Rural Oklahoma ambulance and EMS services are having difficulty keeping up with the demand for medical emergency workers.

The U.S. Forest Service has released its draft management plan for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests.

With autumn creeping in slowly, it’s time to start considering what to do around your yard to prepare it for the next few months. Now, before you decide to dig a hole and plant an apple tree, read on to find the simple steps you can take to a cleaner yard.

One of our most popular features since 2005 - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.

Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, Home Town Gas and Grill in Eads, Haswell Propane, Thunderbird Petroleum, and at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has appointed Mesa County Treasurer Sheila Reiner to oversee the county’s upcoming elections.

George ‘Skip’ Ruedeman

May 12, 1945 – August 13, 2021

Skip was born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 12, 1945, and departed this world August 13, 2021. Skip grew up in Fern Creek, Kentucky, and enlisted in the Air Force. There he worked on the F-100 Super Sabre. His fascination with airplanes had begun.

DATA

• Cases 109 
• Hospitalizations 6  
• Deaths 4**

*These are cumulative totals as of 08/17/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID Test

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that federal health experts now recommend vaccinated Americans receive a COVID booster shot.

President Joe Biden outlined plans for a booster for fully vaccinated Americans and vaccine mandates for nursing home employees in a speech Wednesday.