15 Years Ago - August 7, 2009

• Plains Hotel Bed and Breakfast in Cheyenne Wells will celebrate their grand opening by having concert and barbecue.
• Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: Wild Horse made the weather news when a tornado was sighted five miles south. I was told it didn’t hit anything.
• Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: We have been invaded by turkeys. There are three hens and 9 or 10 young ones.
• East End Events- Sharon Scott: Nine people enjoyed the School Alumni Reunion at the Towner Hall.

25 Years Ago - August 6, 1999

• Nursing Home News- Nellie Nickert: We had a watermelon feed Thursday evening. Watermelon is always a summer favorite.
• About Town- Ida Lessenden: How nice to see an oil well being drilled in yet another site just south on the banks of Rush Creek about and eighth mile from the highway.

40 Years Ago - August 10, 1984

• Catherine Scherler of Sheridan Lake was recently named Queen of the International Flying Farmers.

50 Years Ago - August 9, 1974

• The Howl & Growl 4-H Dog Club is sponsoring an open dog show in front of the grandstand at the fairgrounds in Eads.

75 Years Ago - August 5, 1949

• A.C Vanderwork reported 30 bushels of wheat per acre on a quarter section. Earl Konnecne had 25 bushels on one field.

100 Years Ago - 1924

• Chivington now has one of the latest improved filling stations. Tourists and residents can now be supplied with “gas” without leaving the boulevard.