Crop progress and conditions in Colorado from the USDA for the week ending August 12, 2021.

Colorado's rivers and streams supply drinking water and outdoor recreation opportunities, and support biodiversity and wildlife, but less than 4% are fully protected.

Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission is set to hear rate increase proposals from four utility operators in the state.

Federal land managers who oversee the Sand Wash Basin herd management area (HMA) near Craig say they’ve ended a controversial wild horse gather that significantly reduced populations in the area.

The regular meeting of the Kiowa County Commissioners was called to order on August 26, 2021; at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Donald Oswald. Lening opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Those in Attendance:

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

APPOINTMENTS:

• 9:00am Open meeting-vouchers-
• 9:30am Cindy McLoud – KCEDF / HP Grant
• 10:00am 
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• 11:30am 
• LUNCH JJ’s Restaurant
• 1:00pm 
• 1:30pm 
• 2:00pm 
• 2:30pm 
• 3:00pm 
• 3:30pm 
• 4:00pm 

• Opening of Meeting
• Minutes of last meeting:
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Approval /Additions to Agenda

State elections officials from across the country are pushing Congress to slip in tens of billions of dollars in election integrity spending into the budget.

The western United States is suffering under extended drought conditions. What happens next?