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Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) has reacted to President-elect Trump’s intended nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, and his commitment to reviewing the EPA’s decision to deny claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for any injury or economic loss arising out of the Gold King Mine spill in August 2015. Attorney General Pruitt stated his commitment during his Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works confirmation hearing. 

About a third of high school seniors report using an illicit drug sometime in the past year.

By Slim Randles

Delbert McLain came by to have coffee with us the other day. He’s our chamber of commerce, you know. Delbert’s mission inn life seems to be to promote our little valley into becoming so important and prosperous that we won’t want to live here anymore.

But he does try hard, and we admire that.

“Got an idea, guys,” he said. He swept his necktie out of the way so he wouldn’t accidentally butter it. “A contest.”

“Like the knife-sharpening contest you thought up, Del?”

By Pastor Rich Z

WHO DO YOU HAVE AROUND YOU 

“Where there is no counsel, the people fall. But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14

The Kiowa County Republican party will hold their organizational meeting on Monday, February 6, 7:00 pm at the Bank Meeting Room in Eads. The purpose of this meeting is to elect party officers for the county for a 2 year team, appoint necessary committees, and address any other business brought forward by committee members. The public is welcome to attend this meeting, but will not have voting privileges.

15 Years Ago

January 18, 2002

• Plainview School offers free admission to our home ballgames for area senior citizens

• Eads School K-12 Library chosen for 3^rd year in a row, the prestigious Power Libraries Project, a program sponsored by the Central Colorado Library System

25 Years Ago

January 16, 1992

Mon Jan 23

4 pm HS Basketball @ HOME vs Granada

Tues Jan 24

3 pm JH & HS Basketball @ HOME vs McClave

(HS starts right after JH)

Thur Jan 26

4pm MST HS Basketball @ Deerfield KS

Tues Jan 31

4 pm HS Basketball @ Granada

Thurs Feb 2

4 pm HS Boys Basketball @ HOME vs Kit Carson

Fri Feb 10

4 pm HS Basketball @ Eads

Sat Feb 11

4 pm HS Basketball @ Holly

Sat Feb 18

TBA HS Basketball Tourney @ Leoti KS 

Monday, Jan. 23

FFA Regional Leadership Conf. at Lamar Leave 8:05 Return 3:00ish

7:00 p.m. FFA Advisory Meeting

Eads Elementary – Distinguished Title I Schools

Monday, January 23, 2017   2:00 pm – MP Room 

Title 1 Award Assembly 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) has announced an additional opportunity to apply for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, one of the busiest courts in the country with more than 500 weighted cases per judgeship. The number of judgeships on the court – seven – has remained the same for over 30 years, despite the state’s population growing by more than 70 percent and judicial workload remaining well above the national average.