By Pastor Rich Z

A Prudent Wife

“Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.” Proverbs 19:13

Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Sunday, May 15, 2016, in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day during Police Week 2016, and as proclaimed by President Barack Obama. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.

The full text of the president’s proclamation:

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release May 13, 2016
PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

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State health officials are warning Coloradans to avoid hantavirus exposure. There have been two confirmed cases of hantavirus in the state this year, one of which resulted in death. 

By Connie Brase, MA

Most of us are ready to be grandparents whenever those darling little grand-babies come along. We’ve raised our kids--worried about them, provided for them, disciplined them, and watched them grow from babyhood to adulthood.

Some of us grandparents get into a situation where we must become the parents to the little ones, instead of the grandparents. This affects our lives in many ways: emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially.

Gary Augenbaugh            169

Priscilla Waggoner           333

John Negley                       230

Mary I. Eikner                    278

            The Kiowa County Commissioners Regular Meeting was called to order on April 28, 2016 at 9:04 a.m. by Chairman of the Board, Richard Scott. Scott opened the meeting with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Those attending were:

Richard Scott, Chairman of the Board

Cindy McLoud, Commissioner

Donald Oswald, Commissioner

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 13, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Sunrise over Eads. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

By Chris Sorensen

University of Utah seismograph stations recorded a magnitude 2.8 earthquake 60 miles south of Durango Friday morning (May 13, 2016).

The quake was recorded at 7:23 a.m. and located 12 miles northwest of Shiprock, New Mexico, just across the southern border of Colorado.

The area is part of the Colorado Plateau in an area where earthquakes are generally small – in the magnitude 2-4 range.

No reports of damage were available.

By Chris Sorensen

Friday will wrap up the work week with warm and dry conditions that will be replaced with cooler temperatures and the potential for rain over the weekend.

The high temperature Friday will be in the upper 70s before falling to the low 40s overnight. Northwest winds in the 10 to 15 mile per hour range will shift to the east later in the day.

Saturday leads off a cooling trend for daytime highs. Expect lower 60s - below seasonal averages - through the weekend into the early part of the coming week, with Tuesday potentially reaching only the upper 50s.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Held Over

Disney's The Jungle Book, 6:45 p.m. daily

Starts Friday

Huntsman: Winter's War, 8:45 daily

Coming Soon

Captain America: Civil War, Mother's Day