Just three people remain missing after Colorado's most costly wildfire on record destroyed nearly a thousand homes and businesses in Louisville and Superior. 

The new Colorado minimum wage took effect January 1.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at John Martin Reservoir and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Saturday, January 8.

Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending January 1, 2022.

Ronnie Lee Wyatt

January 6, 1952 – December 28, 2021

Ronnie Lee Wyatt, 69, of Wiggins, died December 28, 2021 at his home. 

He was born January 6, 1952, in Beloit, Kansas, to Richard and Evelyn (Boyer) Wyatt.

Ronnie married Linda Davis August 1, 1971, in Haswell. They moved to Wiggins from Yuma in 1978. 

Ronnie worked for Xcel Energy for 31 years and retired from there as a supervisor.

Gloria E Peck

May 14, 1934 - December 15, 2021

Gloria Elaine Blankenbaker Peck came into the world May 14, 1934, in Kit Carson to Guy and Elsie Blankenbaker, when the snow blew half the day and dirt blew the other half. She was baptized in the Kit Carson Methodist Church October 15, 1950.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

From the 135-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

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