The federal budget deficit in June 2019 was $8 billion. One year later, the deficit was more than 100 time higher at $864 billion.

There’s a clear consensus that Americans should wear masks in public and continue to practice proper social distancing. While a majority of Americans support wearing masks, widespread and consistent compliance has proven difficult to maintain

Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending July 12, 2020.

Robert Gene Hopkins

July 19, 1947 – July 10, 2020

A memorial service for Robert Gene Hopkins, formerly of Lamar and currently of Towner, Colorado, and Dodge City, Kansas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar.

Robert was born July 19, 1947, at Lamar to Everett M. and Olive M. (Roberts) Hopkins, and passed away July 10, 2020, in Dodge City.

Environmental advocates have noticed that the Trump administration has been taking advantage of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and #BlackLivesMatter protests to roll back environmental standards.

Agricutlure news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has vetoed two bills, one extending licensing of private investigators and a second requiring new license plates to be issued for vehicle transfers to new owners.

Egg size hail and wind gusts are possible for Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska Monday.

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

Hail up to two inches in diameter, wind gusts to 70 miles per hour, flash flooding and tornadoes are possible with Sunday’s storms over Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.