Dear EarthTalk:

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

Disclaimer:  Information in this UPDATE is pertinent to

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.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

Results of the 2020 Kiowa County fair 4-H competitions have been announced by the Colorado State University Extension Office in Eads, Colorado.

Expansion of the United States Department of Agriculture Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins September 21

Jerry and Pam Weirich of Eads, Colorado, ask how long will God continue to bless the United States of America?