Top articles for the week ending September 5, 2026
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- EarthTalk – How do bird feeders shape avian evolution? Ecological impact?
- Curious Kids: Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules?
- Trump announces the establishment of a Space Force Academy
- Aurora decides to regulate, but not ban, data centers
- Front Range cities will vote on tax measure to fund Colorado Connector rail service
- At their 1876 convention, Colorado Democrats hoped for an upset in the first state elections
- Judge reinstates pause on Trump order limiting mail ballots
- Sex-based constitutional restriction on Nebraska K-12, collegiate sports qualifies for ballot
- More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care
- Federal judge rules against New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period for gun purchases
- Tribes challenge transfer of Native education programs
- Ninth Circuit win for Nevada over Kalshi sets up potential Supreme Court showdown
- Birthdays and Anniversaries August 31-September 6, 2026
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - August 30, 2026
- Home Country - What’s in a name?
- Kiowa County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes - August 13, 2026
- Top articles for the week ending August 29, 2026
- Top audio articles for the week ending August 29, 2026
- Pastor's Pearls Sunday, August 30, 2026
- Colorado officials work with produce growers after 4.25 million gallon sewage spill into Arkansas River
- Governor Polis appoints three judges to Colorado district and county courts
- Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms
- ICE is abandoning plans for its Salt Lake City mega-center, but it’s not slowing down in Utah
- GOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near
- New Mexico AG sues feds for records related to drug agents’ fentanyl tactics in the state
- Oklahoma prison inmates operated political, insurance calls centers behind bars
- Commentary - As data center debate heats up this Kansas town, answers — and trust — become harder to find
- Disappearing lakes and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near‑real time
- Regulatory process launched for 30 more years of trans-Alaska oil pipeline operations
- Tennessee governor backs plan to name Nashville airport for Dolly Parton
- Indian Education for All settlement lauded by tribal nations, parents, Office of Public Instruction
- Montana Republican Party bylaws contradict state law, judge says
- California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - August 31-September 3, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - August 31-September 2, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule - August 31-September 5, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school football schedule - September 3-5, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school football scores - August 21-29, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school volleyball scores - August 20-29, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school softball scores - August 21-29, 2026
- Kiowa County Hospital District Board Meeting Minutes - July 29, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 31, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - August 31, 2026
- Preserving Colorado's grassland ecosystems with cattle
- Texas colleges could soon offer 3-year bachelor’s degree options
- A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
- Water contact advisory issued for John Martin Reservoir as Pueblo sewage spill moves downstream
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 31, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - September 1, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - September 1, 2026
- Movie Review - Insidious: Out of the Further
- About Town - September 1, 2026
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens public fish salvage at Hugo Ponds beginning September 1
- Crowds stressing Wyoming national parks
- Cyclospora outbreaks spur call for greater regional, local food security
- Consumers tuning out most food safety warnings, report finds
- ICE released man formerly detained in Aurora without his ID in unfamiliar state
- Education leaders react to $17B Meta settlement
- Coloradans can use mobile driver’s licenses to verify identity at airport security
- EarthTalk – Is pet ownership eco-friendly?
- In Alaska’s U.S. House race, two of the final candidates don’t live in Alaska, and one is in prison
- Kansas COVID cases low as infections trend upward nationwide
- Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
- Federal officer dies while responding to Oklahoma wildfire
- Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
- SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
- Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
- How to make fewer shopping trips in rural colorado
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - September 1, 2026
- Sunny and hot through the week in Kiowa County with highs in the mid 90s
- Cheyenne County heats into the mid 90s with storm chances returning Friday
- Lamar climbs toward 99 by Friday as heat builds over Prowers County
- Tina Peters has not accepted California county elections job
- Politics: 2026Talks - September 2, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - September 2, 2026
- Farm leader: Nebraska producers warned this may be their last year
- Colorado graduated income tax proposal qualifies for 2026 ballot
- Conservative group’s anti-redistricting measure makes Colorado’s 2026 ballot
- Utah becomes 1st state to fully launch digital apostille program for international documents
- Feds suspend permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge, amid legal questions
- Nebraska voter sues to keep ‘fairness for girls’ measure off ballot
- Kansas journalism grad sues the Pentagon after being fired from Stars and Stripes
- Underground experiment in South Dakota’s Black Hills reports ‘compelling hint of dark matter’
- Texas coalition to hold Austin rally against data centers
- City council in Idaho pushes back on cyanide bomb use
- Medicare Part D subsidy program to end millions could see costs rise
- Judge orders Utahn charged with shooting, killing Charlie Kirk to stand trial
- Ag secretary: Decision to import ground beef highlights need to boost domestic food production
- National Elk Refuge plan calls for feeding Jackson Hole elk, even if CWD transmission skyrockets
- Three candidates now face a criminal probe over public campaign funding fraud allegations
- Card of Thanks - Family of David Lyon
- Red states try to stop suit against Paramount Skydance
- Rollins unveils project to improve farmer data reporting and accuracy
- USDA Update - September 2, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - September 2, 2026
- Health News Minute - September 3, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - September 3, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - September 3, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - September 3, 2026
- More states are putting panic alarms in schools
- Arizona landowners call for changes in Farm Bill
- FEMA to reimburse eight South Dakota counties, three tribes for storm-related infrastructure fixes
- Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
- Why the rise in government debt is freaking out the bond market
- Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
- Calls for a ban on flock grow in Nevada as critics say new guardrails won’t be enough
- Representative Jeff Crank leads resolution against Democratic Socialists of America
- Alaska schools set to receive $115M in war-driven oil revenue bonus, state announces
- Defense tech has unleashed a new weapons boom in Southern California
- Yellowstone’s ‘thumping’ hot springs
- Kentucky courts filing system part of ‘cybersecurity incident,’ judicial branch officials say
- Rio Grande in Albuquerque reaches historic dryness level
- Commentary - Bear attacks in Colorado are climate attacks
- Colorado hunting seasons open with new regulations for 2026
- Governor Polis appoints Ken Salazar as special envoy for historic Costilla County land dispute
- Governor Polis appoints Nicholas J. Campbell to Jefferson County Court
- CPW expands water contact advisory along Arkansas River after Pueblo sewage spill
- Colorado Public Utilities Commission announces September public comment and engagement opportunities
- Colorado highlights workforce resources for job seekers and employers during September celebration
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - September 3, 2026
- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Lamar Planning and Zoning Commission
- Notice of Public Hearing - Lamar Oktoberfest Beer Garden
- Photo of the Week - September 4, 2026
- City of Lamar Council Vacancy - Open Position
- City of Lamar - Applications for Board Appointments
- Kiowa County Semi-Annual Salaries
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - September 4, 2026
- Colorado prepares to mail ballots as usual despite order
- Exceptional drought erased from Kiowa County as rain improves eastern plains
- Politics: 2026Talks - September 4, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - September 4, 2026
- FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game.
- Hot Labor Day weekend ahead for Kiowa County with breezy winds Sunday and Monday
- Cheyenne County faces mid-90s heat and Saturday night storm chances over Labor Day weekend
- Kiowa County Government Payments - July 2026
- Lamar nears 100 degrees Friday as hot, breezy Labor Day weekend settles over Prowers County
- Salt Lake airport part of TSA program allowing gateside hellos and goodbyes for non-travelers
- Ag producers send a message - sometimes the best crop is grass
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide
- Nevada lawmakers propose oversight for state, local agencies using AI
- Reduced credit hour bachelor degrees approved at 3 Oklahoma colleges
- Federal government sues Kansas school district, accusing it of secretly transitioning children
- Republican Victor Marx faces fine over ‘unprecedented’ campaign finance violations
- Ways to reduce errors in wire and cable processing
- Planning an outdoor fall quinceañera in colorado
- Common habits that lead to early hair loss in adults
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - September 4, 2026
- Colorado challenges Trump rule blocking Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care
- Curious Kids: How do computers talk with voices that sound like people?
- Birthdays and Anniversaries September 7-13, 2026
- EarthTalk – How does banning invasive plants affect their spread?
- Federal public assistance approved for Colorado wildfire and flood disaster declaration
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - September 7-9, 2026
- Granada School breakfast and lunch menus - September 7-11, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - September 7-10, 2026
- Walsh School breakfast and lunch menus - September 7-10, 2026
- Holly School breakfast and lunch menus - September 8-10, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - September 8-10, 2026
- Colorado State Patrol reveals top motorcycle citations for 2025 and 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school football schedule - September 7-12, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school golf schedule - September 7-12, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school softball schedule - September 7-12, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule - September 7-12, 2026
- Colorado ethics committee recommends reprimand of Representative Mandy Lindsay over ethics violation
- Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure
- Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places
- Corruption scandals, silver coins and grasshoppers were the hot topics in Colorado’s 1876 election
- Obituary - Janet Lawrence
