By John Launius - Park Ranger - National Park Service Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering a free Hunter Education Course, Nov. 2 - 4, at Lathrop State Park. This course is mandatory to receive a Colorado Hunter Education Card which is a requirement for purchasing a hunting license in Colorado.
The course will run from 4 to 9 p.m. each day and will be taught by the local CPW District Wildlife Manager. Class size is limited to 33 so pre-registration is highly encouraged. You must be at least 10 years of age to participate

By Katharine N. Lotspeich

USDA announced September 30, 2016 that Colorado winter wheat production broke a record in 2016, with an average yield of 48 bushels per acre. This is the highest ever yield per acre for Colorado and raises the total production in 2016 to 105.12 million bushels. The 10-year average for winter wheat production is 78.2 million bushels, or 35.8 bushels per acre.

Fall Family Fun on the Farm

15 Years Ago

October 12, 2001

• Kiowa County is currently suffering from a shortage of qualified day care providers, and the Department of Social Services is seeking anyone interested in providing this valuable service to children within the county.

• Harvest of fall crops is progressing ahead of schedule. Several producers are nearly finished wit harvest.

October 2, 2016 at approximately 1:52 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol was notified of single vehicle rollover crash on Hwy 96 at mile post 190 in Kiowa County involving a Kiowa County Fire truck. The crash location was approximately 3 miles west of Sheridan Lake.

The 1980 Chevrolet pickup that was converted into a fire truck for Kiowa County Fire was responding to a rollover semi crash at 1:42 p.m. involving two semitrucks that were eastbound on Hwy 96 at mile post 176, also in Kiowa County.

Arkansas River Headwaters

By Michelle Wyckoff

Mules. Described by Google as “the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkey like long ears, small feet, and sure footedness.” Described by me as “ a fabulous pair of slip-on shoes that you can wear all day no matter how hard you shop”. Much smaller and much more comfortable than the “real thing.”