DATA

*These are cumulative totals as of 11/19/2020 9am

• Cases: 23
• Hospitalizations: 2
• Deaths: 0
• Cases Past 7 Days: 10
• Current Hospitalization: 1 - this means that a Kiowa County resident is hospitalized. It does not specify where.

Breakfast

• November 23: Pancake on a stick, grape juice, milk, fruit
• November 24: Scrambled eggs, muffin, fruit, apple juice, milk
• November 25: No school
• November 26: No school

Lunch

• November 23: Surprise picnic, fruit cup, milk
• November 24: Hoagie sandwich, chips, fruit, milk
• November 25: No school
• November 26: No school

Due to the increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in Kiowa County, and the Southeast region of Colorado, the Kiowa County Board of Commissioners made the difficult decision to close county buildings for public access effective Monday, November 23, 2020. The Kiowa County Public Library District (KCPLD) will be following this closure effective until January 1, 2021. KCPLD staff will remain working on-site. 

While the doors are closed, you can still access many of our services. 

Some believe increases in reported COVID-19 coronavirus cases is a result of increases in testing, as more than 1.5 million tests are performed every day in the U.S. But the evidence is clear that these high numbers reflect a true increase in the number of COVID-19 infections.

Dear Dietitian,

I am on a diet, and I usually drink one or two diet sodas a day. A coworker insists that diet sodas cause weight gain instead of weight loss. Is this true?

Suzanne

Dear Suzanne,

Artificial sweeteners, or nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS), made their debut with saccharin in 1884 in Germany. Saccharin was sold in the US under the brand name Sweet’ N Low®. Today there are numerous NNS on the market, some of which are aspartame (NutraSweet® and Equal®), sucralose (Splenda®), and Stevia. 

Fifteen Colorado counties will be moving to higher levels of restrictions Friday due to continued increases in the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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All games are subject to schedule changes

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is calling the state legislature into session to consider COVID-19 coronavirus relief for people and businesses in the state.

Students, Staff, Parents, and Community Members,

It was only a matter of time before our school was affected by COVID.  We have had a staff member test positive today.  This affects both the elementary school and the Jr/High Schools.  The students and staff members who are to quarantine have been personally contacted.  The exposure and test results have also been reported to the Kiowa County and Prowers County Health Departments as per protocol.