Winter Storm Moving Out, Warm Up Ahead

By Chris Sorensen

A late season winter storm which brought rain and snow to eastern Colorado is continuing to move into Kansas Sunday morning.

The winter storm warning which was originally in effect for all the southeast counties, remains in place for Kiowa, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties until 1:00 p.m. Sunday. A blizzard warning also remains in effect for eastern Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties.

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Home Country

By Slim Randles

“Well,” said Steve, the tall cowboy among us, “at least it’s Friday and we all have the weekend to look forward to.”

Doc glanced up from his paper at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop and world dilemma think tank.

“Fastest Friday you’ll ever experience, Steve,” said Doc.

“That’s about right,” said Dud.

Steve got that confounded look on his face. “What do you mean by that?”

“Today is Saturday.”

“Well,” Steve said, shaking his head, “that flat wrecks this day all to pieces.

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May 12 is Child Care Provider Appreciation Day

Child care organizations nationwide have joined together to declare Friday, May12, to be Provider Appreciation Day to recognize family child care providers and early education teachers in preschools/centers and after school programs. It gives parents, grandparents and employers an opportunity to recognize and commend the dedication to children that child care providers demonstrate every day.

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Postal Employee Pleads Guilty After Faking Cancer to Work from Home

Caroline Zarate Boyle, 59, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a U.S. Postal Service employee, pled guilty Friday to presenting a forged writing to the United States with the intent to defraud after telling her employer that she had cancer to work from home and claim hundreds of hours of sick leave.

The guilty plea occurred before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore.

Boyle was first charged March 3, 2017. She was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver two weeks later. She is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore in July.

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Eads School Calendar

Sunday, April 30

FFA State CDEs at Fort Collins

Monday, May 1

FFA State CDEs at Fort Collins

Lunch:  Southwest Chicken Salad

Tuesday, May 2

Lunch:  BBQ Rib Sandwich

Dist. Baseball

Wednesday, May 3

Lunch:  Burritos

Thursday, May 4

Lunch:  Hot Dogs

6:30 p.m. Spring Concert

Friday, May 5

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