Work began this week to rehabilitate the following four culverts in the La Junta and Granada area:
· US Highway 385 M.M 96.56, north of Granada, CO
· SH 109 M.M. 36.54, south of La Junta near the Purgatoire River
· SH 109 M.M. 63.70, north of La Junta near Cheraw
· SH 96 M.M. 107.5, northwest of La Junta near Sugar City
The 2016 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 9-15 across 11 different variety trial sites in eastern Colorado.
Tours include
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, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.
Shown below - the front page of the May 27, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Wheat field in eastern Kiowa County. Photo by Nick Palmer
61 Percent of Memorial Day Fatalities Alcohol Related
Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), has announced the finalist for the presidency of Lamar Community College (LCC). CCCS has been conducting the search since March 2016. Current President John Marrin will be retiring from LCC on July 31, 2016.
Minutes of the May 12, 2016 Commissioners Meeting were called to order at 9:04 a.m. by Chairman of the Board Richard Scott. Oswald opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:
Richard Scott, Chairman of Board
Cindy McLoud, Commissioners
Donald Oswald, Commissioners
Delisa Weeks, County Clerk
Tina Adamson, County Administrator
May 30
Gary Hart
Abi Wilson
Kelsi Jo Greenfield
Blaine Shivers
Zoey Shivers
May 31
Aaron Beaman
Randy Williams
Kyle Blanton
Patrick Halde
Erin Lindholm
Hunter Uhland
Casey Adams
June 1
Ted Dolph
Dea Weeks
Shae Krentz
Jaxon Stoker
Kim Freeman
June Beaman
Rachel Specht
June 2
This week at Lamar Theatre
Starts Friday
Captain America: Civil War, 6:45 p.m. daily
Comming Soon
The Angry Birds Movie
Neighbors 2, Sorority Rising
Weekend Weather Outlook
By Chris Sorensen
Showers will continue Friday following a day of intense storms that brought heavy rain, severe straight-line winds that reached 80 miles per hour, and even a few tornadoes to the eastern plains. Thursday’s storms were strong enough to cause Highway 287 to close between Eads and Kit Carson due to crashes, and at least one home received significant damage. Highway 40 in Cheyenne County also closed for a time to allow for debris removal.
