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Going over the details of construction of the new Event Center at the fairgrounds has kept Phillips County commissioners busy during the month of May, they reported at their Friday, May 29 meeting. Progress continues to move steadily on the b...
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Heginbotham Library will once again be holding its annual summer reading program this summer. Children 3 years old through fourth grade are invited to join the program. Registration for “Be Creative At Your Library” is Wednesday, J...
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What do junk, weeds and animals have in common? City of Holyoke codes govern all three, and these were the main areas of focus targeted by Holyoke City Council when a part-time code enforcement officer position was created a year ago. F...
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West Nile The first reported case of West Nile in the United States was in New York in 1999. The first-ever reported case of West Nile was in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. Since that time, the virus has become one of the most widely spre...
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A Not So Good-Night Once upon a time majestic hotels provided temporary comfort for cattle buyers in town to do business at one of the major stockyards that once dotted our landscape. The motels cattle buyers stay at these days aren’t near as gran...
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In the final stage of the Penny Harvest project, Holyoke Community Helpers awarded grant money to the Colorado Humane Society, the Brittney Ferguson family and the Danny Vernon family. Checks were presented to the Fergusons and Vernons at an assembly f...
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The 102nd USDA-ARS Central Great Plains Research Station Field Day event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17 at the Akron Research Station, four miles east of Akron on Highway 34. The day begins at 7:30 a.m. Come join the field day for an inf...
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For more than 150 years, ranching has been a major contributor to Colorado’s economy while at the same time, keeping millions of acres of Colorado’s open space intact. However, the number of ranchers and ranches in Colorado is continually decli...
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Bank of Colorado announces the promotion of Julia Doerksen to lending officer. She is working in the Holyoke office at 133 N. Interocean Ave. Doerksen is involved in real estate and all types of consumer lending. Prior to joining Bank of Colo...
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Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting listings for the 2009 Colorado Hay Directory. This annual publication markets Colorado hay to buyers in the state and around the country. “First published in 1987, the directory continues to be an imp...
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Yuma County Conservation District invites everyone who has grass for grazing, cows that like to eat grass or both to attend a two-part Managing Grass Profitably Workshop. The workshop will be Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13. It is no...
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The Morgan Conservation District in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) invites ranchers to attend a very interesting and educational livestock and rangeland field ...
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Fair time is just around the corner, and everyone is getting fair animals ready. The Golden Plains Area Extension is putting on a Small Animal Clinic to help the exhibitors have more success at raising their small animal 4-H projects. The cl...
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Holyoke Junior High Student Council completed its project for the year the last week of school. Members painted “Dragon Fans” and “Visitors” behind the bleachers in the old (west) gym. Student Council members are pictured in the Dragon secti...
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Ten years ago, the Elliott family hosted their first foreign exchange student from Slovakia. “The experience was so good,” said Thom, “we decided to take on more.” Since then, they have hosted another student from Slovakia, and individuals ...
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From store shelves, meat lockers and bakery goods to printing presses, office supplies and computers, the building at 130 N. Interocean Ave. has sure come a long way since 1935. “This building has seen a lot,” said Brenda Brandt, current publishe...
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Three recent HHS graduates Brandon Price, Brett Gerk and Austin Tharp, as well as their baseball coach Kyle Bules, participated in the All-State baseball games at Mountain Range High School in Westminster Sunday, May 31. Price and Gerk, as we...
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City of Holyoke swimming pool is once again offering a variety of options for summer swimmers. Open swim will be Tuesday through Sunday 1-5 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 7-8:30 p.m. The pool is available for lap swim Monday through Thu...
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Colorado residents and visitors will have the opportunity to fish without a license on June 6-7 as part of “Colorado’s Free Fishing Days.” The free fishing days are set aside each year for the first full weekend in June as part of ongoi...
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The Senior Buckley Bombers opened up the 2009 season in the Gering, Neb. tournament going 1-3. Bombers won game one over Chadron 23-12, lost game two to Gering 12-3, were defeated by North Platte in game three 8-5 and lost game four to Chadro...
