The Stevens County Board of County Commissioners met in a special session 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016 with all Commissioners, Pat Hall, Joe D. Thompson and Dave Bozone present. Also present were County Clerk Pam Bensel, RoGlenda Coulter from The Hugoton Hermes and a very large number of concerned people. The special session was […]
The Stevens County Commissioners met July 5, 2016 for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Stevens County courthouse. Present at the meeting were Commissioner Pat Hall, Commissioner David Bozone and Commissioner Joe D. Thompson. Also attending were Stevens County Clerk Pam Bensel and Hermes Reporter Ruthie Winget. Tron Stegman, Carol Lee Burrows and Gary Baker […]
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Park Day winners listed
Citizens State Bank sponsored the Sack Race for the 2016 Hugoton Park Day. Participants ranged in age from four and under all the way to adults! Winners for the “four and under” category were first place Blake Salmons, second place Carter Trujillo and third place Madison Niehues. Five- and six-year-old winners were Morgan Niehues and […]
The Stevens County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the Hugoton EMS training center for their regular meeting/working lunch. The meeting had a good turnout with LEPC committee members, Harry Bartel, RoGlenda Coulter, Bailey Esarey, Richard Everett, Josh Grubbs, Cathy Hernandez, Debbie Hickson, Brent Inkelaar, Rodney Kelling, […]
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Floyd Knox is Super Dad 2016
Floyd Knox’s Father’s Day was improved dramatically Monday morning when he received the call he had been picked as Super Dad 2016 at Thrifty King! Floyd took home a $25 gift certificate and $50 Chamber Bucks!
Saturday morning, June 11, several community members filed into the Stevens County Library’s meeting room to talk with Commissioner Joe D. Thompson about the budget issues plaguing the county. Representatives from various county entities were present, including the Senior Center and Extension. Joe D. offered the Commissioner Coffee meeting as an opportunity for residents to […]
Hugoton FFA member Austin Nordyke was recognized as the State Star in Agribusiness, one of the association’s top honors, during the eighty-eighth Kansas FFA State Convention, June 1-3, 2016, on the Kansas State University campus. Each year, the Kansas FFA Association recognizes three members who have the top Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs with the […]
Hugoton USD 210 is joining more than 100 other districts in the state of Kansas as they provide nutritious free breakfasts and lunches for children throughout the summer. This year, the district has been approved to serve meals at two different sites. Beginning Monday, May 23, the school has served children from ages one to […]
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Local Veteran recalls WWII memories
Hank Staples, at 94 years old, is a World War II Veteran. After World War II broke out, Hank, along with his kid brother and a neighbor boy, went down February 4, 1942 to join the Navy. Hank’s kid brother asked for flying duties in Naval planes during basic training. The brother was declared Missing […]
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Class of 2016 garners over $90,000
The Hugoton High School Class of 2016 graduated Saturday, May 14 in Hugoton. Music was provided by the high school band, directed by Ms. Amy Freeman. The senior class choir representatives provided music with Director Trevor Waechter and pianist Carly Martin. Six students were selected as Valedictorians. They included Austin Nordyke, Parker Titus, Sarah Johnson, […]