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Pages from the Past - From our 134-year Archives for June 20, 2021

Kiowa County Press historic front page.

15 Year Ago

June 23, 2006

  • East End Events- Lana Weber: We all know how much fun playing/watching baseball in 100-degree weather is, there will be no game night this month due to harvest.

25 Years Ago

June 21, 1996

  • State agriculture officials say the Colorado winter wheat crop – burned by hot, dry spring weather – is far worse off than expected.
  • East End Events- Ann M Harkness & Co: If you were looking for an early 4th of July celebration, this was the place to be. Balls of lighting were reported on at least two evenings.
  • East End Events- Ann M Harkness & Co: A CBS news team were in the Brandon area reporting on the controversy surrounding cloud seeding.

40 Years Ago

June 19, 1981

  • Something “new” has been added to Sheridan Lake, and that something new is the M & K Grocery store opening its doors this morning.
  • On May 1, 1981, a very exciting thing happened at the Eads Consumer Supply Co. Inc. as the day COOP went on the computer.

50 Years Ago

June 18, 1971

  • Miss Valorie Briggs, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Don Briggs of Haswell, recently competed in Miss Teenage America Pageant in Denver was awarded 3rd runner-up.