Kiowa County

The Kiowa County Hospital District and County Board met in regular session on April 24, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bransgrove Building Meeting Room. 

District Board members present were: Mary Eikner, Sylvia Shields, Cathryn Anderson, Priscilla Waggoner, and Robert Woods. 

County Board members present were: Lori Shalberg, John Negley, and Dennis Pearson. 

Absent-Craig Kerfoot (called) and Kim Harris (called). 

Others present: Shannon Dixon, Char Korrell, Colette Martin, Dawn Back, Cindy McLoud, and Beth Spady. 

I would like to wish a very Happy Father's Day to all the dads! Guess everyone was out and about as I didn't find very many at home today.

Garold Deines and his son Jesse celebrated Father's Day fishing at Nee Noshoe. Hope you had good luck.

Weekend before last, around 40 family members attended the Woelk Reunion in Eads.

My sis Jerene DeBono and I went to Garden City last Thursday to do some shopping.

"Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee Let it be, dear Lord, let it be." Gospel hymn

Frances Rose Graham

April 11, 1921 - June 12, 2018

Frances Rose McSherry Graham was born on April 11, 1921 in Dwyre, New Mexico, to Grover Cleveland McSherry and Mary Ellen O'Conner McSherry.  

Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown has scheduled a public hearing on June 22 in Akron to hear and record testimony on the need to conduct a referendum of millet producers to determine whether they support a millet marketing order.  The hearing was requested by the High Plains Millet Association (HPMA), who supports a producer referendum to establish a millet marketing order to self-fund vital education, research and marketing programs. 

• Pastor's Pearls
• Eads Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes - May 8, 2018
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• Pastor's Pearls

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Tuesday May 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall. Robin Fox, Town Clerk, took roll call:

                        Mayor - Joe D. Shields- present

Trustees - Present - Justin McLoud, Kathy McCracken, Terry Riley, Dennis Pearson, Lisa Trigilio, and Priscilla Waggoner

FRIENDS?

Are some friends really friends? "Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him." Proverbs 19:4

15 Years Ago

June 13, 2003

• State and local health department laboratories have started testing dead birds, mosquitoes and horses for West Nile Virus.
• Severe hail cut two wide swaths through the county. The hardest hit area is from north of Hwy 96 between Sheridan Lake and Towner and east of Hwy 385 south to the Prowers County line. The hailed covers approximately 220 square miles (140,000 acres).

25 Years Ago

June 16, 1993

Kiowa County 4-H Shooting Sports members prepare for the District 6 Shooting Sports Competition that was held June 9th in La Junta.  Kiowa County had 13 members participate in the 2nd annual event.  Clayton Nelson finished 1st-Jr. Recurve, Cade McDowell 3rd-Sr. Trap, Bradley Musgrave 2nd-Sr. Pistol, Brinden Williams 3rd-Sr. Pistol, and Hatch Nelson 3rd-Sr. .22 Open Sight.