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.

One person has been arrested following a high-speed pursuit that began in Kiowa County just south of Eads and ended in Bent County after briefly running through Prowers County.

Kiowa County deputies attempted to make contact with the driver of a vehicle that was southbound on Highway 287 south of Eads. The driver pulled over, then sped away with deputies in pursuit.

The chase reached speeds of 140 miles per hour at times.

Saturday, March 13

• Day 3 State BB

March 15 through March 18 Spring Break

• March 16 – State BB Day 4
• March 18 – Time Sheets & Mileage Sheets Due
• March 20 – State BB Championships

Monday, March 22

• School Resumes 
• Lunch:  Tomato Soup w/Grilled Cheese

Tuesday, March 23

• 4:00 p.m. MS VB at Stratton
• 5:30 p.m. HS VB at Stratton
• 4:30 p.m.

Marijuana sales in Colorado reached $187,603,697 in January, the state's revenue department said this week.

Colorado’s higher education institutions should anticipate fewer students this fiscal year and lower revenue.

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Photo of the week from the March 12, 2021, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Rail near Galatea in Kiowa County bearing the mark of Pueblo's Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.