Down at the sale barn Saturday, the think tank had coagulated there with coffees to go to celebrate spring. Doc and Dud had their dogs with them, while Bert and Dewey and Steve went stag.

Dud tried to start a conversation, but the loudspeaker soon drove them outside, where they arrayed themselves on dropped tailgates and waited to hear what Dud had in mind.

“I thought about it a lot,” Dud said, “and I wondered what the favorite part of my job was, and wondered if you fellas ever gave that any thought, too.”

They nodded. Yes, by mutual consent a worthy subject.

15 Years Ago

April 11, 2003

HAPPINESS

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:13

Are you getting ready to do some spring cleaning? If you are like most of us, you will toss out some papers as spring nears. April also happens to be Records and Information Management month. Identity thieves know that we often toss out valuable information during a spring cleaning purge, and they are on the lookout for anything they can grab that will help them steal your identity. Below are a few tips to keep your identity safe while you freshen up your home.

Town of Eads, Colorado - Ordinance #405

Whereas on the appointed date of the Eads Town Council Meeting  the mayor of said town is afforded voting privileges in the following situations:

1. The Mayor of Eads can vote in the event of a tie among the voting members of the Town Council.

Whereas, theTown Council of Eads, Colorado places this ordinance into effect on this 10^thday of April 2018. 

• Interactive Map – Colorado Statewide Fishing Conditions – April 14, 2018
• Kiowa County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - March 29, 2018
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Conditions Report - Statewide

Rivers and Creeks

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• PRIMARY NESTING SEASON -  March 15^th -  July 15 -  NO CRP Contract Management ALLOWED
• CRP – Initial and re-seeding of permanent cover -  Deadline April 30^th
• FARM LOAN Personnel in Kiowa County Service Center – Tuesday, May 8^th  
• Conservation District Meeting -  Thursday, April 19^th -  8:00 A.M.

Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the first deadline has just passed, NASS will continue to accept Census information through the spring to get a complete and accurate picture of American agriculture that represents all farmers and ranchers.