We wish to thank the following people for coming to our aid when lightning struck our pasture on July 17, north of Chivington, burning not our our land, but other grassland, too.

Rural Fire Departments from Eads, Bent County, Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, Sheridan Lake, Prowers County, and the City of Lamar. Also Kiowa County Employees, our families, friends and neighbors, Jerry Weber Water, Scherler Farms and Tallman farms for bring truck loads of water.

We are thankful that no structures or cattle were burned and no injuries.

We are deeply grateful for all your help.

By Chris Sorensen

Moisture continues to flow in the area, allowing for chances of afternoon and evening thunderstorms to develop over the area, which will continue into the middle of the week.

Saturday’s high temperature will be in the lower 90s before a warm up to the mid-90s lasting through Wednesday. Lower 90s will return Thursday before mid-80s are expected to arrive Friday. Overnight temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s over the weekend and throughout the week.

By Bob Garver

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.

Rick and Bonnie Morgan of Eads, 1962 Chevrolet C10 Pickup was named Best of Show at the 2016 McMillian Auto Car Show held on Saturday, July 23 in Ordway Colorado Conestoga Park. 

Stephen (Steve) F.  Young, 65, passed away peacefully at the Weisbrod Extended Care Unit in Eads, Co. on Friday, July 22, 2016.   Cancer took his life.

Steve made his home in Eads for years. He was a fun loving, gentle man with a good heart who enjoyed his private life but still had time for friends who would meet him around town.

One of our most popular features from the past 15 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 July 29, 2016, Kiowa County Press - full moon. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Held Over

The Secret Life of Pets; 6:45 p.m. daily

Starts Friday

The Legend of Tarzan; 8:35 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Ghostbusters

Purge: Election Year