Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and conditions summary – week ending May 31, 2020
Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending May 31, 2020.
President says U.S. military to be deployed if states, cities can't stop protest violence
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to call in military forces if states and cities cannot control protesters.
Trump to governors: Get tough on violent protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump Monday demanded that governors across the country act aggressively against protestors and threatened military intervention if they did not.
Greeley County Health Services Partners with HaysMed for new outreach surgery
New Greeley County Health Services partnership brings new general surgery practice to southwest Kansas.
USDA Update – June 2, 2020
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Cener in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Colorado Senators push to freeze automatic increases to legislator salaries, per diem pay
(The Center Square) – Senate Republicans are pushing to freeze automatic increases to lawmaker salaries and per diem pay as the state slashes its budget because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said on the Senate floor that he hopes two bills – one freezing increases to lawmakers' per diem pay and another freezing automatic salary increases – will get late filing approvals from majority leadership in the Senate.
Republicans have submitted late bill requests for both pieces of legislation.
About Town – June 1, 2020
Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.
No license required - free fishing across Colorado June 6-7
Colorado's annual free fishing weekend is set for June 6-7, 2020.
Death Notice – Constance Louise Weber
Constance Louise Weber
May 5, 1959 – May 27, 2020
A Funeral Mass for longtime Trinidad resident Constance Louise Weber will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson with Reverend Jason Keas as Celebrant.
A Rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 10:00 a.m. The Rite of Committal will follow the Mass at the Kit Carson Cemetery.
Kiowa County Public Library reopening Monday
Kiowa County Public Library is happy to inform you that the variance plan submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by the Kiowa County Commissioners, Kiowa County Public Health Department, and the Kiowa County Hospital District has been approved!
With this news, and the official Kiowa County Public Health Order 1 2020, we are ecstatic to say we will officially be open starting Monday, June 1.
