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By Catherine Thurston It is bittersweet to create this final newspaper.   Long gone family members were instrumental in bringing newspapers to the Eastern Plains.  There are many …

100 Years Of Newspaper Archives To Be Housed At Limon Memorial Library

With the unfortunate closing of The Limon Leader, the Limon Memorial Library is honored to become the new home for more than a century of local newspaper archives. The collection includes issues of …

October Heartland 4-H Meeting

By Kayci Huelskamp The October meeting of the Heartland 4-H club was called to order at 2:31 p.m. by President Trina Saffer on October 12, 2025. Pledges were led by Lyle Huelskamp. Kayci …

Karval News

OCTOBER   events: 31 – Closing of Limon Leader Carnival - The Karval community annual Halloween carnival will be at the community building from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.   The …

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Community
 Community Events
Active Threat Training in Limon
Lincoln County Law Enforcement agencies will be training at the Denver Cutlery building today September 22.  It may look real, but it is just training.
Arriba-Flagler Homecoming
Weekly Features
Remember When
Note: It is with a bit of sadness that this will be the last Remember When and Yesteryear that I will have the privilege of writing for the paper.  I have thoroughly enjoyed each week …
Yesteryear
60 Years Ago~Oct. 28, 1965 Jari Lane and Vicki Ware will represent the Hugo schools at the Colorado All State High School Choir and Madrigal Festival in Denver this week. The Hugo Pirates …
Home Country
I think there must be autumnal reasons for Halloween being hued in orange and black. It’s a fun time, a magic evening if you’re a kid, and if you’re a grandpa-type guy, like me, who …
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Gymkhana results

Senior Back row: Paige Denne, Sydney Babi, Gabe Carr, Josey Kravig, Jade Kravig Front row: Ashlyn Mosher, Grady Smith, Jira Kissel

Hugo Roping Club 2025 year end results   Pee Wee Division 1st Talley Bate 2nd Chizym Meier 3rd Clayton Martin 4th Blaine Wiegert 5th Abram Hermes …

Labor Day Gymkhana

Riley Beeson

Hugo Roping Club results September 1, 2025 Assisted Group Mesa Wiersma Rip Carpenter Lanham Leoffler Pee Wee division Barrels 1st Clayton Martin 2nd …

Schools and Sports

Badger Volleyball Take To The Road Seeking A Win

Addison Pedersen spikes against the Bulldogs

By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Colleen McCormick The Lady Badgers hit the road last week, facing off against the Swink Lions and the Byers Bulldogs in two spirited match-ups that showcased …

Limon Badgers Showcase Defensive Power In Shutout Win

Keagan Mellott, with help from Zac Carr, made an early sack to set the tone for the game

By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Teresa O'Dwyer The Limon Badgers traveled to Burlington on October 24 for a high-stakes match-up against the Cougars. Both teams came in with impressive …

Heroic Effort By Lockhart Not Enough To Overcome Poor Tackling

Clayton Nelson for the reception

   Article and Photos by Will Mallory  The one-win Genoa-Hugo-Karval Pirates hosted the 2-6 Wiley Panthers this past Friday, October 24, for their last home game of the …

Lady Pirates Take Two Of Three

Amy James Sets

Article and Photos by Will Mallory The Lady Pirates had another busy week as they near potential postseason play in November.  They traveled to nearby Deer Trail on Tuesday, …

Lady Panthers Go 3-4 in Recent Matches

By Carla Gordillo The Lady Panthers fought hard in a tough five-set match against Caliche on Friday, October 10 but eventually dropped the match 2-3. The team showed incredible teamwork on their …

Flagler Panthers Edge Hugo In Thriller, Fall To Caliche, Bounce Back Against Wiley

By Rylie Berry Photo by Heather Witt The Flagler Panthers clawed their way to victory against the Genoa-Hugo Pirates, edging them out in a thrilling 30–25 battle on Saturday, October …
Karson Parmer, Coach Head, Brody Scherrer and Brooks Scherrer

Golf Season Ends With Badgers Team Placing At State

Editor's note:   There was a error in last weeks article regarding Karson Parmer's standing after the first round.   He was in 11th place, not 111th.     We apologize for the …
Dreison Davis makes a move to get past the offense

Friday Night Lights And A Fight For Bragging Rights

By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Teresa O'Dwyer This Friday, October 17, was full of electricity—not just from the friendly rivalry between Mountain View Electric and Y-W Electric, who …
Clint Hale goes one on one against the Bison

Pirates Unable To Defend Against The Arickaree Bison

Article and Photos by Will Mallory A brutally competitive schedule for the 1-6 Pirates appeared to get a bit easier as they traveled to Woodlin to challenge the then 3-5 Arickaree Bison. In …
Sitzman with a back set

Lady Pirates Defeat The Lady Indians Of Kiowa

  Article and Photos by Will Mallory In the only contest of the past week, the Lady Pirates traveled to Kiowa on Tuesday, October 14, to take on the Lady Indians on their home court. …
Addison Pedersen
Lady Badgers Continue To Work Hard Despite Challenges
By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Kirsten Tacha The Lady Badgers continued their season this week, facing two formidable opponents: the Calhan Bulldogs and the Burlington Cougars. Both matches …
Karson Parmer, Coach Head, Brody Scherrer and Brooks Scherrer
Golf Season ends with Badgers team placing at State
By Stephanie Zwick Photo by Allison Scherrer This year marked the first time the Limon boys golf team qualified to compete at the State golf tournament as a full team, with three members …
Maddie Rushing
Badger Softball celebrates Parents Night and gains two wins
By Stephanie Zwick Photos By Kirsten Tacha This week was nothing short of unforgettable for the Lady Badgers softball team, brimming with excitement and pivotal moments as they wrapped up …
Brody Scherrer

Holyoke finds Badgers are aggressive when cornered

By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Teresa O'Dwyer On a warm Saturday afternoon, Limon traveled to Holyoke for a football match up. At kickoff, the Badgers appeared sluggish, and the game quickly …

Chloe Stone

Lady Badgers volleyball served a loss by Stratton

By Stephanie Zwick Photos by Colleen McCormick On Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Lady Badgers squared off against a formidable Stratton Eagles squad. The opening set the tone, as Stratton came …
Isiah Yoder

Pirates Host Colorado’s #1 Football Squad

  Article and Photos by Will Mallory Last Thursday, October 9, the Genoa-Hugo-Karval football squad hosted the #1 Wolves from Idalia.   The Wolves came to Hugo undefeated, …
Kazlei Vaughn

Pirate Volleyball Drops to 8-10 Overall

Article and Photos by Will Mallory The Lady Pirates went 2-3 during the busiest week of the regular season, which did include one tournament.  Genoa-Hugo-Karval traveled to …
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2025 Lincoln County Fair Results

Photos by Linda James, Dianne Clark, Katie Rogers, and Stephanie Zwick 2025 Open Class Results Traditional Horse Senior Showmanship: Jade Kravig-1 st Place Chandra …

35th Annual Hub City Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show Winners

Photos by Katie Rogers The 35th Annual Hub City Classic Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show would not be possible without the hard work, dedication, and support of so many amazing people. From setup …

August 22 Gymkhana

photos by Jeannie Foster Hugo Roping Club results August 22, 2025   Assisted Group Cooper Schlabach Haze Mosher Lanham Leoffler Barrel Race Pee Wee …

Lincoln County Fair Results

photos by Jeannie Foster and others.   Look for more results next week 2025 4-H General Exhibit Results Animal Science Horseless Horse: Kadee Christensen-2nd Place …

Hub City Car Show

Ranch Rodeo, Mutton Bustin' and PRCA Rodeo at the 2025 Lincoln County Fair

4H Lincoln County Fair Pictures

Peewee Sheep and Market Sheep Market Goat and Dairy Goat Peewee Swine and Market Swine Dairy, Peewee and Market Cattle

2025 Lincoln County Fair Parade Route. Join the fun on Saturday August 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

RANCH RODEO

Opinion
Timothy Kalista

An Unexpected Detour

Driving down interstate 70 on a Friday afternoon in July my wife and I weren’t expecting to hear the thump-thump-thumping of our engine in our tiny home on wheels, Hawthorne. We were …

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, …

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 …

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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 …

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? …

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Obituaries
JAMES WALTER SORENSEN
In Loving Memory of James Walter Sorensen Karval, Colorado September 23, 1939 – October 10, 2025 James Walter Sorensen — lifelong farmer, rancher, craftsman, and …
DAVID R SMITH
David R Smith died peacefully at Hugo’s Lincoln County Hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer on Sunday, October 12, 2025.   He was visited and surrounded by both family and friends …
LOWELL LAWRENCE JOHNSTON
Lowell Lawrence Johnston was born on February 28, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, the youngest of three sons to Ernest Soloman and Almee Sires Johnston.  Lowell graduated from high school in …
ROGER G. DYKES
We Will Miss You Roger! Roger was born to Girth and Louise Dykes July 31, 1948.   He passed away June 12, 2025. Roger was married to Kathy, (born Oct. 22, 1955 and passed away April …
VIRGIL JOSEPH (RED) STANG
Virgil Joseph (Red) Stang was born on April 16, 1936, in Victoria, Kansas, and died   peacefully on August 27, 2025. He was born to Clement and Anna Marie Stang. His   paternal and maternal …

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