The Saint Francis Herald

The Saint Francis Herald The Saint Francis Herald is a weekly newspaper located in northwest Kansas in St. Francis, Kan. the

05/25/2025

You remember the look, right?
That silent warning from your mom that meant:
“Don’t even think about it.”

No yelling. No fuss. Just eyes that could stop time.
We didn’t negotiate. We didn’t bargain.
We obeyed, instantly.

We’d be halfway into something we knew we weren’t supposed to do.
Then we’d catch her stare from across the room.
Game over.
Message received.

Today’s kids get timeouts and pep talks.
We had that look.
And honestly? It worked every time.

If your mom had that power too.
You grew up in the right era.

12/13/2016

We are having the Christmas On Us drawing at the St. Francis Community High School this Thursday at 6 p.m. We look forward to you all being there...

05/20/2016

CORRECTION CORRECTION I really messed up an ad in the May 19 issue of the Herald. The Cheyenne Bowl WILL be open this weekend. Tim Burr

The following info is correct.

The Cheyenne Bowl welcomes COSMIC BOWLING this Friday and Saturday, 9:00 p.m. All lanes, all fun, come join us.

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11/11/2015

The Cheyenne County Commissioners met on Friday, Oct. 30. At the meeting, it was announced that the county’s road and bridge department is hiring for an open position. They also heard from the county’s senior living task force and agreed to pay some of the expenses that are accruing with the development of an assisted living facility.
Public works director Dave Flemming told the commissioners that employee JW Milliken has submitted his resignation letter. Following a closed session discussing his resignation, it was announced that the department will be hiring an equipment operator to replace him. Look for an ad in this week’s paper for more information on the open position.
Mr. Flemming also reported to the commissioners that bridge work has begun around the county. The Barnhart bridge has also recently been inspected because of cracks that exist. It is estimated that the bridge will need to be replaced, which is not a surprise to the county, he said.

11/11/2015

In what may be fortuitous timing with a pending winter storm, more than 60 area responders came together on Monday, Nov. 9, to practice a collaborative response to winter storm hazards. Cheyenne County Emergency Management hosted the functional drill that involved participants from Cheyenne, Sherman, and Rawlins counties.
“The exercise was a great opportunity for all three counties to come together as a team and test our current plans and procedures,” said Ryan Murray, emergency management director for Cheyenne, Sherman and Rawlins counties. “We were able to identify what worked well and any gaps that we can improve. The live scenario portion also facilitated relationship building between various counties and functional teams.”
The scenario was a winter storm watch that evolved to a winter storm warning resulting in power loss and hazardous travel conditions. A mock Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was setup at the St. Francis Emergency Services building to monitor conditions. The team created an incident action plan around communication, sheltering, and addressing special needs.

11/11/2015

The kindergarten, first, second and third grade students will present a special holiday Thanksgiving Pageant on Monday, Nov. 16. The program begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in the grade school gymnasium.
The 20 kindergarten students will perform first, with a program entitled, “It’s Thanksgiving.” They will be dressed as Pilgrim boys and girls, Indian boys and girls and, of course, turkeys! The combined 60 first, second and third grade students will follow with a wide variety of songs, dances, and musical numbers entitled, “Celebrate Thanksgiving.” The kids have worked very hard and are enjoying learning about the history of Thanksgiving.

11/11/2015

The Cheyenne County Fair Board has a new president. After about 15 years, long-time president Dick Bursch has stepped down and handed over the position to Margo Douthit. In addition to the new president, three new members have also joined the board.
Mr. Bursch has been a member of the fair board for many years. However, he took over as president about 15 years ago, and just this year has handed over the reigns to Ms. Douthit. He will continue to serve on the fair board, he said.
With the departure of Sarah Kinzer as a board member, there were three open positions. Cara Hunt, Trevor Hilt and Ethan Zweygardt all expressed an interest in serving on the board, and were nominated and confirmed by the board last month. All three were in attendance at the November meeting held last Thursday.

11/11/2015

Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska has its truck parked at the St. Francis Recycling Center to receive donations. The truck will be taking donations through Nov. 16 unless it fills before that time. Goodwill Industries is dedicated to helping people with disabilities or barriers that won’t let them reach their goals, to help improve their quality of life.

11/11/2015

The McCarty Dairy in Bird City and McCarty Family Farms are helping area schools by donating Dannon Yogurt products to their food programs. The St. Francis and Cheylin schools are among 11 schools benefitting from the Yogurt for Youth program.
Mike McCarty said the family was concerned about the healthy snack programs being cut from school programs along with overall funding situations of the area schools. Utilizing their unique relationship with Dannon has allowed them to provide Dannon yogurt at no cost to the surrounding schools.
McCarty Family Farms are able purchase yogurt at a reduced cost from Dannon. This cost is then offset by a combination of McCarty Family Farm funds and their checkoff dollars that Southwest Dairy Farmers allows them to use for support of a program that benefits multiple schools and children.

11/04/2015

The St. Francis High School football team won the bi-district football game Tuesday evening beating Jetmore-Hodgeman County, 70-24. Regional play will be held Saturday against Solomon. As of Wednesday morning, tentatively, the regional game will be played at Solomon. Solomon won their bi-district game, beating South Central 46 to 44.

11/04/2015

The St. Francis City Council met last Monday, with all city council members present. Following the decision to hire an additional city police officer, they went on to discuss different properties around town and hear a report from the city superintendent.
As was reported previously, the city council is down to one police officer, Shane Guggenmos. Officer Guggenmos told the council that he suggested hiring at least two additional police officers. The council unanimously agreed to start accepting applications and hire one additional officer at this time.
In addition, the council discussed the number of vehicles that the police department currently has. The city police department has a couple of extra vehicles that they do not use right now, and Officer Guggenmos suggested either selling one or giving one to the Sheriff's Department. After some discussion, the council decided that he should try to sell the higher mileage vehicle. They will store the other vehicle in garage space that city superintendent JR Landenberger said he has available.

11/04/2015

Everyone is urged to “shop till you drop” at the Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7! Come buy your Christmas gifts and look at all the unique items, as well as win door prizes and enjoy some cookies.
The Holiday Boutique will be held at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 118 E Webster this Saturday. Those coming to the show will be able to register to win a door prize, enjoy a cookie and see the many specials offered.

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