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 “I remembered the first time Mother Nature cast her glance across the golden sun as it sat on the pond.  That seductive glance has gotten ahold of me, and ever since then, I have been fishing everywhere I can.” ~Johnny Steen    Johnny Steen says that he has liked to hunt and fish his entire…

Chris Baker raised his hand in front of of the judge last Thursday and was sworn in as Hitchcock County’s newest commissioner. He will replace Scott McDonald who served a 24 year stent in the role. Baker came back to the Hitchcock County area in the summer of 2007.  While not growing up in Hitchcock…

Mary Seybold and Sye Tecker were sworn in to Public Office last Thursday in Benkelman. Mary Seybold will be replacing Miles Preston in the role of County Clerk. Preston who was still in his first term resigned late last fall. The County Commissioners were then tasked with hiring a new Clerk after taking applications and…

Nothing says teamwork quite like competing basketball coaches having a little fun with their communities while working towards a common goal. Next Tuesday evening, at the Hitchcock County, Dundy County Stratton basketball boys varsity game, one of these two coaches will have the opportunity to have the other coach wear their favorite college teams jersey.…

  District #1 Commissioner Scott McDonald attended his final meeting on Monday, the last day of his 24-year public service stint as a Hitchcock County Commissioner. The County Board and officeholders hosted a retirement Open House following the meeting to honor his public service. County residents, workers, the courthouse, staff, and others stopped by the…

The Cafe is on the east side of Main Street, just south of the E.S.U. #15 Office Building and parking area.  It is in the same building that most recently housed Moo Moo’s Diner and Murphy’s Restaurant. Glen Amack is the new owner; he purchased the property from Doug and Amber Hohlen, owners of Moo…

     Dean Howard of Palisade was inducted into the Army on September 2, 1970. He was wounded in Vietnam on July 19, 1971. Nearly 53-years later, he was presented his Purple Heart at a small ceremony with family and friends at his home last Friday evening.      Dean’s daughter, DeAnn (Howard) Davis of Benkelman, started the process…