Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

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BOARD MEETING

September 27, 2022

The Kiowa County Hospital District Board met in regular session on September 27, 2022, at 6:32 p.m. at Cobblestone Inn Meeting Room.

District Board members present were Pam Cole, Mary Eikner, Karl Eikenberg, Doug Uhland, and Matt Prince. 

Others present: Shannon Dixon, Rachel Bletzacker, Claire Prince, Abby Huff, Morgan King, Shaelynn Rouse, Renay Crain, Cindy McLoud, Betsy Barnett, Shea Johnson, Jeanette Filpi via zoom, and Beth Spady. 

President Joe Biden signed a G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration agreeing to adopt vaccine passports to “facilitate” all international travel.

Billionaire and new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, sparked controversy over the weekend for reinstating former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into drug manufacturers, wholesalers, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over potential legal violations related to inflated costs of insulin, a life-saving drug relied upon by millions of diabetics.

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Environmental groups are calling efforts over the past half-century to restore the wild turkey population from the brink of extinction one of America's greatest wildlife success stories.

Turkeys and other holiday standards are still available for struggling families through food pantries, senior centers, school districts and other community sites fueled by the Food Bank of Wyoming.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise Monday morning until sunset November 26.Communities mourn mass shooting in Colorado Springs