Author: Hugoton Hermes Staff

In case you missed it, Easter Sunday is this weekend! Several area churches will be hosting special services in honor of Good Friday and Easter.

The Hugoton Lions Club and Hugoton Recreation Commission are hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 4! Children and their parents can gather at the Parsons Sports Complex, west of the 300 block of Washington, before 10:00 a.m. The whistle for the infant hunt – birth to three year olds – will blow […]

The Hugoton City Council and USD 210 Board of Education Candidate Forum was conducted Monday evening, March 23 at the Hugoton High School auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Hugoton Education Association, Stevens County Economic Development Board,  Stevens County Farm Bureau Association, as well as the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce and their gold […]

“Hoppy” Easter! The Easter holiday is quickly approaching, and with it, several opportunities to worship at the local church of your choice. Following are some of the special services planned in the area.

This year marks the hundredth year reunion of all Hugoton High School alumni. In all that time, the school has earned only three State Championships – all in Track & Field in 20-year intervals: 1938, 1958 and 1978. The long dry spell of State banners has at last been broken – the Hugoton High Lady […]

The Hugoton High School Lady Eagles’ basketball team will face Baldwin High School Saturday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. at the State Basketball tournament in Park City for the Championship. Live streaming of the games is provided here, courtesy of Eagle Communications.

In Sub-State play the Lady Eagles took the court at Larned Middle School.  For the first game of the tournament Hugoton defeated Larned Lady Indians 55-24. For the Sub-State finals, they were evenly matched against the second-seeded Pratt Greenbacks, a comparable opponent in height and athleticism. Hugoton scraped out a 50-47 victory after an edge-of-your-seat […]

A large crowd braved the cold and snow to attend the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Saturday evening.  Cathy Wolters, president of the Chamber, was on hand to welcome them all. A delicious pork tenderloin dinner was catered by Janice Morgan. In 2014, at this time, Executive Director of the Hugoton Area Chamber […]

Governor Sam Brownback signed a proclamation Wednesday, February 25, designating March 2-6 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. Kansans are urged to check their emergency kit supplies for home, office and vehicles, as well as review plans to ensure they are prepared for any severe weather emergencies. “Even though March through June typically brings […]

The Hugoton High School National Honor Society would like to invite the community of Hugoton to attend the fifth annual Mr. HHS Contest, which will take place Monday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium. NHS is building a tradition of having the Mr. HHS competition as a fundraiser for families in […]