Kiowa County will see some of the coolest temperatures in months this weekend, including a low in the 40s not seen since last spring.

Friday’s high will be in the mid-70s under clear and sunny skies, which expected to persist throughout the weekend. Overnight, the low will drop to the mid-40s to help mark the first day of fall Saturday.

Temperatures rebound to the low 80s by Saturday afternoon, with the overnight low dropping to around 50. Winds will be out of the south in the 5-15 mile per hour range.

Monday, Sept. 24 

• 3:00 p.m. Fort Hayes Rep. (H)
• 5:30 p.m. Accountability
• 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
• Lunch:  Nachos w/ Spanish Rice 

Tuesday, Sept. 25

• No A.M. Preschool 
• 4:30 p.m. MS VB & HS JV VB Following MS VB (H) Plainview
• Lunch:  Sloppy Joes 

Wednesday, Sept. 26

• FFA DLC at Burlington lv 7:30 r 3:30
• Lunch:  Chicken Parmesan w/ Buttered Noodles 

Thursday, Sept.

Employers in Colorado added 1,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from July to August for a total of 2,740,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. There was no change in private sector payroll jobs and government increased 1,500. July estimates were revised up to 2,739,000, and the over the month increase from June to July was 4,500 rather than the originally estimated 2,800.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Breakfast

September 24: waffles, sausage, apple juice, V-8, milk, fruit

September 25: cinnamon rolls, grape juice, V-8, milk, fruit

September 26: muffins, yogurt, orange juice, V-8, milk, fruit

September 27: French toast, ham, Apple juice, V8, milk, fruit

Lunch

September 24: nachos, Spanish rice, cinnamon rolls, milk, pineapple, fruit and salad bar

Lamar Community College will celebrate the completion of its new Learning Garden with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, September 20, at 10:30 a.m.  The celebration is open to the public and will include light refreshments. 

The Learning Garden, located on the grounds just south of the Betz Technology Center, was made possible by a grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation and the hard work of students and faculty in the Agriculture, Construction Trades, and Renewable Energy programs. 

Fri Sep 21 

Teacher In service Day

Mon Sep 24 

6:00 pm PCC Meeting

6:00 pm Informational Meeting for Mill Levy- Prairie Pines

Tues Sep 25  

4:30 pm JH & HS Volleyball @ Eads

Thurs Sep 27 

3:00 pm JH Volleyball @ McClave

Fri Sep 28 

HS KB @ Swink

Sat Sep 29 

5:00 pm HS Volleyball @ Karval vs Genoa Hugo

Scholastic Book Fair Oct 1-Oct 5

Wed Oct 3 

2:30 pm JH Vball HERE vs Alta Vista

Dick and I would like to wish our son Tom a very happy 48th birthday today. I know it was a happy one because the Broncos and the Rockies won today. Also, our granddaughter Mikyla will be 17 on Tuesday. Happy Birthday Ky!!

Robert and Marilyn Hopkins were here last week to help get the wheat drilling done.

Rowdy Grubb of Tribune spent the weekend with his good friend, Layton Hopkins.

Sherell Stum's niece and husband from Texas were guests of Linly and Sherell this past weekend.

Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan is recalling 132,606 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.

The ground beef items were produced and packaged June 21, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: