Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending August 29, 2021.

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

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered flags lowered in the state in memory of former Governor Richard Lamm.

The average U.S. home expends about 12,000 gallons of water on some 300 loads of laundry per year.

For decades, student loans have mostly been prohibited from being discharged through bankruptcy proceedings. That could change under the FRESH START through Bankruptcy Act.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a lawsuit Monday to bar embattled Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters from overseeing elections.

President Joe Biden met virtually Monday with mayors and governors in areas hit hard by Hurricane Ida to discuss the response and the breadth of the damage caused by the Category 4 hurricane.

A report by the Kansas Sampler Foundation's Power Up and Go project examines some of the challenges rural young people cite when considering employment and residency in the state or outmigration.

Breakfast

• Wednesday, September 1 - French toast, Sausage Links, Grape Juice, Milk
• Thursday September 2 - Egg Patty, Toast, Apple Juice, Milk
• Friday September 3 - Bagel Sandwich, O.J., Milk

Lunch

• Wednesday September 1 - BBQ Ribs, Buttered Noodles, Mandarin Oranges, Milk
• Thursday September 2- Chicken Stir Fry, Rice, Roll, Pineapple, Milk
• Friday September 3 - Ham & Cheese Pocket, Green beans, Orange, Milk

Less than a decade remains to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from the world's top scientists.