UPDATE 2: Tuesday will see another Red Flag Warning from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Look for northwest winds 20-30 miles per hour with gusts to 50 mph and relative humidity as low as nine percent.

UPDATE: In addtion to the Red Flag Warning Monday, the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Tuesday (March 15, 2016) from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Expect northwest wind 20-30 miles per hour with gusts to 45, and relative humidities as low as eight percent. A fire weather watch means that critical fire conditions are possible.

Fire danger elevated Monday.

UPDATE: Tuesday will see another Red Flag Warning from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

While early Sunday morning started off with fog and 88 percent humidity in central Kiowa County, conditions will change Monday.

Each year, more than three million children ages 14 and under get hurt at home. Most fatal injuries at home are caused by suffocation, fire and burns, drowning, choking, falls, poisoning or from firearms that are discharged unintentionally.

Safe Kids urges parents and caregivers to check their homes for basic safety precautions, especially if you will be leaving them home alone over spring break.

By Slim Randles

Janice Thomas came in the Mule Barn for breakfast the other day, and sat at the counter for the first time. She usually gets one of the tables, or a booth against the wall. We were kinda flattered that she’d come sit with us, but wondered why. After all, this high school art teacher never has been one to sit down and solve the world’s problems, the way we do.

She didn’t keep us waiting long, though.

“Boys,” she said, “I have a deer pointer.”

She let the silence pounce heavily on our sweet rolls while we pondered this.

“A what?” Doc said.

By Pastor Rich Z

CAN THIS BE APPLIED TO THE DEBATES?

Who says words are not important? “With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.” Proverbs 11:9 NLT “the loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.”

One of our most popular features from the past 15 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart and the COOP C-Store in Eads, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the March 11, 2016, Kiowa County Press - trees ready to leaf out for spring. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• March 15 – July 15^th - Primary Nesting Season for CRP.  No practice or management activity allowed.
• Aug 1, 2016 – Deadline to request farm reconstitution for 2016.
• Aug. 1, 2016 -  2016 ARC-PLC Enrollment Deadline

SPRING FORWARD

by Chris Sorensen

One year ago, most of southeast Colorado was experiencing moderate to severe drought. Summer rains, though not as abundant as some would like, eliminated drought conditions across most of the area by the end of September. Kiowa, Crowley and Otero Counties remained in the “abnormally dry” category however.

By the end of February, only a small portion of western Kiowa County was considered abnormally dry.

15 yrs

March 16, 2001

Wild Horse Roundup: I saw geese flying over a few days ago. Does that mean it is going to b a early spring or maybe they were lost?

25 years

March 14, 1991

Wind has not cause this much damage to county crops since February of 1977, ASCS County Director Rod Johnson  told the Press Tues.

40 years

March 5, 1976

The office of Congressman Ken Buck will host office hours for constituents Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Eads.

A staff representative will be available to listen to constituent concerns and to serve as a resource for those attempting to navigate federal programs and bureaucratic red tape. Constituents seeking assistance are encouraged to bring any relevant documentation.