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Hospice of the Plains will provide a Grief Support group that is open to the general public starting Tuesday morning, July 7, and running for six weeks, concluding Aug. 11.
The support group will meet in the Peerless Community Center at 212 S. Interocean...
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Museum Madness—
Phillips County Museum’s hospital display has an outstanding number of pieces from hospital and medical history. The antiques have been donated from a number of individuals and the Holyoke and Haxtun hospitals.
Not only is it fascina...
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Teaming up to provide an afternoon and evening full of Independence Day activities and family fun are the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, City of Holyoke and 4-H council. Among other events, the Chamber will be hosting its sixth annual Consumers and Producer...
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One of the big topics of the June 22 hospital board meeting was Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The board voted unanimously to approve the submission of a business plan to meet a failed HUD requirement.
As reported at last month’s meeting, the dis...
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Phillips County Commissioners recently announced that on June 19, they approved an interim construction bridge loan to finance the completion of the Phillips County Event Center.
John Schneider, Holyoke branch manager for Bank of the West, assisted the C...
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Education First Tours organizes group of 51 from Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma communities
Five Holyoke High School students went on a nine day tour of some of Italy and Greece’s most famous tourist attractions. Led by teacher Tracy Trumper, students...
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Greg Was officially began his role as CFO at Melissa Memorial Hospital (MMH) on Monday, June 15. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y. Was spent most of his life there. He is a certified public accountant and received his undergraduate degree in 1975...
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Phillips County Courthouse lawn in Holyoke served as the stage for 31 classic vehicles, community members and visitors on Saturday, June 20. Vehicles from all over the area parked on the lawn under the trees for the Dandelion Daze car show, sponsor...
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J.C. Peckham emerged as the newest member of Holyoke City Council after a June 16 council vote. The seat has been vacant since Sara Bohrer announced her resignation May 19. Bohrer and her husband moved to Alamosa June 1 after he accepted a p...
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Approving $7.67 million in total appropriations, Holyoke’s Board of Education adopted its 2009-2010 June budget Tuesday, June 16. Budget figures reflected a deficit of $92,583, acknowledging the district realizes expenditures are that much ...
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Howling winds from the west brought with them pounding rain and hail to the Holyoke and Amherst area Thursday night, June 18, leaving destruction and crop losses in their wake. Many people in the area, particularly in Amherst, were awakened a...
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Year-end reports from both Holyoke JR/SR High and Holyoke Elementary were presented by principals Susan Ortner and Jennifer Kral at the June 16 meeting of the Re-1J Board of Education. Additionally, revisions for building handbooks were prese...
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What seemed like a small, simple gesture has expanded into a meaningful token of appreciation. Several Holyoke community members had an opportunity to say “thank you” to American soldiers by simply cooking up some steaks. Steaks for Troops is a p...
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Preston Taylor, age 9, has qualified to race his 50cc motorcycle in August at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. after qualifying in Walnut, Ill. June 14. He is the son of Brian and Dawn (Prottsman) Taylor of Hastings, Neb. and is the ...
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Senior Buckley Bombers baseball team members dropped their fifth game of the season, losing it to Ogallala, Neb. on the opponent’s diamond, 3-2, on Wednesday, June 17. Players then traveled to Fort Morgan on Thursday, June 18 for doublehead...
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Baseball players were scheduled to start competition in the Border League tournament Tuesday, June 23. Pee Wee, Little League and Babe Ruth athletes will be facing their opponents in Haxtun through Saturday, June 27. Holyoke’s teams includ...
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Despite rainy weather, Holyoke swimmers continued to swim well in their meet in Colby, Kan. Saturday, June 20. Coach Brenda Krueger noted she was especially proud of the swimmers’ perseverance through the bad weather. It’s hard to stay f...
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Border League softball tournament action is scheduled in Holyoke next week Monday through Wednesday, June 29-July 1. Two divisions will be competing in the tournament, age 9-12 and age 13-15.Holyoke makes 9-12tourney bracket Border Leag...
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Witnessing over a century of hustle and bustle in Holyoke’s downtown, the building located at 110 S. Interocean Ave. has one of the oldest histories in Holyoke. Housing everything from hardware stores to the post office, it has accumulated its share ...
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Departing from the typical Fair Queen selection format this year, 2009 Phillips County Fair Queen Aimee Kanode crowned her Lady-in-Waiting and Princess royalty at the Friday, June 19 Dandelion Daze event in Holyoke. Kanode, who will be a senio...
