First Christian Church Welcomes New Minister
Before Pastor Delbert Beard left Eads for Oklahoma, he said he felt completely comfortable with the man who was taking his place. “He’s going to do just fine,” Pastor Beard said. It appears he wa...
By Priscilla Waggoner
The Killing of Coral Hickman
Just before noon on March 14, 1930, three men walked into the Manter Bank in Manter, Kansas. Several minutes later, after brandishing “rifles, shotguns and six-shooters”, John Walker, Andrew H...
Eads Knowledge Bowl
Both the Eads High School and Eads Middle School knowledge bowlteams have had successful seasons so far during the 2015-16 school year.The high school team started the year with six fall compe...
Rhett Gets Real - The Feeling of Being Champs
In a week, the Denver Broncos will be playing in Super honor for the team, but their hunger will not be satisfied until they have acquired the Lombardi trophy. Although it play in the Super Bo...
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 r...
Learning From Those Who Passed By
“What we call the beginning is often the endAnd to make an end is to make a beginning.The end is where we start from.” -T.S.Eliot For a baby still inside its mother, the end of pregnancy is the...
Mrs. Bean's Bookshelf
The Kiowa County Independent is thrilled to have Judy Bean write a book column called Mrs. Bean’s Bookshelf. Judy was kind enough to give us her biography so we could introduce her in the best way...
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BABY GIRL KEPLER
LYDIA ROSE KEPLAR was born on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:28 PM at the Arkansas Valley Medical Center in La Junta, Colorado to proud parents Chris...
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 ...
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 f...
The Time is Right to Launch Your New Business
Many would-be entrepreneurs have been reluctant to move forward with starting their own businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contrary to popula...
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 Count...