The Holly High School boys golf team will enter their second year as a golf program. Caden Eastin is back for his second year at the helm of the program. Eastin said he is excited for the season as ...

The Wiley Panthers learned a great deal during their first two seasons of 6-man football. Now, with a veteran quarterback, considerable experience returning throughout the lineup and a group of young ...

Mortenson has been hauling water from the Town of Eads as part of its renewable energy development activities in Kiowa County while negotiations have continued over a formal long-term agreement ...

There was a time in times past before the homestead act when the prairie was open range. Some called it free range or free graze, not owned by anyone but controlled and grazed by those tough enough to ...

Last year was a turbulent season for the Granada Bobcats football team according to their head coach Traegon Marquez. Granada finished third in the South East League standings with a 3-2 record. The ...

Expectations have been high for the Eads boys’ golf team as they entered their first 18-hole tournament of the season at the Swink Golf Classic held on Friday, August 7th. Eads, as a team finished in ...

Last season was one of transition for the Holly Wildcats football program. The Wildcats saw the departure of long-time head coach Dayne Eaton as Darron Williams took over the reins of the program. A ...

Noe was appointed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to fill the Cheyenne County Court vacancy created when former County Judge Deni E. Eiring was appointed to the District Court bench in Colorado’s 16th ...

After a nearly seven-hour continued public hearing, the Kiowa County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the 1041 permit for JUWI Inc.’s proposed Adobe Creek Solar Energy Facility, ...

For years, this space belonged to Rich O’Brian. He filled it with his memories, his convictions, his faith, his humor and the stories collected over 89 years of living. Today, for one final time, “As ...

The McClave Cardinals football team enjoyed another outstanding regular season before hitting a roadblock in the Class A 8-man state playoffs last year. McClave went undefeated during the regular ...

Journalism and the Independent lost Rich O’Brian on August 8th. Here at the Independent I had the great honor of interviewing Rich about his journalism career back in 2020 for our Christmas magazine ...