Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 8, 2023.

From the 136-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for April 9, 2023.

REPENT?

Jesus said, “Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in HIs name to all nations…”

Luke 24:47

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and support developed by this collaboration can help to protect children and strengthen families. 

Herman and Betty Martin have been named the 2023 Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair Parade Marshals. Herman taught for two years in Towner, 23 years in Arapahoe, and finished his career as the Cheyenne Wells principal. Betty raised their five children as well as worked at the hospital, dress store, and spent summers as the chief truck driver and harvest cook. Together, they farmed and ranched with their children.

Over the past several Major League Baseball seasons, home run numbers have climbed dramatically, including Aaron Judge’s record-breaking 62 homers for the New York Yankees in 2022.

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths among hospital patients across the country.

A Republican-backed bill is making its way through the Arizona Legislature that could restrict the use of preferred gender pronouns in Arizona schools.