More than two years after the bodies of Emporia women Linda Estrada and Amy Ford were discovered in a remote Kiowa County field, the man who admitted to killing them has been sentenced to decades in ...

Captain Yowell explained that the operation grew out of deputies’ firsthand concerns about longstanding problem spots within Hugo, areas that multiple members of the Sheriff’s Office, many of whom ...

Welcome to High Plains Living by the Independent, a curated Amazon storefront paired with a growing in person book nook right here at 1316 Maine Street in Eads. It is built with the same spirit that ...

Another newspaper was also documenting the tragedy—the Lamar Daily News had a photographer named J. H. Ward who produced a stunning collection of photos never seen by the public—until now. Ward ...

Brock Yates-Jesus, Jett Deines-Davy Crockett, Piper Uhland-Derick Jeter, Gracie Lynch- Simone Biles, Cassidy Brown- Jane Goodall, Paitin Jones- Queen Elizabeth 1, Kynlee Dunlap- J.K. Rowling, Isaiah ...

Stratton will face off with the undefeated Idalia Wolves in the 6-Man State Championship game on Friday, November 28 at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl. The Wolves dominated Peetz in the other semifinals ...

The All-Conference Volleyball teams for the Hi-Plains League were announced for the 2025 season. Conference champion McClave landed four players to the first team and one player to the second team.

McClave’s season concluded with a tough loss to the Haxtun Fightin’ Bulldogs in the Class A 8-man state semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Haxtun. Defending state champion Haxtun demonstrated their ...