Did you know there is a program that could pay for a portion of your heating costs if you qualify? The LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) runs from November 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. You may only apply and be approved one time in this period. Contact Ashlynn Miner at Kiowa County Social Services (719-438-5541) for more information or to see if you may qualify.
CenturyLink, Inc. believes that connecting teachers and students to creative ways to use technology can expand their opportunities for education and improve the lives of their communities. To further those goals, the company has opened the 2018 application process for The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation Teachers and Technology grant program.
Congressman Ken Buck sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting information on the Department of Justice’s actions to prosecute individuals who engage in criminal activity against energy infrastructure. The bi-partisan letter, signed by over 80 members of the U.S. House, comes amid recent attacks by environmental activists on pipeline infrastructure around the country.
John Camper, who currently serves as the Grand Junction Police Chief, has been selected to become the new head of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation starting January 1.
Colorado Department of Public Safety Executive Director Stan Hilkey made the announcement Monday at the conclusion of a nation-wide effort to hire a new director to replace Michael Rankin. Rankin stepped down in early September in favor of a private sector opportunity.
Dear EarthTalk: How can we keep our kids safe from environmental hazards all around us in our everyday lives?
-- Jennifer Nichols, Wareham, MA
Children are affected by the same environmental hazards as adults, only they’re more vulnerable given their smaller size and the fact that their bodies are still developing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), harmful exposures can start as early as in utero.
Every voter now receives a mail ballot. If you want to vote at the polls, you can surrender your mail ballot and vote in-person at a voter service and polling center. To do so, go to www.GoVoteColorado.com to find your polling locations.
Three Halloween events are coming to Lamar Community College on October 30 and 31: Princess Day at the Cosmetology Salon, Treat Street, and the LCC Cosmetology’s Halloween Party.
Princess Day will be held in conjunction with Treat Street again this year and is set for Monday, October 30, from 3:00-5:00pm in the Salon.
Princess Day is a completely free event for children in the area. LCC Cosmetology students will braid hair and give a quick nail polish to help kids complete their Halloween look just in time for Treat Street that evening.
The Rocky Ford Police Department and Colorado Bureau of Investigation are continuing to investigate a missing persons case from nearly 35 years ago after new information came to light.
November 1, 1982, Victoria Lenore Sanchez and Yvonne Marie Mestas, both 15 at the time, left Rocky Ford High School during the afternoon and disappeared.
New information, which has not been disclosed, led RFPD and CBI to continue the investigation to determine what happened the day the girls went missing.
