A report by an education policy nonprofit ranks Colorado second in the nation for its charter school laws.

Birthdays

February 22

• Reona Eikenberg
• Braxlyn Wyatt Ferris
• Briggs Archer
• Jaxon Mathew Stoker
• Reilly Rittgers* In Memory
• Jaxon Eikenberg

February 23

• Chad Lyon
• Thane Samuel Fink
• Masyn Hager
• Kayla Miller

February 24

• Valerie Lyon
• Ayden Hose

February 25

• Kielan McCracken
• Rylie Ann Kliesen
• Annabelle Stavely

February 26

• Tommy Chase
• Jayden Kemry
• Keri Brown
• Amy Watne

Rebecca “Becky” June Tallman

February 25, 1952 – February 16, 2021

A service celebrating Becky's life will be held Friday, February 26, at 11:00 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Cheyenne Wells.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 at Brown Funeral Home in Cheyenne Wells.

Private family interment will take place in the Brandon Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

The Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that one person was arrested earlier in February on felony drug charges.

According to information provided by KCSO, deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive person in a vehicle on Highway 96 between Chivington and Brandon in eastern Kiowa County. At the scene, deputies found the woman, identified as Yadira Chavarria-Enriquez, incoherent and called for an ambulance while providing basic medical care until emergency medical services arrived. 

Cattle on feed in Colorado and the United States for January 2021 from the USDA.

Saturday, Feb. 20

• 10:00 to 12:00 FFA and 4H Weigh-In Day
• 3:00 p.m. HS BB (H) Manzanola 

Monday, Feb. 22

• A.M. Junior ASVAB Testing 
• 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
• Lunch:  Nachos

Tuesday, Feb. 23

• 5:00 p.m. HS BB at Cheraw Leave Time 3:15 p.m. 
• Lunch:  Chicken Stir Fry

Wednesday, Feb. 24

• Lunch:  Chili Fiesta 

Thursday, Feb. 25

• W at Fowler 6:00 p.m.

Severe weather can occur during any month of the year, but the peak activity usually falls during the months of March, April and May. 

The annual USDA survey of farmers' intended plantings will begin this week with a mailed questionnaire.

Photo of the week from the February 19, 2021, edition of the Kiowa County Press - Frozen fog and snow on a tree in Kiowa County, Colorado - Chris Sorensen

One of the biggest barriers standing in the way of ending the pandemic isn’t medical or logistical. It’s the misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines.