Summer Blitz Enforcement Begins June 16

Baseball, barbecues and warm weather brought Coloradans together to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, and law enforcement across the state was on high alert to keep roads free from impaired drivers. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 96 local law enforcement agencies combined efforts for the The Heat Is On Memorial Day DUI enforcement, arresting 331 impaired drivers during the holiday weekend. 

Saturday, June 3^rd, the Kiowa County 4-H Cloverbuds, led by Gloria Trosper, met at Prairie Pines for a planting event!  Weeks prior Kiowa County Extension Agent, Jeramy McNeely, met with Tina Kraft, Prairie Pines Administrator and discussed the possibility of adding a raised garden that the residents might enjoy.  Not long afterward Kip Peck stepped up and volunteered to donate the wood for this large project, and Jeramy spent his afternoons putting it together out at the fairgrounds.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, in partnership with the Black Canyon Astronomical Society, will be celebrating the starlit skies of Western Colorado with their 8th annual Astronomy Festival June 21-24. Black Canyon was designated as an International Dark Sky Park in September of 2015 – one of a small number of National Park Service sites that are recognized for exceptional dark skies that are perfect for star gazing. 

Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas has been awarded a $5,499 Innovative Technology Grant from the Kansas Board of Regents. The funds will support the Crime Scene Investigation program and will be used to purchase a thermal imaging camera that will expand the capabilities of the drone that is currently being used by the Crime Scene Investigation program.

Ira Stamphill….. ‘ I’ve got a mansion just over the hill top, in that bright land where we’ll never grow old; And some day yonder we will never more wander, but walk on streets that are purest gold.” It is comforting for me and Carla Gifford when we remember that our dear friend, Glaida Belle (Peterson) Craven of Kit Carson has passed to Heaven, and that both of sets of our parents are having a joyful time together in that bright land.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 01-2017

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 4, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Kiowa records.

Original Grantor(s) CONNIE SUE MCPHERSON

Original Beneficiary(ies) STATE BANK OF WILEY

Last fall, with the concern of continued dry weather, the Crowley County Commissioners and the local Colorado State University Extension office in Crowley County printed a brochure obtained from the Firewise website (http://www.firewise.org/wildfire-preparedness/teaching-tools/brochures-andbooklets.

aspx): How to Have a Firewise Home. With the wildfires that occurred in Colorado late last summer and with the much needed moisture we have received this spring, we would again like to remind homeowners to be aware of what they can do to protect their home in the event of a wildfire.

Updated this week - 2008 and 2009 back issues have been added to our online archive. A new events calendar has been added to supplement our weekly Upcomine Events column. Non-commercial event listings are always free; sent your event information to kiowacountypress@gmail.com.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue periodically this week across eastern Colorado, and summer temperatures are on the way.

Sunday, storms will be possible in the southern mountains, bringing a risk of small hail, heavy rain, and wind gusts to 45 miles-per-hour. Expect sunny skies and mostly dry conditions over the eastern plains, with temperatures in the 70s and low 80s.

Conditions Monday will be similar, with temperatures reaching the mid-80s. Overnight, there is a slight chance of showers.