Colorado now has three fires burning in the northwest part of the state, with nearly 6,000 acres consumed. The latest fire is in Garfield county, while the remaining fires are located in Routt County.
The latest fire, known as the Himes Peak Fire, is burning inside 2002’s Big Fish Fire perimeter 46 miles east of Meeker.
The blaze was started September 1 by lightning in steep terrain that has a large number of dead and down trees.
An earthquake occurred just south of the Colorado-New Mexico border early Friday morning.
According to the United State Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 12:53 a.m., and was centered about 27 miles southwest of Trinidad on the Canadian River at a depth of three miles. It registered 3.7 on the Richter Scale.
Only three people have reported feeling the quake, and no damages have been reported.
Small earthquakes are common in the area, including a 3.9 quake that occurred in June.
Friday, September 8
Golf at LaJunta 9:00 a.m.
Livestock Sale 9:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m. HS FB (H) Genoa-Hugo
Saturday, September 9
10:00 a.m. Parade
Monday, September 11
8:00 a.m. Jostens in Library
1:00 p.m. 3rd through 8th Grades Flag Education HS Gym w/ Kit Carson VFW
3:30 p.m. STUCO Meeting
7:00 p.m. FFA Meeting
Lunch: Chicken Tortilla
Tuesday, September 12
In the wake of the massive Equifax security breach that has potentially made 143 million Americans vulnerable identity theft, many are left wonder what they can do to protect themselves from identify thieves and financial issues that result from having their personal information used fraudulently.
Equifax, one of the three leading credit reporting agencies, announced Thursday that its systems had been compromised, potentially affecting 143 million people, or nearly half of all Americans.
The Colorado State University extension office in Pueblo is offering low-cost training for people interested in selling home-made foods. The training meets the requirements of the Colorado Cottage Food Act.
Two classes, entitled Cottage Food Safety Training, will be presented by Extension Agent Laura Krause. The first class will be October 3 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the CSU Extension Office, located at 701 Court Street, Suite C, in Pueblo. The class will be repeated November 7 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Eligible hunters are encouraged to apply for a chance at a private land elk and mule deer hunts on the Collins Mountain Ranch or the Miller Creek Ranch in Rio Blanco County, two prime, private land hunting areas in northwest Colorado.
The unique opportunity developed through a perpetual wildlife conservation easement agreement between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and both ranches.
Hurricane Irma is remaining on a projected course that will take it to the Florida Keys as a major hurricane by early Sunday.
The storm, currently classified as category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is north of Cuba. The path, which may be subject to significant revisions over the coming days, takes Irma northwest along the Cuban coast before turning to a more northerly course that will pass over the Keys Sunday and then across the central Florida peninsula as a somewhat weakened hurricane through Monday.
An 8.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded offshore from Chiapas, Mexico, overnight according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake occurred nearly 44 miles below the surface at 10:50 p.m. mountain time Thursday, and was reported to be felt in Austin, Texas, nearly 1,300 miles away.
Hot, dry and smoky are the key words for Kiowa county as the annual fair and rodeo are underway in Eads.
