61 Percent of Memorial Day Fatalities Alcohol Related

Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), has announced the finalist for the presidency of Lamar Community College (LCC). CCCS has been conducting the search since March 2016. Current President John Marrin will be retiring from LCC on July 31, 2016.

Minutes of the May 12, 2016 Commissioners Meeting were called to order at 9:04 a.m. by Chairman of the Board Richard Scott. Oswald opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:

Richard Scott, Chairman of Board

Cindy McLoud, Commissioners

Donald Oswald, Commissioners

Delisa Weeks, County Clerk

Tina Adamson, County Administrator

Birthdays

May 30

Gary Hart

Abi Wilson

Kelsi Jo Greenfield

Blaine Shivers

Zoey Shivers

May 31

Aaron Beaman

Randy Williams

Kyle Blanton

Patrick Halde

Erin Lindholm

Hunter Uhland

Casey Adams

June 1

Ted Dolph

Dea Weeks

Shae Krentz

Jaxon Stoker

Kim Freeman

June Beaman

Rachel Specht

June 2

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Captain America: Civil War, 6:45 p.m. daily

Comming Soon

The Angry Birds Movie

Neighbors 2, Sorority Rising

Weekend Weather Outlook

By Chris Sorensen

Showers will continue Friday following a day of intense storms that brought heavy rain, severe straight-line winds that reached 80 miles per hour, and even a few tornadoes to the eastern plains. Thursday’s storms were strong enough to cause Highway 287 to close between Eads and Kit Carson due to crashes, and at least one home received significant damage. Highway 40 in Cheyenne County also closed for a time to allow for debris removal.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne will visit Eads and travel to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to see the future site of a National Park Service (NPS) facility and recognize the transfer of state-owned lands to the historic site. 

By Eads USDA Service Center

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

By Chris Sorensen

[Update 2] - The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch shortly after 12:00 p.m. that will be in effect until 7:00 p.m. for eastern Colorado counties, including Kiowa County.

[Updated] An upper closed low pressure system over Arizona moving into Colorado is expected to produce active weather over the eastern plains Thursday.