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The 2026 Kiowa County Fair is in the books, and the Open Class Exhibit Hall once again gave the community plenty to celebrate. Kiowa County is a blessed community filled with talented people, and we are fortunate whenever they share those talents during the fair.

Based in Columbus, Indiana, The Dave Melton Family is a Gospel music ministry dedicated to pointing people to Jesus Christ through heartfelt music, family harmony, and a message of hope. Traveling nationwide, Dave and Krista Melton minister alongside their children—Kadee, Macy, and Gracie—bringing an uplifting blend of Southern Gospel music to churches, concerts, and special events.

Kiowa County Administrator Tina Adamson provided a final wrap-up of the 2026 Kiowa County Fair, including attendance figures, parade results, activity participation and a memorial dedication honoring longtime county employee Allen Wade Watts.

Drivers traveling through Kit Carson on U.S. Highway 40/287 will soon face automated speed enforcement.

There are moments in the life of a community when an opportunity comes along that is bigger than the people living there at the time.

Well, the Democrats are at it again, those spineless meatheads wet their pants when Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. They’re in an uproar now that he wants to rename Lake Ontario to the Lake of America.

“With Pride We Strive, With Confidence We Succeed” will set the tone for the 2026 Kiowa County Fair & Rodeo as the county gathers in Eads Sept. 6 and Sept. 9-12 for livestock shows, rodeo action, horse races, family entertainment, food and live music.

Residents interested in serving as the next mayor of Eads can now begin the process of getting their names on the ballot for a special election scheduled for Dec. 8.

Kit Carson will celebrate more than Colorado’s 150th birthday when residents and visitors gather Sept. 5 for Kit Carson Day.

A renewable energy company proposing a large-scale wind project in Kiowa and Bent counties is preparing to formally introduce itself and the project to the community.

President Donald Trump announced last Friday that the United States will temporarily allow up to 300,000 metric tons of additional foreign beef into the country without the normal out-of-quota tariff in an effort to lower ground beef prices for consumers.

A robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds in Beijing last weekend. That is faster than Usain Bolt’s 9.

A homicide investigation that began Friday night in Northglenn moved from the Denver metro area across Colorado’s Eastern Plains before ending Sunday morning near Lamar, where authorities arrested 48-year-old Alexei Munive-Rodriguez following a high-speed pursuit and extensive overnight manhunt involving numerous law enforcement agencies, K-9 teams, drones and other specialized resources.

A proposed federal electric transmission corridor that generated more than a year of concern among landowners, agricultural producers and local governments in Southeast Colorado will not move forward toward designation, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug.

Colorado Springs television stations KKTV and KOAA are among local news operations affected by a nationwide restructuring by the E.W. Scripps Company.

The National Forest Service held an in-person information meeting at the Pritchett School, Baca County, August 4, 2026, 5-7 PM and via zoom, August 5th, 5-7PM. Presentations emphasized the management plan for the Purgatoire River and Picket Wire Canyon for Wild and Scenic River Eligibility.