By Bob Garver

This week at Lamar Theatre

Held Over

Disney's Moana, 6:45 p.m. daily

Starts Friday

Office Christmas Party, stars Jennifer Aniston, 8:50 p.m. daily

Regular Pricing Thursday for Moana

CLOSED Christmas Eve and Christmas day

 ORDINANCE NO. 402

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER, SANITATION, AND SEWER IN THE TOWN OF EADS, COLORADO, REPEALING ALL INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF EADS, STATE OF COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.  WATER RATES.  Effective January 1, 2017, the water rates shall be established as follows:

The following vouchers were paid at the Regular Meetings held on November 15, 2016 and November 22, 2016 to be paid out of 2016 Budget to wit:

COUNTY GENERAL

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Gobbell-Hayes Partnership Brownfield Grant           $1,550.67

            $1,550.67

FAIR BOARD

Cobblestone CPRA Rodeo Crew-Motel Rooms          $2,412.78

Applications Must be received by Friday, February 17, 2016

Producers in Colorado who are interested in implementing conservation practices to improve natural resources on their private agricultural land have until Friday, February 17, 2016, to submit applications for FY 2017 funding through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).  Eligible applications that are received after February 17th will be considered during a later time and will be processed throughout the fiscal year as needed.

The regular Kiowa County Commissioners meeting was called to order on November 15, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott. Oswald opened the meeting with prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance:

Richard Scott, Chairman of the Board

Cindy McLoud, Commissioner

Donald Oswald, Commissioner

Delisa Weeks, County Clerk

Tina Adamson, County Administrator

McLoud moved and Oswald seconded the motion to accept the minutes as presented. All Commissioners voted Affirmative.

Fanny Murdock Giving Trees, tradition started years ago, will be put up around the county. Trees will be located at the Towner Senior Center, the Sheridan Lake Post Office, Eads, Post Office and the Kiowa County National Bank in Eads

• Dec. 24, 2016  Christmas Eve Service, Saturday, at 4:00 at the Eads First Christian Church on North Maine Street.

• Eads Drivers License December Schedule 20-21-27-28 MVR Reports Available

By Chris Sorensen

Despite recent snow storms, drought conditions in Colorado have remained largely unchanged over the past few weeks, with nearly all the state in some level of dryness.

With the continued exception of northeast Moffat County, all of western Colorado is considered abnormally dry, the lowest level of drought.

The Kiowa County Courthouse,

Public Health & Social Services Offices

will be CLOSED

Friday, December 23^rd &

Monday, December 26^th

The Eads & Haswell Landfills

 will be closed Friday & Saturday

December 23^rd & 24^th

In observance of Christmas

CSP applications must be received by February 3, 2017 for funding consideration.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for its improved Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Applications must be submitted to the local Field Offices by close of business on February 3, 2017.