CARES Act money, intended to help those impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, has gone to dead people and was subject to other forms of waste and fraud.

Drought in portions of Colorado improved last week, while the northeast saw areas which continued to degrade. Incoming monsoon moisture may help.

Photo of the week in the July 24, 2020, edition of the Kiowa County Press - Cattail reeds on Jackson's Pond south of Eads in Kiowa County.

Birthdays

July 27

• Nadene Gaynor
• Theresa Witte
• Laura Bybe
• Troy Joy
• Dominic Hernandez
• Patty Splitter

July 28

• Ethan Harkness
• Ally Spady
• Tom Hofman
• Bradley Hopkins
• McKinzie Steward
• Scotty Briggs
• Robin Frazee
• Maddison Marie Ledet
• Keegan Watne
• Tayce Alouise Muth
• Brittanie Newman
• Ryan Engstrom
• Ross Brown

July 29

• Evan Simpkins
• Marie Watts
• DaVontae Gilmore
• Jacob Fehr

United States livestock slaughter report for June 2020 from the USDA.

Cattle on feed report for Colorado and the United States for June 2020 from the USDA.

Functional foods started in Eastern cultures and have gain popularity in the West. Which ones may be good for the brain?

June 2020 United States cattle report from the USDA.

Robert Gene Hopkins

July 19, 1947 – July 10, 2020

Robert Gene Hopkins, age 72, died unexpectedly July 10, 2020, in Dodge City, Kansas.  Robert was born July 19, 1947, in Lamar to Everett and Olive Hopkins.  He was one of four children (Gloria, Robert, his twin brother Rodney, and Jim) who grew up the family farm five miles south of Towner.