Breakfast

• September 20 - Omelet, Toast, Orange Juice., Milk
• September 21 - Pancakes, Sausage Patty, Grape Juice, Milk
• September 22 - Ham, Toast, Apple Juice Milk
• September 23 - Scrambled Eggs, Muffin OJ, Milk

Lunch

• September 20 - Chicken Parmesan, Buttered Noodles, Pudding Cup, Fruit, Milk
• September 21 - Cheeseburgers, Fries, Orange, Milk
• September 22 - Goulash, Lettuce, Tomato, Roll, Fruit, Milk
• September 23 - Sloppy Joes, Macaroni Salad, Pears, Milk

The idea that “space is getting crowded” has been around for a few years now, but just how crowded is it? And how crowded is it going to get?

The fourth wave of COVID-19 is exacerbating the ongoing crisis for the nursing workforce and has led to burnout for many nurses. As a result, many are quitting their jobs in substantial numbers.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined 23 other attorneys general this week in a court brief opposing Texas’ new abortion law.

Photo of the week for September 17, 2021, from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Storm clouds over the prairie in Kiowa County, Colorado - Damian Hernandez

Randal "Randy" Lee Hoffman

May 28, 1959 - September 11, 2021

Mr. Hoffman passed away at the Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont.

No public services are currently planned.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

DATA

• Cases 121
• Hospitalizations 8
• Deaths 4**

*These are cumulative totals as of 09/14/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test.

• CASES PAST 7 days: 2
• CASES PAST 14 days: 4

Kiowa county has had a single case in a vaccinated person. ALL hospitalizations and deaths in Kiowa County were in people who were not vaccinated.

Due to a number of reasons including this year drought conditions, water supply is becoming a major concern in western Kansas.

Nebraska wildlife experts are seeing an uptick in blue tongue disease, a potentially deadly virus that can kill deer, elk and bighorn sheep.

Republican Heidi Ganahl formally announced her candidacy for governor of Colorado.