Skies over Kiowa County will be mostly sunny throughout the day Saturday, becoming partly cloudy later in the afternoon as the chance of thunderstorms increases.

High temperatures will reach into the low 90s for one of the warmest days so far this year. Sunday’s highs will drop off by 25-30 degrees, reaching only into the low 60s.

Photo of the week from the June 7, 2019, issue of the Kiowa County, Colorado, Press - prairie green-up in eastern Colorado.

Birthdays

June 10

• Aaron Keeling
• Cezilla Juarez
• Ryan Koeller
• Addison Scherler
• Kaylie Schneider

June 11

• Dalton Shalberg
• Alec Beaman
• Kolten Specht

June 12

• Tawny Garrett
• Morrell Koch
• Tom Engelbrecht

June 13

• Mei Lan Lening
• Lexi Knutson
• Marcy Jo Stavely
• Denise Nelson
• Chad Rouse
• Olivia Kaye Weeks

June 14

• Christian Legg
• Dr.

Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg will be in Lamar, Colorado, June 20.

Leland J. Barnes

May 10, 1934 – September 16, 2017

Memorial services for Leland J. Barnes will be held at 9:45 a.m. July 5, 2019, at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery located at 10545 Drennan Road in Colorado Springs.

The 2019 Colorado Farm Fresh Directory is available now as your guide to food options and ag-based vacations.

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared Colorado counties eligible for emergency loans due to drought in 2018.

Summer 2019 events schedule at the Kiowa County, Colorado, fairgrounds.

Careers for horse trainers is expected to increase by 22% by 2026. LCC's horse training management program is the first step.