The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) will designate 25 primitive campsites at the Salida East Recreation Site, acquired recently under a lease with the Bureau of Land Management.

The 19-acre Salida East site, which features a boat ramp and a vault toilet/change facility, sits on the south banks of the Arkansas River about three miles east of Salida along U.S. Highway 50. It will be added to 16 existing recreation sites AHRA already manages under a lease with BLM’s Royal Gorge Field Office in Cañon City.

ELECTION NOTICE

2017 COORDINATED ELECTION KIOWA COUNTY NOVEMBER 7, 2017

LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING (LAT) AS REQUIRED BY C.R.S. 1-7-509 (2) (b) ON THE VOTING EQUIPMENT WILL BE HELD AT THE KIOWA COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE OCTOBER 4, 2017 AT 2:30 P.M.

TEST BALLOTS WILL BE VOTED TO SEE THAT THE VOTING EQUIPMENT IS RECORDED PROPERLY.

WE ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES AND PARTY CHAIRS TO ATTEND THE LAT.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR OBSERVING IS WELCOME TO COME.

DELISA L. WEEKS,

COUNTY CLERK

Travel back in time this fall at the Frontier History Encampment, set for September 29-30 at the Lamar Community College campus. For more information, contact Kelly Emick at (719) 336-1532 or Kelly.emick@lamarcc.edu..

The Kiowa County Commissioner’s Regular meeting was called to order September 14, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott. Oswald opened the meeting with prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:

Richard Scott, Chairman

Cindy McLoud, Commissioner

Donald Oswald, Commissioner

Delisa Weeks, County Clerk

Tina Adamson, County Administrator

McLoud moved and Oswald seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented Motion        carried.

Prowers County Sheriff Sam Zordel announced Friday that an arrested has been made for distribution of drugs.

Friday afternoon, Jose Santos Alvarez, 36, of Lamar, was arrested on a warrant for both possession and distribution of a controlled substance. Alvarez is being held in Prowers County Jail in lieu of a $200,000 cash-only bond.

The warrant for Alvarez’ arrest following a lengthy investigation conducted by the regional drug task force, comprised of the Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Cheyenne county Sheriff’s offices.

Thank you Bill and Jacklyn Koehler

You both are rare, kind and generous people.  The American Legion is having a hard time putting our gratitude into words for your generous donation.  We hope you know how much we appreciate all of your help and generosity to the American Legion and the community.  Thank you so very much.

American Legion Post #125

Clear Creek Reservoir

The trout fishing at Clear Creek Reservoir has been fair. Most boat anglers reported catching two to eight trout per boat. Either sherbet PowerBait or yellow Berkley’s Floating Magnum Eggs can be productive for shore anglers. Boat anglers usually do well on pink Tasmanian Devil lures in the fall. No one reported landing a kokanee salmon from a boat. The reservoir is closed to trailer motorized watercrafts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. September 30 is the last day for trailer motorized watercrafts to access the reservoir.

King Soopers has recalled its chicken salad sandwiches that are sold in King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Two men, Calvin Terrell Stafford, 23, and Napoleon Williams, 23, have been ordered held without bond by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya for firearm related crimes following gun thefts that occurred in Baca County earlier this year.