Things are getting tougher for the nation’s breadbasket, a predicament that will likely ripple through the nation’s economy.

Top articles from Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 28, 2022.

From the 135-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

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

According to a 2021 poll, 43% of Americans supported policies that allow school personnel to carry guns in schools.

Freshmen

A Honor Roll (A's Only) 

• Colin Nelson

B Honor Roll (A's/B's Only) 

• Stockton Mitchek 
• Aaron Musgrave 
• Case Nelson 
• Kadan Dunlap 
• Tran Nguyen 
• Alessandra Paez 
• Spencer Uhland

Sophomores

A Honor Roll (A's Only) 

• Katie Johnson 
• Breanna Lawrence-Wilson 
• Brentley Lening

B Honor Roll (A's/B's Only) 

• William Elam 
• Madison McDowell 
• Porter S

Grade 6

A Honor Roll (A's Only) 

• Addison Courkamp 
• Mia Crow 
• Peyton Eder 
• Aspen Nelson 
• Jeremiah Ramirez 
• Asher Wallace 
• Landon Zimmerman

B Honor Roll (A's/B's Only) 

• Bella Adame 
• Braya Ferris 
• Kindel Hoffman 
• Lily Hollis 
• Lacie Kraft 
• Jordynn Turcotte

Grade 7

A Honor Roll (A's Only) 

• Savanna Brown 
• Alyxx Egley 
• Kennedy Gyurman&nbsp

To the family of Zach Gifford, his friends and the residents of Kiowa County;

The total amount wagered on sports bets in Colorado for April is down over 22 percent from the prior month, according to state data.