By Michelle Wyckoff
Bluetooth. Described by someone in cyberspace as “a telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computers and personal data assistants (PDAs) can be easily interconnected using a short-range wireless connection. Described by me as “one of the seven wonders of the world”, right behind tweezers, Amazon.com, facial moisturizer, the Grand Canyon, new haircuts, cars that park themselves, and sock monkeys.
There will be a Memorial Service for Jesse C. Jacobs of Tolleson, Az. Wed. Nov. 9th at 2 pm at the Prairie View Assisted Living in Las Animas Colorado at 2 pm.
Jesse had many family and friends in Kiowa County and the surrounding area and will be missed by all.
By Chris Sorensen
The United States Geologic Survey recorded a magnitude 3.1 quake six miles east of Greeley shortly before 10:00 a.m. Sunday. The earthquake was centered within one-half mile of the town of Kersey in Weld County
Coincidentally, a 3.1 earthquake was also recorded just south of the Colorado-New Mexico border late Saturday. Both were about three miles below the surface.
No damage reports have been received for either quake.
Baca and Otero Counties will be hosting free legal self-help clinics via computer link for people without attorneys. Volunteer attorneys provide one-on-one assistance.
The Baca County clinic, sponsored by the Baca County Board of County Commissioners and hosted at the Baca County Library, is held the second Wednesday of the month starting at 3:00 p.m. The library is located at 1260 South Main Street, Springfield, in Suite 1 of the Resource Center. Call the library at 719-523-6962 to sign up. Free clinics are currently scheduled for November 9 and December 14.
Kiowa County has gained two truck stops over the past few weeks, both located at the northwest corner of Eads along Highway 287.
The first to open, Home Town Gas & Grill, is a project undertaken by Eads Consumers Supply Company, and replaces the significantly smaller Country C-Store at the southeast end of Eads.
Home Town Gas & Grill features a spacious retail area with snacks and beverages as well as an equally spacious dining area.
By Chris Sorensen
Unseasonably warm days are expected to continue this week, however clear nights will allow temperatures to drop near or below freezing.
Portions of southeast Colorado received rain overnight Saturday, however amounts are unlikely be enough to break drought conditions that strengthened significantly over the past week.
Sunday’s high will be in the mid-60s, with the low falling to near 40. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is in the forecast, however less than one-tenth inch of rain is expected.
By Chris Sorensen
A registering 3.1 on the Richter Scale occurred Saturday evening shortly before 11:00 p.m.
The epicenter was 93 miles south of Pueblo, Colorado, just south of the Colorado-New Mexico border, and occurred at a depth of about three miles.
No damage reports have been received. The area has been subject to frequent quakes of a similar size.
Funding is available in six focus areas, including data analytics tools and precision conservation
Slim Randles
“All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin …” so goes the famous hymn we once learned in Sunday school and didn’t figure out what it meant for another 20 years or so.
But now is the time of harvest. Now is the gathering in. The crops are gathered in. Firewood for winter storms is gathered in. Fruit from the orchards is gathered in. This year’s crop of spring calves is gathered in.
