The USDA will be collecting on-farm labor information in April.

A $1,000 college scholarship opportunity is available through Otero Junior College is La Junta, Colorado.

The University of Wyoming has announced its fall graduates from Colorado.

DATA

• Cases 99 
• Hospitalizations 6
• Deaths 4**

*These are cumulative totals as of 03/09/2021 4pm **Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test.

• CASES PAST 7 days: 0
• CASES PAST 14 days: 0

TESTS

Kiowa county is currently at 0% 7-day average test positivity, the same as last week. Our goal is to keep this less than five percent.

Kiowa County is dial level BLUE https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid-19-dial.

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Tuesday February 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. Assistant Town Clerk, Barbara Scranton, took roll call:

March 23 

• @ Stratton 
• JH 4:00
• HS 5:30

March 26 

• Kit Carson @ Eads 
• JH 4:00
• HS 5:30

March 27 

• Lamar JH @ Lamar 
• 10:00

March 30 

• @Cheyenne Wells 
• JH 3:00
• HS 4:30

April 2 

• @ Flagler 
• JH 3:30
• HS 5:00

April 3 

• Hugo @ Eads 

The Regular meeting of the Kiowa County Commissioners was called to order on February 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman, Donald Oswald. Lening opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Those in attendance:

Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would extend their deadline to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds for several key priorities.