The University of Wyoming has announced its fall graduates from Colorado.

DATA

• Cases 99 
• Hospitalizations 6
• Deaths 4**

*These are cumulative totals as of 03/09/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test.

• CASES PAST 7 days: 0
• CASES PAST 14 days: 0

TESTS

Kiowa county is currently at 0% 7-day average test positivity, the same as last week. Our goal is to keep this less than five percent.

Kiowa County is dial level BLUE https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid-19-dial.

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Tuesday February 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. Assistant Town Clerk, Barbara Scranton, took roll call:

March 23 

• @ Stratton 
• JH 4:00
• HS 5:30

March 26 

• Kit Carson @ Eads 
• JH 4:00
• HS 5:30

March 27 

• Lamar JH @ Lamar 
• 10:00

March 30 

• @Cheyenne Wells 
• JH 3:00
• HS 4:30

April 2 

• @ Flagler 
• JH 3:30
• HS 5:00

April 3 

• Hugo @ Eads 

The Regular meeting of the Kiowa County Commissioners was called to order on February 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman, Donald Oswald. Lening opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Those in attendance:

Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would extend their deadline to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds for several key priorities.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Friday that his administration expects all Colorado residents to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-April.

Birthdays

March 15

• Sharon Bixler
• Melinda Wallick
• Zoe Kraft
• Cara Dake
• Craig Newman
• Logan Hofferber
• Lily Ann Hollis
• Hana Shelden
• Peggy Dunlap

March 16

• Micah Zane Davis
• Bryce Morris
• Aleis Uhland
• Deb Kliesen
• Alyssa Hadley

March 17

• Mathias Richard Lane
• Glen Davis
• Katie Jacobs
• Ryan Lane* Military Servic

As Oklahomans look to recover from the impact of recent winter storms, residents and businesses can apply for different relief funding now available.

During the first week of March, Clayton John Hoffman of Cheyenne Wells appeared in the Fifteenth Judicial District Court where he pled guilty to a felony drug charge.

Cheyenne County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at the Trail Inn Motel in Cheyenne Wells in late August 2020. During an investigation, nearly 200 grams of methamphetamine was discovered and seized.