Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 2, 2022.

From the 135-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for April 3, 2022.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Cecil Coffman

June 19, 1961 - March 28, 2022

Cecil Coffman, 60, passed away from a rare and aggressive cancer on March 28, 2022. 

He was born on June 19, 1961, to Cora (Moulder) and Jay Coffman of Sheridan Lake.

Colorado’s total sports betting handle declined in February to $440 million, according to the latest data from the state's Department of Revenue.

With whole-grains, fruit, and no added sugar, these cookies make a healthy and tasty treat.

When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there.

Birthdays

April 4

• Sam Jones
• Troy Smith
• Alyssia Japhet
• Kinsley Williams
• Wade Richardson

April 5

• Robert Rittgers
• Larry Watts
• Camden Hokanson
• Bettina Kelley
• Madyx Hough
• Joshua Crow
• Ashley Brown
• Luna Rodriquez

April 6

• Kenzilynn Laird
• Krystal Koch
• Cassidy Brown
• Jamesen Robert Bradley
• Jaxon Crawford
• Katie Philpy

April 7

• Nathaniel Mitchek
• Brett Rusher
• Jeanne Sor

The Biden administration on March 31, 2022, said it plans to release an unprecedented 180 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat the recent spike in gas and diesel prices