Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced an initiative that will use USDA's rural development resources to help fill the need for transitional housing for people recovering from opioid and other substance use disorders. In January, President Obama tasked Vilsack, who is chair of the White House Rural Council, with leading a federal interagency effort focused on rural opioid use.
By Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Harvesting a deer or elk in the wrong Game Management Unit is not only illegal, it can be very expensive. Consider the experience of an Oklahoma couple hunting in southwest Colorado.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer drove into their camp late one morning during the first rifle season. When he asked how the hunt was going the husband explained that they had each killed a cow about a mile away from their camp.
September 12
Suzette Koch
Harold McKnight* In Memory
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Nicolle Lenox
Tim Green
Canyon Brown
Seth Simpkin
Kayla McLoud
Cade Morrow
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Tom Halde
Tina Joy
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By Bob Garver
“Pete’s Dragon”
Disney has had a lot of success lately with live-action versions of animated classics like “Cinderella” and “The Jungle Book.” Now they’re trying to have success with a live-action version of a 1977 film that was half animated and half live action. Actually, the dragon this time is computer generated, so it’s still a mix of live action and animation.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is advising residents and hunters in the northeast and southeast regions of the state that biologists will be using a low-flying airplane to conduct aerial prairie dog surveys in the coming weeks.
Flight dates are weather-dependent but, generally, the flights will start around Sept. 14 and conclude by Oct. 1.
"These surveys will primarily be north and east of the Denver metro area and south of Lamar,” said Species Conservation Coordinator Tina Jackson.
See http://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/37206 for details
See http://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/37206 for details
By Eads USDA Service Center Staff
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
President Barack Obama today ordered flags be lowered Sunday, Sept. 11, to half-staff nationwide for Patriot Day, and proclaimed Friday, Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 11 as National Days of Service and Remembrance, in honor of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
The full text of the Presidential Proclamation:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release September 9, 2016
NATIONAL DAYS OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2016
By Chris Sorensen
Kiowa County Fair weekend will start off dry and cooler before a temperature spike Sunday.
Expect a high temperature in the low 80s Friday, and further cooling Saturday to the upper 70s. Look for a sunny and hot Sunday, with a high above 90.
Breezy conditions will prevail for Friday’s activities, with north winds in the 15 to 20 mile per hour range, increasing to 15 to 25 mph during evening hours.
