Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Photo of the week in the Kiowa County, Colorado, Press - blue flax in bloom in Kiowa County near Eads.

From the 132-year archives of the Kiowa County, Colorado, Press.

Rural humor with characters from the mind of Slim Randles

L.G. Vanderwork

April 29, 1924 – May 24, 2019

A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Eads resident L.G. Vanderwork will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Eads United Methodist Church. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.  

Highway 145 will remain closed for an undertermined amount of time after large boulders cut a trench across the road.

Some shoreline areas at John Martin Reservoir in Bent County, Colorado, are closed to protect nesting Least Terns and Piping Plovers.

Colorado Wheat Field Days has been scheduled for June 13-19, with stops at 11 trial sites throughout eastern Colorado

The weekend of June 1-2 will be a “double header” for beef youth exhibitors wanting to “beef up their game” in the show ring. 

A day-long Stock Show University will kick off events Saturday, June 1, and a multi-breed Junior Extravaganza will follow Sunday, June 2. All events will be at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds in Rocky Ford.

The United States Air Force Academy and Colorado Parks and Wildlife offer a turkey archery hunting season opportunity.