Three simple steps to make this holiday season healthier for you and your family.

Vivian Frances Mock

February 5, 1917 - November 25, 2018

Private committal services will be held in the River Bend Cemetery near Limon.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

Rose Roush

April 11, 1924 - November 23, 2018

Private family committal services will be held in the Kit Carson Cemetery.  Mrs. Roush (Blankenbaker) passed away at the Collier Hospice in Wheatridge November 23, 2018.  Mrs. Roush was the wife of the late Willard Blankenbaker and the mother of Corby Blankenbaker.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

Tales of life in eastern Kiowa County, Colorado.

Note: weekly crop progress reports will resume in March 2019. Monthly reports will be issued for December, January and February.

Corn harvest was wrapping up in several localities last week as drier weather prevailed, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Sorghum and sunflower harvest also made good progress last week.

Will climate change put an end to skiing?

The Weisbrod Hospital and Nursing Home Auxiliary ladies strives to bring more

cheer to the residents and happenings at the Extended Care Unit. The members met November 13 and will meet again December 11^th. LaVerle Kelley, Loretta Seibel, Alice Glover, and Doris Lessenden volunteered to play Bunco at the ECU the evening of the 13^th.

They made final plans for their major fundraiser, the annual Fall Bazaar, which was first begun 39 years ago by Linda Trosper, Suzanne Williams, and Virgyln Griswould as key planners.

Community happenings in and around Eads, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

One person can impact the Supreme Court, but not as much as you may think.

Planning to shop online Cyber Monday - or any time of the year? Follow a few steps to protect yourself from cyber thieves.