“O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder. Consider all the works Thy hand hath made. How great Thou art!” --Carl Gustaf Boberg

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• COUNTY APPROVED FOR CRP EMERGENCY HAYING AND GRAZING
• CRP HAYING DEADLINE – August 31, 2018
• Apply for Livestock Forage Program - Call office for appointment.
• NAP COVERAGE DEADLINE_  September 4^th– triticale and canola -  December 1^st, native grass 
• FARM LOAN Personnel in Kiowa County Service Center – Tuesday, September 11^th
• FSA County Committee Meeting – TBA

KiowaCountyPress.net and Plains Network Services, Inc. are teaming up to sponsor a drawing for free passes to the 2018 Kiowa County Fair and Rodeo, set for September 5-9.

Simply stop by the office at 1208 Maine Street in Eads between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to enter the drawing. No purchase is necessary, and you do not need to be present to win. You’ll often find us in the office Saturday and Sunday morning, so feel free to stop by then as well. There is a limit of one entry per person or household per day. You must be 18 or older to enter.

Ian Horwood, York St John University

Senator John Sidney McCain III, who has died of brain cancer aged 81, was in many ways in a class of his own. A storied war veteran and 36-year fixture in the US Congress, he forged a career unlike any other in recent American political history.

Colorado has faced its share of disasters. In the last few years we have seen fires, floods and major weather storms. How many businesses were lost to those who were unprepared and did not protect their livelihood, their investment, or their business? According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA), “Roughly 40-60 percent of small busiensses never reopen their doors following a disaster.”

15 Years Ago

August 22, 2003

·     As of August 15, 2003, there has been no further West Nile Virus activity in Kiowa County.

·     USDA Updates-Rod Johnson: Last week the wide-spread Microsoft computer “worm” arrived in the Kiowa County FSA Offices as well as other USDA Offices across the nation.

25 Years Ago

August 25, 1993

• Repairs, Upgrades to Two Buttes Reservoir Dam Planned
• Producers are drawing groundwater from the giant Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it
• Birthdays & Anniversaries
• Photo of the