15 Years Ago - September 30, 2011

• Since 1895 the Arkansas Valley of Colorado has been producing the highest quality of cantaloupes.

25 Years Ago - September 28, 2001

• The Kansas City Commodity Office has removed Arriba Grain Inc from the list of Approved Warehouses for storing grain under FSA commodity loans.

40 Years Ago - September 26, 1986

• The Kiowa County Historical Society announced a contest for a painting to be used for the cover of the Centennial Edition Kiowa County History

50 Years Ago - September 24, 1976

• The town of Eads received an adverse audit report because of its failure to complete a inventory of assets & expending funds in excess of its budget in 6 areas.
• Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Board increased room rates to $69 a day.

75 Years Ago - September 21, 1951

• According to Superintendent. Roy D. Farthing, enrollment at the Eads school this year reached a total of 319 students.

100 Years Ago - September 24, 1926

• The Looking Glass Reflection by the Editor: When we came here years ago, cattle dotted the plains. Now one may drive an hour not see a cow or steer on the open range.
• The sentiment of Eads people was that the Kiowa County Fair was a big day for the thousands of people who attended