Every library has many jobs to do, hats to wear, and services to provide. The most commonly known service, though, is books. Everyone knows a library has books, but did you ever wonder what we do with books that are no longer being borrowed? We “weed” them!

One of our most popular features for over 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 January 12, 2018, Kiowa County Press - Sunset tumbleweed silhouette. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

Whether traveling to warmer weather or a snow-filled adventure, make sure flu is not your travel companion.

It’s not too late to get a flu vaccine if you haven’t already done so. It takes about two weeks for the vaccine to provide protection, so get vaccinated well before your trip to reduce your risk of catching and spreading flu.

Wherever you may be going this winter, protecting yourself and others from flu is important. Here are some useful tips for staying healthy during the winter months.

Before Your Trip

KIOWA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD           

BARBARA MCCOIN     JANUARY 13, 2019

KELLY COURKAMP      JANUARY 13, 2019

AUDREY JOHNSON     JANUARY 13, 2020

VERNA EBRIGHT         JANUARY 13, 2020

*CATHRYN ANDERSON          JANUARY 13, 2021

KIOWA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2017 semester. For the semester, 397 students from 24 states and three countries were named to the Dean’s List, with 246 students achieving a 4.0 grade point average.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework.

Colorado students are listed alphabetically by hometown. Students with an asterisk by their name earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.

This family favorite can be made in minutes! Enjoy with a side salad and a whole grain biscuit or dinner roll.

Ingredients

4 top loin pork chops
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce, reduced sodium
2 tablespoons light honey mustard

All corn stocks in Colorado on December 1, 2017 were 119.70 million bushels, up 12 percent from December 1, 2016, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey and December Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to 69.00 million bushels, up 11 percent from a year ago. All corn stored off farms amounted to 50.70 million bushels, up 13 percent from a year ago. Off-farm sorghum stocks totaled 6.01 million bushels.

Birthdays

January 15

• Elizabeth Davis
• Reta Saltzgaver
• Monty Weeks
• Kathy Specht
• Connie Koeller

January 16

• Sean Lening
• Sandra McClave
• Lance Mosness
• Kyle Coen
• William N. Woelk
• Caitlyn Lancaster

January 17

• Jordyn Weeks
• Zoe Engstrom
• Skylar Watson
• Athena Crum

January 18

The 2017 corn for grain crop is estimated at 185.90 million bushels, 16 percent above last year’s production of 160.29 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 143.0 bushels per acre is 6.0 bushels per acre above the yield realized last year. Area harvested for grain in 2017, at 1.30 million acres, is 130,000 acres above last year.