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Top articles for the week ending February 21, 2026
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- Colorado moves to join WHO global outbreak network after U.S. withdrawal
- Clock ticks toward Department of Homeland Security shutdown after midnight deadline
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - February 16-22, 2026
- Curious Kids: How do scientists hunt for dark matter?
- Cooking at Home - Turkey Tetrazzini
- Cooking at Home - Fig Bars
- EarthTalk - What is space debris, and can we reduce or eliminate it?
- EarthTalk - ¿Qué son los desechos espaciales y podemos reducirlos o eliminarlos?
- Ballot initiative would add constitutional right to access public meetings and records in Colorado
- More states are requiring insurers to cover non-opioid pain meds
- Bipartisan efforts to boost birth control access emerge
- Nebraska hands over potentially sensitive voter data to DOJ during legal fight
- Kansas foster care bill aims to reduce school disruption after placement changes
- Five arrested after search warrants uncover stolen property, fentanyl in Bent County
- Lamar City Offices and Building Presidents Day Closure
- Golden Plains Insurance announces $2,000 scholarship for Class of 2026 graduates
- Town of Cheyenne Wells council meeting minutes – January 21, 2026
- Kiowa County Commissioners meeting minutes – January 29, 2026
- Colorado dairy producers urged to enroll in 2026 Dairy Margin Coverage by February 26
- Study documents drastic mountain goat decline in Glacier National Park
- Procedural objections almost stop Alaska Legislature from extending disaster declaration
- Department of Homeland Security enters shutdown, amid dispute over funding
- Colorado River negotiations crumble as another deadline passes by
- Eads School lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- Cheyenne Wells School breakfast and lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- McClave School breakfast and lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- Granada School breakfast and lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - February 16-19, 2026
- Southeast Colorado boys high school basketball schedule February 17-21, 2026
- Southeast Colorado girls high school basketball schedule - February 17-21, 2026
- Community - Pet Clinic
- Auction - Land
- Home Country – A dog’s life
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - February 15, 2026
- Pastor’s Pearls – February 15, 2026
- A California county’s only hospital cleared a federal hurdle, but it still needs millions to reopen
- OTC bull elk licenses eliminated in northern Gunnison Basin starting in 2026
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- Southeast Colorado girls high school basketball scores - February 9-14, 2026
- Southeast Colorado boys high school basketball scores - February 9-14, 2026
- With Western Alaska salmon runs weak, managers set limits on the pollock fleet’s chum bycatch
- Montana Supreme Court finds Kalispell man who filmed police obstructed officers
- North Dakota has an anti-mask law. Could it apply to ICE agents?
- Farmers face greater risk with planting insurance option removed
- North Dakota reports second case of measles in 2026, with officials warning of community spread
- Oklahoma high court rebukes lawmakers’ request to keep data private
- Lawmakers call for investigation of Oklahoma student walkouts
- Passage of federal science funds a lifeline for Colorado’s aerospace industry
- Senate committee OKs sales tax deductions for affordable housing construction
- New Mexico environment officials issue nearly $16 million fines to Los Alamos National Lab over legacy waste
- South Dakota regulators approve wind farm that will be the largest in the state
- End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk
- South Dakota House rejects proposal requiring neighboring cities, counties to permit data centers
- Court ‘transparency’ bill that would require ‘cooling off’ period for judges heads to Utah House
- Daily Audio Newscast - February 16, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - February 16, 2026
- Kansas governor vetoes anti-trans bathroom bill, citing ‘numerous and significant consequences’
- After Minnesota church protest, states move to crack down on disruptions
- Aldi is coming to Colorado, and the disruption could lead to lower food prices
- New Mexico House passes medical malpractice reform
- New tech helps power grids by shifting EV charging to off-peak hours
- New Mexico 9th state to end participation in federal immigration detention
- Strength of Texas' latest abortion law to be decided in court
- California faith leaders condemn move to undermine climate regulation
- Iowa could be on the cusp of a hydrogen rush; lawmakers weigh regulations
- Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance
- Movie Review - Wuthering Heights
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 16, 2026
- CBI assists La Junta police in murder investigation; 18-year-old arrested
- About Town – February 16, 2026
- Nevada leader joins fight to better fund electric transportation
- Montana school health clinics boost attendance, lower suspensions
- EarthTalk - Should I be concerned for my health if my property is right near a golf course?
- EarthTalk - ¿Debería preocuparme por mi salud si mi propiedad está muy cerca de un campo de golf?
- Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law may go back to voters: Prop 4 repeal effort files 200,000 signatures
- USDA Update – February 17, 2026
- Small business owners squeezed by tariffs await Supreme Court decision
- Workers’ comp didn’t cover a New Mexico firefighter’s cancer — a new bill would change that
- New Mexico Senate passes microgrid bill and more
- Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska opens Level 4 trauma center
- Water watchers to sue over polluted Iowa rivers
- Daily Audio Newscast - February 17, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - February 17, 2026
- Colorado activists urge owner of empty Hudson prison to nix potential new ICE facility
- Medical experts offer tips for maintaining good heart health
- New Mexico's gray wolves back in crosshairs of proposed legislation
- New Mexico House unanimously enacts Epstein ‘truth commission’
- Four killed, dozens injured in I-25 pileup south of Pueblo amid blinding dust
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 17, 2026
- Four killed in I-25 pileup south of Pueblo; investigators release victim details
- Cooking at Home - Fruit Muffins
- Commentary: Colorado has a chance to get ibogaine policy right
- Kiowa County weather recap - February 18, 2026
- Governor Polis appoints Susan Blanco to Colorado Supreme Court
- High housing costs, shortages propel movement in Congress
- New Mexico House advances bill to eliminate statute of limitations for sex crimes related to children
- New Mexico Senate committee advances bill to expand firefighter cancer coverage
- Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry
- Politics: 2026Talks - February 18, 2026
- Polis administration sued over factory farm pollution
- Suit challenges Colorado's ban on public funds for religion
- Death Notice - Ron Dean Pearce
- Death Notice - Kerry Filbeck
- Iowa lawmakers face deadline on clean water bills
- Daily Audio Newscast - February 18, 2026
- Nevada removed almost 177,000 voter registrations last year
- Montana protester reaches plea deal: 'I'd do it all over again'
- Consumers to weigh proposed rate hike by Arizona's largest utility
- Colorado Democrats propose tax tweaks to help working families amid federal policy fallout
- Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable
- Utah and Idaho’s dispute over gas tax may fizzle with new bill to lower fuel prices
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 18, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - February 19, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - February 19, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - February 19, 2026
- Colorado, California, 11 others sue Trump over energy funding
- Utah conservation groups call for long-term wildlife crossing fund
- Feds exclude untested nuclear reactors from environmental review
- Solar fund cuts devastate Montana Native American tribes
- Denver judge says Colorado prisons cannot punish incarcerated people for refusing to work
- U.S. farm bill drops, outlines 5-year funding
- Colorado abortion fund saw 84 percent increase in spending to pay for procedures in 2025
- Climate, health groups challenge EPA repeal of major greenhouse gas regulation
- Offshore wind triumphs in court, but future projects face delays
- Kansas disaster declaration prepares state for World Cup visitor boom
- Kansas cellphone ban applying to both public and private schools clears House
- ‘A small step’: Committee unanimously advances Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission tweaks
- Lawsuit slams censorship at national parks in California, across US
- Report: California climate programs enriched corporate polluters by $28 billion
- Proposed Utah tobacco tax changes aim to deter kids' smoking, vaping
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 19, 2026
- City of Lamar - Public Hearing AA-2025-08
- Kiowa County Assessor - Real Property Appeal Procedures
- City of Lamar - Board Openings
- Town of Eads - Notice of Hearing
- Town of Cheyenne Wells - Resolution #03-2026 - Cancel 2026 Municipal Election
- Town of Cheyenne Wells - Government Payments – January 2026
- Photo of the Week - February 20, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - February 20, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - February 20, 2026
- Colorado Democratic group launches effort to draw new congressional map by 2028
- Colorado legislators deny records request related to luxury Vail retreat with lobbyists
- Help Wanted - Dietary Cook
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 19, 2026
- Government - First Half Taxes Due
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - February 23-March 1, 2026
- EarthTalk - What is ‘shrimp fraud?’
- EarthTalk - ¿Qué es el «fraude del camarón»?
- Curious Kids: How do people know their interests?
- Death Notice - Kevin Paul Pharo
- Funeral Services - William ‘Kent’ Willhite
- Colorado bill would put workplace safety rules in state law
- Governors say Trump told them he won’t force immigration enforcement surges on states
- Eads School lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- Cheyenne Wells School breakfast and lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- McClave School breakfast and lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- Granada School breakfast and lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - February 23-26, 2026
- Southeast Colorado girls high school basketball schedule - February 23-28, 2026
- Southeast Colorado boys high school basketball schedule - February 23-28, 2026
- Commentary - National monuments sustain Colorado’s local economies
- Signatures submitted for anti-trans Colorado ballot measures
- Utah Supreme Court rejects Legislature’s redistricting appeal; court-ordered map still stands
