“Ecological” refers to relationships between living organisms and their environment. It comes from the ancient Greek word for “house,” or “dwelling.”

Photo of the week in the May 13, 2022, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Say's Phoebe looking for a morning meal - Chris Sorensen

Breakfast

• May 16: English Muffin, Ham, Fruit, Milk
• May 17: French Toast, Sausage, Fruit, Milk
• May 18: Pancake on a Stick, Fruit, Milk
• May 19: Doughnuts

Lunch

• May 16: Beanie Wienies, Green Beans, Fruit, Milk
• May 17: Chili Cheese Fries, Vegetable, Fruit, Milk
• May 18: Sack Lunch, Carrots, Applesauce, Milk
• May 19: Sack Lunch, Chips, Fruit Cup, Milk

April 2022 crop production highlights for the United States from the USDA.

April 2022 crop production highlights for Colorado from the USDA.

Stella Ann Sanders

February 26, 1936 – May 10, 2022

Private family services are being planned.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

Former Colorado State Senator Mark Hillman argues that, with polls showing that Colorado voters may finally be ready to end their four years of unrestrained power, Democrats are discarding their professed priorities like a sinner headed for confession.

Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is.

(Big Sky Connection) Small Montana meat processors are on the front lines against the large companies that control the industry. Funding from the American Rescue Plan is helping these processors compete. 

Nearly eight million dollars were secured for 30 Montana businesses from the COVID relief legislation. That includes $450,000 for Hamilton Packing Company in the Bitterroot Valley. 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated headlines since late February 2022. The war struck a nerve among Western audiences, evoking a high degree of support for Ukraine.

The reasons for the prominence of the war in the West are many and varied.