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.
*These are cumulative totals as of 09/14/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test.
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.
Hurricane Ida has already caused oil supply losses of 30 million barrels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports, resulting in the first decline in global oil supply in five months.
The good news is that irritable bowel syndrom (IBS) can be managed with diet and lifestyle changes.
