Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), along with a bipartisan group of nearly 40 senators, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials urging them to affirm their commitment to provide affordable and reliable broadband for consumers in the hardest to reach communities across rural America.
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5, at 2:00 a.m. That means we will turn our clocks back one hour – and gain an hour of sleep! The semi-annual time change is also a great opportunity for valuable preparedness steps focused on checking your emergency preparedness supplies or stocks.
As you prepare to change your clock, it's time to check the stock in your emergency preparedness kit for items that may be missing or expired. If you don't have a preparedness kit, you can create one that includes:
Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) began accepting applications for its 2017/2018 season Wednesday.
LEAP provides cash assistance to help Coloradans pay a portion of their home heating costs during the winter months. The program pays the highest benefits to those with the highest heating bills and the lowest incomes by family size. LEAP is 100 percent federally funded and administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS)
One of our most popular features for nearly 17 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 Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.
Shown below - the front page of the November 3, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Sunrise over Colorado's eastern plains. Photo by Chris Sorensen.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Arkansas River Headwaters
The Kiowa County Courthouse,
Public Health & Social Services Offices,
and the Eads & Haswell Landfills,
will be CLOSED
Friday, November 10th
In observance of Veterans Day
Sharon Frazee passed from this world on November 3, 2017, at her home with her Husband and children by her side after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the 2017 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections Monday, November 6.
