After nearly 27 years, Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon, a company he founded which as changed the way the world shops.

The Eads High School knowledge bowl team competed in the Region 4 online regional, state qualifying tournament.  The team had participated in an online competition earlier in the school year, so had seen the new online format once.

The team is loaded with seniors this year.  Joe Haase, Hatch Nelson, Mollie Kelley, and Amber Kopasz are the Eads seniors, while underclassmen Maggie Haase and Rachel Kopasz also contribute to the team.  

Ida Mae Davis

March 8, 1930 - January 31, 2021

Funeral services for Ida Mae Davis will be held Friday, February 5, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kit Carson.  Burial will follow in the Kit Carson Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 to 6: p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Cheyenne Wells, and from 11:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the church in Kit Carson.

The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site facilities in Kiowa County, Colorado, are resuming normal operations as the county shifts to lower COVID-19 restrictions.

Colorado returned over $47 million in unclaimed property last year, the state treasurer's office said Monday. The state paid 23,434 unclaimed property claims in total for the calendar year.

The National Park Service (NPS) has implemented the federal mask mandate for all employees and visitors of national parks and facilities on Tuesday, the agency announced.

Grizzly bears used to be fairly common across the American West, but these days only a few thousand of the majestic creatures roam free in and around Yellowstone National Park and Washington's North Cascades.

High School Basketball

• Tuesday, Feb 2nd -- @ Syracuse, KS @ 3:45 PM MST (4 games)
• Thursday, Feb 4th -- @ Genoa Hugo @ 4 PM
• Saturday, Feb 6th -- @ Eads @ 5 PM

Junior High Basketball

• Saturday, Feb 6th -- @ Eads @ 3 PM

High School Wrestling

• 2/4/21 -- Quad (LA, Custer, Holly) @ Las Animas @ 6
• 2/6/21 -- Tri (La Junta- Crowley) @ Wiley @ 6

If you are interested in watching the games, please check out www.wileyschool.org for a YouTube link

Kiowa County Hospital District will now allow patient visitation on a limited basis. 

• Visits must be scheduled in advance by calling the hospital and speaking to the nurse on duty. 
• Visits can be scheduled between the hours of 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. daily. Visits will be limited to one or two individuals at a time and will occur in a designated area of the hospital. 
• Visitors will be screened prior to the visit and must wear a mask. 
• Visits can be scheduled by calling Wiesbrod Hospital at 719-438-5401

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