Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

The Eads Middle School Knowledge Bowl teams recently traveled to Flagler for the fourth competition of the season.  

Both teams returned to Eads with hardware as the seventh-grade team brought home the first-place trophy and the eighth graders finished second in their division.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 19, 2022, that he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine, and cautioned Russian president Vladimir Putin that he “will regret having done it,” following months of building tension.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption reached an explosive crescendo on Jan. 15, 2022. Its rapid release of energy powered an ocean tsunami that caused damage as far away as the U.S. West Coast, but it also generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world.

Colorado added 9,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in December as the state’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.8 percent.

In December, the Eads Board of Trustees established an account at GNBank in Eads for donations to help build a new public swimming pool. This account will only be used for a swimming pool.

There is a preliminary site being discussed, however a final decision has not been made.

Donations can be made by groups and businesses, as well as individuals, and you do not need to be a resident of Eads.

Remember, a donation is tax deductible.

For more information, contact Eads Town Hall at 719-438-5590 or 110 West 13th Street, Eads.

December 2021 mountain states grain stocks report from the USDA.

December 2021 chickens and eggs report of the the United States and USDA mountain states region.

As of 2022, recreational marijuana is legal in 18 states and Washington, D.C., and medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and D.C.

The Utah House passed a Senate resolution Friday that stopped mask mandates in Salt Lake and Summit counties.