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.

Shown below - the front page of the August 18, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Double rainbow over eastern Colorado. Photo by Chris Sorensen.

Donald Barlow

(December 31, 1930 - August 17, 2017)

Funeral services are pending. Mr. Barlow passed away in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

Arkansas River Headwaters

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Wednesday July 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall. Shealynn McCracken, Assistant Town Clerk, took roll call:

                                    Mayor – Joe D. Shields- present

Traffic going to Wyoming and Nebraska for Monday viewing is expected to be very heavy through the weekend

The Colorado Department of Transportation is doing everything it can to ensure folks who are driving to Wyoming or Nebraska to view the totality of the solar eclipse on Monday are safe and will all be able to get where they are going.

CDOT Provides 20% Discount on BACtrack Breathalyzers

In July, 25 people were killed in crashes involving an impaired driver, the most in one month since 2014. To ensure roads are free from impaired drivers during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law agencies are joining forces under The Heat Is On campaign to conduct a nearly three-week DUI enforcement beginning Aug. 18 to Sept. 5.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Dunkirk, 6:45 p.m. daily

Held Over

Girls Trip, stars Queen Latifah, 8:50 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Annabelle: Creation

Nut Job 2

Kidnap