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

Make this corn bread recipe the classic way or jazz it up by adding chili powder, whole corn, or even blueberries to give a yummy twist to a basic recipe.

Birthdays

December 13

• Jessica Sierra
• Jack Barnes
• Harvey Shade

December 14

• Haili Igou
• Ron Philips
• Treya Tate
• Peyton Eder

December 15

• Brandy Blanton
• Kyle Johnson
• Shatanah Thomas

December 16

• Darwin Nelson
• Jeff Engelhardt
• Emrie Patterson
• Michael Zimmerman
• Marte Fitch

December 17

• Doug Uhland
• Quynn Davis
• Shane Lessenden
• Sharon Person
• Art Lane* In Memory

Former President Donald Trump has lost his latest legal battle over documents relating to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in a case that tests the power of a former president to withhold his records from Congressional scrutiny.

Consumer prices jumped 6.8% in November 2021 from a year earlier – the fastest rate of increase since 1982, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published on Dec. 10, 2021. The biggest jumps during the month were in energy, used cars and clothing.

Thousands of milk producers across the country, including approximately 500 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will receive surveys from the USDA, as the agency collects information for the January 2022 Milk Production Survey.

Consumer prices increased by nearly 7 percent in November 2021 compared to the same time last year, newly federal inflation data show, the steepest rise in decades.

Evidence suggests that the Omicron variant is associated with increased ability to evade immunity from prior infection. In contrast, there is no population-wide epidemiological evidence of increased immune escape associated with the Beta or Delta variants.

In January, the USDA will survey more than 40,000 cattle operations nationwide.

An economic analysis of crime in Colorado found it cost the state approximately $27 billion last year.