Colorado voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution through Initiative 302, which gathered enough signatures to reach the ballot.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending August 22, 2026.

Colorado voters will decide between keeping the current 4.4% flat income tax or switching to a graduated tax system ranging from 3.7% to 8.4% in November.

Seven states dependent on Colorado River water face a January deadline to agree on a new usage plan, but negotiations have stalled with the Upper Basin refusing mandatory cuts while the Lower Basin already endures them.

Cities nationwide are deploying artificial intelligence to speed up housing permit reviews by catching incomplete applications early, with new federal funding supporting the effort.

Routt County ranchers face their worst water year in decades as the Upper Yampa basin receives only half its normal allocation, forcing difficult decisions about herd sizes and costly water trucking.

New Trump tariffs against Canada are now in effect - Canada’s Carney pledges retaliation; In East Palestine, an Ohio group questions federal inaction on rail safety; Logging plan in Alaskan old growth forest faces resistance; and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument marks 10 years.

Decades of aggressive wildfire suppression created dangerous fuel buildup that now drives catastrophic blazes across the West, fire scientists say.

Idaho National Laboratory convenes nuclear cybersecurity summit in Park City to help small modular reactor designers build protection against cyberattacks into their systems from the start.

Wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations; New federal soot air standards could help North Carolinians; Colorado ranks near bottom for homegrown educational attainment; the Trump administration appointed chemical lobbyists to key oversight positions.

The U.S. and Canada enact steep tariffs on each other. Chemical industry lobbyists are now overseeing environmental and safety agencies and the Postal Service moves to restrict mail-in ballots.

Federal drug investigators seized 39% less fentanyl in the first year of the second Trump administration as immigration enforcement became the priority for federal agents.

A federal trial in California tests whether Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children while misleading parents about the harms.

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Twenty-five 4-H projects from Kiowa County qualified for the Colorado State Fair after competing at Exhibit Day in Eads on August 3.

Eads School breakfast and lunch menus for August 24-27, 2026

Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus for August 24-27, 2026

From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending August 22, 2026.

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Photo of the week from the August 21, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Sunflower amongst grape vines - Jeanne Sorensen.

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Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending August 22, 2026.

Cheyenne County reaches near 97 degrees Friday with isolated severe storms possible late in the day before cooler weather arrives for the weekend.

An upper ridge of high pressure will push Cheyenne County temperatures from the upper 80s into the mid and upper 90s Friday through Sunday, with marginal severe storm chances Wednesday through Friday.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Cheyenne Wells reaches 93 degrees Tuesday before a midweek cold front brings storm chances and cooler temperatures to the area.

Minutes of the July 14, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

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Young workers entering a shrinking labor market could earn significantly more than their parents and benefit from lower housing costs starting around 2040, demographers predict.

Congress passed the ROAD to Housing Act in July, the first major housing bill in decades, though experts say its regulatory reforms will only marginally ease the nation's affordability crisis.

States are cracking down on organized retail crime with new laws targeting cargo theft, gift card fraud and other sophisticated schemes that have evolved beyond traditional shoplifting.

Wyoming libraries offer free streaming services, computers, tools and tutoring to help residents stretch tight budgets.

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution through Initiative 302, which gathered enough signatures to reach the ballot.

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas investigating whether Petersburg Republican candidate Dan J. Sullivan violated federal law in his bid for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat.

Nebraska's Democratic and Republican parties appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judge allowed two new political parties to form in the state.

Colorado voters will decide between keeping the current 4.4% flat income tax or switching to a graduated tax system ranging from 3.7% to 8.4% in November.

Idaho's Health and Welfare Department warns against swimming or wading in Grasmere and CJ Strike reservoirs due to toxic cyanobacteria blooms.

An activity streak has the power to compel behavior.

Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing mis

Asian giant hornets - sometime called murder hornets - have entered the United States. What's the real danger?

The federal government is drafting new rules that would expand livestock grazing on 155 million acres of Western public lands while limiting public input into permitting decisions.

American Farmland Trust released a guide for a "batch and grow" cover crop program that groups farmers together to lower costs and reduce adoption barriers across entire regions.

California Assembly Democrats and a state senator urge lawmakers to delay fees under the state's landmark plastic reduction law for two years amid concerns over costs and oversight of the nonprofit managing the program.

Trump suspends tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef to lower prices, but Iowa cattle producers warn the move will undermine efforts to rebuild declining herds.

The federal government is drafting new rules that would expand livestock grazing on 155 million acres of Western public lands while limiting public input into permitting decisions.

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution through Initiative 302, which gathered enough signatures to reach the ballot.

Working together on local projects like road cleanups and food drives reduces partisan hostility in rural Virginia and Georgia counties, a new study finds.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser's office increased its fee estimate for public records about his lawsuits from $289.59 to $5,129.88 after initially refusing payment and delaying the request.

Democratic attorneys general withheld thousands of emails detailing a coordinated plan to sue the Trump Administration over policies not yet implemented, citing legal privileges to block public disclosure.

Idaho National Laboratory convenes nuclear cybersecurity summit in Park City to help small modular reactor designers build protection against cyberattacks into their systems from the start.

Pennington County residents remain without access to some services months after a July cyberattack, highlighting how South Dakota's small governments struggle to defend against cybersecurity threats despite a state-funded protection program.

Environmental groups challenge Denver Water's plan to expand Gross Reservoir, arguing the Army Corps of Engineers failed to consider climate change impacts on an already stressed Colorado River.

Idaho's Health and Welfare Department warns against swimming or wading in Grasmere and CJ Strike reservoirs due to toxic cyanobacteria blooms.

A Colorado rancher and The Nature Conservancy thin overgrown forests near Chromo to protect water supplies for over one million people downstream in New Mexico.

Nevada officials and clean transportation advocates push for federal funding to expand electric school buses, charging stations, and public transit to improve air quality and sustainability.

The Bureau of Reclamation released a two-year plan requiring Nevada, California, and Arizona to cut Colorado River water use by 1.25 million acre-feet as Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit record lows.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to log 4,000 acres of old-growth forest in Alaska's Tongass National Forest despite conservationists warning the project threatens wildlife habitat and local subsistence practices.

Pennington County residents remain without access to some services months after a July cyberattack, highlighting how South Dakota's small governments struggle to defend against cybersecurity threats despite a state-funded protection program.

California Assembly Democrats and a state senator urge lawmakers to delay fees under the state's landmark plastic reduction law for two years amid concerns over costs and oversight of the nonprofit managing the program.

Colorado's Public Utilities Commission approved a $157 million rate increase for Xcel Energy's electric customers, with another potential $123 million hike for gas utilities under consideration.

Idaho National Laboratory convenes nuclear cybersecurity summit in Park City to help small modular reactor designers build protection against cyberattacks into their systems from the start.

Pennington County residents remain without access to some services months after a July cyberattack, highlighting how South Dakota's small governments struggle to defend against cybersecurity threats despite a state-funded protection program.

Texas cities including Fort Worth are moving to restrict data center construction through moratoriums and bans as residents worry about pollution and strain on utilities.

Colorado attracts most of its college-educated workers from out of state, ranking near the bottom nationally for developing its own talent pipeline.

Drought and poor natural food conditions are driving a record number of bears into Colorado neighborhoods this year, prompting wildlife officials to urge residents to secure trash and remove other food attractants.

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution through Initiative 302, which gathered enough signatures to reach the ballot.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to log 4,000 acres of old-growth forest in Alaska's Tongass National Forest despite conservationists warning the project threatens wildlife habitat and local subsistence practices.

The federal government is drafting new rules that would expand livestock grazing on 155 million acres of Western public lands while limiting public input into permitting decisions.

Every muscle in your body is an organ, and just like every other organ, muscles are made of cells.

Behavioral scientists find that people feel more disturbed by beliefs they consider factually wrong than by beliefs that simply differ from their own.

When you think of a desert, you probably imagine giant waves of sand dunes beneath a blazing Sun.

The middle finger is usually the longest. It acts as the hand’s central axis, helping to balance and guide movements. Its length also allows it to work with the other fingers to grip objects securely.