Breakfast

January 23: Waffles, orange juice, milk, mixed fruit

January 24: Egg patty, toast, sausage, grape juice

January 25: Muffins, yogurt, apple juice, milk, fruit

January 26: Doughnuts, cereal, grape juice, milk, orange

Lunch

January 23: Pizza day

January 24: Italian beef steaks, buttered noodles, oranges, Jell-O cups, milk, fruit and salad bar

January 25: Nachos, lettuce, tomato, cinnamon bread, Mandarin oranges, milk, fruit and salad bar

January 26: Hoagie sandwiches, chips, cookie, apple, milk, fruit and salad bar

By Chris Sorensen

An upper level disturbance near the Four Corners area is expected to move east across the Colorado plains through the day Friday, bringing snow and rain showers to the area into the afternoon and evening hours.

By Chris Sorensen

A week after snow and ice impacted most of the state, Colorado’s drought conditions improved slightly, with two areas of severe drought disappearing.

Western Colorado moved back to normal conditions late last year, while the mountains and eastern plains are still in abnormally dry or worse conditions.

The Importance of “Yes Sir and Yes Ma’am”

By Jeramy McNeely

New business filings exhibited “unrelenting growth” in the final quarter of 2016, while the energy sector has reached bottom but is in the early stages of recovery, according to the latest report analyzing Colorado Secretary of State data.

The Quarterly Business & Economic Indicators Report also showed that employment growth is projected to continue but at sa lower pace in the first half of 2017.

And to few Coloradans’ surprise, the report also notes enormous differences in growth persist between the urban and rural parts of the state.

RESTRICTION ALERT: Beginning 01/30/2017 until 12/2017, on US-287 through the town of Lamar, CO from Saddle Club Drive to County Road JJ .

No loads over 12 feet wide and 80 feet in length, twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week. This affects both directions of travel

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Sing, 6:45 p.m. daily

Held Over

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 8:50 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Hidden Figures

Underworld

Monster Trucks

Bye Bye Man

Patriots Day

The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University (CSU) Extension are partnering with the MarketReady team from the University of Kentucky for a two-day course on scaling-up farm businesses for wholesale markets. Potential markets include grocery stores, restaurants, schools, and food distributors.

A lynx that was found dead on a ski slope January 8 at the Purgatory Ski Resort died of natural causes, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday. The lynx was seen by dozens of people at the ski area and a video of the cat was viewed on social media nearly 1 million times.

A necropsy of the 11-year-old male found a tumor in the animal’s throat that prevented it from eating. Although not common, tumors are found in wildlife.

While the news was greeted with regret by many people, this lynx is symbolic of the success of CPW’s reintroduction program.

Every Friday 2 pm coffee hour at Prairie Pines

• Coffee Hour every Thursday Morning 9 am at Weisbrod ECU

• On Thursday, January 26, 2017, a staff member from the office of Congressman Ken Buck will hold mobile office hours in the Kiowa County Courthouse Meeting Room in Eads 2:00-3:00 PM

Mon Jan 30 1:00 pm Science Fair and Dinner Plainview School