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Pages from the Past - From the 138-year history of the Kiowa County Press - February 16, 2025

Kiowa County Press historic front page.
(Kiowa County Press)

15 Years Ago - February 12, 2010

  • The Kiowa County Sheriff office, Kiowa County Fire Department, Prowers County Rural Fire, and Colorado State Patrol Hazardous Material unit responded to a overturned semi at Highway 287 and the underpass in Eads. The highway was closed nearly 19 hours for cleanup.
  • Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: Did you know Wild Horse published a newspaper in 1915? It was gone when I came here in 1928. There was a newspaper in Kit Carson in 1928.

25 Years Ago - February 18, 2000

  • The Eads-Wiley wrestling team will send four to the state wrestling tournament. They are Ryan Phillips, Ross Wollert, Dustin Uhland, and J.J. Stolzenberger.

40 Years Ago - February 15, 1985

  • Eads was eliminated as a proposed 250-bed medium security prison.

50 Years Ago - February 14, 1975

  • Peoples Natural Gas customers will receive a refund in the form of a credit on their February bill.

75 Years Ago - February 17, 1950

  • The Hart-Bartlett-Sturtevant Grain Co. of Kansas City, Missouri, making plans to build a 400,000 bushel grain elevator in Eads.