Obama-Appointed Judge Grants RMGO Restraining Order Against Superior, CO Gun Control Ordinance
Today, an Obama-appointed federal judge granted Rocky Mountain Gun Owners a Temporary Restraining Order against the Town of Superior’s assault weapons ban and standard-capacity magazine ban, based ...
CPW Officers Recover a Body in Black Hole Pong Below Two Buttes Reservoir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers recovered a body from Black Hole pond behind the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir State Wildlife Area early Saturday afternoon. Black Hole pond will be closed until ...
CPW Orders Emergency Fish Salvage at Queens Reservoir as Drought Intensifies
Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Monday ordered an emergency public fish salvage at Queens Reservoir about 15 miles north of Lamar in Kiowa County due to declining water levels related to intensifyin...
Kiowa County Sheriff Forrest Frazee Injured in ATV Accident
Over the past weekend Sheriff Forrest Frazee was on a family outing on the western slope when he was involved in an ATV accident and has suffered severe, but non-life threatening injuries.
Kiowa C...
It's Fair Season in the Canyons & Plains Region
Carnivals and rodeos. Country singers and livestock shows. Fair season is about to hit the Canyons & Plains region of southeast Colorado. Canyons & Plains Regional Heritage Taskforce has co...
Time for an Update on the Future Renewable Energy Project in Kiowa County
It is now time to move forward with the renewable energy projects that have been promised in Kiowa County for the past year. Significant progress has been made by not just one energy company, but n...
Lamar Police Investigate Triple Shooting
Members of the Lamar Police Department responded to a triple shooting at an apartment complex in the 700 Block of Mullen St., just before 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
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2022 Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Parade Marshals: Bill and Sandie Roth
Bill Roth was born in Ellinwood, Kansas on July 21, 1941 to Bob and Mary Roth. He is the third of six children. His siblings are Darlene, Janet, Jack, Alan and Greg. His family moved to Cheyenne We...
Maine Street Bash Brings Quilt Show to Maine Street in Eads
It’s hot out there as we near the end of the summer! The ball tournaments are nearly done, the swimming lessons have been instructed, the summer reading program is wrapping up, and we can stick a f...
Golf Courses on Colorado's Eastern Plains Face Existential Challenge as Drought Tees Off
As the foursome begins its round at the Eads Golf Club in midday heat, the only things flying faster than the verbal jabs among old friends are balls rocketing off the tee in quick succession and b...
Status Conference Held Ahead of Jury Trial in the April 2020 Officer-Involved Shooting Death of Zach Gifford
Leading up to the highly anticipated jury trial former Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Quentin Stump was in court Monday July 18 for a Status Conference. Stump has been charged with three fel...
Two Finalists Named in Hospital CEO Search
In January of this year—after months of high stress and an abundance of turmoil—the Kiowa County Hospital District (KCHD) board of directors voted unanimously to hire Jeanette Filpi as interim CEO ...
Town of Eads Dives in! A Swimming Pool is in Our Future
At the regularly scheduled July meeting of the Town of Eads a long discussion resulted in the council voting unanimously to commit the required initial investment of $80,000 in order to move forwar...
Tourism to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Creates Over $400,000 in Economic Benefits
Eads, Colorado – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,201 visitors to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 2021 spent $430,000 in communities near the park. That spending ...
DW Waste Sells Company to Springfield's Plains Disposal
Joel Woelk manager of DW Waste Management out of Sheridan Lake has announced to all their customers that as of July 1 all residential and commercial waste customers will be able to transfer their s...
4th of July is Fun for Everyone
More than 150 children along with their parents, grandparents, friends, and other community members came together to celebrate the 246th birthday of our great nation’s Independence at the 6th annua...