A fire weather watch that had been announced Saturday for 14 southeast Colorado counties has been upgraded to a red flag warning.

For decades, planetary scientists have suspected that ancient Mars was a much warmer, wetter environment than it is today, but estimates of just how much water Mars has lost since its formation vary widely.

Kiowa County Republicans will meet Tuesday, March 6, at 7:00 p.m. to begin the election process for 2018.

The caucus is a small, grassroots meeting held to select committee people to represent the precinct on the GOP central committee for a 2-year term, as well as elect delegates to the county assembly. It is at the assembly that candidates for assessor, clerk, coroner, district 2 commissioner, sheriff, and treasurer for Kiowa County will be nominated.

15 Years Ago

February 21, 2003

QUICK-TEMPERED

“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.” Proverbs 14:2

Dewey picked up Emily’s yellow dress at the cleaners and drove it back to her here in the valley. They had managed to get most of the wine stains out. But what Dewey hadn’t managed to get out that fateful evening at the Italian restaurant was his vow of eternal love for Emily and a suggestion that they become mister and missus Decker.

Oh well, he might give it another try tonight. But this darn clumsiness of his always seemed to get in the way.

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The United States Geological Survey recorded a relatively minor earthquake near Trinidad in Las Animas county Saturday night.

The quake measured 3.6 on the Richter scale, and was located 18 miles west of Trinidad at a depth of about three miles. Two hours after it occurred, only four people had reported feeling the quake.

The location is just outside the southwest boundary of the Spanish Peaks State Wildlife area.

The risk for fire Monday will be elevated across a number of southeast Colorado counties.