15 Years Ago - December 11, 2009

• Ad: Breakfast Burritos made by the Eads High School senior class. If you need them for Christmas, call before December 16.
• East End Events- Sharon Scott: The Towner Community Building was the gathering spot for around 20 people to enjoy the senior citizen Christmas dinner.

25 Years Ago - December 10, 1999

• The Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital and Nursing Home will be prepared for any loss of utilities due to computer chip problems related to the beginning of the year 2000.
• About Town- Ida Lessenden: The last of our snowbirds took off for Arizona last week for the winter.

40 Years Ago - December 14, 1984

• Dear Santa, I want a motorcycle and a stereo phone and TV from Jared Stoker.
• Some of the Eads merchants have indicated they may be staying open until 8:00 p.m. December 18 and again December 20 to help with your holiday gift list.

50 Years Ago - December 13, 1974

• Beginning January 20, 1975, Strategic Air Command aircraft will be flying low level practice missions from western Nebraska through northeast Colorado to northwest Kansas.

75 Years Ago - December, 1949

• The men of the neighborhood worked two days measuring and staking newly proposed telephone lines, which run northwest from Eads.