By USDA Service Center Staff

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

One of our most popular features from the past 15 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the August 19, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Sunrise in Kiowa County. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

By Bob Garver

By Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Every year more than a few hunters must be rescued from the wilds and high country of Colorado. Hunters get trapped by snowstorms, injured in various types of accidents or simply get lost in the woods.

Hunters must remember that altitude can affect their health and their ability to move easily. And in the Rockies, weather can change quickly with fast-moving storms dumping a couple of feet of snow in just a few hours.

For a fourth year, the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee (CCAC) is accepting applications from FFA chapters around the state as part of its Colorado Corn FFA Grant Program.

The deadline to apply is Nov. 15. An application form is available at www.coloradocorn.com.   

The Colorado Corn FFA Grant Program assists FFA chapters in Colorado on projects that lack funding within their school district's budget.

By Chris Sorensen

With monsoon moisture remaining in the area thunderstorms are likely Friday afternoon and, though the chances are greatly reduced, the possibility for afternoon and evening storms is expected to continue through at least Tuesday.

While less than one-tenth inch of precipitation is expected overall, amounts could be significantly higher where thunderstorms do occur this week.

Storms Friday may be strongest near the Kansas border. Watch for cloud-to-ground lightning, wind gusts to 40 miles per hour, brief heavy rain and possibly small hail.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Suicide Squad: Worst Heroes Ever, 6:45 p.m. daily

The Shallows, stars Blake Lively, 9:05 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Bad Moms

Pete's Dragon

Sausage Party

15 Years Ago

August 31, 2001

New at he 2001 Kiowa County Fair is a second delicious barbecue. A Saturday noon barbecue, featuring pork, has been added to the fair schedule. As with the Friday barbecue, there is no charge for the meal. Newsham Hybrids (USA), Inc, is donating the pork, which will be served with buns, pork and beans, potato chips and watermelon.

The upcoming Colorado State Fair is hosting eight nights of thrilling rodeo action and each night in the Budweiser Rodeo Arena offers a different mix of entertainment and discounts. 

Rodeo fans will be on the edge of their seats as Professional Rodeo’s top cowboys and cowgirls compete for top scores and fastest times. PRCA Ram Rodeo announcer, Boyd Polhamus, and rodeo entertainer, John Harrison, will keep the arena hopping. Special discounts also provide rodeo fans the most bang for their buck.

Rodeo 4 Pack