By Chris Sorensen

Cooler than average temperatures, accompanied by continued flow of monsoon moisture into the area and across the southwest U.S. will mark the weekend.

For those planning trips to the southern mountains, be aware of flash flood watches in many areas. Some parts of the mountains have already received up to one inch of rain over the past day, creating saturated soils. An additional one to two inches is expected through Saturday.

A horse in Weld County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first confirmed case of WNV in a horse in 2016. This index case was diagnosed by Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fort Collins.

Vaccines in horses have proven to be a very effective prevention tool. Horses that have been vaccinated in past years need an annual booster shot. However, if an owner did not vaccinate their animal in previous years, the horse will need the two-shot vaccination series within a three to four week period.

By Eads USDA Service Center Staff

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• CCC-633EZ Page 1 – Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) agreement and request – MUST BE SIGNED AND ON FILE WITH FSA OFFICE BEFORE SELLING THE GRAIN.  
• COC meeting -  August 9^th
• 2^nd Tuesday each month - Farm Loan personnel in Kiowa County FSA Office. 
• CRP GRASSLANDS SIGNUP - No date announced for deadline.

KIOWA COUNTY LOAN RATE FOR WHEAT

Local students, listed below by hometown, have been awarded scholarships from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., for the 2016 to 2017 academic year.

Some students on this list have been previously announced, but the scholarships in this list are in addition to or are a higher-value replacement for an earlier scholarship.

Fort Hays State is one of six public universities in the Kansas Board of Regents system.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public input through an on-line survey regarding a new elk-management plan for an area near Gunnison. The new plan will guide elk management in Game Management Units 66 and 67, which are located south of Gunnison and north of Lake City.
Hunters and other interested in providing comments can fill out a survey and comment form on-line at https://www.research.net/r/GunnisonDAU​ .

Pages  from the Past

 15 Years Ago

August 10, 2001

• USDA UPDATE: Hot dry weather is affecting the springs crops. Grain sorghum & corn seems  stress the most, while millet & Sunflowers seem to be in a little better condition. Additional rains need soon to avoid a repeat of disastrous 2000 crop year.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Ghostbusters, stars Melissa McCarthy, 6:45 p.m. daily

The Purge - Election Year, 9:00 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Ice age: Collision Course

Star Trek: Beyond

Lights Out

Robert L. Harris was born on November 2, 1939 in Monte Vista, Colorado to Cecil and Celastine Harris.  “Bob” as he was affectionately known was married to Norma DeMarcus and they raised two children, Dale and Pamela.  Norma passed away in 1985, and Bob never re-married.  In 1975 Bob and his family moved from Pueblo, Colorado to Kansas City, Kansas.

Birthdays

August 8

Tate Krentz

Nola Engstrom

Brock Owens

Robin Fox

Wesley Richardson

Daniel Weirich

Rebecca Meder

Jeremy Splitter

August 9

Mikaela Shivers

Kyler Frazee

Ricky Morgan

Jeff Lane

Duane Kahler

TJ Galloway

Cody Cordova

Ron Specht

Jase Weirich

Frankie Stoker

August 10

Jessica Kelley

Makenzia Blodgett