Imagine walking through a tropical forest as a sweet scent wafts through the air.

The oil industry’s lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, suggested in a new draft statement that it might support Congress putting a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change.

Birthdays

March 8

• James Luke Richardson
• Justin Miller
• Savanna Gyurman

March 9

• Brianna Habinck
• Karen Eikner Tshimbalanga
• Craig Williams
• Aniyah Ramirez
• Macey Trosper
• Will Barnett
• Debra Lening
• Phyllis Lane

March 10

• Duncan Habinck
• Kayla Anderson
• Jace Richards
• Kim Richards

March 11

• Candy Lane
• Gay Uhland
• Gail Voss
• Megan Briggs
• Ashleigh Briggs

March 12

Colorado’s largest restaurant trade organization applauded state lawmakers for advancing a bill this week that would allow customers to purchase to-go alcoholic drinks for the next five years.

More than 50 million Americans have received at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. So far, Americans have been largely brand-agnostic, but that’s about to change as a new vaccine rolls out.

A bill that would strengthen protections for Colorado students who take our private student loans cleared the Senate Education Committee on Thursday.

The U.S. added 379,000 jobs in February, more than economists predicted

Photo of the week from the March 5, 2021, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Prairie and cattle grazing in Kiowa County.

The USDA deadline to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment program has been extended into April.