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High-risk arrest in Hugo

(Shared from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.   Phone calls to the LCSO have not been returned) Last week, a child predator was located in our community. As we all know, …
Welcome to our newest Limon Police Officer, James Kelley. Officer Kelley came to the Limon Police Department from a metropolitan agency. Welcome aboard sir!

Limon welcomes new officer

Welcome to our newest Limon Police Officer, James Kelley.   Officer Kelley came to the Limon Police Department from a metropolitan agency.   Welcome aboard sir!

Limon Town Board meeting

By Stephanie Zwick The Limon Town Board held its July meeting on a Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday, due to the 4th of July holiday. During the meeting, the board reviewed a liquor …
Dallan Hermes, Taton Taylor, Zach Witt, Jayden Gonzales, Bowen Melia, Westley Foth, Otto Teman, Payson Liggett, Ben Hornung, Max Randolph, Luke Charles, Myles Liggett, Coaches Bo Randolph and Tyson Liggett

Cal Ripken State Champions

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Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Town of Hugo’s recent announcement dissolving its Marshal’s Office is more than just a budgetary adjustment - it is the culmination of years of poor leadership, misguided priorities, …
Lincoln County Chatter
Does anyone know why it would make sense to have the lights on all night at the Railroad Park while there are several (more than half dozen) street lights out down the center of Main Street? …
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor,
A meeting was held at the courthouse this past week and apparently the main topic of conversation was the Round House. I was unable to attend due to my declining hearing, …
Lincoln County Chatter
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor,
Colorado Democrats are wasting no time introducing the newest piece of legislation to restrict Coloradans rights to purchase firearms.  Senate bill 25-003 had its first …
Let’s scrap the stigma of mental illness
By Dave Marston
Even though one in five Americans is estimated to suffer from mental health illness, talk about mental health in the rural West remains muted. I’d like to talk about it …
Lincoln County Chatter
(This is a GOSSIP/QUESTIONS column and the views expressed or questions raised do not necessarily represent the views of the owners or employees of this newspaper) Some one really needs to …
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Schools and Sports

Babe Ruth League Championship game

Limon Black vs. Limon Grey in the 13-16 year old Babe Ruth League Championship game. Limon Black took the win 8-3. It

Limon Black vs. Limon Grey in the 13-16 year old Babe Ruth League Championship game.   Limon Black took the win 8-3.   It's always a great day to be a Badger!!   Front row: Jesiah …

Four qualify for State 4H Trap Shooting

Jason Cima

The 4H program Shooting Sports is one of the many disciplines that youth can learn and grow with. This year 4 Senior division members qualified for the state 4H trap shoot that will take place over …

Limon Stripes claim victory

By Lindsay Frasier Limon Stripes Cal Ripken 9-10 team finishes the season Number 1 with championship victory over Flagler in the tournament! They had a great season with only one loss. …

Genoa-Hugo Basketball Travels to Kansas

The Genoa-Hugo girls basketball team traveled to Colby, Kansas to participate in the Oasis Shootout.   They were able to play five varsity and five JV games over the course of two days.   …

Flagler’s Cal Ripken team

Flagler’s Cal Ripken team finished their season falling just short of their championship dreams with a second place finish in the tournament. Congratulations to these young men and their …

Back Row: Coach Ted Bandy, Julie Witt (Mom), Zachery Witt, and Coach Justine Liggett Front Row: Maddy Witt, Macie Witt , Chris Witt (Dad)

Macie Witt commits to Fort Hays State University for Track

Saffer finished her term as State FFA Secretary for 2024-2025

Local FFA chapters take top honors at State

Flagler athletes have several top finishes across multiple meets

By Clara Gruber On Saturday, April 19, the Flagler Track Team left the school early in the morning and traveled to Cheyenne Wells. Despite the cold weather, the team worked hard, bringing home …
Sophia McCormick 2nd place 400m

Badgers have great weekend at State Track

By Ted Bandy Photos by Colleen McCormick The Badgers traveled to Lakewood Colorado on Thursday morning to begin what turned out to be a long but amazing weekend on the track.   If not …
Teghan Seymour runs the 800m

Pirates crown a new State Champion

Article and photos by Will Mallory The Genoa-Hugo-Karval Track and Field squad was well represented at State Track this past weekend.   The student body gave the state-qualifying …
Brody Scherrer looks for a strikeout
Limon Baseball Season Ends At Regionals
By Coach Rockwell Photos Kirsten Tacha The #9 ranked Limon Badgers baseball team drove to Platte Valley High School in Kersey, Colorado this past Saturday and defeated #24 St. Mary’s …
Emma Holferty tied the junior high girls league pole vault record at 7'6"
2025 Limon Junior High Track Team finished a stellar season
By Lindsey Blackwelder The 2025 Limon Junior High Track Team finished a stellar season at the Union Pacific League Track Meet held in Limon on Friday, May 9th, where the boys’ team placed …
Lloyd Gaskill Athletic Hall of Fame Members
2003 Pete Mowry (1933) * 2003 Dennis Coonts (1939) * 2003 Bill Mitchem (1947) 2003 John Dorman (1955) 2003 Delbert Steele (1961) * 2003 Howard Knapp (1962) 2003 Don Bender …
Dan Monks 1977

LLOYD GASKILL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 2025 INDUCTEES

Dan Monks – 1977 Dan Monks is a proud graduate of the Limon High School Class of 1977 and a lifelong contributor to athletics, leadership, and the construction industry. During his years …

By Will Mallory Five Pirate athletes made the best of their hard work and perfect spring weather by setting two school records at the UP League Meet. All five significantly improved their chances of competing and representing Genoa-Hugo-Karval School in the State Championships at Jefferson County Stadium this coming weekend. Senior Teghan Seymour competed in the state championships last year and came within a second of breaking the school’s 800m record of 2:07.08 set in 2005 by Shane Stum. After running a season best a week earlier in Burlington by staying with Limon’s Drey Tacha, Seymour used the same strategy at League. The strategy made the difference, as Seymour placed second behind Tacha, with a personal record and school record time of 2:03.88. Seymour ran the 2nd leg of the Pirates’ 4 x 400m relay roughly an hour later. Along with Isaiah Yoder, Levi Yoder, and anchor Mikel Bennett, the team posted their best effort of the season in a school record-breaking time of 3:43.50, placing second. This was five seconds better than their previous best set in Douglas County. The prior record of 3:44.41 was set by Jason Roberts, Bryan Anderson, Joel Helgerson, and Chad Helgerson in 1994. The Lady Pirate squad also posted some notable performances during the day in Limon. Senior Jayli Lockhart set a personal record in the 400m and placed 8th at 1:09.35. Lockhart also placed 8th in the triple jump with a mark of 29'-8". Freshman Hurdler Bryleigh Fox set a wind-legal personal record in the 100m hurdles with a near state-qualifying time of 18.12 and placed 2nd. Fox set another personal record in the 300m hurdles with a time of 53.35, placing 2nd. Freshman thrower Lexi James placed 3rd in the discus with a personal record throw of 85'-7". She placed 4th in the shot event with a PR put of 27'-11.75" in the shot. Sister Amy James added more team points by placing 6th in both horizontal jumps. The boys were also well represented on this ideal day for competition as Karval Junior thrower Clayton Nelson won the discus event with a personal record throw of 127'-5". Nelson would later place 8th in the shot put. Fellow thrower Spoke Carr placed 3rd in both throwing events. Freshman Caige Carter set a personal record in the discus with a throw of 78'-8". Caleb Forristall, another freshman, set a personal record in the discus event. Freshman, Lucas Miller, set personal records for both throwing events. Freshman Tayler Thelen crushed his previous high jump record with a leap of 5'-3". He placed 5th in the event. Thelen would later set a personal record in the 400m with a time of 1:00.10 and placed 8th. Karval Junior Isaiah Yoder set personal records in both hurdle events, placing 4th in the 110m and 5th in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Karval Senior Levi Yoder also set a personal record in the 400m with a time of 55.86, placing 4th. Freshman Clint Hale posted a personal record in the 200m with a time of 30.38, and fellow Freshman Alex Barbier set a personal record in the same event with a time of 33.24. Freshman Channing Moses fought hard for a personal record in the 800m run with a time of 2:38.05, placing 10th. The throwing 4 x 100m relay team of Caige Carter, Sean Mogon, Damian Breeden, and Alex Barbier placed 6th, contributing to team points. Five Pirates Qualify for State The 1A/2A Last Chance Qualifier hosted by Limon on Saturday, May 10, did not significantly impact the Pirates, who were already seeded high enough to compete at State. For the seniors, it would be their last regular-season competition of their high school careers. That was true for Jayli Lockhart, who competed in three events Saturday. Lockhart’s best finish was 11th in the triple jump with a mark of 30'-4". Mikel Bennett, Levi Yoder, and Teghan Seymour also competed in their last regular season events, but will be representing the Pirates at State this upcoming weekend. Bennett won the 100m sprint with a time of 11.81. With a time of 23.40, Bennett placed 3rd in the 200m. The only other placer at this huge invite was Isaiah Yoder, placing 7th in the 300m Hurdles with a PR time of 45.85. The State Track and Field Championships will be held Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17, at Jefferson County Stadium. New this year, according to CHSAA Now, is that parking at the event will cost 10.00 per vehicle per day. Tickets can only be purchased online (chsaanow.com). Seymour will run the 800m on Friday, May 16, at 12:30 p.m. Seymour is seeded #3. The remaining events will all be finals on Saturday, May 17, for the Pirates. Sophomore Spoke Carr will throw the shot put at 8:30 a.m. Carr is the #10 seed. Junior Isaiah Yoder will run the 110m Hurdles at 9:37 a.m. and is seeded #9. Next to run will be Bennett in the 400m, scheduled for 11:43 a.m. Bennett is seeded second. Bennett runs again at 1:26 p.m. He is seeded #6 in the 200m sprint. Finally, the 4 x 400m relay team of both Yoder boys, Seymour, and Bennett as anchor, will run at 4:55 p.m. Coach Isom chose freshman Tayler Thelen as the relay's substitute runner and will accompany the team to the State Championships.

Pirates crush two school records at UP League Track

By Will Mallory Five Pirate athletes made the best of their hard work and perfect spring weather by setting two school records at the UP League Meet.   All five significantly improved their …
Emma Jo Winters, Kinslee Reystead, Elsie Thompson, Kinlee Mellott and Alex Kuhns. Photo by Erin Mellott

2024-2025 Regular season ends for girl’s golf

By Stephanie Zwick The regular season has come to an end for the High school Girls Golf teams. On Monday May 5th the Limon Badgers hosted the Limon Girls Invitational Tournament. With 14 teams …
Carson Perry makes the infield stop

Badger Baseball ends regular season; prepares for Regionals

By Coach Rockwell Photos Kirsten Tacha In the final week of the regular season, the Badger baseball team won three of their final four ball games.  On Tuesday, Limon played in …
Your Community

3rd Annual Film Festival

An evening of Praise & Worship led by Northgate Revival will be held in the new outdoor event center at Wheatland in Flagler at 7 p.m. on August 1. Led by Luke Yates and Dillon Campbell, Northgate Revival has established their mission to inspire spiritual renewal across the nation through powerful nights of worship. With a passion for awakening hearts and uniting communities, the group creates transformative worship experiences that invite people to encounter God in profound ways. Traveling across regions and reaching diverse communities in America, Northgate Revival seeks to spark a movement of revival through heartfelt music, genuine connection, and a steadfast commitment to the call that has been placed on their lives by God. Their vision is to create an evening where individuals and communities can be refreshed, encounter God, and feel empowered and inspired to carry revival into their own lives and beyond. No reservations necessary. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. A love offering will be received.

Wheatland Conference and Outdoor Event Center holds events

Flagler Days

Hugo's 4th of July celebration

A wonderful 4th of July was enjoyed by many.   A big thank you to all who volunteered for the events. The day was full of fun with events happening all over Hugo. Ice cream, the Hedlund Museum, …
John E Kissel

4th of July gymkhana

By Anita Smith Photos Jeannie Foster Hugo Roping Club held their annual 4th of July gymkhana at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.   We had a beautiful day and fun was had by all.  …

Back Alley Dance

By Juliet Lundy The energy was high during the night when WMW performed at the back-alley dance in Hugo, Colorado on June 27, 2025, after the Ranch Rodeo. The crowd enjoyed the variety of …

VFW Band

By Juliet Lundy The day was filed with music and support for our community and veterans. The VFW band played for the community on June 29, 2025. The local program, Vets helping Vets …

Fourth of July Events

Lincoln County Horse Clinics

NEWS BRIEFS
  LIMON ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL July 10-25 8:00-Noon Monday-Friday   DANCE FIT/STRETCH FIT A beginner dance/stretch fitness program starts July 16th at 7 …
NEWS BRIEFS
TOWN OF LIMON     AGENDA July 9, 2025, 7:00 P.M. Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes Public Input for Items Not on Agenda Liquor License …
NEWS BRIEFS
LIMON INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION July 4 at Gaskill Field   HUGO 4TH OF JULY July 4 at Hugo Fairgrounds   ROTARY'S CONCERT IN THE PARK July 4, 5:30 …
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Lincoln Health
Beginning July 2025, the Lincoln Health Flagler Clinic will be open Monday through Thursday only and will be closed on Fridays. We want to ensure our patients and community members are aware of …
Weekly Features

Yesteryear

60 Years Ago~.June 15, 1965 An open house of the new addition to the Lincoln Community Hospital has been set for Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.   The addition brings the capacity of …

Lincoln County Economic Development

I believe it is high-time for an update to our efforts for housing development.  One of the toughest items facing economic and community development is adding housing stock.   Why so …

Remember When

60 Years Ago~July 22, 1965 Three young bandits, armed with handguns held up an attendant at the Phillips 66 Station in Kit Carson and got away with $120.   On Wednesday afternoon, a report …

Karval News

JULY   events: 17 – Food pantry 24 – Senior food boxes AUGUST events: 11– Friendship Circle 12 - Alliance meeting 14 – Willing Workers …

Zwick Test Kitchen

Blueberry Delight (No-Bake Dessert) Ingredients: For the Crust: 1 ½ cups of crushed gram crackers ½ cup melted butter 2 tablespoons sugar For the Cream …

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I've often thought that carrying one of these retractable steels would be great to touch up your knife when skinning/boning out an elk on top of a mountain.

Outdoors

       HOW THE HECK DO I SHARPEN A SERRATED EDGED KNIFE? I’ve conducted a million Knife Sharpening seminars, write a weekly knife Product Review for …

Open Call for Muralists to Celebrate Colorado’s Agricultural Legacy

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 As part of Colorado’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2026, and the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, the Colorado Department of …

Take Five

Oh, yeah?   Here's an exception. Shirley and I are "regulars" at Lupe's Mexican Restaurant in Oracle Junction, Arizona.   Their food is some of the very best, anywhere. This …

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Opinion
Lincoln County Chatter
(T his is a GOSSIP column and the views expressed or questions raised do not necessarily represent the views of the owners or employees of this newspaper) What's the point of the gossip column? …
Lincoln County Chatter
I would like more information about why Love's backed out of building their gas station on the east end of Limon.   I heard it was because the KOA brought up concerns about all the truck traffic …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear 4th District, There is no excuse for January 6, 2021 when Trump broke his oath of office to "... preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Donald Trump took …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the town of Limon and its residents: Congratulations to the town of Limon on the article in MaxPreps, an organization that keeps track of all sports of every high school in the nation.   …
Letter submission from Kenneth Orlin
Dear 4th District, There is no excuse for January 6, 2021 when Trump broke his oath of office to "... preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Donald Trump took no actions …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor: Prop 131 will give us a chance to have a say, not only in our local representation, but also in the state-wide races. Vote yes on 131. Here in the ruby red part of Colorado, …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The problems with Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of   Mountain Lion, Bobcat and Lynx Initiative Colorado Hunting and Fishing brings in approximately 3.25 billion a year.   Some of …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In keeping with the theme of last week's Homecoming, in what universe is the American Legion not at the head of the parade? (Editor's note:   We apologize for the delay in publishing this …
Lincoln County Chatter (this is a GOSSIP column and the views expressed or questions raised do not necessarily represent the views of the owners or employees of this newspaper)
It would seem there may be a problem with the Karval Cemetery District.   Some folks say they performed contract work that was supposed to be paid over a month ago and they haven't seen the …
Voter Voices from the Colorado News Collaborative
We are entering the downhill run of the 2024 election. Everything is moving fast. But not so fast that we don’t have time to tell you what we have been doing and will be doing with your …
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Teller
TELLER First National Bank of Hugo-Limon is looking for someone to join our team as a teller.   This is a full time position Monday-Friday approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Position pays …
Land Survey
LAND SURVEY Do you need a land survey? Contact Randy Bloom at americaslandtenure@gmail.com
TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR
TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR Hi-Plains School District is seeking a Transportation and Maintenance Director. $60,000-$70,000 annually. Apply online at www.hp-patriots.com.
For Rent
FOR RENT Smokey Hills Living Experience in Hugo Colorado has units available for rent today! Must meet HUD requirements. For more information call Jessica Borns at 719-740-2263.

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Obituaries
CAREN CHRISTENSON
Caren Christenson, of Christopher Creek, Arizona passed away on June 21, 2025 at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jess & Helen Christenson and sister, Linda McCarthy. …
KEITH ARFSTEN
February 19, 1946, - November 9, 2020 Keith Eugene Arfsten was born on February 19, 1946 in Limon, CO.   to Raymond and Mary Arfsten.   He was the fifth of six children and the …
JULANE ARFSTEN
June 7, 1942 - February 18, 1925 Julane Deloricce Simon was born on June 7, 1942 to Edward "Doc" and Iva Simon.   She was the fourth of six surviving children.  Growing up in …
SHERREL LYNN BROWN
Sherrel Lynn Brown, of Marion, MI.   and formerly of Limon, CO., passed away at home unexpectedly on Sunday, June 29, 2025. She was 69. Sherrel was born on August 5, 1955, in Pittsburgh, …
MICHAEL ANDREW HUFFMAN
Michael Andrew Huffman aka "Coach Huffy", aged 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 25th. His life started on April 13, 1947 in Limon Colorado. He grew up near the Huffman Family …

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