15 Years Ago

December 22, 2006

When people take out student loans for themselves, certain risks are involved. The debt can negatively affect a person’s mental, emotional and even physical well-being. It can also harm a person’s financial well-being. When taking out a student loan for one’s child, the risk is even higher.

The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate, caroling and bright lights.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending December 18, 2021.

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

No matter the merriment of the season, the holidays remain a struggle for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.

The Colorado State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously voted to reinstate the state’s accountability system this week. 

Have you moved in the last year and need to update your address or maybe you dropped your house address to a PO Box? If so, go to GoVoteColorado.gov and update your mailing address.

This will ensure that you will receive your ballot at the correct address. We cannot forward ballots.

Are you interested in running for an elected position? Here are some important dates to remember

Colorado’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.1 percent in November, marking the fifth consecutive month of decline, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Boeing Friday said it has suspended its requirement that U.S.-based employees be fully vaccinated or face losing their jobs.