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Local community members should mark their calendars for the Senior Senior Prom set for Saturday, April 6. The idea is that people age 50 and over can enjoy a fun evening out—dancing, socializing and reminiscing about the good ol’ times.
Since many HH...
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An informational meeting about joining the Julesburg Recreational Youth Soccer League is set for Thursday, March 14 at 6 p.m. at Holyoke Elementary School.
Divisions for both boys and girls include little tikes, preschool-kindergarten (age 4 and older) c...
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March 18-22
Elementary Breakfast
Monday, March 18: Sausage and cheese muffin, breakfast burrito or bagel with toppings, fruit, milk.
Tuesday, March 19: Ham and egg bagel, breakfast on a stick or cereal with cheese stick, fruit, milk, juice.
Wednesday,...
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Dickinson Land Surveyors, Inc., who recently opened a Holyoke branch of their Ogallala, Neb., business, receive a first dollar of profit from Holyoke Chamber of Commerce executive director Mary Tomky. The business office is located on the second floor of ...
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A new nonprofit venture joined Haxtun’s main street last week. Retread Threads opened at 122 S. Colorado Avenue on Thursday, March 7.
Retread Threads is a nonprofit secondhand store affiliated with Haxtun United Methodist Church. Business organizer Bar...
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The Eastern Plains region has been chosen to receive $17,784 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the counties.
The selection was made by a national board chaired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Homeland Security Federal Emergen...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its new Animal Disease Traceability rule earlier this year. Its main purpose is to ensure a rapid response when livestock disease events take place. The new rule took effect March 11.
“There are a tremendous ...
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful … brutal winter weather, and the cold temperatures and icy winds that accompany it, doesn’t just impact immune systems or emotional well-being, it often devastates skin, causing roughness, redness, tightening, crac...
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Nearly half as many Colorado kindergartners and third-graders have untreated tooth decay than in 2003, according to a recent survey.
While the greatest gains in reducing tooth decay came from children in low-income households, these children still are tw...
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For the last two weeks, I have shared some of the impacts on schools as we change standards in our state. Basically, standards tell schools what is to be expected as the end product. Then, schools go out and write curriculum to set a course toward that en...
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The value of 4-H record books
As spring approaches, 4-H members are planning and preparing their 4-H projects for county fair season. Undisputedly, the least favorite part of any 4-H member’s project is completing the record book that accompanies the p...
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Colorado is only a governor’s signature away from becoming the 14th state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain in-state college tuition rates.
The Colorado House of Representatives voted 40 to 21 last Friday, March 8, to pass Senate Bill 13-033, also ...
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Five Years AgoMarch 13, 2008
After months of waiting, Holyoke residents were finally able to explore the new Melissa Memorial Hospital building during its open house Friday, March 7.
Holyoke High School senior Andy Bencomo and Fleming High School senior...
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The Imperial Bible Church Ladies Retreat will be held at the church at 800 W. 11th, Imperial, Neb. Saturday, March 16 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Featured speaker is Nebraska author Stephanie Grace Whitson. With the release of “The Key on the Quilt” last spri...
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A new study in the journal “Neurology” suggests that working out is the most effective way to protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers studied roughly 700 study participants from Scotland, all of whom were born in 1936. Each particip...
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High winds accompanied 2.1 inches of snow, causing low visibility in parts of Holyoke Saturday, March 9. Rain began Friday night, eventually turning into a snowstorm that lasted until late Saturday evening. A total of .39 inches of moisture was recorded. ...
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High winds accompanied 2.1 inches of snow, causing low visibility in parts of Holyoke Saturday, March 9. Rain began Friday night, eventually turning into a snowstorm that lasted until late Saturday evening. A total of .39 inches of moisture was recorded. ...
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Colorado Senate Bill 191, passed in May of 2010, addresses educator effectiveness and establishes new requirements for evaluating teachers and principals.
The new system was piloted in 2012-2013, will be implemented statewide in 2013-2014 and finalized i...
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Colorado Senate Bill 191, passed in May of 2010, addresses educator effectiveness and establishes new requirements for evaluating teachers and principals.
The new system was piloted in 2012-2013, will be implemented statewide in 2013-2014 and finalized i...
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Julie Worley is still getting her feet wet as she just finished up her first month as the new Phillips County Economic Development executive director.
Worley is replacing Jeff Weaver, who occupied the position from September to November.
“I really do ...
