Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending April 28, 2020
Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending April 28, 2020.
USDA Update - April 29, 2020
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Updated - Kiowa County government offices schedule - April 30, 2020
- Kiowa County Courthouse, Public Health and Social Services Offices are re-opening to the public beginning May 4, 2020. The Courthouse will have limited hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mon– Fri Used West Courthouse Entrance Must wear mask or face covering.
- The Public Health and Social Services offices 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Updated - Kiowa County Business Schedule – April 30, 2020
- Hometown Gas & Grill. Take out only. Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hometown-Gas-Grill-1827749380800315/ Or phone 719-438-2206
- GN Bank Following government guidelines, our lobby will be open by appointment only Please use our drive-thru, ATM, or online banking services. For an appointment, call us at 719-438-5331. For more information, visit gn-bank.com
- Kiowa Health Mart WE DELIVER! If you live outside town & need delivery, let us know. We will do our best to make arrangements.
USDA designates Prowers County as a primary natural disaster area
Losses due to drought have lead Prowers County to be designated a natural diaster area by the USDA.
Kiowa County Commissioners meeting minutes - April 9, 2020
The Kiowa County Commissioners regular meeting was called to order on April 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman, Richard Scott. Scott opened the meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:
- Richard Scott, Chairman Donald Oswald, Commissioner
- Howard "Butch" Robertson, Commissioner
- Delisa Weeks, County Clerk
- Tina Adamson, County Administrator
Robertson moved and Oswald seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried.
Making Moves: Innovative Technology for People with Disabilities
Technology has done wonders for many people in many different areas of life, with major advancements in health, communication, the automotive industry—the list goes on. People have reaped quite a lot of benefits from technology, which has helped people communicate and get healthy.
In particular, technology has helped people with disabilities in a variety of ways. If you’re interested in learning about this, take a look below, where we mention some of key developments in the innovative technology for those with disabilities. Read on!
“There’s No Such Thing as Returning to Normal”: We Answered Your Questions About Reopening America
Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg; health care reporter Caroline Chen; and Andy Slavitt, former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, share what they’ve learned that can help all Americans for the days, weeks and months ahead.
Trump to sign executive order to keep meat processing plants open
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to sign an executive order that would compel meat processing plants to remain open.
During a news conference at the White House with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump said the executive order would erase the liability the plants face if workers get sick or hurt.
Companies such as Tyson Foods have shut down processing plants after outbreaks of COVID-19 among the workforce.
Three of the nation's largest pork plants have shuttered indefinitely.
