Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - November 15, 2026

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Close up of the front page of the Kiowa County Press from August 16, 1968.

Kiowa County Press historic front page. © KiowaCountyPress.net / Chris Sorensen

(Kiowa County Press)

15 Years Ago - November 18, 2011

  • Kit Carson Clips- Marilyn White: Noisy construction is still going on in town. Kit Carson is a maze to get around.

25 Years Ago - November 16, 2001

  • Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: Fire laddies were kept busy the week. once at Polly Johnson, two times for Charles Oswald combine and I heard there was a fire at the feedlot southeast of Kit Carson.

40 Years Ago - November 14, 1986

  • The Eads Eagles will play Wiley in Wiley for the Eight-Man Football State Championship crown.

50 Years Ago - November 12, 1976

  • The Eads Town Board granted construction of a drive-in eating establishment at the site of the old Tasty Treat drive-in.

75 Years Ago - November 16, 1951

  • Southeast Colorado Power Association has extended a line to practically every place in the county where electricity was requested and some of the lines are now in service.

100 Years Ago - November 12, 1926

  • Pleasant Hill: This portion of Colorado very nearly blew away. The air was so full of Russian thistle real estate that travel was seriously impeded.
  • The grocery stores of Eads, W.W. Schoggen, Snodgrass Food Company and and Yehle Mercantile have agreed among themselves to close their stores at 7 each evening.