15 Years Ago - September 11, 2009

• Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: Saturday was Kit Carson Day and I thought they said it was its 100^th birthday.
• A Kiowa County ballot question will appear to increase the mills from 3.82 to 42.733 for the continued operation of Prairie Pines Assisted Living.

25 Years Ago - September 10, 1999

• Kiowa County tax anticipated revenue will decrease $303,822 next year due to the loss of the railroad and decline of oil and gas prices.
• Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: I had some shots in my left shoulder and the doctor said not to lift much. Glad it wasn’t my right as I shovel my food with that one.

40 Years Ago - September 14, 1984

• The 1984 Kiowa County Fair 4-H Stock sale total was $45,160, up $7,400 from last year record.
• There were 103 people at the Courthouse Meeting Room for the 9^th annual “Old-Timers.”
• Kiowa County and Eads will receive a share of the $16.6 million of 1984 Colorado Lottery Conservation Funds. Kiowa County will receive $5,939.18 and Eads $4,946.68. Neither the Kiowa County Commissioners nor City Council have designated what the money will be spent for.

50 Years Ago - September 13, 1974

• Rubie Weisdorfer was selected as Kiowa County Farm-Ranch Wife.

75 Years Ago - September, 1949

• Julie Mae Owen was selected Rodeo Queen of the Kiowa County Free Fair. She is an experienced rider and roper, having broken and trained her own horse. She is a member of the Eads Roping Club.
• Haswell was a silent town Friday. Every business house was closed except the post office. Everyone had gone to the Kiowa County Fair in Eads.

100 Years Ago - September, 1924

• Several from south of Towner hauled coal from Towner the first part of the week. Sounds like winter will soon be here.
• While exercising a pony at the race track, Clyde Wilcox met with an accident that resulted in a broken arm.