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Top articles for the week ending April 18, 2026
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(Kiowa County Press)
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - April 13-19, 2026
- Funeral Services - Leona Doris Krentz
- Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
- Unofficial Eads Board of Trustees Election Results April 7, 2026
- Lamar City Council Meeting Agenda - April 13, 2026
- Iowa remains among worst states for new cancer cases
- Expanding H-2A farmworker program could increase health, safety risks
- New Mexico's faith, tribal leaders call foul on Chaco Canyon fast-track drilling
- North Dakota universal school meals proposal gains ground
- Utah advocates concerned over funds for hike, bike trails
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - April 13-16, 2026
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - April 13-16, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - April 13-16, 2026
- Kit Carson School lunch menus - April 13-16, 2026
- Colorado budget would cut money from state’s affordable housing funds
- Report says 98 businesses have left Colorado since 2019
- Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over AI consumer protection law
- Gas prices soar by 21 percent as government inflation figures reflect the war on Iran
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - April 13-18, 2026
- State lottery ticket sales nearly double to over $100B
- CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide
- Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says
- EarthTalk – Are polar bears still in decline?
- EarthTalk – ¿Sigue disminuyendo la población de osos polares?
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- Home Country – Master Gardening
- SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds
- Kansas students to face punishment for protests after lawmakers override veto
- Kansas Legislature rolls back some juvenile justice reforms in veto override
- Pastor’s Pearls – April 12, 2026
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - April 12, 2026
- Top articles for the week ending April 11, 2026
- Early Colorado brewers celebrated the centennial with a commemorative bock beer
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball scores – April 6-11, 2026
- I-70 Seibert-Stratton roadway improvements project begins mid-April
- Colorado State Land Board approves stewardship plan to protect declining lesser prairie-chicken
- Governor Polis orders flag to fly at half-staff
- Republicans pick Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx for Colorado governor primary ballot at state assembly
- Kansas governor’s veto stands, stopping proposed changes to education assessments
- A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards
- Thousands of Oklahomans switched party affiliation ahead of primary elections
- Drought and low snowpack in Utah raise wildfire risk as federal budget creates a funding puzzle
- Fewer phones and more books — Utah governor commends new education laws
- Court ruling lets Arizona abortion provider mail pills and see patients by telehealth
- Arizona AG nearly done investigating GOP legislative candidate who may have voted illegally since 2012
- Red flag warnings blanket Kiowa County as fire danger persists
- Colorado Senate panel OKs bill to improve voter turnout
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 13, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 13, 2026
- Nebraska lawmakers consider keeping expanded child care
- South Dakota nonprofit loses millions after U.S. pulls land access grants
- Immunotherapy cancer treatment proves promising at Duke University
- Most Wyomingites to pay $1,430 more under Trump tax policies
- Breezy, warm week ahead for Cheyenne Wells as fire danger builds to the east
- Lamar faces red flag warnings, mid-80s heat as fire danger grips Prowers County
- Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment
- Colorado Senate panel OKs bills on overregulation, electrical service, child care
- Movie Review - The Drama
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 13, 2026
- Colorado bill requests charter school funding access
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 14, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 14, 2026
- About Town – April 14, 2026
- EarthTalk – How can we get more fresh food to low-income communities?
- EarthTalk – ¿Cómo hacer llegar más alimentos frescos a comunidades de bajos ingresos?
- Representatives Swalwell, Gonzales to quit Congress as 2 more US House members may face expulsion votes
- Election security and immigration key topics at candidate forum in Grand Junction
- Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns
- More states make it easier for physician assistants to practice
- CBI assists Florence police in deadly shooting investigation
- Polis declares emergency for Schwachheim Fire near Trinidad
- Federal government denies final appeals for Colorado disaster aid
- Monarchs rebound as scientists urge planting habitat
- Death Notice - Larry Wilms
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 14, 2026
- Large multi-vehicle crash near Eisenhower Tunnel sends 19 to hospital, closes Interstate 70
- Kiowa County weather recap - April 15, 2026
- Vic Meyers secures Democratic nomination for Colorado House District 47
- USDA Update – April 15, 2026
- Colorado Senate approves bill adding rules for gun stores
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 15, 2026
- Utah Air Force base cancels popular air show in a ‘small but telling sign of world uncertainty’
- Iowa House panel passes bill restricting mail-order abortion medication
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 15, 2026
- Environmental advocates: Utah monument protections could affect Arizona
- Mandatory reading list one step closer to being used in Texas classrooms
- Nevadans speak out on high gas, utility bills
- Native women shaping North Dakota’s political future
- Obituary - Joyce Maxine Colvin
- Obituary - Leona Doris Krentz
- Eads faces Thursday fire weather watch ahead of Friday cold front
- Cheyenne Wells warms into 70s before Friday cold front brings snow chance
- Lamar under Thursday fire weather watch, Friday front ends warm stretch
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 15, 2026
- State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer qualifies for GOP primary in Colorado governor’s race
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 16, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - April 16, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 16, 2026
- Exceptional drought engulfs mountain counties as Colorado hits 100 percent drought coverage
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 16, 2026
- Photo of the Week - April 17, 2026
- Colorado Legislature gives final approval to $46.8B state budget
- Colorado could exempt 67 percent of prescription drugs from affordability review
- U.S. Senate votes to strip mining ban near Boundary Waters
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 17, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 17, 2026
- Texas lawmakers study annexation of three oil-rich New Mexico counties
- Great Colorado Payback returns $100 million to claimants, shattering annual record
- CBI releases update on deadly Florence shooting; 40-year-old man identified as victim
- Gusty north winds, hard freeze arrive in Kiowa County before weekend warmup
- Strong winds and a freeze tonight in Cheyenne Wells, warming to near 80 by Sunday
- Wind-driven cold front brings hard freeze to Lamar, Prowers County before weekend warmup
- CPW to host public meeting on proposed fishing regulation changes
- Colorado wildland fire aviation training exercises set for April 21-28
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - April 20-26, 2026
- EarthTalk – Do motorboats still spew toxins into the water?
- EarthTalk – ¿Signen las lanchas a motor vertiendo toxinas al agua?
- Student health centers at colleges must offer abortion pills under Colorado bill
- 150 years ago, naturalists and thrill-seekers formed Colorado’s first mountaineering club
- Fire near Colorado-New Mexico border reaches more than 1,000 acres
- ‘Bouncing back’ is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them
- Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
- Colorado Legislature passes bill to raise agricultural worker overtime threshold to 56 hours
- Four Kansas school districts violate federal law with gender-inclusive policies
- National Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls
- First ICE officer charged with assault for threatening people with a gun in Minnesota
- Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says
- Montana FWP adds new mussel to invasive species list
- North Dakota utility regulators advance power project for data center
- Utah 193-acre data center campus is set to be done this year with big water promises
- Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears
- Democrats fail to field candidates for a majority of South Dakota legislative seats
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - April 20-25, 2026
- Kit Carson School lunch menu - April 20-23, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Health Fair - Keefe Memorial Hospital
- Bids Accepted - Lawn Equipment
