15 Years Ago - October 22, 2010

• CDOT begins projects to replace four timber bridges on highway 96. Three of the bridges in Kiowa County are two west of Arlington built in 1948, and one west of Haswell built in 1936.
• USDA Update- Rod Johnson: Yields of fall harvest continue to be well above average.

25 Years Ago - October 27, 2000

• A bill to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is awaiting President Bill Clinton’s signature to become law.

40 Years Ago - October 25, 1985

• In 6-man football playoffs, Plainview will play Woodland High School at Woodrow.
• Nursing Home News- LaVerne Fischer: Our Bingo tournament with Cheyenne Wells was cancelled due to rain. This will be rescheduled as soon as weather permits.

50 Years Ago - October 24, 1975

• Cheree Laird won first place in the Rural America Photography Contest for 18 and older sponsored by the Kiowa County Press & Lamar Daily News.
• The Kiowa County growth percentage of retail sales is staying slightly ahead of inflation.

75 Years Ago - October 27, 1950

• The County Clerk’s tabulations for registered voters in the county counted 1,792.