Extreme drought disappeared from Pueblo County over the past week, while other drought levels continued to recede from other southeastern counties. Western and south-central Colorado largely remains in extreme and exceptional drought, the two worst categories.

One of our most popular features for nearly 18 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.

Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.

Birthdays

Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminds small nonfarm businesses in 13 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in Kansas of the November 29, 2018, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began January 23, 2018.

Fri. Nov. 30

• 4pm Flagler/Hi-Plains @ Eads

Sat. Dec 1 

• 9am McClave JV Tourney @ McClave

Tues. Dec. 4 

• TBA Border War @ Syracuse, KS
• 4:30 pm Girls Eads v Elkhart
• 6:00 pm Boys Eads v Elkhart

Fri. Dec. 7 

• TBA Border War @ Syracuse, KS
• 1:30pm Girls Johnson v Eads
• 3:00 pm Boys Johnson v Eads

Sat. Dec. 8

• TBA Border War @ Syracuse, KS

Thurs. Dec. 13

• TBA Holiday Tournament @ Lamar 

Fri. Dec.

Mon. Nov. 5

• TBA Knights of Columbus @ Cheyenne Wells

Tues. Nov. 6 

• TBA Knights of Columbus @ Cheyenne Wells

Thurs Nov 8

• 4pm Karval @ Eads

Tues. Nov. 13 

• 3 pm Holly @ Holly

Thurs. Nov. 15

• 3pm Wiley @ Wiley

Mon Nov.

Home games for the Lamar Community College Basketball teams have been postponed because of a delay in installation of the new scoreboards.  The Lopes now hope to host their home openers on November 12 and 13.

The members of the Weisbrod Hospital Auxiliary met for their October 9, 2018, at J J’s Restaurant for lunch.  Linda Trosper reported that she has already had 17 phone calls requesting space for a Bazaar booth November 17.  She has sent out invitations to possible vendors also.  Nurse-educator Ellen Lane requested a space to tell about strokes.  One lady from the community gave us two exquisitely crocheted afghans for the Auxiliary’s drawing table.  We are accepting items to be in the drawing.

The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will meet Saturday, November 10, at the J. W. Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum located at 560 Bent Avenue in Las Animas. The general meeting will start at 11:00 a.m., followed by a catered lunch (cost $10).

At 1:00 p.m. Dr. Alexa Roberts, Superintendent, and Rick Wallner, Chief of Interpretation, at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will be the guest speakers.