One of our most popular features over the past 16 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the March 3, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Horsing around. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

A San Angelo, Texas, man was sentenced to 78 months in prison this week for running two investment fraud schemes that defrauded investors out of approximately $900,000 over a four-year period, and obstructing a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.

Boaters will be pleased to learn that North Sterling State Park will open to boating Saturday, March 4. To protect Colorado’s water from aquatic nuisance species (ANS), boaters leaving a lake or other waterway should:

CLEAN all mud, plants or animals from the hull of your boat.

DRAIN all the water from the boat, live well and lower unit of the engine.

DRY the boat and contents before the next launch.

Birthdays

March 6

Mike Reystead

Rita Mousel

Karla Buck

Jonah Schofield

Shannon Gibbs

Chris Janes

March 7

Nya Morgan

Giana Paige Gibbs

March 8

Audrey DeGroot

Savanna Gyurman

Brian Beaman

Tim Breeman

Dran Mozisek

March 9

Deb Lening

Craig Williams

Kelli Kern

Macey Trosper

Pete Koch

By Bob Garver

Update: Arrest Made

Interstate 70 was closed in both directions between Deer Trail and Limon Friday shortly before midnight due to police activity according to reports from the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Traffic began flowing shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday, and was being diverted on to the highway shoulder near Agate.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo provides SKYWARN weather spotter preparedness and training.  Typically, the sessions are scheduled from late March through early May each year, and are a cooperative effort of local government officials and the National Weather Service.  The sessions are free of charge and usually open to everyone unless noted.

Participants receive information about:

- latest hot topics about National Weather Service

- when and how to report severe weather

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