Annual monsoon moisture is flowing into Colorado, providing one of the best opportunities for rain in Kiowa County this season.
Sunday afternoon into the overnight hours offers a strong chance of thunderstorms as the potential for rain increases through the day. Showers and thunderstorms are likely after 4:00 p.m., with one-tenth to one-quarter inch predicted. A few of the storms could be severe, bringing heaving rain and strong wind gusts.
**Grades 2-5 will be receiving a 2020-21 Day Planner from the school.
Carol Dee Holland
June 8, 1938 - July 18, 2020
Mrs. Holland passed away at her home in Kit Carson. Funeral services are pending.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Homes.
Dorene Nadine Bogenhagen
April 29, 1928 - June 15, 2020
Dorene Nadine Bogenhagen was born April 29, 1928, in Weskan, Kansas, the oldest child of Lawrence and Melba Shriver Oglesby.
Dorene moved to Cheyenne Wells when she was just six years old and completed all of her public education in the Cheyenne Wells School system, graduating from high school in Cheyenne Wells in 1946.
Chase Reed Morford
May 6, 1984 - June 13, 2020
Chase Reed Morford, 36, of rural Firstview, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020, at his home. He was born May 6, 1984, in Tribune, Kansas, to William 'Bill' and Shirley (Barber) Morford.
Sharon Kay Uhland
July 23, 1956 - June 20, 2020
Funeral services are pending.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.
Dorene Nadine Bogenhagen
April 29, 1928 - June 15, 2020
Mrs. Bogenhagen passed away peacefully at Keefe Memorial Hospital.
It was her request that there be no public services.
Cards of condolence can reach her family at: PO Box 426; Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cheyenne Wells United Methodist Women.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.
Chase Reed Morford
May 6, 1984 - June 13, 2020
Mr. Morford passed away unexpectedly at his home near Cheyenne Wells.
Funeral services are pending at this time.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.
Alberta J. Engelbrecht
September 23, 1940 - June 3, 2020
Alberta Jean Engelbrecht, 79, died June 3, 2020, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas, after a battle of various medical issues.
Alberta was born September 23, 1940, in Cheyenne Wells to Fay Shepard and Faye Shaffer. She had a sister, Doris, and brother, Cecil. In 1951, her two nieces and two nephews came to live with them after their mother was killed in a car accident.
Betty Jane Weber
July 17, 1930 - May 29, 2020
Betty Jane Weber, 89, of Burlington passed away with her family by her side May 29, 2020.
Betty was born on a farm near Eads July 17, 1930. The youngest of 11 children, she grew up during the "dust bowl" years of the Great Depression.
