Higher education is about to undergo a major change in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Slowing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus could prevent millions of deaths.

Colleges and universities across the United States are suspending in-person classes for the remainder of the year to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

A Utah Jazz basketball player has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, leading the NBA to suspend the remainder of the season.

United State Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayer has recused herself from a case challenging Colorado's faithless elector law.

Getting out on a mountain biking trail for the first few times is exhilarating and, let’s face it, a little scary. Nobody becomes an expert immediately. It takes patience, practice, and perseverance to gain comfort and skill. Try some of these best mountain biking tips for beginners

Sherry L. Emmert

August 17, 1948 - March 04, 2020

Sherry Emmert, 71, of Kit Carson passed away March 5, 2019, at her home in Kit Carson.

Sherry was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Bill and Margie Cahill August 17, 1948.  She married Charles Emmert, Jr. March 30, 1976 in Eads. She worked at the Kiowa County Health Department until her retirement.

As the number of presumptive positive Colorado cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus rose to 17 Tuesday, Governor Jared Polis declares an emergency.

Editor's note: Eboni Nash is a graduate of Eads High School and Hastings College in Nebraska, where she majored in psychology, religion and sociology. She now attends Harvard University in Massachusetts. Eboni writes periodically for the Kiowa County Press.