A study published in Scientific Reports, researchers found that breaking up spring break into small breaks instead of the traditional nine-day vacation can help reduce COVID-19 cases on campus by 2% to 37% when students return.

Lauretta Mae Blankenbaker

September 3, 1933 - February 13, 2022

Lauretta Mae Price Blankenbaker was born September 3, 1933, in Gate, Oklahoma, to Tom (Milton Lester) and Opal Pearl Hester Price. Lauretta entered Heaven’s Gates February 13, 2022.

Nebraska taxpayers would no longer pay state income taxes on the first $50,000 of their income under a new proposal being considered by the Legislature.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance Friday that eases up their recommendations for wearing masks indoors for most Americans.

Photo of the week from the February 25, 2022, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Clouds at sunset - Chris Sorensen.

What’s better than ranch dressing? Fresh, homemade ranch dressing! It’s the perfect addition to your salad, veggies, or just about anything you can dip!

Bone doesn’t bend. It is very strong, but it’s also brittle and can break with too much pressure. Cartilage is strong, but it is squishier and can bend.

Birthdays

February 28

• Adrienne Specht
• Paul Specht
• Jaidyn Walsh
• Brithni Lee Talbert
• Jim Gibson
• Brynlee Sky Jeffryes

February 29

• Vickie Morgan
• Brittni Legg Talbert

March 1

• Hillary Koehler
• Lexi Lopez
• R.J.

Following a request by property owners earlier in the month, the Kiowa County Commissioners have asked for a meeting with representatives of Xcel Energy to discuss a 10-mile setback from the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in routing a proposed power transmission line.