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Atmos Energy Supports Sparrow House Ministries
Tom Gomez, Jimmy Bencomo and Evan Hallock, representatives of Atmos Energy, recently visited Sparrow House Ministries in Lamar to present an Employee Choice donation supporting the organization’s efforts to assist families in need.
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Prairie Pines Front Entrance Closed Due to Structural Damage
Visitors to Prairie Pines Assisted Living in Eads are being directed to use the facility’s rear entrance following an incident Friday morning, October 16, that resulted in structural damage near the main entrance.
Annual Angel Tree Continues Tradition of Giving in Kiowa County
The holiday season is a time for giving, sharing, and bringing joy to others, and the Annual Angel Tree, traditionally known as the Fannie Murdock Giving Tree, continues that tradition throughout Kiowa County.
Down East Boys Bring Award-Winning Gospel Music to Southeast Colorado for Three Free Concerts
Southern gospel music fans across southeast Colorado will have three opportunities to enjoy live performances by the nationally recognized Down East Boys as Brown Funeral Home continues its longtime tradition of bringing gospel music to the communities it serves.
Limit Up
If grain traders were hoping the U.S.-China summit would deliver a clean, bullish headline to start the week, they didn’t get it. Monday’s trade was a reminder that markets can sell the news, or, in this case, sell the lack of news.
Woolgathering With Mike
One of my favorite subjects at school became maths but not until after grade 9 when I was able to choose the subjects I studied each year. (There were no options up until then.)
Limit Up
Grain markets kicked off the week with a little more life, and for once, harvest pressure was not the only story in town. Monday’s session brought solid gains across corn, soybeans and wheat, helped by strong export numbers, weather-related harvest delays and renewed optimism surrounding U.
Woolgathering With Mike
As both of my regular readers know, the question of how best to deal with the huge numbers of people who have illegally entered the United States in recent years is both contentions and highly divisive.
