News
| Raina Lynch | News
Southeast Colorado Power Association Closes Ead...
Southeast Colorado Power
Association Closes Eads Office
By Raina Lynch
April 28, 2021
For years members of Southeast Colorado Power Associati...
HUD AWARDS $1.5 MILLION TO IMPROVE THE MAIN STR...
The following press release was received by Kit Carson Rural Development (KCRD), the economic development non-profit organization in Kit Carson:“WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urba...
KMH to Host Hospital Week Health Fair and Cance...
In February, the Colorado Cancer Coalition announced that Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne County was selected as the pilot facility to participate in the Colorado Cancer Coalition in Communitie...
Colorado Congressmen Push to Make Amache Nation...
Two Colorado congressmen have renewed efforts to put the Granada Relocation Center – also known as Camp Amache – where many feel it belongs. Bi-partisan legislation that would make Camp Amache a Na...
COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT A HOPPING GOOD TIME!
It was a beautiful early spring afternoon when more than 125 children from our community and others gathered with their families at the Kiowa County Court House lawn to meet the Easter Bunny and hu...
Sports
| Betsy Barnett | News
AREA ALL-STATE BASKETBALL 2021 SELECTEES
Last week the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) came out with the Colorado All-State Selection lists for Basketball 2021 in all five divisions. This list also included the Player of the Year (POY) and Coach of the Year (COY) selections. In the 1A boys’ division the POY was sophomore Assane Diop of Belleview Christian and Tim Owen was named as the Coach of the Year.Senior Kendyl Kirkwood from Fleming was named the Player of the Year in the 1A division and the Coach of the Year was Mike Durrill from Flatirons Academy.Wray senior Junior Arambula was the 2A boys’ POY while h...
Kit Carson Volleyball Finding Their Rhythm Moving into Mid-Season Action
Over the past week the Kit Carson Wildcats were busy with improving their overall performance on the volleyball court as they grabbed a key confere...
Eads Volleyball Grabs First Win of Season Over Granada, 3-1
The last week of volleyball was a tumultuous time for the Eads Eagles’ (5-1) players and coaches alike as they continued to look for a win on the v...
Lifestyles
DREAM BIG, KIOWA COUNTY
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish the Town Council or the County Commissioners would get their act together and fix (fill in the blank)?” ...
TWO KIT CARSON STUDENTS WIN HIGH HONORS AT OJC ARTS FESTIVAL
Fourteen students from Kit Carson School District ages 7th grade through 12th grade competed in the 2021 Otero Arts Festival and brought home some ...
SUNDAY APRIL 25TH SPRING SING – OUT OF LOCKDOWN
Every person across the world knows how desolate and lonely the last year has been. Here in Kiowa County, we were spared from a lot of the stringe...
DOING PROM SEASON IN THE NEW NORMAL
Nothing these days seems to be as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic hit us like a nuclear bomb a year ago. Living through the pandemic was an ...