Humans of the High Plains: Melissa Bohl
MELISSA BOHL is the owner of Thoughts in Bloom flower shop in Lamar. Nearly every January Bohl leaves her very successful business in southeastern Colorado for a few days and heads to Pasadena, CA in order to help put together some of the most beautiful floats in the world.
What do They Feed Those Boys Over There?
Two schools just over 20 miles apart along Highway 40—in two separate states—both became their respective state’s 6-Man State Champions in football over the Thanksgiving break. In Colorado, the small town of Cheyenne Wells located on Highway 40 in extreme eastern Colorado won an exciting 6-Man Colorado Football Championship on Friday, November 29th.
Marlynn’s Purple Bench
Last week the Town of Haswell honored the good works of Marlynn Eikenberg who tragically passed away in November of 2023 by presenting a beautiful, newly constructed purple bench for the Haswell Community Building.
Humans of the High Plains: Make the Trip
Kit Carson graduate Stephanie Framel is about to start her junior year at Adams State University in Alamosa in the nursing program where she will be starting her health and hospital clinicals this semester where she and her counterparts will be working in clinicals with this opportunity being funded by the Colorado Rural Health Workforce Initiative. But before she begins that serious and taxing work, she took an end-of-summer fling to Moab, Utah where she found herself checking off a major Bucket List item she had been carrying along in her mind for many years.
Humans of the High Plains
On September 30 Ruthie Hull turned 102 years old. On that day, she was able to return to the family homestead at Mount Sunflower just over the Colorado-Kansas border.
Humans of the High Plains - Austyn Mitchell
Austyn Mitchell, 11-year-old daughter of Kyle and Kacy Mitchell of Greeley and granddaughter of Melody Mitchell of Kit Carson, experienced a moment in time over the weekend that will remain for the rest of her life.
Humans of the High Plains - Kiowa County Clerk's Office
HUMANS OF THE HIGH PLAINS
Humans of the High Plains - George Tempel
HUMANS OF THE HIGH PLAINS
George Tempel, who is a resident at the Weisbrod ECU, had a wonderful outing to watch this season’s wheat harvest. Kelly Darnell and Brandy Turcotte, who work at Weisbrod ECU as the Activities Director and Social Service Director, said George was elated to see the combine and tractor at work. George is owner of Tempel Grain Company, and has missed seeing harvest since he moved into the ECU.
George Tempel, who is a resident at the Weisbrod ECU, had a wonderful outing to watch this season’s wheat harvest. Kelly Darnell and Brandy Turcotte, who work at Weisbrod ECU as the Activities Director and Social Service Director, said George was elated to see the combine and tractor at work. George is owner of Tempel Grain Company, and has missed seeing harvest since he moved into the ECU.
Humans of the High Plains - Wedding on the Plains
HUMANS OF THE HIGH PLAINS
Wedding on the Plains
Humans of the High Plains - Coach Trahern & Coach Wilson
HUMANS OF THE HIGH PLAINS
Honoring Kiowa County Veterans
In honor of Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2016, the Kiowa County Independent would like to recognize the men and women of Kiowa County who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Uhland Kids
Because kids don’t remember their best day of watching TV or playing video games…. Growing strong on the farm are the children of Dustin and Kristina Uhland of Eads.
Evelyn Garner
EVELYN GARNER takes civic pride to a whole new level. As a resident of Prairie Pines she is instrumental in keeping their outside gardens in tip-top shape.
Howard Votruba
Sheridan Lake Volunteer Fireman Howard Vortruba works with the department’s equipment. The Sheridan Lake and Towner fire departments originally responded to the Chivington fires off of CR 54 and CR T.5 before moving to aid on the fire at CR 52 and R. Units on Sunday night were Vortruba, Mathew Biszak, Kirbi Stum, Matt Moser, Josh Blodgett, and Monty Stum. From Monday through Thursday, these dedicated men returned six times to the area to deal with flare ups. The units contributed approximately 306 man hours to the fire. Thanks to all Kiowa County volunteer firemen for their hours of dedication to keeping us safe.
Three Fat Cows
This photo won 1st Place in the People category of the 2015 Colorado Department of Agricul-ture Photo Contest. It was submitted by Henry Miles, brother of Katie Miles Philpy, and was taken on the ranch south of Eads near the Nee Gronde Reservoir.