The latest jobs report is in, and the good news is Federal Reserve policy on inflation appears to be working.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is preparing to open the Fryingpan-Arkansas collection system to divert a projected 57,000 acre-feet of water from snowmelt in April.

Former Colorado State Senator Mark Hillman encourages respectful debates when opinions differ.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month in a case determining whether government has the right to keep all the proceeds from foreclosed properties.

Photo of the week from the April 7, 2023, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Cherry blossoms near the United States capitol - Chris Sorensen.

New Mexico saw more than $300 million in adult-use cannabis sales in 2022, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced.

Kansas collected far more in taxes than it expected last month.

Dear Readers,

When I told friends and family that I would write about the microbiome this week, there were some raised eyebrows. My friend Ken said, “Of course, the microbiome. What is that?”  

Donald Trump has been formally charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money payments to three people, including a porn star.

Ryan Scott Davis was born in Las Animas May 25, 1980, to Arthur and Jacque (Shinn) Davis. He attended school in Las Animas, graduating in 1998. Ryan attended Northeastern Junior College and Oklahoma Panhandle State University, majoring in Animal Science and Agri Business. 

He passed suddenly March 31, 2023, in Las Animas at the age of 42.