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HHS Forensics Students are headed to State

The Hugoton High School Forensics students are wrapping up a very successful season. They have had three first place finishes, two second place finishes and one third place finish as a team. They have also had countless individual medals. Forensics even had its first foreign exchange student, Alex Thougaard qualify for State. The students’ hard […]

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Chamber Banquet is this Saturday

The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet is planned for Saturday, April 27. Entertainment for the evening will be Dennis Laffoon. Dennis Laffoon is a Keyboardist, vocalist and recording artist with over 35 years of experience. He has performed with Heart, Journey, Cheap Trick, REO, Night Ranger and Kansas to name a few and […]

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Attend the Legislative Update Saturday

John Doll       Dave Younger   Bill Clifford   Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce, Stevens County Economic Development and Stevens County Farm Bureau Association will host a Legislative Update this coming Saturday, April 20 starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Senior Center. The Update offers a great opportunity to speak with government representatives and to […]

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HHS Choir shakes up and checks out New York City

The Hugoton High School Choir directed by Renee Beesley and accompanied by Angela Heger, were invited to travel to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall April 6, 2024 with National Concerts. The group of 25 students traveled to New York April 3 to begin rehearsals with Dr. Julie YU and Dr Cari Earnhart. […]

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Hugoton FFA hosts 2024 Banquet

The Hugoton FFA hosted their 2024 Banquet Tuesday, March 26 in the high school cafeteria. The State Degree recipients for 2024 were Nicole Bustillos, Torrin King, Zane Poulsen, Jayce Heger, Tobias Grubbs, Carter McClure and John Shelton. Hugoton FFA Alumni scholarships were awarded to Bustillos, Heger, King, Carter McClure and Poulsen. Poulsen and McClure were […]

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HHS Powerlifting Teams bring home the hardware

The Hugoton power- lifting teams participated at the 3A State Meet this past weekend in Carbondale Kansas-Santa Fe Trails High School and came away with a load of hardware. The girls team placed third overall with a team score of 108 points against 19 other teams. Scoring for the Lady Bar Benders were: Aleah Farnum – […]

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Gene’s Heartland Foods celebrates their Opening Day

You are sure to know by now that Gene’s Heartland Foods is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!! We want to welcome with open arms and full hearts our new Grocery Store!! Manager Justin Renz stopped in The Hermes on press day. He has agreed to have The Hermes issues in store for his customers to purchase. But […]

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Hugoton High School Eagles bring home trophies, memories and compliments

If you missed seeing the two games this team of Eagles played at State Tournament over the weekend – you missed some great heart- stopping action. Some got to see them in person, some on the big theatre screen, some at home on their own screen and even some listened in on the radio. However […]

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HHS Eagles headed to State Fourth Year in a Row!!!!!

The Hugoton Eagles are headed to State for the fourth year in a row after winning the Sub-State game against Wellington Saturday, March 2, 73-39. Wednesday, February 28 the varsity Eagles hosted the first round of Sub-State games taking on Augusta. After four quarters the Eagles took the win 54-35. Hugoton (20-2) will play Abilene […]

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Governor Kelly signs proclamation for Severe Weather Preparedness Week

As winter slowly draws to an end and Kansans eagerly look toward warmer spring weather, they also know that warmer weather may bring on severe storms that include strong winds, tornadoes, heavy rains and flooding. To remind Kansans to be prepared for such weather, Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation February 20 desig- nating March […]