Thank you Doris for being YOU!

Have you ever stop to think what makes a person who they are? I think for the most part most of us do not.

My first recollection of Doris Lessenden is when she was able to return to school after being stricken with Polio.  Brother Virgil carrying her through the front doors of the 'old school' and everyone cheering.  Because there aren't elevators in the school and there were 2 flights of stairs, the 2 boys would create a bench with their arms and carry Doris up the stairs.

Colorado’s foster care system needs more than a thousand new foster families by 2019, including more parents who identify as Hispanic, black, LGBTQ, or American Indian, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has stated.

Saturday, Oct. 28

FFA Returns

HS FB First Round Playoffs vs. Peetz at Peetz 1:00 p.m. LT 7:30 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 30

2:15 p.m. 6th Grade Production of Snow White Lite for Elementary

5:30 p.m. Accountability

6:30 p.m. 6th Grade Play Snow White Lite

7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

Lunch:  BBQ Sandwich

Tuesday, Oct. 31

2:40 p.m. Halloween Parade Grades Older Pre-K-4 (82 Trick or Treaters)

15 Years Ago

October 25, 2002

• Kiowa County Growers Inc was selected to receive a $243,000 working capital grant to develop & produce a full line of value-added ag-based oil products.
• The National Park Services has acquired 880 acres in the heart of Sand Creek historic site in Kiowa County

25 Years Ago

October 22, 1992

Christina Gillette Randle, a first-grade teacher at Soaring Eagles Elementary, was named the 2018 Colorado Teacher of the Year today in a surprise announcement by Dr. Katy Anthes, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education, at a school assembly.

November 5 marks the end of daylight saving time, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds motorists to be particularly cautious to avoid wildlife-related accidents on our roads as daylight hours get shorter. 

12/2/2017

 9:00am Grizzly Tournament

 Fowler

 12/5/2017

 6:00 Las Animas Tri

 Las Animas

12/9/2017

 9:30am Badger Inv.

 Limon

12/15/2017

6:00  McClave Dual

 McClave

 12/16/2017

 9:30am Holly Wrestling Tournament

 Holly

1/6/2018

 10:00am Lamar Tournament

 Lamar

1/9/2018

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.