IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Birthdays

December 4

• Dorian Ray
• Mary Buss

December 5

• Monte Krueger
• Daniel DeForest
• Cael Dayton Adamson
• Hollie Guirguis

December 6

• Alysha Uhland
• Hadie Rittgers
• Crystal Watson

December 7

• Harvey Hollis

December 8

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 December 1, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Jackson's Pond, south of Eads. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

With the holiday season under way, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams asks Coloradans to give generously to their favorite charities but also to give wisely. 

To help develop and promote the state’s specialty crops, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

The Star, 6:45 p.m. daily

Held Over

A Bad Moms Christmas, 8:30 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Daddy's Home 2

Justice League

Murder on the Orient Express

Wonder

Cold weather is just around the corner, and even if it is still nothing but sunlight and cool days in your neighborhood, preparing for winter now can save you money and keep you warmer when the cold air arrives. Here are some simple steps you can take now to stay warm this winter.

1. Spruce Up the Fireplace

Winter time is best time to build a fire in the fireplace and enjoy the warmth it brings to the house. But before you bundle up in front your fireplace, give it some love.

Holiday Parties Enforcement Begins Friday

It was a busy Thanksgiving holiday on Colorado roads, as residents and tourists traveled to celebrations with friends and family. To increase safety for all drivers, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and statewide law enforcement agencies increased impaired driving enforcement as part of The Heat Is On campaign. From November 17 through November 27, officers arrested 613 drivers, an increase from the 522 drivers arrested during the same period last year. 

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale struck the Salida area in Fremont county Thursday afternoon according to the United States Geological Survey.