Conditions Report - Statewide

Rivers and Creeks

The Internal Revenue Service today advised taxpayers that in many cases they can continue to deduct interest paid on home equity loans.

The congregation of Kit Carson Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church hosted the Installation ceremony of Rev. Thomas Barton February 18, 2018.  The ceremony was followed by a pot luck meal in the Fellowship Room.

COLORADO

The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 960,000 head as of February 1, 2018. The latest inventory was down 1 percent from January 1, 2018, but up 7 percent from February 1, 2017. Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or larger capacity marketed an estimated 185,000 head

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings from sunrise to sunset Friday, March 2, to honor the internment of the late Billy Graham, and as proclaimed by President Donald Trump.

The full text of the president’s proclamation:

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2018
 

DEATH OF BILLY GRAHAM

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

 

After some improvement in drought conditions last week for northeast Colorado, extreme drought has entered the southwest part of the state.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Paddington 2; 6:45 p.m.

Fifty Shades Freed; 8:45 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Peter Rabbit

12 Strong

Black Panther

Breakfast

February 26: Biscuits and gravy, orange juice, milk, fruit

February 27: Egg patties, toast, grape juice, milk, fruit

February 28: Hash browns, toast, sausage, apple juice, milk, fruit

March 1: French toast, sausage links, orange juice, milk, fruit

Lunch

February 26: Chili, ants on a log, pears, garlic bread sticks, chocolate ice cream, strawberry milk

A new disturbance moving over Colorado Thursday will bring additional light snow to the southern mountains, however the southeast plains will remain mostly dry.

Temperatures will maily be in the 40s over the plains for the day, below average for this time of year.

Feeling tired is a common complaint people express. Sometimes the self-description morphs into “I feel tired all the time,” and experts say that’s when extreme tiredness becomes better known as fatigue.

Fatigue, when someone lacks energy and feels exhausted mentally or physically, can negatively impact performance at work, family life, and social relationships. Often, it is not a medical issue, but one that can be reversed by a lifestyle change.