State unemployment compensation trust funds continue to struggle, a new report published by the Tax Foundation reveals.

Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her N95 for several shifts while her hospital buckles, patients suffer and folks nearby socialize maskless as if the pandemic were already over.

You find yourself in an airport or hotel room in another country, and you really need to charge your phone, camera or game system. But what is that strange-looking outlet? It has round holes! And there are two? Or three? What’s going on here? Why doesn’t this country use the same plugs that I use back home?

Birthdays

January 4

• Morgan Buss
• Brantley Baxter
• Lance Stoker
• Ethel Ferris
• Demetrius Gilmore
• Rowdy Koch
• Toryn Neugebauer

January 5

• Renee Woods* In Memory
• Timothy Howard
• L.D.

This is a hearty vegetarian soup for a filling and healthy meal on a chilly night. If you have leftovers that have been properly handled, you can add ham, chicken, or other meat for more protein.

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site would like to welcome our newest Lead Park Ranger, Kim Wentland.  Kim joined our team in September 2020.  Kim was born and raised in Wisconsin and even though she has lived a lot of places, Wisconsin still has a special place in her heart and she’s happy to call it her home state. Kim grew up enjoying the outdoors and being surrounded by nature.

The Kiowa County Department of Social Services and the Eads Salvation Army unit would like to thank everyone that so generously donated time, money, and gifts to the 2020 Annual Christmas Drive that made Christmas a little brighter for numerous Kiowa County needy families. 

Special thanks go to DSS staff members Kimberly Briggs, Erica Bellomy, Jaylin Spady and Audrey Johnson for their hard work and dedication because without them, the Christmas drive would not have been possible.  

Thanks also to the following for their generosity:

On a day when the nation as a whole did the same, California on Wednesday set a record for the most coronavirus deaths in one day.

An Arizona group that sought to remove Gov. Doug Ducey from office over his COVID-19 mitigation strategies has called off their campaign. 

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is extending legal protections for the state’s first responders in the fight against COVID-19.