When you think of a desert, you probably imagine giant waves of sand dunes beneath a blazing Sun.

Photo of the week from the July 24, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Turkey vultures in flight over Kiowa County, Colorado - Chris Sorensen.

A Colorado election official warns that mass voter challenges filed by private citizens could surge in 2026, potentially confusing eligible voters and suppressing turnout through a confusing verification process.

Oklahoma's teacher shortage has forced schools to rely increasingly on emergency certified educators, with traditionally trained teachers dropping 40% since 2013 and now representing less than half of new classroom hires.

Survivors of Colorado's 2021 Marshall Fire share recovery strategies as current wildfires force thousands to evacuate and seek assistance.

Hill Country residents frustrated by state and federal inaction after second devastating flood in 14 months destroys hundreds of homes across three Texas counties.

Twenty-six states sue the Trump administration for illegally threatening to withhold billions in federal emergency and counterterrorism funds unless they adopt election changes and cooperate with immigration enforcement.

House Republicans passed legislation requiring voter ID and restricting congressional stock trading, though the measure faces long odds in the evenly divided Senate.

A Denver nonprofit and a Hudson resident sue the town, claiming it is bypassing local zoning rules to allow a private company to reopen a defunct prison as an immigration detention facility.

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