Colorado crop progress and condition report from the USDA for the week ending October 18, 2020.

Colorado’s agriculture sector will have access to almost $1 million in federal grants for COVID-19 pandemic relief.

We had news last night after practice that High Plains had a positive COVID-19 case in their school and would be canceling their game with us this week.

By luck, we were able to find a game with Idalia that will be Friday night in Idalia. The junior high game will start at 4:00 p.m., and the high school game will start at 6:30 p.m.

Arlan "Chip" Hines, formerly of Kit Carson, Colorado, passed away October 12, 2020, in Gillette, Wyoming.

Rules have been set for Thursday debate between United States President Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden, the final meeting between the two before the November 3 election.

While the Trump administration has pressed for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, time is running out to move forward before the end of the President's current term.

Despite recent political speeches, voting by mail in the United States, voting by mail is safe an no more susceptible to fraud than in-person voting.

Despite substantial losses to their business from the impacts of a trade war with China and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, farmers in the United States are remaining loyal to United States President Donald Trump.

Kiowa County is now at 3 positive cases of COVID-19. There are currently no hospitalizations and there have been no deaths. The cases are female and male in their 60s, and a male in their 50s. 

These counts are updated each day at 4:00 p.m. at covid19.colorado.gov and will be updated in the Kiowa County Weekly Update each Wednesday. Each positive case is being investigated and all close contacts are quarantined. 

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