Colorado’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6% in October as the state added more than 10,600 nonfarm jobs.

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What are conservation dogs?

Jon Gretcham, Portland, OR

Simply put, conservation dogs are canines specially trained in sniffing out evidence of specific wildlife species that scientists are seeking to learn more about for one reason or another. Most commonly these dogs are used to help biologists understand where and how threatened or endangered wildlife species are hanging on—or if they are still around at all.

Weld County commissioners say they are “extremely disappointed” in a new air quality rule from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Colorado State University Pueblo Foundation, in conjunction with the CSU Pueblo Department of Athletics and Pueblo School District #60 and #70, will host the Colorado High School Activities Association Football Championships for 6-Man, 8-Man, 1A and 2A classifications this weekend at the ThunderBowl.

Championship games begin Friday, November 26, as Cheyenne Wells High School takes on Stratton High School at 1:00 p.m. in the 6-Man Championship game.

Haxtun High School faces Mancos High School at 6:00 p.m. for the 8-Man Championship. 

Mary Ann Richardson

April 13, 1931 - November 14, 2021

Mary Ann Christiansen was born in Erick, Oklahoma, two years after the stock market crash of 1929 to parents who loved her but struggled to keep starvation at bay.

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

Colorado was able to increase student participation in Afterschool Nutrition Programs in 2020, even during school closures.

A quiet monthslong legal fight between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents recently burst into public view. The outcome of the battle has important implications.

The “Great Resignation” has left a lot of people with time on their hands. And while this time may be a welcome respite from the daily grind, most folks will need to get back to work eventually. For many, this period is a time of reflection and a chance to pursue a new career.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending November 20, 2021.