A cold front has descended across eastern Colorado which will drop Tuesdays high temperatures by 20 or more degrees compared to Monday.
While the northern and southern parts of the eastern plains can expect temperatures in the low to mid-70s, the central plains will be even cooler, with highs in the upper 60s. Across the area, look for cloudy conditions Tuesday morning that will gradually clear later in the day.
Julienne "Julie" Rosalind Johnson
(July 14, 1921 - September 4, 2017)
Funeral services are pending. Mrs. Johnson passed away at Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home
Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen overnight and has now reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds at 175 miles per hour. While the storm’s strength will fluctuate, it is expected to remain a Category 4 or 5 storm for several days.
The storm formed over the Atlantic Ocean last week, and rapidly became a major hurricane – those storms reaching Category 3 and above – as it tracks west.
Police in Pueblo are searching for a man they say was impersonating a law enforcement officer and stopped at least one person last week.
Hurricane Irma, which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean last week, continued to gain strength as it continues on a path that currently takes it towards the continental United States.
The storm reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale Monday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. Irma is moving west at 13 mph. The storm is expected to remain on a westerly path into Tuesday before turning slightly toward the northwest later in the day.
Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe. A companion spacecraft, Voyager 2, had launched a few weeks earlier on August 20, 1977.
At around 13 billion miles away, Voyager 1 has traveled the furthest distance from Earth for a human-created object. Voyager 2 has a record of its own – the longest continuously operating spacecraft.
If you live in or are traveling through Colorado, you may have noticed smoke in the air Sunday, which became even heavier Monday.
Fires burning in the Pacific Northwest and Montana are producing huge volumes of smoke that is being pulled into Colorado, particularly the eastern half of the state. Neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas are also being blanketed with smoke that is giving the sky an orange tint.
Breakfast
September 4: Hash browns, sausage, toast, orange juice, V8, milk, fruit
September 5: Egg patty, toast, apple juice, V8, milk, fruit
September 6: No school
September 7: No School
Lunch
September 4: Burritos – bean and cheese, green chili, applesauce, milk, fruit and vegetable bar
September 5: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, milk, fruit and vegetable bar
September 6: No school
September 7: No school
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up the other.” Ecclesiastes 4: 9:10.
Remington Brandt, formerly of Eads, and Camie Idler, a McClave graduate, were married in a mountain setting near Rye, Colorado. Brandt is a graduate Colorado State University-Pueblo and Camie is a Dental Hygienist after graduating from Pueblo Community College.
