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 January 27, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Wheat in west central Kiowa County. Photo by Chris Sorensen.

15 Years Ago

January 25, 2002

• Wild Horse Roundup-Curtis Schrimp: I know people don’t like to see birthdays roll around, but mine Sat. was kind of nice. No Party but lot of nice cards and phone calls. Marty made my favorite meat dish, meat loaf.

• The overall Junior Champion for the 2001-2002 Science Fair was Andrea Buxton and overall Senior Champion was Dain Barnett

25 Years Ago

January 23, 1992

By Bob Garver

Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) has announced that reconstruction of a historic barrack at Amache, Colorado’s only Japanese American incarceration site, has been completed.

By Eads USDA Service Center Staff

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

By Donald Schoderbek

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug (under federal law) in the United States, with 22.2 million users. But the types of marijuana available today are more potent than before and come in many forms, including oils that can be vaped, and edibles, from brownies and candy to sodas. This leaves many with a lot of questions about marijuana use and its health effects.

U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), Colorado Mesa University, and the University of Colorado invite Colorado residents to attend the 2017 Colorado Capital Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 21-23.

The conference affords residents across Colorado a better understanding of the federal legislative process by giving them the opportunity to interact with members of Congress, the President’s cabinet, and other relevant leaders in Washington, D.C. 

While traditional classes have already begun, Lamar Community College offers three additional late-start sessions of online courses for busy individuals looking to fit education into their current schedules.

The online sessions are offered in six and ten-week formats, allowing students to get the information they need and complete classes quickly.  Two six-week sessions are available, running from February 6 through March 18 or March 27 through May 6.  The ten-week session begins February 27 and ends on May 6. 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2017 "Pueblo Eagle Days" festival features eagle-viewing opportunities, hands-on activities for youngsters, live bird programs, native American dancers and educational presentations by raptor experts. This year's festival, Feb. 3-5, takes place at three locations: Lake Pueblo State Park and State Wildlife Area, the Pueblo Nature & Raptor Center and the Rawlings Library.

Each year the event draws hundreds of visitors from across the state to learn more about these unique birds of prey.