15 Years Ago - May 14, 2010

• Winter Canola is now being grown in the Arkansas Valley and being crushed for oil being used to make a fuel that can be used in diesel vehicles.

25 Years Ago - May 19, 2000

• USDA Update- Rod Johnson: May 13 the temperatures in the area went below the freezing point. Some damage to winter wheat has occurred.

40 Years Ago - May 17, 1985

• Plainview graduates 10 from Kindergarten.
• A man from Colorado Springs set the state record for Wiper. The 19.25 inch, 4 pound. 5.5 ounce fish was caught at Nee Noshe Reservoir near Eads.               

50 Years Ago - May 16, 1975

• A tornado sighted in Eads did extensive damage at the airport and other buildings in the area. Some buildings hit looked as if they exploded.
• The Colorado winter wheat is forecast to be 42 percent lower than the 1974 crop.

75 Years Ago - May 19, 1950

• Equipment from the First national Bank has been moved to the Bransgrove building while the old bank building is being renovated to make it more modern and convenient.