Close up of the front page of the Kiowa County Press from August 16, 1968.

Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - February 8, 2026

Kiowa County Press historic front page. © KiowaCountyPress.net / Chris Sorensen

(Kiowa County Press)

15 Years Ago - February 11, 2011

  • Kit Carson Clips- Marilyn White: BURRRR! This cold is ridiculous. It should freeze every bug known to man. Flu bug, Cold bug, Grasshoppers….

25 Years Ago - February 8, 2001

  • Rob Miller, Eads High School, was chosen as local winner of the DAR Award. Christy Hopkins, Plainview High School is the district winner of the DAR award.

40 Years Ago - February 7, 1986

  • Omnibancorp announced their intentions to seek a qualified purchaser for the subsidiary, Omnibank Kiowa County N.A. located in Eads

50 Years Ago - February 6, 1976

  • The propane and wet gas producing plant south southwest of Eads has been sold to Planet Engineers Inc and Northern Natural Gas Co
  • The Bartlett & Company elevator at Towner announced the present elevator storage is to be increased to 248,000 bushels.
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