By Chris Sorensen
Ice and snow are coming to southeast Colorado this weekend, and travel conditions are expected to become treacherous across the area.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the area beginning at 11:00 p.m. Saturday and continuing until 11:00 a.m. Monday.
January 11, 2002
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper issued a brief statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision against reimbursing private businesses and individuals for claims of damages from the Gold King Mine spill:
One of our most popular features over the past 16 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.
Shown below - the front page of the January 13, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Snow returns to Kiowa County. Photo by Chris Sorensen.
Seniors
A Honor Roll (A’s only)
Chance Fowler
B Honor Roll (A’s and B’s only)
Micah Crawford, Cameron Crow, Kelly Ramos, Trenton Rittgers, Lakota Roberson, Avery Snover, Fredrick Turner, Rhett Uhland
Juniors
A Honor Roll
Madison Kelley
B Honor Roll
Zachary Haase, Trey McDowell, Brenna Rouse, Mariah Smith, Mindi Uhland
Sophomores
A Honor Roll
Emily Gyurman, Miranda Michek, Hadlie Rittgers, Lauren Spady
B Honor Roll
Nicholas Epper, Kaylee Wilson
Freshmen
A Honor Roll
Hello everyone! For those of you that don’t know, my name is Jeramy McNeely and I am the new Kiowa County Extension Agent. You might remember me from a few years ago when I was the 4-H Agent for both Cheyenne and Kiowa Counties. After a hiatus of playing music and working on the Jolly Ranch north of Kit Carson, I have landed the opportunity to come back to the world
Beginning Monday, January 16, Praise Community Church in Eads will re-introduce its Monday after-school program.
Church representatives will be at the school by 4:00 p.m. Mondays to escort participating children to the service, which will conclude by 5:30 p.m.
For additional information, contact Pastor Tony Jensen at tonyjtiger@gmail.com.
Colorado produces a wide variety of specialty crops, from peaches and apples to chiles and hops. To help develop and promote the state’s specialty crops, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod.
Legislation makes water more affordable for rural Colorado
With snow storms continuing to impact the state throughout the long winter season, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reminds all property owners, renters and private snow removal operators that it is against the law to deposit snow onto or next to a public highway.
