About Town – November 14, 2022
Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.
American Legion Post 125 hosts annual Veterans Day dinner
American Legion Post #125 held their annual meeting and dinner at the Kiowa County Community Building in Eads Veterans Day, November 11.
Commander Dan Richards opened the meeting after the dinner. Minutes of the previous meeting and financial report was given and approved by the Legion members.
Southeast Colorado high school football playoff results – November 11-12, 20
Class A 6-Man
November 11
- Genoa-Hugo 30 vs Fleming 66
November 12
- Granada 79 vs Arickaree 50
- Cheyenne Wells 26 vs Otis 44
- Eads 16 vs Stratton 70
- Stratton vs Otis TBA
- Granada vs Fleming TBA
Class A 8-Man
November 12
- Simla 31 vs Holly 22
Class 1 A
November 12
- Limon 50 vs Monte Vista 20
- Limon vs Colorado Springs Christian TBA
Southeast Colorado high school volleyball state tournament results – November 10-12, 2022
Class 1A
November 10
Idalia 1 vs Stratton 3
- 21-25 25-13 25-21 25-22
Stratton 0 vs Fleming 3
- 25-16 25-24 25-8
Wiley 1 vs Briggsdale 3
- 23-25 25-21 25-19 25-20
McClave 3 vs Briggsdale 2
- 25-18 25-17 23-25 22-25 15-11
Simla 3 vs Kit Carson 0
- 25-16 25-22 25-21
November 11
Stratton 1 vs Wiley 3
- 25-21 29-27 18-25 25-20
Wiley 3 vs Dove Creek 1
- 25-22 25-23 16-25 29-27
Kit Carson 3 vs La Veta 0
Obituary - Maria “Lola” Delores Mitchek
Maria, also known to family and friends as Lola, was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. She was child seven of nine brothers and sisters. Life was hard being raised with barely enough to live. Maria worked really hard on the family farm helping her grandparents.
Top articles from the Kiowa County Press for the week ending November 12, 2022
Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending November 12, 2022
Pastor’s Pearls – November 13, 2022
Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.
Pages from the Past - From our 135-year Archives for November 13, 2022
From the 135-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.
Home Country – Windy takes a shot
Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.
Fatal crash on Highway 50 in Pueblo Saturday
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash which occurred Saturday morning in Pueblo and resulted in one death.
According to CSP Master Trooper David Conway, the crash occurred abound 8:40 a.m. on Highway 50 at Wago Drive. A 62-year-old man from Pueblo West, who has not been identified and was the only person in the vehicle, died at the scene.
Excessive speed is being investigated as a contributing factor. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected.