After years of work, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today secured a long-term fire funding fix in the omnibus spending bill being considered in Congress this week to end fire borrowing and improve how the federal government pays to fight wildfires.

Times are estimated

8:00am Coaches Scratch Meeting-Home Locker Room/East End of Track Please have scratches completed by 8:30AM

8:30am Coaches/Officials Meeting Home Locker Room/East End of Track

900am Field Events Begin:

Shot Put- both Girls and Boys (2 rings)

Discus - both Girls and Boys (2 rings) Long Jump - both Girls and Boys (2 pits) Triple Jump- both Girls and Boys (2 pits) High Jump - Girls-then-Boys

10:30am Girls 800 Meter Medley Relay-----------------------Final

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anglers that it's time to get ready for another season of fishing.

45 candidates -- including six candidates running for governor -- have turned in signature petitions in an attempt to get on the June 26 primary ballot.

Collecting signatures is one way of getting on the ballot; the other is going through the assembly process. In addition to governor hopefuls, candidates who collected signatures from voters are running for U.S. House, Treasurer, Attorney General, state Senate, state House, state Board of Education, and District Attorney.

There’s a rule among movie buffs that there has never been a decent live-action adaptation of a video game. Not a single one. A scant few detractors will defend the original “Resident Evil” or “Mortal Kombat” movies, but even then the arguments are rarely more passionate than “it works as a guilty pleasure.” The Angelina Jolie-led “Tomb Raider” movies from the early 2000’s are certainly no exception to this rule, though the 2001 original is the highest-grossing video game movie of all time.

Recognition of the Colorado agriculture industry’s $23.2 million in donations to local food banks last year will serve as one of the highlights at the upcoming Agriculture Day at the Capitol.  

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Tuesday February 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall. Robin Fox, Town Clerk, took roll call:

Mayor – Joe D. Shields- present Trustees – Present – Justin McLoud, Kathy McCracken, Terry Riley, Lisa Trigilio, and Priscilla Waggoner Absent – Dennis Pearson

Town Clerk- Robin Fox –Present Assistant Clerk- Shealynn McCracken-Present  Director of Public Works- Van Brown- Absent (Paul Kelley-Present)

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado (FCSC), a rural lending cooperative serving southern Colorado, will distribute a $3.75 million cash patronage to its customer owners.

Nearly $33 million has been returned to stockholders over the last 10 years.

As a Farm Credit of Southern Colorado borrower, customers become a member of a cooperative – a business that is owned and controlled by those who use its services. As a cooperative, FCSC can return a portion of its profits to its members, the owners, in the form of a patronage refund.

4-H Council and Prairie Queen Club members Emily Nelson, Molly Stolzenberger, and Chase Stolzenberger attended the 2018 District Retreat in Divide, CO on March 16-18.