Wrestling

• Thursday, February 25: 6:00 pm Tri (Fowler-La Veta) @ Fowler 
• Saturday, February 27: 10:00 am Tri (Peyton-Calhan) @ Peyton 

High School Basketball

Tuesday, February 23 

Donald “Don” Gene McPherson, Jr.

February 20, 1949 – February 15, 2021

Donald, or Don as he was better known, was born February 20, 1949, in Lamar to Donald John and Alice Lorrayne (Gruenewald) McPherson. He departed this life unexpectedly February 15, 2021, in Colorado Springs.

Don was the second son born to Don and Alice. He would go on to outlive his parents and his four brothers. He grew up and made his home on the family farm north of Lamar in May Valley. 

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” Matthew 22: 39

Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities across the central U.S. have ordered rolling blackouts to ration electricity, leaving millions of people without power.

One of the most consequential stories in American religion in recent years is the rapid and seemingly unceasing rise of “nones” – those who respond to questions about their religious affiliation by indicating that they are atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.”

It’s a mistake to equate frequent social media use with addiction.

Older adults are at much higher risk of death from COVID-19 than their younger counterparts, but many also face another, less recognized health risk associated with the pandemic: loss of muscle mass.

The National Guard is a federally funded reserve force of the U.S. Army or Air Force based in states. These part-time citizen soldiers typically hold civilian jobs but can be activated by state governors or the president to respond to natural disasters, health emergencies or violent protests, or to support military operations overseas.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending February 21, 2021.

From the 134-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.