Photo of the week from the May 15, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Spring clouds over southeast Colorado - Jeanne Sorensen.

Working with hay baler belts is a critical aspect of hay baler maintenance. Here, we outline what to wear, what tools to bring, and how to manage baler belts.

President Xi Jinping issues a warning to President Trump on Taiwan; Wisconsin energy program cuts costs and carbon in affordable housing; California lawmakers consider bills to promote beneficial fire; Connecticut seniors see benefits of new consumer affordability measures.

Agenda for the May 14, 2026, meeting of the Kiowa County, Colorado, board of county commissioners.

Summit Carbon Solutions announced Wednesday that an updated route of its carbon dioxide pipeline will travel to a storage site in Wyoming.

Measles, once thought successfully eradicated in the United States, returned to Kansas with a confirmed case Tuesday.

A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025.

Several Republican U.S. senators left a closed-door lunch with Secret Service Director Sean Curran saying they still have questions about how the agency would spend an additional $1 billion.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low.

Coloradans who make add-on purchases within an online game would have to pay a new fee to fund youth mental health services under a bill approved by the Colorado Legislature.