Electric grids, such as high power lines, lose over fiver percent of their energy during transmission - a waste that physicists are trying to overcome.
One-third of Colorado is now in extreme drought, increasing eight percent over the previous week.
Temperatures are expected to be cooler, with chances for rain during week in Kiowa County.
Look for mostly sunny skies and a high in the low 90s Sunday, with temperatures falling to the upper 50s overnight.
Monday will see upper 80s and a chance for showers and thunderstorms later in the day, with chances increasing slightly overnight. While less than one-tenth in of rain is generally expected, amounts could be higher where thunderstorms occur. Mid-50s are expected overnight.
Dorene Nadine Bogenhagen
April 29, 1928 - June 15, 2020
Dorene Nadine Bogenhagen was born April 29, 1928, in Weskan, Kansas, the oldest child of Lawrence and Melba Shriver Oglesby.
Dorene moved to Cheyenne Wells when she was just six years old and completed all of her public education in the Cheyenne Wells School system, graduating from high school in Cheyenne Wells in 1946.
Chase Reed Morford
May 6, 1984 - June 13, 2020
Chase Reed Morford, 36, of rural Firstview, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020, at his home. He was born May 6, 1984, in Tribune, Kansas, to William ‘Bill’ and Shirley (Barber) Morford.
Lois M. Springer
February 7, 1928 – June 14, 2020
Lois M. Springer, 92, of La Junta passed away June 14, 2020, at the Sangre de Cristo Hospice House in Pueblo.
Lois was born February 7, 1928, in McLean, Texas, and moved to Colorado two years later. Her parents, Vera and Douglas Christopher, moved about one mile north of Bristol and remained there until she was about 14 years old. Then they moved to Granada until her marriage to Wilbur Springer in 1947.
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Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.
Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.