Elbert County

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed Benjamin T. Figa to the 18th Judicial District Court.

William R. Kochis

November 15, 1936 - October 4, 2021

William R. Kochis, 84, after an eleven-year battle, succumbed to metastatic prostate cancer October 4, 2021, at his home in Washington, D.C. Bill Kochis was born November 15, 1936, in Matheson to John and Ruth Kochis. 

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Thursday that her office is moving forward with a lawsuit to compel Elbert County Clerk and Recorder Dallas Schroeder to provide material evidence concerning her investigation of the county's election system. 

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Friday that copies of Elbert County's voting system hard drives ended up in unauthorized hands. 

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has subpoenaed Elbert County Clerk and Recorder Dallas Schroeder regarding an alleged security protocol breach of the county's voting equipment, her office said Monday.

Order of Events

7:45 Scratch Meeting - Coaches Hospitality Room

8:15 Coaches Meeting - Coaches Hospitality Room

9:00 Field Events - Preliminary and Finals (9 advance to finals)

• Boys Shot Put, Triple Jump
• Girls Discus, High Jump, Long Jump

9:00 Running Events

• Girls 800 M Medley Relay- Against Time
• Girls 3200 M Relay - Against Time
• Boys 3200 M Relay - Against Time

Alice Jean Weisdorfer Davis Nordick

June 14, 1933 - May 4, 2021

Alice Jean, preferring to be called Jeany or Jean, was born June 14, 1933, to Lawrence and Grace (Herschler) Weisdorfer. The eldest of four children, Jean spent her childhood years growing up on a farm in the Prairie Queen District North of Haswell. Jean attended her first years of school at Prairie Queen and later rode the school bus to Eads for grade school.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed Joseph R. Whitfield, Jr., in the 18th Judicial District.

(The Center Square) - Colorado officials said Wednesday that the individual confirmed to have the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 and another individual that possibly has the variant are both personnel with the Colorado National Guard. 

The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed the COVID variant in a male individual in his 20s on Tuesday, the first confirmed case in the U.S. The individual is in isolation and has no travel history, officials said.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and state health officials announced Colorado's first case of the of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom earlier in December.