Colorado crop progress and conditions as reported by the USDA for the week ending May 24, 2020.

Nina Mae Bright

May 9, 1923 - May 9, 2020

Nina Mae Glenda (Lenz) Bright passed away peacefully at her Kansas home, surrounded by loved ones, on the 97th anniversary of her birth, May 9, 2020, to be with the Lord.

She was born to Anthony J. and Rachel F. (Crego) Lenz at their home May 9, 1923 in Ford County, Kansas, just outside of Dodge City. She was the 11th of 13 children. She grew up in Dodge City surrounded by her large loving family.

James J. Weiand

August 16, 1935 – May 16, 2020

James (Jim) Joseph Weiand, 84, passed away peacefully May 16, 2020. Jim was born on the family homestead near Beulah, North Dakota August 26, 1935. He was the first of five children born to Joseph and Regina Weiand.

Jovie Marie Butler

December 30, 1976 – May 14, 2020

Jovie Marie Butler was an awesome, loving, caring wife, daughter, mother, sister and friend. May 14, 2020, Jovie left this life with a destination of heaven.

Born the first child, to Vern and Anita Kuhn December 30, 1976, who were living in Westcliffe at the time. Jovie attended school in Eads, North La Junta, La Junta, Rocky Ford, Pioneer Christian and graduated from Cheraw High School.

(The Center Square) – Restaurants in Colorado can begin offering limited sit-in dining starting Thursday under new guidelines approved by Gov. Jared Polis.

Polis discussed the new guidelines, which were first released on Monday, during a Tuesday news briefing. Last week, the governor’s administration released draft guidelines that were open to feedback from businesses.

Honeywell will produce six million N95 repirator mask for Colorado over the next 17 months.

Especially right now, a road trip means freedom—freedom from stay-at-home orders, freedom from the daily routine, and freedom to get a bit of that travel bug met. That said, road trips during this time aren’t going to look at the same as they once did. We should not travel with all our friends packed in the vehicle, and we shouldn’t book stays at hotels for nights on end.

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

It will cost states and the federal government nearly half a billion dollars to test every nursing home resident and worker for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Carbon emissions are down by 17 percent since the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Can the improvement last?