Fate of Farm Bill overlooked in government shutdown
The government shutdown is getting attention, but farmers also wonder where things stand with agriculture programs now that the Farm Bill has expired.
USDA Update – October 3, 2025
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Jackson County Airport completes major runway upgrade
Jackson County Airport has finished a $5.7 million reconstruction of its main runway after a full rebuild from the ground up.
90-year-old Billings woman says search warrant was about racial profiling
Though her family was from Texas, she’s been in Billings since 1963, is an American citizen.
Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in rural Colorado
After the federal government cut off Medicaid funding for certain reproductive health care providers, the state stepped in.
Defense says more time needed for Tyler Robinson case
The defense won’t waive its right to a preliminary hearing but needs more time before a date is set
Welfare reform pilot to reduce government dependency is ‘step forward’, scholar says
The redesigned Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) pilot will go for six years.
Card of Thanks - Kiowa County CSU Extension Office
Thank You
The Kiowa County CSU Extension office would like to thank CAF Media for broadcasting the junior livestock shows and sale at the Kiowa County Fair.
Also, Thanks to each of the following folks that sponsored each of the shows.
| Precision Solutions | Presenting | 600 |
| Kiowa Commissioners | Poultry | 100 |
| Kiowa Commissioners | Swine | 150 |
‘Getting down to the wire,’ conservation groups try to pump up Colorado River negotiations
A coalition of conservation groups say Nevada’s history can offer hope as water managers across western states negotiate.
Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation
For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago.
