Colorado's Public Utilities Commission cut Xcel Energy's requested natural gas rate increase by 35 percent, limiting residential customer hikes to 8.6 percent monthly while requiring the company to fund a $5 million assistance program.

State health officials lifted a water contact advisory for John Martin Reservoir near Hasty after testing showed E. coli levels returned to safe recreational standards following a sewage spill.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending Sunday, September 5, 2026.

Upper Basin states including Colorado escaped federal water cuts while Lower Basin states face up to 3 million acre-feet in annual reductions, though prolonged drought threatens all water users.

Aurora Democrat Mandy Lindsay faces House reprimand and removal from leadership posts for mishandling Democratic caucus funds during her tenure as co-chair.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

U.S. union membership grew by more than 411,000 last year, with states protecting collective bargaining adding three times as many members as right-to-work states.

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Trump refuses to rule out deploying the National Guard or federal agents to polling places this fall, prompting election officials and lawmakers to prepare safeguards against potential interference.

Hot stuff in the Labor Day forecast as a late-summer heat wave intensifies across the central and southern United States, a new panel finds recent NYC heat wave uncovers economic and health inequality in New York, and a Kentucky jobs initiative aims to boost second-chance employment.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has lost 3,600 employees nationwide during Trump's second term, with Oregon, California, Alaska and Washington experiencing the steepest cuts, including nearly 2,000 scientists.

Federal disaster aid approval remains uncertain under Trump, with experts warning states cannot predict when the president will grant or deny recovery funding requests.

A federal Judge in Boston expresses concerns that Trump’s mail-in balloting plan could exclude eligible voters. Utahns growing indifferent to food recalls amid surge in warnings, Border Wall construction concerns reach Arizona.

Vance touts the GOP as a common-sense party – despite the common view. The Energy Secretary downplays doubts of the Venezuela oil deal and Florida bars undocumented immigrants from attending public universities.

Janet Lawrence was born September 10, 1943 and departed this life September 3, 2026.

Southeast Colorado high school softball schedule for September 7-12, 2026

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Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending Sunday, September 5, 2026.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

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Southeast Colorado high school golf schedule for September 7-12, 2026

Listen to top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press for the week ending Sunday, September 5, 2026.

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Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule for September 7-12, 2026

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Cheyenne County will see hot temperatures in the low to mid-90s through Labor Day with the best chance of rain arriving Saturday night.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Governments worldwide face surging borrowing costs as interest rates climb to near two-decade highs, squeezing budgets for public services and leaving less room for tax cuts.

A Utah State University study finds that college-educated Utahns show greater awareness of issues affecting families and communities, though education alone must pair with local resources to drive real change.

Gasoline in the remote northwest Alaska village of Shungnak costs $26.82 a gallon, likely the highest price in the United States, due to limited barge access and expensive air transport.

Young workers entering a shrinking labor market could earn significantly more than their parents and benefit from lower housing costs starting around 2040, demographers predict.

Trump refuses to rule out deploying the National Guard or federal agents to polling places this fall, prompting election officials and lawmakers to prepare safeguards against potential interference.

Colorado elections officials are seeking a $51,427 fine against Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx for accepting campaign contributions that exceeded legal limits by over $83,000.

Colorado will mail ballots to all registered voters for November's election despite a federal executive order and conflicting court rulings over mail-in voting procedures.

Trump's executive order on mail-in voting would force state election officials to redesign ballots and revamp systems in weeks before the November midterms, a timeline officials say is impossible to meet.

Colorado's 1876 state elections pit Democrat Thomas Patterson against Republican James Belford in a campaign driven by Civil War legacy, patronage networks and appeals to miners and farmers.

When you talk to computerized assistants like Siri or Alexa, they reply in voices that sound very human.

State health officials lifted a water contact advisory for John Martin Reservoir near Hasty after testing showed E. coli levels returned to safe recreational standards following a sewage spill.

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South Dakota farmers are enrolling nearly 290,000 acres in a federal conservation program this year, signaling growing interest in keeping marginal cropland as productive grassland instead.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

Western ranchers push Congress to pass an overdue Farm Bill that balances livestock support with wildlife habitat conservation as beef herds hit 75-year lows.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Trump refuses to rule out deploying the National Guard or federal agents to polling places this fall, prompting election officials and lawmakers to prepare safeguards against potential interference.

Rep. Jeff Crank's House resolution condemning socialism passed 220-192, drawing criticism from Democratic Socialists of America who say it wastes time while their movement gains political traction nationwide.

U.S. union membership grew by more than 411,000 last year, with states protecting collective bargaining adding three times as many members as right-to-work states.

Aurora Democrat Mandy Lindsay faces House reprimand and removal from leadership posts for mishandling Democratic caucus funds during her tenure as co-chair.

Oklahoma state officials are selecting a universal reading screener that all districts must use starting next school year to identify early elementary students with literacy gaps.

A South Dakota woman struggling with addiction found recovery through her county's adult diversion program, which allows people charged with crimes to avoid prison by completing treatment and community service.

Utah has temporarily suspended enforcement of a 2026 age-verification law against Pornhub's parent company while litigation over the state's restrictions on adult content websites continues.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation concludes that Boulder County authorities properly investigated the February 2025 death of University of Colorado student Megan Trussell as a suicide.

Invasive plant species cost the globe over 1.2 trillion dollars and damage ecosystems, prompting some states to ban their sale while experts call for coordinated nationwide action.

Lamar will reach near 100 degrees Friday with dangerous heat and gusty south winds continuing through Labor Day, creating elevated fire danger across Prowers County grasslands.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

Kiowa County faces mid-90s heat and gusty south winds through Labor Day, with isolated thunderstorms possible and outdoor burning not recommended.

Washington wildfires burned 93,000 acres of state trust land this summer, the most on record since 2000, prompting officials to fast-track sales of charred timber before it loses more value.

U.S. union membership grew by more than 411,000 last year, with states protecting collective bargaining adding three times as many members as right-to-work states.

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission cut Xcel Energy's requested natural gas rate increase by 35 percent, limiting residential customer hikes to 8.6 percent monthly while requiring the company to fund a $5 million assistance program.

Colorado elections officials are seeking a $51,427 fine against Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx for accepting campaign contributions that exceeded legal limits by over $83,000.

Oklahoma state officials are selecting a universal reading screener that all districts must use starting next school year to identify early elementary students with literacy gaps.

Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule for September 7-12, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school football schedule for September 7-12, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school golf schedule for September 7-12, 2026

Washington wildfires burned 93,000 acres of state trust land this summer, the most on record since 2000, prompting officials to fast-track sales of charred timber before it loses more value.

A bear scratched a Steamboat Springs resident's knee in September while the person napped in a backyard chair, as Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns of increased bear activity during fall feeding season.

State health officials lifted a water contact advisory for John Martin Reservoir near Hasty after testing showed E. coli levels returned to safe recreational standards following a sewage spill.

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

When you talk to computerized assistants like Siri or Alexa, they reply in voices that sound very human.

By forcing atoms together with pressure and heat, scientists can control how a material carries electricity, how magnetic it is, and how it handles heat.

Every muscle in your body is an organ, and just like every other organ, muscles are made of cells.

Behavioral scientists find that people feel more disturbed by beliefs they consider factually wrong than by beliefs that simply differ from their own.