• Sat June 15, 2019, join Park Guide John Launius at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, for a guided 90-minute tour focusing on events that unfolded in the late 1850’s and 1860’s, culminating in the Sand Creek Massacre. Tour begins at 10am
• Eastern Slope Annual Meeting June 18, 2019 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Hugo, CO
• Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg will host a meet-and-greet 6:30-8 p.m. at the Lamar Community College Library (2401 S. Main St).

Temperatures across Kiowa County were slightly warmer than expected Thursday, and the hot weather, along with potential for thunderstorms, returns to the area Friday.

Highs temperatures in western Kiowa County are expected to reach the mid-90s, while the central and eastern areas will stay a few degrees cooler.

Light winds are predicted out of the west during the first part of the day before shifting to the north in the afternoon.

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February 28, 1921 - June 11, 2019

A Funeral Mass of Resurrection will be held Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson.  Burial will follow in the Kit Carson Cemetery. 

Memorial contributions can be made to the Cheyenne Manor in Cheyenne Wells.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

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High temperatures across Kiowa County are expected to jump 10 or more degrees versus Wednesday, with a light chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

Most of the county will see temperatures in the upper 80s under sunny skies. Western Kiowa County could reach 90.

Wind will generally be out of the south. Towner and Sheridan Lake could see gusts up to 30 miles per hour while the remainder of the county is expected to stay below 20 mph.

COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS 

Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of June 1, 2019, is forecast at 88.15 million bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is unchanged from the May 1 forecast and 26 percent above the 70.20 million bushel crop produced last year. Estimated acreage for harvest, at 2.15 million acres, is unchanged from May 1 and 200,000 acres more than the 1.95 million acres harvested in 2018.

High water closes parts of the Arkansas River near Pueblo due to safety concerns.