The grass is greener. The wildflowers are blooming. Summer is just around the corner, and there’s no better place to spend it than in beautiful, sunny Colorado. Unfortunately, summer fun comes with summer heat. As the long days of oppressive temperatures and glaring sunshine approach, make sure you have a plan to stay cool all season long. These tricks will help you stay healthy while you get your fill of all that Colorado summers have to offer. Stay comfortable with these cool ways to beat the heat this summer.

Alice Jean Weisdorfer Davis Nordick

June 14, 1933 – May 4, 2021

Alice Jean, preferring to be called Jeany or Jean, was born June 14, 1933, to Lawrence and Grace (Herschler) Weisdorfer. The eldest of four children, Jean spent her childhood years growing up on a farm in the Prairie Queen District North of Haswell. Jean attended her first years of school at Prairie Queen and later rode the school bus to Eads for grade school.

Teachers work tirelessly to set up the next generation for future success. Before school lets out for the summer, honor and thank the educator in your life with a gift. To make the most out of your gift-giving experience, consider the following tips on buying a teacher a gift.

Are cicada "blooms" in the eastern United States off due to climate change and other human-caused issues?

Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending May 16, 2021.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Monday signed the state’s 2021 budget, with a bottom line that comes to more than $34 billion.

The Texas State Legislature voted to refer its first constitutional amendment to the November ballot.

Texas reported zero COVID-19 related deaths Sunday, the only time this has happened since COVID-19-related data was first tracked in March 2020, Governor Greg Abbott said.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against a Mississippi law that prohibits abortions from being performed after 15 weeks of a pregnancy.

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