Lamar-based Golden Plains Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced another expansion with the acquisition of Baxter Agency in Eads. The purchase was completed April 5, 2022.

Marilyn Baxter established Baxter Agency in 1989 to successfully serve clients across southeast Colorado from her office at 101 East 15^th Street in Eads. Golden Plains is also acquiring that building, and has hired Haley Reedy to continue providing exceptional service in Kiowa County.

This is Holy Week. Shalom, fellow Americans.

Last Sunday, I was surprised to see a daffodil blooming as I turned the corner by Jeannie D. Whirmire’s home. As I passed the former Herzog home on Maine across from Frank and Marci Miller’s home, there I saw seven yellow daffodils swaying in the breeze. During this week, I discovered that my daffodils are blooming, but they are under tumbleweeds! Well, that’s Colorado for you.

One of the very few bright spots of the 2020 domestic box office was the success of “Sonic the Hedgehog.” How does the sequal compare?

People experiencing homelessness in Denver can now access medical and behavioral care at a new health center set up inside a shelter operated by Denver Rescue Mission.

Two conservative groups and a state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Thursday over a bill that increases Colorado’s transportation fees. 

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colordo, for the week ending April 9, 2022.

When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns, location maps, information about your mobile device use, photos, audio and video.

Pope Francis apologized on April 1, 2022, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, acknowledging the harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a crucial step in the church admitting its role in the abuse of Indigenous communities and children.

From the 135-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for April 10, 2022.