Holiday Parties Enforcement Begins Friday

A federal judge has issued a $5.5 million civil penalty against Zen Magnets LLC, a Colorado company, which illegally sold powerful small magnets that already had been recalled by another company, the Justice Department announced.  Because of the company’s inability to pay the penalty, most of it was suspended.

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site has changed to its winter for the season. The park will be open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am through 4:00 pm and closed Saturday and Sunday. This schedule will remain in effect through March 31, 2017. 

The park will be closed in observance of the Christmas (Sunday and Monday, December 25-26) and New Year’s Day Holidays (Sunday and Monday, January 1-2).

Colorado agriculture feeds the state, nation and world and continues to be a key driver to the state’s economy, with Colorado agricultural exports totaling nearly $2 billion annually. To honor Colorado companies for their agricultural export efforts, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting nominations for the third annual Governor’s Award for Agricultural Exporting.

American Legion Post #125 would like to say Thank You to Paul Kelley for retrieving, folding and bringing the American Flag from the roadside park back to us.  The mild breezes that we have here had snapped the cable.

The cable will be replaced or repaired as soon as possible, so that our Flag can once again fly proudly over the monument.  Thank you again Paul.

By Chris Sorensen

The start of December is hinting at more frequent prospects of snow.

Allows Consumers to Make More Informed Decisions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a critical step in ensuring that consumers have updated nutritional information for meat and poultry products, helping Americans make better informed decisions when purchasing meat and poultry products.

The period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s can make-or-break a small retailer-

By Betsy Markey, SBA Region VIII Administrator

NOTICE OF BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that:  A proposed budget has been submitted to the Kiowa County Public Library District Board of Trustees for the ensuing year of 2017; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Kiowa County Public Library, where same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the regular meeting of the Kiowa County Public Library District Board of Trustees to be held in the Kiowa County Public Library on

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

AND APPROPRIATION

Notice is hereby given that:  a proposed Resolution for a Supplemental Budget and Appropriation has been submitted to the Kiowa County Public Library District Board of Trustees for the current 2016 year for the purpose of expending unappropriated revenue.  The unappropriated revenue in the amount of $3,000.00 will be used for various Operating Expenses.