Author: Hugoton Hermes Staff

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The 2021 Hugoton High School graduating class gets together just before graduation to have their picture taken. The graduation ceremony took place in the football field Saturday morning, May 15. Photo courtesy of Kathy Purcell.

Carolyn DeCamp is the lucky winner of the Super Mom contest 2021!! Her name was originally drawn at Tan’alon. Carolyn, in the center, is being awarded the special gift basket from ViLari, to the right, for being their special winner. Kay McDaniels, to the left, is also presenting Carolyn an additional fifty chamber bucks from […]

These HHS choir students received a 1 SUPERIOR rating at Regional contest with their solos and ensembles and advanced to compete at the State contest, and every one of the solos and ensembles received a 1 SUPERIOR rating at State! Students from top left are Abigail Garcia, Sarahi Valles, Nicole Bustillios, Hailey Maldonaldo, Emily Rojas, […]

The Hugoton FFA Chapter receives the Eddy Koonce Memorial award for being the top Livestock Judging Team in Southwest Kansas this year. The award was presented to the Hugoton team members by the Koonce Family and Payton Walk, the Southwest Kansas Vice President. Pictured are Payton, Shea Robertson, Taylor Nulik, Jacob Bell, Robin Koonce, Tyler […]

Granny Franny Fran Rice will celebrate her one hundred and fourth birthday April 27, and you are invited to take part in a Birthday Card Show to wish Fran a bright and happy one hundred and fourth birthday. Send your birthday greetings to: Fran Rice, 310 Canna Lane, Liberal, Ks. 67901.

FFA State Degrees and Alumni Scholarship winners are left to right Taylor Nulik, Kynna Crawford, Victoria Bryan, Jacob Bell, Karina Rodriquez, Nicholas Bryan, Kyra Shelton, Jay McClure, Molly McClure and Suheila Rosas.

The Easter Egg hunters were out in style Saturday. The day was beautiful and it seems most all were ready for a day outing dressed in their Easter finest. It may have taken members of the Lions Club almost a couple hours to “hide” the hundreds of colorful filled eggs, but those little egg hunters […]

The Fifty-third Annual Kiwanis Auction had good weather over the weekend. As usual a crowd of local and not-so-local interested buyers gather to see what they may need. Also what good bargains they can gather up. It is the yearly social event for Stevens County.

A Legislative Update was attended March 20 at the Senior Center. In the above picture, left to right are Senator John Doll, USD 210 Superintendent Adrian Howie, Representative Marty Long and Hugoton Chamber Director Alisha Owens.