The three Colorado wheat organizations, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), and Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF), are pleased to announce that Brad Erker, of Fort Collins, Colorado, has been selected to serve as the next Executive Director for the organizations.
Police in Greeley, Denver, Colorado Springs Make Most Arrests
May 3, 1960 – July 13, 2017
Memorial services for lifelong Lamar resident Carla J. Warman will be held at a later date.
Carla was born on May 3, 1960 at Lamar, Colorado to Carl W. and Dorothy “Dottie” (Austin) McCaslin. She passed away on July 13, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.
She is preceded in death by her fathers, Carl Willard Warman and Bill McCaslin, her maternal and paternal grandparents, and her uncle Ronnie Austin.
One-third of Colorado is now abnormally dry, a dramatic increase over less than 15 percent of the state’s area just one week ago.
In northeast Colorado, all of Sedgwick and Phillips counties, along with smaller portions of Logan, Weld and Yuma counties are now classified as abnormally dry after being drought-free last week. Portions of Larimer and Jackson counties in north central Colorado also shifted to abnormally dry.
The greatest expansion occurred in northwest and west Central Colorado, where all or portions of 22 counties are now under abnormally dry conditions.
Arkansas River Headwaters
The upper river is in excellent shape and improving by the day. Water flows have risen due to rain this week and an increased release from both Twin Lakes and Clear Creek Reservoir, but conditions are still within the ideal range for the wade fisherman. Visibility is good on the upper river. We are already seeing good caddis and golden stonefly activity mixed with drakes through Hayden Meadows down to Granite.
Clear Creek Reservoir
One of our most popular features for nearly 17 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.
Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.
Shown below - the front page of the July 14, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Thunderstorm over Kiowa and Prowers Counties. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.
Seasonal monsoon moisture that has brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to Colorado’s eastern plains for the latter half of the week will continue Saturday afternoon, while the west slope continues to see hot and mostly dry conditions.
Eastern Colorado
The Kiowa County Commissioner’s Regular meeting was called to order on June 29, 2017, at 9:05 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:
Richard Scott, Chairman of the Board
Cindy McLoud, Commissioner
Donald Oswald, Commissioner
Delisa Weeks, County Clerk
Tina Adamson, County Administrator
Oswald moved and McLoud seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. All Commissioners voted Affirmative.
Lois Norma Teixeira
(January 13, 1921 - July 13, 2017)
Mrs. Teixeira passed away at the Weisbrod Extended Care Unit in Eads. She was the mother of Terry Riley of Eads.
No public funeral services are planned.
