By Chris Sorensen

Nearly one-third of Colorado has seen drought conditions lifted over the past week.

LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) runs from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. You may only apply and be approved one time in this period. Contact Ashlynn Miner at Kiowa County Social Services (438-5541) for more information

New video series, landing page, and resources guide Americans towards a healthier eating style

Garett Walker of Sheridan Lake, Colorado, has been named to the Dean's Honor at Kansas Wesleyan University for the 2016 fall semester. One hundred and seventy-nine Kansas Wesleyan University students were named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the Fall 2016 semester. Full-time students with a semester grade point average of 3.25-3.74 and no incompletes are listed on the Dean's Honor Roll at the end of each semester.

Thank you to the Kiowa County Press and Plains Network Services for the awesome flat screen TV I won in your holiday drawing.

I am thrilled to have won it! What a great gift!

Thanks again,

Lauretta Brown

Card of Thanks

The family of Evelyn Garner would like to thank everyone for the encouraging words and acts of kindness.

Mom would have been very pleased with her memorial service. She pre-planned her service and arrangements. Her foresight and attention to detail greatly helped the family in a stressful time.

The compassion and professionalism of Jimmy Brown and Pastor Christine Richardson were appreciated by the family.

We will always remember the kindness shown to our mother by our hometown.

Jim and Gale Garner

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding drivers to anticipate heavy traffic in many parts of Colorado this week and over the New Year’s weekend.

To reduce potential delays, all CDOT construction projects will be suspended statewide by midday Friday, December 30.  Projects can resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, January 3.  The only exception is for emergency operations.