Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 4, 2020.

While the number of cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus is increasing, social distancing remains the most effective way to limit the virus' spread.

It is a fantastic forecast that I bring you, for the weekend through Wednesday, with sunny skies and high temperatures from the upper 70s to low 80s.

Sunday morning will be cold, with temperatures in the low-to-mid 30s, but mostly 40s for lows this week.

From the 133-year archives of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

UNBELIEVABLE ?

“It was early on Sunday morning when Jesus rose from the dead, and the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene...Who went and found the disciples...but when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn't believe her.”

Mark 16:9-11

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

Advice on face masks has changed, and it is now recommended that people wear cloth masks in public areas where social distancing can be difficult.

USDA mountain states region agricultural price report for February 2020.

Photo of the week from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 3, 2020 - Leaves emerging on trees in Eads, Colorado.

Birthdays

April 6

• Kenzilynn Laird
• Stephanie Lindholm
• Cassidy Brown
• Jamesen Robert Bradley
• Jaxon Crawford
• Katie Philipy
• Krystal Koch
• Ryan Scott
• Lola Barnard
• Isaac Splitter

April 7

• Mark Scott
• Jacob Wedel
• Emma Miller
• Brett Rusher
• Marty Adams
• Nathaniel Mitchek
• Casie Gordanier
• Jeanne Sorensen

April 8

• Mike Hines
• Amanda Morgans
• Shann