A high-adrenaline job: 5 questions answered about fighting wildfires
Free Webinar from CSU Extension on Glucose Monitoring
For anyone with diabetes, glucose monitoring is an essential skill in self-care behavior. Diabetes care advances every year and new methods of tracking glucose numbers develop.
Public Invited to Open House at Radio Telescope Site
The Deep Space Exploration Society is hosting its third annual open house August 11 at the Plishner Radio Telescope site south of Haswell in Kiowa County.
Tours, educational programs and demonstrations will be held during the afternoon covering radio astronomy, optical astronomy and ham radio operation.
Parts of the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia fault are more seismically active than others – new imaging data suggests why
Don't lose sleep over it: Even if you don't get enough shut-eye, most fixes are easy
Photo of the Week
One of our most popular features for over 17 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.
Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays
August 6
James Bowers
- Gregory Phelps
- Kailey Ramsay
- Sam Nelson
- Betty Crow
- Shaleta Voss
- Benton Talbert
- Codye Reystead
- Howard Votruba
August 7
- Joann Harris
- Kiya Leonard
- Aubriella Higgins
- Ashtyn Coen
August 8
Colorado Parks Investigating as Hundreds of Dead Carp Surface in Lake Pueblo
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating the mysterious die-off of hundreds of common carp that surfaced recently in the waters around Turkey Creek in Lake Pueblo State Park.
There is no obvious reason for the die-off, which was first discovered July 27 when park rangers on a routine boat patrol noticed approximately 10 dead carp in the area.
By Sunday evening, park visitors were reporting seeing “dozens and maybe hundreds of dead carp” in the Turkey Creek area on the far west edge of the lake on its north banks.
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for August 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation has announced interest rates for August 2018. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for August is 2.375 percent, up from 2.250 percent in July.
The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during August is 3.375 percent, up from 3.250 percent in July.
