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Top articles for the week ending April 25, 2026
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(Kiowa County Press)
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - April 20-26, 2026
- EarthTalk – Do motorboats still spew toxins into the water?
- EarthTalk – ¿Signen las lanchas a motor vertiendo toxinas al agua?
- Student health centers at colleges must offer abortion pills under Colorado bill
- 150 years ago, naturalists and thrill-seekers formed Colorado’s first mountaineering club
- Fire near Colorado-New Mexico border reaches more than 1,000 acres
- ‘Bouncing back’ is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them
- Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
- Colorado Legislature passes bill to raise agricultural worker overtime threshold to 56 hours
- Four Kansas school districts violate federal law with gender-inclusive policies
- National Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls
- First ICE officer charged with assault for threatening people with a gun in Minnesota
- Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says
- Montana FWP adds new mussel to invasive species list
- North Dakota utility regulators advance power project for data center
- Utah 193-acre data center campus is set to be done this year with big water promises
- Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears
- Democrats fail to field candidates for a majority of South Dakota legislative seats
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - April 20-25, 2026
- Kit Carson School lunch menu - April 20-23, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - April 20-23, 2026
- Health Fair - Keefe Memorial Hospital
- Bids Accepted - Lawn Equipment
- Home Country – A gift to the future
- Pastor’s Pearls – April 19, 2026
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - April 19, 2026
- Deadline to apply for Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is April 30
- Governor Polis Appoints Kara E. Clark to the 8th Judicial District Court
- Republican River Board: The water you pump in 2026 will affect your tax roll in 2030
- Card of Thanks – Butch and Brenda Robertson
- Colorado awards $12.4 million for seven geothermal energy projects statewide
- Jean Van Pelt joins Southeastern District board as Pueblo County director
- Colorado State Patrol names Dennis Guffey Trooper of the Year for 2025
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- Town of Cheyenne Wells meeting minutes – March 10, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball scores – April 13-18, 2026
- Colorado State Patrol trooper struck by vehicle on Highway 172; Durango driver arrested on DUI suspicion
- Colorado Veterans Project to host veteran hiring preparation sessions, Castle Rock mixer
- UCLA research finds friendship is a lifesaver
- Obituary - Larry Curtis Wilms
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 20, 2026
- Proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states
- With pediatric expansion, Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake clinic breaks record number of patients
- Commentary - Alaska professors oppose banned words and defend free speech and cultural diversity
- Washington aims to make applying for college simpler
- Arizona educators offer unique Indigenous architecture degree
- Montana health corps members take on rural health care needs
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 20, 2026
- Warm week ahead for Kiowa County, with critical fire weather Wednesday
- Sunny, warm days give way to critical fire weather by mid-week in Cheyenne County
- Red Flag Warning in effect today for Prowers County; hotter, windier week ahead
- Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire
- Colorado State Patrol seeks tips after Littleton hit-and-run seriously injures teen bicyclist
- Governor Polis set to sign law denying Colorado farmworker overtime protections
- Colorado Democratic House challengers rake in cash, but contested primaries loom
- Wyomingites face increased barriers to Social Security benefits
- Arizona scientists combine research, dance to improve mental health
- Iowa State University research links pollinators and prairie plants in creating biodiversity
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 20, 2026
- Death Notice - Mary Ona Colwell-Green
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 21, 2026
- Town of Eads Board of Trustees meeting minutes – March 10, 2026
- Movie Review - Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
- USDA Update – April 21, 2026
- About Town – April 21, 2026
- EarthTalk – Is climate change already shifting biodiversity?
- EarthTalk – ¿El cambio climático ya está alterando la biodiversidad?
- Supreme Court takes anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic preschools case against Colorado
- Businesses line up for $166B in refunds from improper tariffs
- Evictions fell slightly in 2025, but some areas saw upticks, report finds
- Senate leader slams brakes on measure calling for an Oklahoma constitutional convention
- ‘Nuclear in New Mexico’ conference convenes amid uptick in uranium interest statewide
- CDOT begins region-wide bridge rehabilitation project in southeast Colorado on April 27
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 21, 2026
- Washington calls for more, not less federal EV investment
- Study: Manure digesters can cut emissions, unless they leak
- Limits to health insurance program for immigrants approved by Colorado lawmakers
- 1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members
- Commentary - Reinventing passenger rail along the Front Range
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife marks National Volunteer Week, highlighting nearly 5,000 volunteers and 283,000 hours of service
- Colorado House advances bill restricting AI chatbots
- Voters to weigh whether North Dakota constitutional amendments should be single subject
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 21, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 22, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 22, 2026
- Kiowa County weather recap - April 22, 2026
- Kiowa County under Red Flag Warning as heat, gusty winds stoke fire danger near Eads
- Red Flag Warning, 45 mph gusts sweep Cheyenne Wells before weekend storm chances
- Prowers County under Red Flag Warning as Lamar nears 92 degrees Wednesday
- In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states
- Value of North Dakota oil rises as Iran war upends markets
- DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters
- Surging fertilizer prices fuel farm crisis in U.S.
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife approves 2026 fish salvage for Antero Reservoir
- Officials plead with Kansas parents to educate kids about internet safety in light of AI sex abuse
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 22, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 23, 2026
- Kiowa County Commissioners meeting agenda - April 23, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - April 23, 2026
- Colorado House ethics committee takes up complaint against Representative Mandy Lindsay
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 23, 2026
- Nitrate contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, study finds
- Exceptional drought expands across Colorado as severe conditions deepen on eastern plains
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 23, 2026
- Multiple House Republicans defy proposed 3-year FISA Section 702 extension
- Photo of the Week - April 24, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 24, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 24, 2026
- Arizona GOP pushes to protect Colorado River's limited water
- Study: Emotional support lowers incarceration risk for foster youth
- Prison overcrowding could be eased under bill approved by Colorado Senate
- Arizona releases gray wolves into Mexico after 50-year effort
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 24, 2026
- Red flag warning grips Kiowa County before weekend storms move in
- Red flag warning in Cheyenne County Friday; storms possible over the weekend
- Lamar under red flag warning Friday; weekend storms expected to cool southeast plains
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - April 27-May 3, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - April 27-May 2, 2026
- Curious Kids: Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined?
- Life could be harsh in Colorado’s rugged, remote Middle Park region in 1876
- Polis appoints two to 4th Judicial District Court, one to El Paso County Court
- Colorado State Patrol says distracted-driving crashes peak during rush-hour commutes
- Eagle Rock Ranch in Park County to receive 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
- Online child safety advocates: App store age checks aren't the solution
- New Mexico wildfire predictions ramp up well ahead of summer
- Report: New gas-fired power plants put ratepayers at risk
- Tribe protests federal push to develop Alaska's mineral resources
- Colorado bill limits when restaurants can hand out plastic forks, ketchup packets in to-go orders
- Tina Peters plans appeal to Colorado Supreme Court, lawyer says
- Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers
- Nitrate contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, study finds
- Residents begin clean up efforts after multiple tornadoes hit Oklahoma
- Oklahoma governor’s veto could discontinue Native American education council
- How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - April 27-30, 2026
- Kit Carson School lunch menu - April 27-30, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - April 27-30, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - April 27-30, 2026
- McClave School breakfast and lunch menus - April 27-30, 2026
- Cheyenne Wells School breakfast and lunch menus - April 27-30, 2026
- EarthTalk – How do wildfires contaminate our drinking water?
- EarthTalk – ¿Cómo contaminan los incendios forestales el agua potable?
