Two unidentified men are pictured standing in front of the Conoco station in Holyoke, managed by F.B. Flanagan, in 1934. Flanagan started working for Continental Oil Company in 1922 and operated Conoco Service Station No. 1 and the bulk plant on the east side of Highway 385 across from the train depot until he was appointed postmaster in 1944. Source: Phillips County Museum
Five Years Ago
Jan. 24, 2013
Three local residents were arrested in Holyoke Thursday, Jan. 11, for offenses related to marijuana, among other charges, according to a press release from Sgt.
Gov. John Hickenlooper gave his eighth and final State of the State address Thursday, Jan. 11, an address that focused largely on rural issues.
Cast members in “The ReGifters” are pictured from left, front row, Luke Krogmeier and Brooke Gumm; and back row, Maury Kramer, Pete Markle, Susan Markle, Chris Colglazier, Andrea Dunn and Penny Dockins. Not pictured is Janel Wailes. — Johnson Publications
For anyone who got some not-so-great gifts for Christmas, check out the latest play presented by the Phillips County Players.
Competing early on in the fifth-and-sixth-grade boys division, the Tigers from Holyoke face Triple Threat from Haxtun. Holyoke’s Irving Dominguez goes up for a shot, while teammates Reid Sprague (jersey No. 9) and Luke Roberts (No. 10) prepare to rebound. — Johnson Publications
They had the day off from school, but a whole tournament’s worth of students in grades 1-8 spent the day hard at work anyway.
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