Why did the lesser prairie chicken cross the state line?

Well, if Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists are successful, the answer will be to rebuild populations of the rare and vulnerable bird that has mostly disappeared from the sagebrush and grasslands of the southeast corner of the state.

John Morrell and Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may contain metal according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The beef franks items were produced on January 26, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:

One of our most popular features over the past 16 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County.

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 May 19, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Wheat in Kiowa County. Photo by Chris Sorensen.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Smurfs - The Lost Village, 6:45 p.m. daily

How to be a Latin Lover, stars Eugenio Derbez, 8:35 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Snatched

King Arthur

The late-season storm system that brought heavy, wet snow to portions of western Colorado and the mountains, along with showers and thunderstorms to the eastern Colorado, will continue moving out of the state Friday.

15 Years Ago

May 17, 2002

• Wild Horse Roundup-Curtis Schrimp: Ladies club met Thursday. Not quite as big a crowd as usual, but the food was good and so was the visiting.

• USDA Update-Rod Johnson: Due to the signing of the new Farm Bill, the FSA Offices have been advised they are to stop processing reconstitution of farm units

25 Years Ago

May 14, 1992

“Snatched” has a script credited to Katie Dippold, but she clearly didn’t write much of her characters’ dialogue. This is one of those comedies where the actors are told to ad lib ad nauseam. There are a few cases where this strategy works, when the actors have good chemistry and the director doesn’t settle for just any old take. There are many more cases where this strategy doesn’t work because the actors don’t know what to do and it throws off the pacing of the movie.

Kiowa County 4-H Livestock Judging Team Ready to Wrap Up Year

• The Kiowa County Public Library is having a Buy One Get One Free Book Sale until May 31

• Kiowa County Public Library District’s Summer Reading Program. Summer Reading is for children ages 3-12 and will be July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27 from 1:00-2:30 PM at the library. Early registration begins on June 19.