by Jeanne Sorensen

We Need a Fire District. This is a topic that has been going around Kiowa County in recent days. This discussion is not new and has taken place for several years. It has come to the front burner again because of the drought and extreme fire danger along with the devastating wildfires not only in Colorado but to our neighbors to the south and southeast in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Not only pasture and cropland lost, but human and animal as well.

By Chris Sorensen

The hope for moisture may be rewarded this week after several days of unseasonably-warm temperatures, though some uncertainty remains.

Wednesday will see a high in the upper 60s, with fire danger just below alerting levels and wind out of the south at ten to 20 miles-per-hour. The temperature will drop to the low 40s overnight, and winds could gust at high as 30 mph before decreasing after midnight.

*Subject to Change. *
 

Thursday March 23

12:00 at McClave

Friday March 31

9:00 a.m. at Holly

High School at La Junta 1:00

Thursday, April 6

 10:00 at Cheyenne Wells Weskan Hosting

Thursday April 13

11:30 at McClave

Friday April 21

10:00 at Springfield

By Sharon Scott

Spring break is over and now we're back to school for about 8 weeks and it will all be over for another year.  Can't believe how fast this year has gone by.

Dick and I and my sister, Jerene DeBono went to Dodge City on Saturday.  We did a little gambling and then met our son Mark, to get our grandson Kyle, who had been with his folks over Spring break.  Our granddaughter Breeanna, who is on Spring break this week, decided to come home with us.  We'll meet her dad next weekend so she can return home.  The house is no longer quiet!

By Doris Lessenden

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

By Chris Sorensen

The calendar may say it is mid-March, but the temperature will feel closer to a summer day Sunday.

For seven years, Republicans in Congress have spent their energy trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and used every opportunity to try to undermine the health law. They promised that they would replace the ACA with a plan that would cover more people, lower costs for consumers, and protect vulnerable populations—without ever offering any details about how they would do that.

(BPT) - The Purple Heart Foundation recognizes that suicide among U.S. veterans is taking place at an alarming rate. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every single day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. These twenty-two heroes fought to protect the American homeland. These twenty-two heroes volunteered for a life away from home and from their loved ones. These twenty-two heroes, who returned home, were failed by a riddled system and did not get proper treatment. Now, suicide becomes a means of dealing with or an attempt to control the pain.

Death Notice - Dorothy M. Lyon

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Wal-Mart Pizza Recall Includes Colorado

Ag Census Coming – Still Time to Register

By Slim Randles

There’s something so satisfying about getting out of bed when the world is still dark and quiet and resting. Making the coffee gives us time to scratch and think. Well, scratch, anyway. Most of that thinking will start after about the third cup of coffee.