Less than a decade remains to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from the world's top scientists.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a pronounced effect on the way we live, work and socialize. During this period, many people have taken a step back and reevaluated their priorities.

Vernon Lee Appel

August 14, 1938 – August 26, 2021

Vernon was born August 14, 1938, at Kit Carson to Tobias and Freda Appel and passed away August 26, 2021, at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs at the age of 83.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending August 28, 2021.

Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in 6 young children had a diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. New findings suggest a doubling of rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression among children and adolescents during the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2021.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Aug. 15, 2021, there has been a frenetic evacuation of foreigners and Afghan nationals. Thousands of these Afghans assisted the United States government, which now puts them in danger.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

From the 134-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for August 29, 2021.