Time spent with family is priceless and can often provide us with amazing lifelong memories. However, it can be hard to disconnect from the distractions of our busy everyday lives. These family-friendly outdoor activities provide fun ways to bond with your loved ones in the great outdoors.

Playground Hopping

Try something new and take your family on a playground road trip. Load everyone in the car and peruse surrounding neighborhoods for new playgrounds to try out. At the end of the day, have everyone rank their favorites.

Life in eastern Kiowa County, Colorado, as reported by Sharon Scott.

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Travel conditions will become difficult and dangerous for parts of Colorado and Kansas Monday night into Tuesday.

The resurgence of bison populations provides insights into their ecological and conservation value.

The County Line Rivals hosted their home tournament this weekend and here are the results.  The Rivals placed third in a field of  13 teams.  Cheyenne Mountain and Lamar JV tied for first with 172 points and with both teams having the same number of champions it went down to a coin flip and Cheyenne Mountain won the flip.  The Rivals scored 158.5 points for 3^rd; Dumas scored 93 points; Holly with 89.5; Limon, 59.5; Ellicott, 50; Baca County, 42; La Junta, 23; Elizabeth, 22; Tribune-Greeley County, 12; Calhan, 11; and Stratton, 9. &nbsp

Another twist ending from director M. Night Shyamalan.

J.D. Wilson

November 6, 1939 – January 18, 2019

J.D. was born November 6, 1939, at Liberal, Kansas, to Dewey and Janet (Sutton) Wilson. He passed away January 18, 2019 at his home in Sheridan Lake at the age of 79.

He is preceded in death by his infant son, Steven Wilson, great-grandchild, Lynnox Yuhas, his parents, and his siblings, Ian Wilson, Ray Wilson, Winfred “Winnie” Wilson, Burl “Bud” Wilson and Murl Burrows. 

Life in Eads, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

After a quarter-century of preparing ballplayers for opportunities in Major League Baseball, the Lamar Community College baseball program is now seeing one of its coaches make the jump from the Lopes to a Major League Baseball organization.

Assistant coach Eric Dorton, who also played one season for LCC, was hired by the Texas Rangers as a hitting coach for their rookie and instructional league teams.

"It is a dream come true," Dorton said.