Fire danger returns to eastern Colorado Monday as a surge of warm temperatures continues in the United States

When John Keats died 200 years ago, on Feb. 23, 1821, he was just 25 years old. Despite his short life, he’s still considered one of the finest poets in the English language. Keats’ legacy includes a remarkable concept: what he called “negative capability.”

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, recently announced his company had bought US$1.5 billion (almost A$2 billion) of Bitcoin. The announcement led to a flurry of enthusiasm and a quick surge in price for the controversial cryptocurrency.

The governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were rescinding their statewide mask mandates and allowing restaurants and other businesses to return to 100% capacity in early March.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending March 6, 2021.

There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious.

Epidemiologists – like oncologists and climate scientists – hate to be proven right. A year ago this week, the communications rush began from epidemiologists in academia to the public and to local governments about the imminent dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the face of a weak federal response.

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

Weather patterns across the U.S. have felt like a roller coaster ride for the past several months.

Winter is supposed to be the best season for wind power – the winds are stronger, and since air density increases as the temperature drops, more force is pushing on the blades. But winter also comes with a problem: freezing weather.