Obituary - Rita Ann Fuller

Rita Ann Fuller

December 6, 1941 – August 7, 2018

Rita Ann Fuller, 76, of Cheraw, passed away August 7, 2018, at the Bent County Memorial Nursing Home in Las Animas. She was born December 6, 1941 in Caney, Kansas, to Robert E. and Viola (Freeman) Rathbun. She married Louis September 24, 1964 in Ordway, Colorado; he preceded her in death June 15, 2017. 

Colorado Unemployment Rises 0.1 Percent in July

Employers in Colorado added 2,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from June to July for a total of 2,737,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,700 and government increased 100. June estimates were revised up to 2,734,500, and the over the month increase from May to June was 9,100 rather than the originally estimated 4,200.

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Major Expansion of Extreme Drought in Northwest Colorado

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Extreme conditions grew to encompass the remainder of Garfield and Gunnison counties, as well as all of Rio Blanco and Pitkin counties. Most of Eagle, Summit and Chaffee counties also entered extreme drought, in addition to portions of Lake, southwest Grand, west central Clear Creek and southern Jackson and Moffat counties.

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Hunters can check for closures, fire information through U.S. Forest Service and BLM web sites

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To check on national forest lands in Colorado, start by going to the web site of the U.S. Forest Service.

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National Child Support Awareness Month

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Established by former President William Jefferson Clinton through Proclamation 6814, to recognize the importance of child support programs at all levels of government and the professionals who operate the operate them, to ensuring children receive the necessary financial support to lead secure and healthy lives.

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Kiowa County 4-H Exhibitors Headed to the Colorado State Fair

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Sr-Shooting Sports-.22 Pistol

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