Nonfarm employers added 225,000 jobs in January, exceeding predictions for the United States.

Onion and pickle relish spice up a traditional chicken salad

What is a pandemic, and why does the term matter?

Photo of the week for the February 7, 2020, issue of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Researchers are puzzled by a fungus that is killing millions of bats.

Birthdays

February 10

• Trenton Mitcheck
• Marlynn Eikenberg

February 11

• Vanessia Gilmore
• Konda Howard

February 12

• Edith Koeller
• Grant Berggren
• Nicholas Eder
• Felicity Kelley
• Gary Crow
• McKenize Hager

February 13

• Melinda Jane Smith
• Dale Back
• Tommy Haskell
• Glenda Stoker
• Miranda Keplar
• Jordynn Rhaelin Turcotte
• Marie Krentz Thyne
• Samantha McGlothlin

February 14

• Catherine

In the United States, the population is counted every 10 years. Those numbers have dramactic influence on the country, politics, and finances.

State Representative Richard Holtorf welcomed 4-H leaders, members, and extension staff from across House District 64 to the Colorado State Capitol. The visit to the capitol came after the two-day Leadership Development Conference, which was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver over the weekend for students age 14-18. Throughout the conference, students participated in leadership workshops and trainings aimed at helping them sharpen their leadership skills and service potential.

Changes to the Social Security Disability Insurance program proposed in January could make it harder for over 8 million Americans with disabilities to maintain federal benefits.

Hoag Rawlings Foundations has awarded 34 grants and 20 scholarships.