on Colorado Avenue and one on Grant Street. Superintendent Ron Carpenter said the repaving is an extension of the big 2022 road project. Later this summer, Carpenter said Town crews will begin a chip seal project to continue progress on improving town...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

State Surveyors in Area for Floodplain Study

Phillips County Administrator/Planner Andrew Nygaard reported at the May 19 regular meeting of the Phillips County Board of County Commissioners that surveying activity in the area is to begin in early June. The focus of the surveys are streams being studied for the new floodplain FEMA Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning project. Surveying may last for about two weeks, depending on the weather....North Bay · North Bay See the Story

Landfill passes inspection; advocates for Amherst visit with Commissioners

The State of Colorado had three inspectors on site at the Phillips County Landfill on May 6. An inspection had not been done in quite a while. Phillips County Administrator/Planner Andrew Nygaard was on site for it. He shared at the Phillips County Board of County Commissioners May 9 meeting that the inspection went very well. Nygaard noted that Landfill Manager Bill Andrews and Assistant...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

Harts named Grand Marshals

PHIL AND LAVONNE Hart will serve as Haxtun Corn Festival Grand Marshals this fall. The annual celebration is set for Saturday, Sept. 27. This year's theme is, "Home is where the Heart is." Themes and grand marshal designations are voted on by members of the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce. Hart's nomination for the Grand Marshal honor reads: "Phil and LaVonne Hart have been...Haxtun · Haxtun Read Article

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