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

West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler set out to visit high school students throughout the Texas Panhandle and the South Plains with a simple message about student loans.

The Constitution authorizes Congress to exercise oversight as part of the carefully crafted balance of powers among the three branches of government. Impeachment is an important check on presidential power.

More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements, beleiving they are safe and effective. That may not be true.

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

New contagious diseases are scary. They frighten us because they are unknown and unpredictable - and media coverage can increase those fears.

Bob Strasner is an agronomist based in south central Kansas. He has over 30 years of experience in the farming, soil science and plant science business. His weekly column focuses on agronomy, horticulture, soil science, farming in general, rural-small town community life, some life-learned wisdom and a good dose of humor here and there.

Top articles and news from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending February 15, 2020.

The coronavirus outbreak in China will have an impact on the United States economy - however the recent trade war may have cushioned the blow.

The weather just keeps getting better throughout the weekend, with sunshine and 60 degrees by Sunday afternoon.

Scattered snow showers are possible from Monday into Tuesday, with the highest chance at 50 percent Monday night and temperatures dropping into the teens.

Wednesday night is looking like the coldest, with clear skies and temperatures near 10 degrees.

We will be on the rebound from February 21 through 24, with a nice warming trend to between 55 and 60 degrees during the day.