Seasonal monsoon moisture moving across southern Colorado dumped several inches of rain across southeast counties Saturday night. The National Weather Service issued several flood alerts, including flash flood warnings for areas around Eads and Buena Vista, along with flood advisories in at least seven counties.
Below are photos from the impacts to Eads in Kiowa County. Video is also available here.
LEGAL NOTICE OF BID
Town of Eads Trustees hereby gives notice to bidders that until 5:00 p.m., Tuesday August 8th, 2017. Sealed bids will be received for providing all labor, materials, services, and equipment required for the 2017 Chip Seal Project. The work includes the application of chip seal in the Town of Eads.
NOTICE TO EXISTING AND POTENTIAL
EASTERN SLOPE RURAL TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION CUSTOMERS:
The three Colorado wheat organizations, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), and Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF), are pleased to announce that Brad Erker, of Fort Collins, Colorado, has been selected to serve as the next Executive Director for the organizations.
Police in Greeley, Denver, Colorado Springs Make Most Arrests
May 3, 1960 – July 13, 2017
Memorial services for lifelong Lamar resident Carla J. Warman will be held at a later date.
Carla was born on May 3, 1960 at Lamar, Colorado to Carl W. and Dorothy “Dottie” (Austin) McCaslin. She passed away on July 13, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.
She is preceded in death by her fathers, Carl Willard Warman and Bill McCaslin, her maternal and paternal grandparents, and her uncle Ronnie Austin.
One-third of Colorado is now abnormally dry, a dramatic increase over less than 15 percent of the state’s area just one week ago.
In northeast Colorado, all of Sedgwick and Phillips counties, along with smaller portions of Logan, Weld and Yuma counties are now classified as abnormally dry after being drought-free last week. Portions of Larimer and Jackson counties in north central Colorado also shifted to abnormally dry.
The greatest expansion occurred in northwest and west Central Colorado, where all or portions of 22 counties are now under abnormally dry conditions.
Arkansas River Headwaters
The upper river is in excellent shape and improving by the day. Water flows have risen due to rain this week and an increased release from both Twin Lakes and Clear Creek Reservoir, but conditions are still within the ideal range for the wade fisherman. Visibility is good on the upper river. We are already seeing good caddis and golden stonefly activity mixed with drakes through Hayden Meadows down to Granite.
Clear Creek Reservoir
One of our most popular features for nearly 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 July 14, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Thunderstorm over Kiowa and Prowers Counties. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.
