The massacre of about 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children along the banks of the Big Sandy Creek in southeastern Colorado, known today as the Sand Creek Massacre, will be the topic of a free interpretive walking tour at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

The 2016 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 9-15 at eleven different variety trial sites throughout eastern Colorado. The field days are jointly hosted by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) and Colorado State University (CSU) Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station.

CWAC President Dave Anderson of Haxtun encourages all wheat farmers to attend.

• The Eads Swimming Pool will be closed on June 6th and 7th, 2016 for a Training

• Senator Crowder and Secretary of State Wayne Williams will be at the Kiowa County Courthouse Meeting Room on June 7, 2016 at 3:00 pm. Everyone is invited. They had scheduled earlier for June 9th BUT this did not work. AGAIN mark your calendar for JUNE 7th at 3:00 pm at the Kiowa County Courthouse Meeting Room in the basement. The PUBLIC is INVITED.

15 Years Ago

June 8, 2001

USDA Updates: Producers planting dual-purpose varieties of grain sorghums this year, need to notify the FSA Office of the variety planted. Varieties can make a difference on eligibility for LDP and other programs.

25 Years Ago

June 6, 1991

Everyone in the county is invited to attend a special teleconference that will address the nation and state’s

By Eads USDA Service Center

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual free fishing weekend takes place June 4-5. Licenses are not required for the weekend, however all other regulations and fees including Bag Limits and the State Park Vehicle Pass apply.

Throughout the remainder of the season, a license is required and is valid for a full year from April 1. One-day licenses can also be purchased.

Several Colorado students are among the 1,341 named by Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., to the Deans Honor Roll for the spring 2016 semester.

The list includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and FHSU Virtual College students are eligible.

Fort Hays State is one of six universities in the Kansas Board of Regents system.

Burlington: Kerrie Allacher is a senior majoring in art (graphic design).

More than 3,650 Kansas State University students have earned semester honors for their academic performance in the spring 2016 semester.

Students earning a grade point average for the semester of 3.75 or above on at least 12 graded credit hours receive semester honors along with commendations from their deans. The honors also are recorded on their permanent academic records.

Colorado students from the area receiving honors include:

Holly: Ryan Nordyke

Kit Carson: Cecilia Hornung