The students of Hugoton High School will present Disney’s “High School Musical” Saturday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the auditorium. The musical is the story of high school students who learn that high school is more about having fun and trying new things than about staying in the same old cliques. The musical is set at East High School in Albuquerque, N.M. The cast will sing some of Disney’s famous songs. These include: “We’re All in This Together”, “Get’cha Head in the Game” and “Bop to the Top”. The musical is directed by Elise Heger and Sydni Root. Read More →

November 11, sleepy little towns in western Kansas will transform into centers with crowded motel parking lots, busy streets and packed cafes. If you’re up before dawn Saturday, November 12, you’ll see men and women dressed in khaki and orange looking happy – despite the hour – while feeding and watering hunting dogs or grabbing breakfast at the local “Hunters’ Pancake Feed.” Everyone is upbeat because opening day is finally here.

Pheasant Heaven Charities’ will kick off the hunting season with their annual Calf fry, Beef feed and Pig Roast. It will be at a new location this year! Make the trek out to Southwest Fresh Potato in Industrial park West Friday, November 11 starting at 5:00 p.m. Food will be served starting at 5:00 p.m. until the conclusion of the auction. Auction begins at 7:00 p.m. Be sure to check out the $100 raffle package!

For more information, visit their Web site, call PHCI Secretary/Treasurer Brad Musgrove at 620-544-4388 or find them on Facebook!

Start your hunting off with a Hunter’s Breakfast courtesy of the Hugoton Lions Club. Breakfast starts at 5:00 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds. The menu will include buffet style all-you-can-eat scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice. Thermos bottles can be filled. There will also be a shotgun drawing Sunday. You do not have to be present to win.

If you are ready for a break at lunchtime, visit the First Christian Church. The Church will have homemade chili and cinnamon rolls Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Gym at 600 S. Van Buren. The lunch is a fundraiser for Christ In Youth. Read More →

Tuesday, November 8 marks not just another workday, but the culmination of months of hard work and campaigning by countless candidates for public office. Americans will take to the polls next week to decide several important races, including that of the United States Presidency.

Stevens County voters in Hugoton will cast their ballots at Memorial Hall, 200 E. Sixth in Hugoton. Residents in Moscow will vote at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 300 Ransom in Moscow. The doors at both polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you can’t make it to your polling place on the appointed day, advance walk-in votes may be cast at the office of Stevens County Election Clerk Pam Bensel in the courthouse until 12:00 noon November 7. Those wishing to vote must present a valid ID. Examples of accepted identification are available by clicking here. Read More →

Both the Boys and Girls went to Lawrence to compete in the 3A State Cross Country meet this weekend. Coach Rod went in expecting that both teams would have a chance to come out of the event with wins. His athletes did not let him down as both boys and girls teams brought home the 3A State Championship!

The boys faced two time State Champions Halstead and the girls matched up to a very difficult Hiawatha group who was runner-up last year. Added to that fact was this was the first time the Eagles raced on the Rim Rock Farms in Lawrence and humid weather conditions definitely factored into the race. Read More →

Halloween is scary close, and there will be plenty of spooky events for local youngsters – and those young at heart – to enjoy!

This Saturday, October 29, Hugoton’s Bethel Friends Church will host a “Harvest Festival” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Families are welcome to join the congregation for a great supper, followed by a hayride and lots of games! There will be plenty of activities and games for all ages and skill levels. You are invited to dress up as a Bible character. They will also accept items for Operation Christmas Child at the Festival. Bethel Friends is located at 1000 S. Jefferson and the Education Center can be found behind the main church building.

Monday, October 31, the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual “Spook Parade” starting at 4:30 p.m. Young ghouls, goblins, princesses and pirates are welcome to bring their candy bags and gather lots of treats, thanks to Main Street businesses. Simply trek down to the Chamber Office at the corner of Seventh and Main to begin your walk down the 500 and 600 blocks of Main Street. Stevens County Library reports they’ll hand out candy to any patrons who show up in costume any time Monday, as well as to their visitors from the Spook Parade.

When you finish up at the Spook Parade, make sure to stop by Pioneer Manor at 1711 S. Main to travel down their “Main Street” inside the facility and pick up some more sugary treats! Residents will hand out candy starting at 5:00 p.m.

If you’re not quite ready to start trick or treating after visiting the Manor, there are still a few places to visit! The Hugoton United Methodist Church will host a Trunk or Treat event from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the east side of the church in the parking lot at 828 S. Main. Church of Christ will also host a Trunk or Treat in their parking lot at 1045 Van Buren from 6:00 p.m. to dark Monday evening. Trinity Baptist will have trunk or treat from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. east of the church at First and Washington. There will be hot chocolate and hot apple cider for visitors.

Moscow Recreation will have a Halloween Spooktacular carnival for kids of all ages in the city park, for Halloween Monday evening, October 31. The Spooktacular will start at 5:00 p.m., and run until 6:00 or 6:30 p.m. The MRC promises several games and candy prizes for all participants!

Kayleigh Flores of Moscow has done it again! Winners of two Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day statewide contests have been announced as part of the national safety campaign Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day. Kayleigh was one of three winners for the poster contest. Other winners included Brooklyn Green-Lawson of Riverton and Sierra de Koning of Axtell. Each student was first selected as a regional winner and will receive a bicycle and a helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas during presentations at their schools. A total of 824 Kansas kids ages five to 13 participated. Read More →

Monday at Lake Barton Golf Course, Mary Weaver and Brionna Beard both shot a 114, earning them a trip to State Golf October 17 at Buffalo Dunes in Garden City! Hallie Wettstein shot a 124, and Katie Crawford shot a 136. The team as a whole played great. The course itself was challenging and unfamiliar, but the girls made the most of it. High winds and low temperatures didn’t help much either.

“I’m super proud of these girls for sticking through this season. Mary has been so close to making State her past couple years, and she finally got it. Brionna has played great her past two years and I’m excited to see them both play at State,” said Coach Rex Evans.

The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood this fall to help restock the shelves following a significant summer shortage to ensure an adequate blood supply for patients in need. The American Red Cross will be in Hugoton October 11, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Bethel Friends Church at 400 E. 11th St.

People rely on fire and smoke detectors to help keep them safe in their homes. Though fire and smoke alarms are effective, a firm fire safety plan that will keep everyone calm should a fire occur could make the difference between life and death.

The U.S. Fire Administration says that more than 3,500 Americans die each year in fires, while roughly 18,300 more men, women and children are injured each year. Cooking accounts for the greatest percentage of residential fires, followed by arson. Dryer vent fires are also a big concern. FEMA says that smoke, rather than the fire’s flames, is responsible for 75 percent of all deaths by fire.

In addition to physical injury and material damage, fires can cause a host of problems. Psychological distress, monetary damages and loss of pets may come with fires. Loss of irreplaceable personal items is also a concern. Although fires can be devastating, they’re also highly preventable, and smoke alarms and a home fire safety plan are two precautionary measures everyone should take.

Creating an evacuation plan doesn’t have to be complicated. Such a plan can be established in a few minutes and then reinforced through practice every so often to keep everyone fresh on what to do.

• Begin by assessing the layout of the home. Figure out the two best exits from the home.
• If your home doesn’t have two doors, invest in a fire ladder so that one of the windows can be a point of exit.
• Know how to gain access to the exits, including the best path to take to avoid injury. It’s a good idea to consider a few different scenarios. A kitchen adjacent to the upstairs staircase may become engulfed in flames and make exit by way of staircase impossible. Just because you have doors to the outside doesn’t mean they’ll present the best type of exit.
• Sketch out the layout of the home and the escape plan. Smoke can make it difficult to know up from down. Be sure everyone can reach the exits even if vision is obstructed. Try it with your eyes closed.
• Check fire alarms routinely, and change batteries at least every year.
• Make sure windows can be easily opened if they are an exit point.
• Make note of who will be helping children or the elderly out of the home.
• Establish a place where the family will meet outdoors. This area should be far enough away from the home so that everyone will be safe from smoke, flames and falling debris. Fires may ignite fuel explosions, so be sure the meeting spot is a good deal away.
• Children should be instructed to run to the meeting spot immediately without waiting behind for anyone to catch up. No one should reenter the home after arriving at the meeting spot.
• Do a few practice runs so that everyone will be accustomed to getting out quickly.
• While in most cases it is better to escape and let the fire department extinguish a fire, in the event of a small fire, occupants may be able to stanch it with a personal fire extinguisher. Follow the acronym PASS to properly put out the fire.
– PULL the pin in the extinguisher.
– AIM the nozzle or hose at the base of the flames.
– SQUEEZE the trigger.
– SWEEP the foam across the fire base; do not just aim in one place.

Fire safety is very important. In conjunction with smoke alarms, a fire safety plan can help everyone get out alive.

Thank You Stevens County Volunteer Fire Department!!!

Hugoton High School’s Fall Homecoming will be Friday, October 7. Students, teachers and staff of USD 210 are encouraged to dress up all week to show their Eagle Pride!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3  – Pajama Day
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 – Team Tuesday (HMS)
– Twister Tuesday (HES & HHS)
(Colors by grade level)
Hugoton Elementary
Green – Preschool, Kinderprep & Third Grade
Yellow – Kindergarten & Fourth Grade
Red – First Grade & Fifth Grade
Blue – Second Grade & Sixth Grade
White – Teachers
Hugoton High School
Freshmen – Green
Sophomore – Yellow
Juniors – Red
Seniors – Blue
Teachers – White
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 – West Coast Wednesday Beach Wear
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 – Twin Day
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 – GAME DAY Wear red, white & blue
HES Playground Picture:
Kinderprep, Kindergarten, Second, Fourth & Fifth Grades – Red
First and Third Grades – White
Sixth Grade and Staff – Blue

Activities will kick off Thursday, October 6 with the Homecoming parade starting at 8:00 p.m. on Main Street. The parade will proceed to the Fairgrounds, where there will be a bonfire and pep rally. The Homecoming King will be crowned at this time.

Friday, October 7, the Homecoming Queen will be crowned at 6:00 p.m. at the football field. Then the Hugoton Eagles will take on the Southwestern Heights Mustangs in a rousing game of football with kick off at 7:00 p.m. Senior King candidates are Romano Burger, Valentino Degollado and Pedro Ordonez. Senior Queen candidates are Melissa Fabela, Katy Heger and Amy Scott. Junior attendant is Madison Shuck, sophomore attendant is Abby Heger and freshman attendant is Faith Degollado. Crown bearer is kindergartener Rowan Sullivan, son of Abel and Megan Sullivan, and flower girl is Brinlee Austin, daughter of Brian and Marie Austin.

Be sure to wear your Eagle red, white and blue to the field Friday evening to show your #EaglePride!