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January 25, 2022, the Kiowa County Hospital District (KCHD) Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at Cobblestone Inn & Suites. Members of the board, executive staff, as w...

Dear Kiowa County Friends and Neighbors, On January 26, 2022, we (a group of concerned citizens) attended the Keefe Memorial Hospital Board Meeting in Cheyenne Wells, CO in an effort to educate ou...

In yet another special meeting called by the Kiowa County Hospital District on Wednesday night, January 19th a large crowd of interested citizens and district employees were on hand to witness th...

Joshua Swanson was raised in Bent County, at the Las Animas Fish Hatchery by his parents Toni and Rick Swanson. As a student in the Cheraw school system, he was involved in many sports including fo...

Thank you to all of you that were so incredibly generous and donated gift cards on behalf of the families that lost everything in the Marshall Fire. I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and gene...

THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE IN EADS AND KIOWA COUNTY Thank you for inviting me to comment on the health care challenges facing the Eads community. For those of you who do not know me, I am a physicia...

There is no better time than now to get involved with your community and lead the way to community prosperity by running for a local office. There are 2 Special District Elections scheduled for Ma...

Bryan Matthew Williams was raised in Douglas County Colorado and graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock in 1979. After his graduation Bryan lived in several different areas around...

Sunday morning was a beautiful sunny winter day, and it would the setting for a birthday party for the ...

Rural Colorado Yuma County resident, Mike O’Donnell, has thrown his hat into the ring to be Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State at the November 2022 election. “That office is, or ou...

School Boards Make a Difference School board members are ordinary people who demonstrate extraordinary dedication to our public schools. January marks School Board Recognition Month and is the per...

Last year was a tumultuous year for the Kiowa County Hospital District (KCHD) as controversy and questionable board practices haunted the rural hospital district located in rural southeastern Color...

Shelby Casper a southeastern Colorado native grew up in the Las Animas and McClave area and is a 2009 McClave high school graduate and a licensed Family Nurse Practioner (FNP) who has invested her ...

Giving back to Marshall fire kids & families – would you like to help? As the aftermath of the Marshall Fire is unfolding and becoming our day-to-day reality, I find myself struggling with wha...

In November 2021 Kiowa County voters rejected the county wide ballot issue to implement a county sales and use tax of 1.5% which would be used to generate funds for the county general fund. Throug...

Nobody is 100 percent safe on the road. We accept a high level of risk every time we sit behind the wheel, turn the key, and hit the accelerator. That does not mean that we must accept this risk as...