Long Time Gone: Lori Shalberg
Located north of town, the cemetery at Sheridan Lake sits on the crest of the gentlest of slopes. The elevation is no more than perhaps a hundred feet higher than the land that surrounds it, yet it...
By Priscilla Waggoner
The Thread Barons Will Take the Plains Theater Stage on Saturday
The Kiowa County Farm Bureau is presenting a benefit concert on Saturday, October 20th at the Plains Theater in Eads, Colorado with a special concert performance by The ThreadBarons, a band out of ...
A Journey Beyond the Ordinary
When Jennifer Boyd decided to take her six year old daughter, Brooklyn, on the trip of a lifetime, it wasn’t just because Brooklyn asked her to; although, that was part of the reason. It wasn’t ju...
BIG IDEAS in Small Towns: Idea #3
The Independent is dedicated to the continued progress made in small towns across our region. We thought it might be helpful to describe assets a community must have in order to thrive and even gro...
CLCEC Announces Main Stage Line Up At The Bash
It’s coming folks! The Maine Street Bash is right around the corner.
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A Radio Ad Confirmed to Local Author It Was Time To Publish
Sometimes it’s the smallest most unexpected moments that set us on a path we had not considered or thought possible. That’s what happened to Ashley Gooden, a local young mother who, along with her ...
Second Annual 4th of July Kids Parade is Grassroots Led
Here at the Independent we have been talking a lot about how a community can make a quality of life for its citizens. Quality of life is one of the top reasons people move to small towns---and cer...
Big Ideas in Small Towns: Part I
The Independent is dedicated to the continued progress made in small towns across our region. We thought it might be helpful to describe assets a community must have in order to thrive and even gro...
Audrey Johnson: A Shining Star...and Then Some.
In 2009, when Audrey Johnson returned to Colorado and settled in Kiowa County, she started looking for a job. The only position available was with the Department of Social Services (DSS), so she ap...
Long Time Gone and the Grand Duke
Recently, one of the readers of the Independent suggested a story he thought other readers might enjoy. It took place in 1872 and involved a group of individuals whose names are so well-known that ...
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COURT FINDS PROBABLE CAUSE ON THREE FELONY COUN...
A Kiowa County, Colorado court found probable cause to charge former Kiowa County Sheriff Deputy Quinten Stump on three felony charges including tw...
Notice of Gas Franchise Agreement
Notice is hereby given that Atmos Energy, a Texas Corporation, intends to apply to the Town Trustees of Eads, Colorado, for the passage of an or...
Kiowa County Hospital District Minutes 02/23/2021
Download the minutes here.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Colorado law requires the county assessor to hear objections to real property classifications and valuations beginning May 3, 2021. Objections to t...
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)?” ...