After a panel of judges ruled that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, new questions are rising.

Colorado's Attorney General has vowed to stand up to the federal government and efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

Card of Thanks

Thank you to the Kiowa County Sheriff Department - Avery, Kiowa County EMT’s - Theresa and Karen, Kiowa County Hospital District Staff, especially Connie, Med Trans from Lamar - Roland and Shawn, and the Parkview Medical Center and Staff

Jeanne Sorensen

NOTICE OF HEARING AS TO SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held on December 30, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. at the Weisbrod Memorial Hospital Meeting Room in Eads, Colorado to consider a Resolution for Supplemental Appropriation for the Kiowa County Hospital District for the year 2019. Unanticipated revenues of $950,000 and unappropriated funds have allowed for additional unforeseen operating expenses in the amount of $950,000.  

November 2019 cattle on feed report for Colorado and the United States from the USDA.

• Kiowa County Commissioners Meeting Dec 26- Jan-7 Open to the public  9:00am      - Commissioners will recess 12 - 1 for lunch - 4 day notice is preferred for posted agenda
• Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 11th, 2020, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 9am-3pm
• Eads Drivers License DD-214 or Active Military ID must be presented at time of renewal for Military Insignia to be placed on you license
• MVR Reports available Kiowa County Clerk Office 13

United States USDA livestock slaughter report for November 2019.

Well it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon and two weeks into the 2019-20 wrestling season the Rivals are rolling right along.  It was a 4^thplace finish in a 24-team field that County Line finished up with and although no 1^stplace winners it was a pretty solid field of medalist as we had 2 – 2^ndplace; 4 – 3^rdplace; and 1 – 4^thplace finisher.  The Rivals racked up 125 points for 4^thplace losing to 1^stplace, Lyons and Peyton tying for 1^stwith 138 points, and Yuma getting 135.5 for 3^rd

Johnny August Mays

August 7,1922 – December 17, 2019

Johnny August Mays, 97, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, passed away, Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff.

Johnny was born August 7, 1922, to John and Alma (Mietchen) Mays at Eads.

Johnny grew up on the family homestead, south of Eads, and lived there until he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Sallie Marie Brown of Chivington December 31, 1941, in Tribune, Kansas.