The Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 18-year-old Fredrick Turner with Driving under the Influence of Alcohol-Minor, Reckless driving, Open alcoholic beverage container and Minor in possession of alcohol. 18-year-old Patrick Hollis has been charged with minor in possession of Alcohol. These charges stem from a traffic accident that occurred when the vehicle collided with the building causing damage on July 27, 2016 at approximately 12:24 a.m., in the 100 block of 7^th Street, Eads, Kiowa County, Colorado.

Dale G. Adamson

A celebration of life for longtime Eads resident, Dale G. Adamson will be held from 1:00PM until 4:00PM on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Eads Community Building in Eads, Colorado.  

Per Dale’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation.

Dale was born on July 25, 1943 at Chivington, Colorado to John D. and LaRue (Arnold) Adamson and passed away on July 24, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 72.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Jimmy Adamson.

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Stephen “Steve” Francis Young.

Mr. Young was born June 14, 1951, and passed away July 22, 2016, following a brief battle with cancer.

Brown Funeral Home in Eads is in charge of arrangements.

Download the attached PDF file (below) to review the Kiowa County Treasurer's Semi-Annual Report on the condition of county finances

The University of Wyoming lists 353 students from Colorado on the 2016 spring semester academic Dean's and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average.

To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades.

The Eads Summer Baseball swim party will be held on August 8 from 6-8 pm. Please have all players return their CLEAN uniforms at that time. 

Kiowa County School District RE-1 Thursday August 11 (Grades K-12) SCHOOL BEGINS 

Kiowa County Clerk's Office will be CLOSED August 1-2-3 

Arkansas Headwaters

We would like extend our sincere appreciation to the many people who came to our aid during the recent fires in Kiowa County.  Those who quickly stepped up in our time of need were fire departments from Eads, Towner, Sheridan Lake,  Las Animas, Hasty, Lamar Rural, City of Lamar, Wiley, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne Wells;  Road & Bridge employees  from Kiowa County as well as  Kit Carson  and Cheyenne Wells , Sheriff's deputies from Kiowa and Prowers Counties, and the many community members who hauled tankers of water, brought in their tractors and other equipme

By Doris Lessenden

“O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.”  Psalm 139: 1, 2

The U.S. Small Business Administration released its highly anticipated Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) online tutorials to help small businesses navigate the SBIR program. The site provides users with a mobile-compatible site to learn about the program through a combination of videos and text. This platform will provide accessible program information and training resources to underrepresented areas.  There is no registration or fee required and the courses are open to all.