Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending February 21, 2021.

From the 134-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Winter storms create significant challenges and often result in catastrophic loss for agricultural producers, especially for those raising livestock, row crops and vulnerable crops like citrus.

Cecil “Harvey” Hollis

December 7, 1917 – February 12, 2021

Friday, February 12, 2021, Cecil “Harvey” Hollis loving husband, father, and grandad slipped peacefully from this earthly realm at the astonishing age of 103.  

Harvey was born December 7, 1917, at the family farm 17 ½ miles southeast of Lamar to Cecil and Iola Ann (Stover) Hollis.

Virginia has enabled app-less COVID-19 exposure notification services for iPhone users, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. This means iPhone users in those states won’t need to install exposure notification apps and can instead turn on notifications in the phone’s settings.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling on the Texas Legislature to introduce legislation and authorize funding to winterize the state's power system after widespread power failures.

A report by an education policy nonprofit ranks Colorado second in the nation for its charter school laws.

Birthdays

February 22

• Reona Eikenberg
• Braxlyn Wyatt Ferris
• Briggs Archer
• Jaxon Mathew Stoker
• Reilly Rittgers* In Memory
• Jaxon Eikenberg

February 23

• Chad Lyon
• Thane Samuel Fink
• Masyn Hager
• Kayla Miller

February 24

• Valerie Lyon
• Ayden Hose

February 25

• Kielan McCracken
• Rylie Ann Kliesen
• Annabelle Stavely

February 26

• Tommy Chase
• Jayden Kemry
• Keri Brown
• Amy Watne