Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced Tuesday that state employees will be subject to up to four days of unpaid furloughs before June 30, 2021.

Clinton Ross Bean of Lamar, formerly of Eads, passed away September 21, 2020.

Funeral services for Judith Ann Tuttle will be held Saturday at the Sheridan Lake Bible Church.

Kiowa County is the final county in Colorado to report a case of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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I am sickened by all the death, destruction and misery resulting from the West Coast wildfires, but aren’t these blazes actually beneficial to the environment?

B.T., Helena, MT

Funeral services for Louis Engelbrech of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, are set for September 25, 2020.

• September 23 -- Varsity only @ DHPH @ 6:30 pm
• September 26 @ Rocky Ford @ 10 am

Go Big Blue!

Wiley School Superintendent Jeff Bollinger stays a report that a player on an opponent's team tested positive for COVID-19 is not true.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• CRP EMERGENCY GRAZING and HAYING – 30-DAY NO GRAZING HAS BEEN WAIVED FOR 2020.  FSA OFFICES CAN ACCEPT NEW REQUESTS FOR HAYING AND GRAZING UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020
• CFAP2 SIGNUP - DEADLINE DECEMBER 11, 2020 – Call and schedule your appointment. 
• 2020 PLC YIELD UPDATE – Deadline September 30, 2020
• LFP – Kiowa pays 5 month.  Signup ends January 30, 2021

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After posting information about airborne spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed it from its web site, claiming it was an error.