By Chris Sorensen

Temperatures will be slightly cooler for the coming week after Sunday starts off with a chance of isolated thunderstorms followed by heavy rain.

Sunday’s high will be in the lower 90s. Chances of precipitation will increase as the day progresses. Heavy rain is possible later into the evening and mainly ending before 3:00 a.m. Watch for one-half to three-quarters of an inch of rain overnight and the potential for flash flooding, particularly in the western two-thirds of Kiowa County.

Kevin Sharrar, Master of Cornerstone Lodge No. 90, announced that on July 29, 2016, Cornerstone Lodge No. 90 with the assistance of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Colorado will lay a cornerstone at the new residence hall unit on the Lamar Community College campus in Lamar, Colorado, at 10:00am.  This event is open to the public and sponsored by Cornerstone Lodge No. 90, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.  The new residence hall unit is located at 2401 S.

By Slim Randles

Mrs. Forrest has always been a compulsive feeder. Before she retired, she was cooking for the Mule Barn truck stop’s customers, and is singularly responsible for about three flabby tons of avoirdupois on this nation’s truck drivers, and may have been marginally responsible, third-hand, for a cardiac event or two.

Did you know that an average of 675 deaths from extreme heat events occur each year in the United States? Extremely high or unusually hot temperatures can affect your health.  Most vulnerable are the elderly, those who work or exercise outdoors, infants and children, the homeless or poor, and people with a chronic medical condition.

Today, and every day, we remind you take the necessary precautions to prevent serious health effects such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke. 

By Bob Garver

By Pastor Rich Z

TIME

"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

Avoid the wait, get your pass in advance.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers free park entrance to active-duty military and veterans during the month of August as a result of House Bill 15-1045, signed into law May 27, 2015.

“We appreciate Colorado’s military community and encourage them to take advantage of this offer to enjoy the beauty and recreational opportunities of Colorado with a state parks pass,” said CPW Public Information and Website Manager, Matt Robbins.

One of our most popular features from the past 15 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the July 22, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Lightning storm. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

Town of Eads June 21 Meeting Minutes

The Special Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 4:59 p.m. in the City Hall. 

Mayor – Joe D. Shields- present

Trustees – Present –Dennis Pearson, Terry Riley, Justin McLoud and Kathy McCracken

Absent- Larry Gifford

Town Clerk- Robin Fox –Absent

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution, introduced by Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), celebrating Colorado’s 140^th anniversary. The resolution recognizes the many different facets of Colorado, including the more than 36,000 farms, 58 fourteeners, four National Parks, and countless world class ski resorts.