One in five people in Colorado have medical debt according to recent analysis.

In a unanimous vote, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has handed down an $18.25 million fine for a deadly home explosion in 2017.

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Can our pets get sick from the coronavirus too, and can they pass it along to people?

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The first payments from a $250 billion economic stimulus fund could reach Americans by mid-week.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center staff in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Darlene Ann (Cherry) Sicklebower

July 3, 1935 - April 4, 2020

Darlene Ann (Cherry) Sicklebower, affectionately known as Ann, was born July 3, 1935, to Richard Franklin and Maxine (Fidler) Cherry in Carlton. She passed away April 4, 2020, at Holly Nursing Care Center in Holly at the age of 84.

The National Governors Association on Saturday issued a call to leaders in Washington to pass legislation that would provide at least $500 billion to stabilize state budgets.

In a news release posted to the NGA website, the organization argued that the funds are needed so that state governments can continue to provide essential services to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

Shirley Wissel

July 7, 1938 - April 2, 2020

Shirley Wissel, 81, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming, surrounded by her family. 

She was a resident of Rock Springs for the last 58 years and is a former resident of Eads, Colorado.

Mrs. Wissel was born July 7, 1938 in Eads, the daughter of George Franklin Bickel and Lucille Vivian Holcomb.

She attended schools in Eads and was a 1956 graduate of Eads High School.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2020.