Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 23, 2026.

Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

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

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

It is too late for another candidate to get on the June primary ballot in Colorado, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to back a primary challenger against longtime ally U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert.

Starting November 4, 2026, all retailers accepting SNAP benefits must stock a wider variety of foods including fresh produce and perishables, a change that could force small stores to close rather than comply.

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A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule change that could speed up data center construction in South Dakota and across the country.

The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.

Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks.

In a surprise move, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland; The House cancels vote on Trump’s war powers; Anti-nicotine advocates offer safe space during District of Columbia Black Pride; Advocates want NYC, NYS to maintain momentum on mental health; Penn State University faculty win SEIU union vote.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 23, 2026.

From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Obituary - David Michael 'Mike' Sheridan

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Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Death Notice - Nathan Edward Rose

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

Politics - Kiowa County Candidate Forum

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 23, 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 23, 2026.

In January 2026, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office began utilizing FLOCK License Plate Reader cameras on a trial basis

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

Cheyenne Wells will see a mild, breezy Friday in the wake of overnight thunderstorms before a steady warm-up that pushes Memorial Day highs into the upper 80s.

A series of upper-level disturbances will bring occasional shower and thunderstorm chances to Cheyenne County over the next several days.

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

Baseball playoff schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances.

Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week.

A gallon of regular gasoline Monday cost an average of $4.52, according to AAA up from $4.14 a month ago and $3.14 a year ago.

North Dakota and other states are looking for solutions to keep grocery stores in business in rural areas.

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1, but where will she

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

At its core, slow design is about taking a more holistic approach to design.

T. rex was a successful carnivorous species that existed for over a million years.

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

News from rural America.

Local environmental groups say Oregon’s latest permit regulating waste from factory farms does not adequately protect residents from harmful pollution.

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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinstated a five-year, $59 million grant to the University of Idaho aimed at helping farmers test regenerative production and new marketing methods.

Washington state Representative Tarra Simmons will face a public ethics hearing in June over allegations she improperly used her legislative position to benefit two nonprofits where she had connections.

Hawaii becomes the first state to ban all corporate election spending, civil rights and voting activists protest redistricting in the South and Louisiana's Senator Cassidy – who voted to convict Trump during impeachment – loses the GOP primary.

Kansas paid nearly $3.2 million to a vendor to update an early childhood data system but was forced to terminate the contract after the vendor failed to meet performance standards.

The 2026 Colorado legislative session has been busy as lawmakers worked to pair a budget shortfall with efforts to make life more affordable.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened voting rights protections won't reshape South Dakota's legislative districts until 2031, but Native American advocates worry the state will abandon safeguards that have helped elect Native lawmakers.

In January 2026, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office began utilizing FLOCK License Plate Reader cameras on a trial basis

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In Arizona, custody orders are guided by the language and principles codified in state law.

Utah's 2026 wildfire season threatens record costs as soaring gasoline prices compound the expense of fighting fires across increasingly dry vegetation.

Local environmental groups say Oregon’s latest permit regulating waste from factory farms does not adequately protect residents from harmful pollution.

Eastern and northern Montana suffered a large windstorm last week, causing issues for producers, the Montana Climate Office said in a news post.

The downpour produced the worst flooding the region had experienced since 1864, the year of the “Great Flood” that killed at least eight people

Utah's 2026 wildfire season threatens record costs as soaring gasoline prices compound the expense of fighting fires across increasingly dry vegetation.

Kansas paid nearly $3.2 million to a vendor to update an early childhood data system but was forced to terminate the contract after the vendor failed to meet performance standards.

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits — devices that let conventional gasoline cars run on a cheaper, mostly ethanol fuel blend.

Kansas paid nearly $3.2 million to a vendor to update an early childhood data system but was forced to terminate the contract after the vendor failed to meet performance standards.

A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In an AI executive order, the California governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and partners host Get Outdoors Day on June 6 at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, offering free fishing poles, archery, paddleboarding, and other outdoor activities for families.

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

A 70-year-old Canadian woman died after being struck by a bison while hiking with her husband in South Dakota’s Custer State Park, after another park visitor was injured by a bison earlier this month.

The Durango Fish Hatchery in Durango will be temporarily closed to the public from May 26-29, 2026, due to demolition of the old wildlife office on the property.

Starting November 4, 2026, all retailers accepting SNAP benefits must stock a wider variety of foods including fresh produce and perishables, a change that could force small stores to close rather than comply.

T. rex was a successful carnivorous species that existed for over a million years.

The brain cells you have now are largely the same ones you had when you were born. And once you lose them, there is no way to get them back.

In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential fungal diseases faced by growers.