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

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Fishing conditions across Colorado as reported by the Colorado Department of Wildlife for the week ending June 14, 2019

The Fed is in a tricky position as it mulls cutting interest rates to boost the economy, which also risks spurring runaway inflation and even an economic downturn.

Many current and former US military leaders call climate change a serious national security threat, but few of them mention the Defense Department's big carbon footprint.

There are alternatives to today's current prison system in the United States. One was successfully tried in California in the 1940s.

Colorado State Patrol Trooper William Moden was killed when he was struck by a vehicle Friday night. Moden is the second CSP office to die in the line of duty over the past three months.

Photo of the week from the June 14, 2019, edition of the Kiowa County, Colorado, Press - United States flag flying over the veteran's memorial in Eads.

Birthdays

June 17

• Leslie Rittgers* In Memory
• Colten Hebbard 
• Trice Watts
• Austin Healy

June 18

• Lana Coffman
• Michelle Scott
• Kathryn Richardson
• Wesley Eikner
• Bailee Reystead
• Gage Reynolds

June 19

• Lorrie Chase
• Luke Anthony Penner
• Bob Mari
• Cecil Coffman
• Joe Boucher
• Trey Thayer

June 20

• Tyler Harris
• Courtney Cochran
• Evanee Pearcey
• Heather Ramsay
• Savanna Phelps

June 15, 2019, weather forecast for Kiowa County, Colorado, including Eads, Haswell and Sheridan Lake.