Technology continues to be used in new ways to solve old problems - including challenging conservation questions.

After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has amended an executive order so renters in the state who are waiting on emergency assistance payments have more time before being notified of eviction.

Days after the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed a procedural vote in the Senate, the full text of the bill has been released as the bill heads to debate.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Tracy D. Smith

July 14, 1971 – August 1, 2021

Funeral services for Tracy D. Smith will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2021, at the Lamar Christian Church. Burial will follow at the Holly Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 5, at the Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Eads.

Tracy was born July 14, 1971, in Syracuse, Kansas. She passed away at her home in Eads August 1, 2021, surround by her family.

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

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on July 9, 2021, that aims to increase competition throughout the U.S. economy. In one of the order’s most significant provisions, he directed federal regulators to strengthen oversight of bank mergers.

Oil and gas pipelines have become flashpoints in discussions of climate change. Amid these debates, it’s easy to forget how heavily the U.S. economy relies on existing energy pipelines.