By Chris Sorensen

UPDATE: The chance of thunderstorms for Sunday afternoon has been increased to 40 percent, and further increases to 50 percent for the late evening up to midnight.

With the official start of summer just over a week away, temperatures mainly in the 90s will close out spring for southern Colorado.

A chance of thunderstorms returns to southeast Colorado Sunday as a front moves into the area, and ramps up to a potential for severe storms Monday into the evening.

Colorado has had its share of natural disasters.  In trying to become better prepared, you may discuss and create plans for yourselves and family, but there is one family member who is often overlooked – your pet.  One of the reasons people are most likely to return to danger zones is to save their pets.  Do you have a disaster plan in place for your pet(s)?  They depend on us for their safety, and being prepared can make all the difference in a life threatening situation. Check out the pet preparedness tips below:

By Slim Randles

Our day is filled with heat at this time of year. It commands our attention and makes our work harder. As we toil, we daydream not about love or success, but things as mundane as shade and a cool drink.

But though the oppressive heat weighs on our brains and taxes our bodies, it is the price we pay for being allowed to spend time outdoors … and it has its one singular consolation: our summer evenings.

When the sun goes down in summer, it’s romantic enough to hug a cactus.

By Pastor Rich Z

TALK TOO MUCH?

“A gossip betrays confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.” Proverbs 20:19

Beware of the Beltless Campaign Shows That Not Buckling Up Puts Others at Risk

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 June 10, 2016, Kiowa County Press - thunderstorm clouds over eastern Kiowa County. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

With less than two weeks left for the U.S. Senate to act before Vermont’s GMO-labeling mandate takes effect and the negative consequences spread across the nation, Colorado leaders called on U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner to urge Senate leadership to bring a bipartisan solution to the Senate floor for a vote.

 15 Years Ago

June 15, 2001

Dorothy M. Ellicott, Eads,  was inducted into the 2001 Edition of International Who’s Who of Professionals. Ellicott was among the first employees of Neoplan USA Corp. when they started bus manufacturing in Lamar, CO

25 Years Ago

June 13, 1991

The hours for the Eads Swimming Pool- Monday thru Saturday 1pm-5pm; Sundays 2pm-6pm

By Eads USDA Service Center

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: