More than 80 states and local municipalities are slated to see minimum wage hikes in 2021, even as business owners continue to struggle during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of the earliest mermaid stories are part of ancient Greek mythology from over 3,000 years ago.

Birthdays

December 28

• Paul Simmons* In Memory

December 29

• Tyrel Smith
• Bill Barnett
• Keith Smith
• Colby Rehm
• Jason Weirich

December 30

• Kalex James Gooden
• Van Brown Jr.
• Hunter Frederick
• Jace Negley
• Jay Wilson
• Gloria Trosper
• Kyce Rainard Gooden

December 31

• Jarred Adamson
• Taite Aaron Johnson
• Antonie Gilmore
• Liam Clayton Eder
• Kallista Phelps
• Jason Blake

January 1

Merry Christmas from our sponsors - your friends and neighbors in Kiowa County.

Some mothers and expectant mothers have asked whether it is safe for them to take the vaccine. Here is what I have said to them.

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

November 2020 livestock slaughter summary for the United States from the USDA.

November 2020 hogs and pigs inventory summary for the mountain states region from the USDA.

Chickens and eggs summary for Colorado, Utah and the United States from the USDA.

Bob Garver takes a look at "Greenland," an On Demand movie which should have made it to the big screen.