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Colorado’s Safe2Tell school tip line logs over 30K reports
Colorado's K-12 safety anonymous reporting system surpassed over 30,000 reports in the 2024-2025 school year.
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Insurers fight state laws restricting surprise ambulance bills
Colorado governor Jared Polis this year vetoed a bill to eliminate surprise bills for some emergency rides.
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Group seeks to block Colorado taxes on tips, overtime pay
A new ballot measure proposed in Colorado would repeal a new law requiring state income taxes on overtime pay and exempt tipped wages.
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Colorado among 20 states suing to keep Medicaid data away from ICE
A multi-state coalition is suing to keep Medicaid enrollment information away from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Colorado AG Weiser weighs challenge to Trump’s ‘energy emergency’
January declaration invoked by BLM to fast-track expansion of Utah oil train facility.
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Colorado legislators react to SNAP, Medicaid reforms
President Donald Trump signed the "Big, Beautiful Bill" on July 4 flanked by House and Senate leaders.

National and Global News

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Montana leads coalition of states pushing to join federal climate change lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal climate change lawsuit.
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Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - July 11, 2025
Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.
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US Senate Dems from Western states blast Trump budget for cutting federal aid
Under the law, states will be required to pay billions more per year to cover a greater share of major federal-state partnership programs.
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US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid
Congress has one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in funding for public media and foreign aid.
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U.S. Forest Service proposes $391M budget cut for 2026
A large portion of the cuts to the forest services budget are expected to be implemented into the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service.
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Daily Audio Newscast - July 11, 2025
Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.
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Federal government investigates 45 universities over Title VI
The department’s Office for Civil Rights have claimed the universities are in violation of Title VI due to alleged racial discrimination on campus.
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Politics: 2025Talks - July 11, 2025
Politics in the United States and around the world.

Life in Kiowa County

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Birthdays and Anniversaries - July 14-20, 2025
Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.
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Farm Equipment Auction
Farm Equipment Auction
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Obituary - Allen Wade Watts
Obituary for Allen Wade Watts of Kiowa County, Colorado.
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USDA Update – July 12, 2025
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
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Photo of the Week - July 11, 2025
Photo of the week from the July 11, 2025, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Plume Thistles in Kiowa County, Colorado.
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Town of Eads Regular Council Meeting Minutes - June 9, 2025
Minutes of the June 9, 2025, meeting of the Town of Eads, Colorado, Board of Trustees.
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Top articles for the week ending July 5, 2025
Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending July 5, 2025.
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Town of Eads Regular Council Meeting June 12, 2025
Town of Eads Regular Council Meeting June 12, 2025

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Your Story: In the Beginning – Hammer Family History Part 26
Ernie Hammer is a long time Kiowa County Press contributor. This story is written by Ernie’s Aunt Liz, Elizabeth Katherine (Hammer) Smith Benatti.
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USDA Update – July 12, 2025
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
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Grace Lutheran Church Weekly Devotion - Isaiah 66:10-14 (ESV)
Weekly devotion by Reverend Steven Zandstra at Grace Lutheran Church in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.
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Town of Cheyenne Wells special meeting minutes – May 28, 2025
Minutes of the May 28, 2025, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Wells Council.
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Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts for the week ending July 5, 2025
Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending July 5, 2025.
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Top articles for the week ending July 5, 2025
Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending July 5, 2025.
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Your Story: In the Beginning – Hammer Family History Part 25
Ernie Hammer is a long time Kiowa County Press contributor. This story is written by Ernie’s Aunt Liz, Elizabeth Katherine (Hammer) Smith Benatti.
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Town of Cheyenne Wells meeting minutes – May 13, 2025
Minutes of the May 13, 2025, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Wells Council.

Economy

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Rural Alaska village banks on alternative energy as economic driver
Kotlik, a Yupik native village nestled on the banks of the Yukon River is using alternative energy as an economic driver.
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States face hard choices as budgets expected to tighten
Slow revenue growth continues to pinch state budgets, leading governors to propose spending cuts, hiring freezes and some tax increases.
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South Dakota food bank: We're stretched too thin to absorb SNAP cuts
Federal data show roughly 75,000 South Dakota households rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table.
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Colorado fentanyl deaths fall, but economic toll remains
Fentanyl deaths in Colorado dropped last year, but still had an economic toll of $13.1 billion, a new report says.

Elections

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Group seeks to block Colorado taxes on tips, overtime pay
A new ballot measure proposed in Colorado would repeal a new law requiring state income taxes on overtime pay and exempt tipped wages.
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Then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at her primary election watch party at the Wide Open Saloon in Sedalia on June 28, 2022. Carl Payne - Colorado Newsline
Tina Peters cannot appear remotely from jail at court hearing, judge rules
Peters’ attorneys said in the motion that she wanted to attend the July 22 hearing because the issues being discussed “affect her liberty interests.”
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Trump, FBI renew allegations of 2020 election fraud
President Donald Trump has renewed calls for a special prosecutor to probe false claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
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Lawsuit challenges closed primary elections in Maryland
If the lawsuit is successful, nearly a million Marylanders may be able to vote in upcoming primaries.

Health & Living

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Montana to expand mental health treatment for people in justice system
For people involved in Montana's justice system whom a judge has deemed not mentally fit for their own defense, there are 53 beds.
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Report: Colorado women face significant pay gap
Women from Colorado who earned bachelor's degrees within the past seven years get paid an average of 18 percent less than similarly-educated men.
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EarthTalk - Is the prevalence of processed foods an environmental threat?
The U.S. leads the world in UPF consumption, with over 60 percent of our daily caloric intake coming from these manufactured products.
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AARP invests $75,000 in Colorado projects to make communities more livable
The nation's largest advocacy group for people age 50 and older is investing more than $4.2 million to help make communities more livable.

Movie Reviews

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Movie Review - Jurassic World: Rebirth
Critic Bob Garver looks at "Jurassic World: Rebirth" Did it bring the franchise back to life for him?
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Movie Review - F1: The Movie
Critic Bob Garver looks at "F1: The Movie." Did it take the checkered flag for him?
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Movie Review - 28 Years Later
Critic Bob Garver looks at "28 Years Later." Was it worth the wait?
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Movie Review - How to Train Your Dragon
Critic Bob Garver looks at the live action remake "How to Train Your Dragon" from Dreamworks.

Agriculture

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USDA Update – July 12, 2025
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
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Rural Iowa farmers diversify crops for future success
Iowa is the nation's number one corn and soybean producer and federal polices are designed to keep it that way.
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USDA chief outlines plan to block China from U.S. farmland ownership
Rollins announced a department initiative to block “foreign countries of concern” from owning U.S. agriculture lands.
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Commentary - How this Kansas farmer tries to make sense of the dispiriting mess in Washington, D.C.
"For me, strength comes from being in a place that brings good memories, comfort and perspective."

Government & Politics

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Montana leads coalition of states pushing to join federal climate change lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal climate change lawsuit.
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Montana’s Congressmen want Biden-era coal rule for Eastern Montana tossed
The entire Montana Congressional delegation has introduced a measure in Congress that would overturn a Biden administration rule.
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USDA chief outlines plan to block China from U.S. farmland ownership
Rollins announced a department initiative to block “foreign countries of concern” from owning U.S. agriculture lands.
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Colorado legislators react to SNAP, Medicaid reforms
President Donald Trump signed the "Big, Beautiful Bill" on July 4 flanked by House and Senate leaders.

Crime, Court & Law

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Montana leads coalition of states pushing to join federal climate change lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal climate change lawsuit.
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Montana to expand mental health treatment for people in justice system
For people involved in Montana's justice system whom a judge has deemed not mentally fit for their own defense, there are 53 beds.
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Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking, threats to Montana State University LGBTQ+ club, student
Rex Wu, 23, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to felony cyberstalking with the intent to harass or intimidate.
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Hickenlooper pushes for repeal of Comstock law to protect abortion medication access
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is renewing a call to repeal part of a 19th-century law used to restrict medication abortion access

Weather & Climate

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EarthTalk - ¿Cuál es la postura del papa León sobre el cambio climático y otras cuestiones medioambientales?
Una de las pasiones del papa Francisco era el impacto del clima en las comunidades marginadas y la dureza del consumismo que perpetuaba estas desigualdades.
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EarthTalk - Where does Pope Leo stand on climate change and other environmental issues?
One of Pope Francis’s passions was the impact of climate on marginalized communities
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Montana leads coalition of states pushing to join federal climate change lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal climate change lawsuit.
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Another energy project in Utah approved with expansion of oil train facility
The Trump administration has approved another project in Utah under the president’s national energy emergency declaration.

Personal Finance & Business

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Rural Iowa farmers diversify crops for future success
Iowa is the nation's number one corn and soybean producer and federal polices are designed to keep it that way.
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Insurers fight state laws restricting surprise ambulance bills
Colorado governor Jared Polis this year vetoed a bill to eliminate surprise bills for some emergency rides.
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US Senate Dems from Western states blast Trump budget for cutting federal aid
Under the law, states will be required to pay billions more per year to cover a greater share of major federal-state partnership programs.
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U.S. Forest Service proposes $391M budget cut for 2026
A large portion of the cuts to the forest services budget are expected to be implemented into the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

Food & Recipes

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Cooking at Home - Cranberry Nut Bread
Enjoy this bread for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Use fresh cranberries when in season for a burst of flavor.
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Cooking at Home - Brunswick Stew
This hearty stew makes 8 servings or you can double it for a crowd.
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Cooking at Home - Slow-Cook Barbecue
Vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic come together to give this slow cook beef barbecue a sweet and tangy flavor.
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Cooking at Home - Short Cut Lasagna
No need to precook the noodles in this easy lasagna.

Science, Tech & Education

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Colorado’s Safe2Tell school tip line logs over 30K reports
Colorado's K-12 safety anonymous reporting system surpassed over 30,000 reports in the 2024-2025 school year.
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Curious Kids: How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Imagine a camera so powerful it can see light from galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago.
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Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking, threats to Montana State University LGBTQ+ club, student
Rex Wu, 23, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to felony cyberstalking with the intent to harass or intimidate.
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Federal government investigates 45 universities over Title VI
The department’s Office for Civil Rights have claimed the universities are in violation of Title VI due to alleged racial discrimination on campus.

Outdoors & Entertainment

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U.S. Forest Service proposes $391M budget cut for 2026
A large portion of the cuts to the forest services budget are expected to be implemented into the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service.
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Nevada youth can kick off summer with free fishing, hunting license
Kids aged 12-17 can get a fishing and hunting license at no cost from the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
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Coloradans urged to speak up about at-risk wildlife, habitats
Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to hear from all Coloradans about their updated 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan.
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Llaman a habitantes de Colorado a pronunciarse sobre fauna y hábitats en peligro
El Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado desea conocer la opinion de los habitantes sobre su Plan de Accion Estatal para la Vida Silvestre 2025.

The Conversation

Academics and journalism meet to explore interesting topics.

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Curious Kids: How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Imagine a camera so powerful it can see light from galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago.
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Curious Kids: How do atoms form?
Understanding how atoms form is a fundamental and important question, since they make up everything with mass.
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One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump
Over the past 50 years, lawmakers in the president’s party have increasingly supported the president’s position on legislation that passes Congress.
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What MAGA means to Americans
The Make America Great Again movement has dominated the U.S. political conversation, reshaped the Republican Party and become a lucrative brand.

Classifieds & Sponsors

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