From the February 28, 2020, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Tree shadow and animal tracks on new snow near Eads, Colorado.

Birthdays

March 2

• Orville Mousel
• Tom Bustos
• Wyatt Ridgeway
• Taivyn Kraft
• Kirbi Stum
• Sean Harkness

March 3

• Dyland Shalberg
• Bailey Shalberg
• Kenny Peeler
• Bruce Fickenscher
• Linnae Gibson
• Finley Higgins
• Rylan Londo 
• Scott Harper

March 4

• Natalie Lang
• Dustin Uhland
• Brandon Shade* Military Service
• Brant Shade
• Joel McCoin
• Erica Arnold
• Lndon Cade Zimmerman
• Vi Koch* In Memory

When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is 'blind.'

A vehicle reported stolen in Lubbock, Texas, was recovered in Kiowa County, Colorado.

The U.S. Census Bureau is hoping that most people who live in the U.S. will use the internet to answer census questions, rather than filling out a paper form or providing those answers to a census taker in person.

Child Find screenings have been scheduled at Eads Elementary School for March 27.

The free series of screenings evaluate the vision, hearing, language development, and physical and cognitive skills of children from birth to five years of age.

Pre-registration for the Eagles Nest preschool program will also be held the same day for children born on or before May 1, 2017.

Appointments may be made by calling 719-438-2080.

The Regular meeting of the Kiowa County Commissioners was called to order by Chairman Richard Scott on February 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Commissioner Donald Oswald opened the meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Those in attendance were:

Saturday, February 29

• MS W at Fowler 9:00 lv 6:30 a.m. 
• 2:00 p.m. HS BB Dist. At Lamar

Monday, March 2

• FFA Week
• FFA Barn Yard Day

Tuesday, March 3

• 1:00 p.m. MS Wresting (H)

Wednesday, March 4

• 7:30 a.m. FFA Staff Appreciation Breakfast at Shop

Thursday, March 5

• 1:00 p.m. MS Wrestling at Holly lv 11:00
• 7:00 p.m. HS FFA No Name Game Night

Friday, March 6

• HS BB Regionals at LaJunta
• 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

• March 2: Waffles, apple juice, milk, fruit
• March 3: Muffins, yogurt, grape juice, milk, fruit
• March 4: Eggs, toast, orange juice, milk, fruit
• March 5: Pancake, sausage link, apple juice, milk, fruit

Lunch

• March 2: Cheeseburgers, chips, peaches, milk, salad bar
• March 3: Chicken pot pie with biscuit, mixed fruit, milk, salad bar
• March 4: Chili fiesta, lettuce, orange, milk, salad bar
• March 5: Italian beef steaks, buttered noodles, Jell-O cup, milk, salad bar

The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it. New York still doesn’t trust the test’s accuracy.