Pages  from the Past

 15 Years Ago

July 15, 2001

USDA UPDATE: Some of the best yields in the county are being reported north of Haswell. This area received enough moisture last fall to insure the survival of wheat through the winter.

25 Years Ago

July 11, 1991

Birthdays

July 11

Martha Johnson

Darul Frederick

Shirley Watts

Brock Stoker

Douglas Weber

Brady Butler

Alex Specht

July 12

Jenny Woelk

Mary Engelhardt

Cindy George

Max Grogan

Michelle Wyatt

July 13

Charles Crow

Charleie Vasquez III

Jennifer Bowers

Bill Barlow

Ruth Richardson

Katarina Fehr

Kynsie Ehrlick

Lana Brown

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 8, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Wheat ready to harvest. Photo by Nick Palmer.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Friday ordered flags be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor the victims of the attack in Dallas, Texas, and as proclaimed by President Barack Obama. Flags should be lowered until sunset on July 12, 2016.

The full text of the president’s proclamation:

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release July 8, 2016

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN DALLAS TEXAS

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The Colorado State Fair’s General Entry Department provides an opportunity for all Coloradans to participate in the Fair. Whether its needle arts, floriculture, field crops, pantry, or a number of cooking competitions, there’s room for anyone who wants to compete for blue ribbon glory. 

“The Legend of Tarzan”

By Bob Garver

By Chris Sorensen

Friday morning started off with thunderstorms across southeast Colorado, and even a tornado warning in the middle of the night for Kiowa and Prowers Counties. Chances of storms will continue through the weekend, along with hot days.

The best chances of thunderstorms will be Friday evening following early morning of rain across the county. One-tenth to one-quarter inch of precipitation is possible, however higher amounts can be expected in areas impacted by thunderstorms.

Eboni Nash, a 2015 graduate of Eads High School, is in her first summer as a Bioscience Technician at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. She currently attends Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska with majors in psychology, criminology, and Christian ministry. Eboni’s key duties for this job involve learning about the site’s natural resources including; Monitoring pollinators, reptiles, exotic plants, and hydrology levels.  These experiences have introduced Eboni to the scientific community that supports the National Park Service.