By Chris Sorensen

Another spring storm is set to enter southeast Colorado Thursday, bringing increasing chances of rain Friday and mixing with snow Saturday.

The Kiowa County Commissioner’s Regular Meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott on March 14, 2017. Oswald opened the meeting with a 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

Oswald moved and McLoud seconded to approve the minutes of the last meeting as presented. All Commissioners voted Affirmative.

The National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Feed, Food & Industrial Use Action Team recently agreed to contribute $10,000 in support of wildfire-relief efforts within Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

In order to move ahead of expected weather issues Friday, the Eads High School home baseball game against Granada will start at 1:00 p.m. instead of 3:00 p.m. as originally scheduled.

An additional arrest has been made involving the alleged sexual assault of an 8-year-old South Fork girl dating back to late 2015. 

Helen Price, 56, was arrested in Moravia, Iowa, by deputies with the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. She is being held on multiple counts of sexual assault against a child and is awaiting extradition to Colorado. Price’s bond is set at $150,000.

2nd Annual Spring Fling Craft Fair Saturday, April 1, 2017  9am to 2pm  Plainview School Gymnasium Sheridan Lake CO Lunch Available on Site by Sophomore Class

• Eads Driver’s License Schedule Renewal’s Only April 4-5-18-19-25-26

• Kiowa County Clerk’s Office will be closed April 11 @3pm, April12 & 13 for Training; April 14 Good Friday

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order, which was signed Tuesday, that modifies federal policies relating to climate change:

“Today’s Executive Order by the President pulling back on policies addressing climate change will not deter Colorado’s efforts. Natural gas has become more economical than coal, and Colorado is a national leader on wind and solar energy, which are a boon to our economy, jobs and the environment.