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Welcome to fall Kiowa County, it’s been nice to be blessed with all the recent rain and beginning to see leaves changing. I wanted to do a quick update for everyone on the happenings in the Clerk’s Office.

One vote. That was all that separated passage from defeat when Kiowa County voters considered a 1.5% countywide sales and use tax in November 2025.

More than $6 million in federal Rural Health Transformation funding has been awarded to two Cheyenne County-based organizations, with projects ranging from expanded local health services and EMS capacity to statewide technology designed to improve communication when rural patients need emergency care or transfers to larger hospitals.

Plainview School is partnering with staff and students from Vilas School District to provide junior high and high school students with hands-on experience in hydroponics, greenhouse management, and locally grown food production. The collaborative project gives students an opportunity to explore how technology, agriculture, science, and entrepreneurship can come together to address real-world challenges.

Invenergy, North America’s largest privately held developer, owner and operator of independent power infrastructure, recently hosted an Open House for the Towner Solar Energy Center.

Lamar Community College (LCC) has been awarded a $2.997 million, five-year Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch LCC ReadyPath: Workforce Readiness and Opportunity System, a comprehensive initiative designed to strengthen the connection between students’ education, career preparation, and opportunities beyond College.

When voters look at Ballot Issue 4A, the first question will naturally be: What will this cost us?

A little-noticed immigration proposal introduced during the closing days of the 118th Congress could have major implications for rural America—including much of eastern and southeastern Colorado—should Congress revive the idea in the future.

For many people in Kiowa County, the giant radio telescope south of Haswell is a familiar sight. What may be less familiar is just how much happens there, and the kind of science, technology and hands-on learning opportunities the site brings directly to rural southeastern Colorado.

October at the Plains Theater in Eads will take a decidedly mysterious turn as the Crow-Luther Cultural Events Center (CLCEC) and Crow-Luther Players prepare to present The Vampire’s Garden, an original stage production written specifically for the historic theater by local playwright and Kiowa County Public Library Director Teri Jobe.

The Vernon (Beatle) Koch family were present as he was awarded a Quilt of Valor September 12, 2026, at his home in Eads, Colorado. His granddaughter, Ashley, had this to say about her grandfather’s military career: “When America called my Grandpa Beatle to service, he was proud to answer the call.

The Eastern Colorado Historical Society has been very busy educating the public this summer. They have presented to the public during the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair and Rodeo about the Olsen-Chubbuck Archaeology Dig in Cheyenne Wells.

There are certain signs that fall has arrived on the High Plains. The mornings get cooler.

Until the 1980s, political parties did not campaign on cutting or restricting the expansion of social programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP. There was a bipartisan consensus that the nation should prioritize balancing the budget, but that this should not be done by cutting these crucial programs.

On November 3, voters in the Eads School District will have an important choice to make concerning Ballot Issue 4A. On the ballot, it will appear as a checkbox.

Colorado Pacific Railroad began work Friday on long-awaited repairs to railroad crossings in Eads, starting with the Maine Street crossing.