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Summer softball in Holyoke is slated to spring into action Thursday, May 23 with a home match against Ogallala, Neb.
Holyoke has fielded a team for the 9-12-year-old division. The only towns with a team in the 13-16-year-old division are Chappell, Neb., ...
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Four-time and defending RMMRA Driver Champion Keith Rauch and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association will open up their 2013 race season at Phillips County Raceway Saturday, May 25.
The RMMRA has been a fan-favorite for years at is the oldest sanct...
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Starting Monday, June 3, the weight room at Holyoke High School will open its doors to the public.
Available through Wednesday, Aug. 7, morning workouts at HHS will be an option for those interested in utilizing the weight room.
The public will be allow...
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With a big, loud “Dinosaur Stomp,” Dragon’s Wagon Preschool took its year-end spaghetti supper and program to the Phillips County Event Center Thursday, May 16.
The change in venue proved successful for both the fundraising meal and program, which ...
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Phillips County Family Education Services, Inc. held its 12th annual awards night Tuesday, May 14 at the Phillips County Event Center.
The awards program is planned each year to recognize the achievements of the students who participated in adult English...
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Residents and guests at Regent Park and Carriage House in Holyoke celebrate National Nursing Home Week at a barbecue Thursday, May 16. The party was complete with band music by those pictured in back, from left, Mike Berry, Joe Hall and Lou Kraus.
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The Colorado State Patrol and 63 law enforcement agencies across Colorado are joining the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign by increasing enforcement of seat belt and child passenger safety laws.
The ramped up enforcement takes place Monday, May 20 ...
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Well hello there, summer!Boy, when summer arrives in Colorado, it really makes an entrance, doesn’t it?! After some sunny 90-degree days, it’s hard to believe a few weeks ago we were worried about a blizzard!
Memorial Day is just around the corner, a...
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Victoria Timm graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Master of Science degree in sport and exercise science on Friday, May 10.
She received her bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in coaching from UNC in 2012. She is cur...
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Samantha Redfern graduated Saturday, May 11 from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice.
She is currently applying for a position as a probation officer.
Redfern is a 2009 graduate of Holyoke High School a...
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Brittany Clevenger of Holyoke graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley on Friday, May 10 with a Master of Arts degree in special education.
She graduated from Flagler High School in 2003 and received her bachelor’s degree from UNC ...
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City crews worked throughout the day, clearing truckloads of trash and fallen tree branches from city streets and alleys as a part of Holyoke’s annual Citywide Cleanup Wednesday-Thursday, May 15-16.
Loaders, as pictured above and at right, were used to...
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Steven L. Wood, author of “Blizzard of ’77,” will be at the Julesburg Public Library, 320 Cedar in Julesburg, for a book signing Saturday, June 1, from 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Wood was born on a farm south of Holyoke in 1942 and was raised there. All his ...
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Colorado State University Golden Plains Area Extension is once again accepting registrations for their Northeast Colorado Livestock Camp. These hands-on camps will encourage youth to learn about selection, showmanship, feeding and nutrition of their 4-H l...
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The Senate Agriculture Committee recently unveiled an updated draft of the 2013 Farm Bill and announced it would begin consideration of the bill next week. The bill includes several key provisions secured by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to help Co...
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Anyone who has ever written a poem is eligible to enter the Free Poetry Contest sponsored by Poetryfest, a nonprofit organization devoted to discovering new poets and helping them to achieve a wider audience for their poetry.
There are 100 prizes to go a...
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Tornado season
Thursday, May 16 was a dark morning. It was still overcast when the sun came up, and there was a palpable sense of foreboding as residents of Granbury, Texas, waited to see the damage daylight would reveal.
The night before, a series of s...
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In his annual State of the State address last January, Gov. John Hickenlooper gave the General Assembly a wish list that included civil unions, universal background checks, tuition for undocumented students, Medicaid expansion, a comprehensive overhaul of...
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Dear Editor,
I have changed my mind entirely. Through the benefit of witnessing this past week (the continuing Benghazi circus, shenanigans at the IRS, chest-thumping over the First Amendment and the Associated Press phone record heist), I now believe th...
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Five Years AgoMay 22, 2008
Rita Kleve of Holyoke recently had a book published by CrossHouse Publishing of Garland, Texas. “The Cast of Characters as Recorded in the Old Testament” is a genealogical report of the Old Testament and is intended to be a...
