By Chris Sorensen

Despite recent snow storms, drought conditions in Colorado have remained largely unchanged over the past few weeks, with nearly all the state in some level of dryness.

With the continued exception of northeast Moffat County, all of western Colorado is considered abnormally dry, the lowest level of drought.

The Kiowa County Courthouse,

Public Health & Social Services Offices

will be CLOSED

Friday, December 23^rd &

Monday, December 26^th

The Eads & Haswell Landfills

 will be closed Friday & Saturday

December 23^rd & 24^th

In observance of Christmas

CSP applications must be received by February 3, 2017 for funding consideration.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for its improved Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Applications must be submitted to the local Field Offices by close of business on February 3, 2017.

The 11^th annual Holly Junior High School Wildcat Pride Basketball Tournament has been set for Saturday, January 7. Games are set to begin at 8:30 a.m.

In the first round, the Eads girls will face Holly in match-up taking place in Shanner (old) gymnasium. Boys from both schools will face off at the same time in the high school gymnasium.

McClave and Walsh’s girls face off in the high school gym at 9:45 a.m., while the boys from both schools meet in the high school gym.

Evelyn Garner 
(August 29, 1922 - December 19, 2016) 

Visitation Friday, Dec 23, 2016

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

United Methodist Church - Eads 

Funeral Service Friday, Dec 23, 2016

11:00 AM

United Methodist Church - Eads
Memorial contributions can be sent to the Eads United Methodist Church; Box 217; Eads, CO 81036.

Services are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home Eads

By  Lakota Roberson, Club Reporter

The Prairie Queen 4-H Club held their year-end meeting on December 4^th, 2016, at the Kiowa County Courthouse.  Members and guests enjoyed a pot luck taco dinner, and afterwards the members put together gift bags, including small wreathes made out of bells which were added to the bags.  These were taken by members to the residents of Prairie Pines, the ECU at Weidbrod Hospital, with some also taken to elderly in Eads and Haswell.

Members attending included:

President Molly Stolzenberger

By Rhonda Uhland

Reminder: All tournaments req uire a valid Colorado Fishing License.

Stagecoach State Park 6th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament

Saturday, January 7

Arkansas River Headwaters