January 25, Lamar Community College will be hosting a stakeholder planning meeting regarding improvements to a portion of the Willow Creek Nature Trail that sits on its property.  The meeting will be held from 5:30-7:00pm in the Large Lecture Hall of LCC’s Bowman Building; all in the community are invited to attend.

“We are lucky to have such a unique outdoor space on our property, and we are excited about improving it for the benefit of our students and the community.” said Sean Lirley, Director of Facilities.

Frostbite and hypothermia are cold-related emergencies that may quickly become life or limb threatening. Preventing cold-related emergencies can be as simple as not starting an activity in, on or around cold water unless you know you can get help quickly in an emergency.

Cold Weather Basics

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• CRP Contract Management - Contact FSA or NRCS with questions.  Producers have been notified of required completion dates.

Midway through the season and the Rivals have started things back up again by attending the Savage Invitational in Lamar this past weekend.  The team still having trouble getting everyone healthy and back on the mat also the weight shifting is taking a little longer for some. They will have to have all this managed and put in place by the Regional Tournament that is approximately one month away.  Even with this the Rivals still managed to pull off a 4^th place team finish at a very tough tournament. 

Every library has many jobs to do, hats to wear, and services to provide. The most commonly known service, though, is books. Everyone knows a library has books, but did you ever wonder what we do with books that are no longer being borrowed? We “weed” them!

One of our most popular features for over 17 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.

Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.

Shown below - the front page of the January 12, 2018, Kiowa County Press - Sunset tumbleweed silhouette. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.

Whether traveling to warmer weather or a snow-filled adventure, make sure flu is not your travel companion.

It’s not too late to get a flu vaccine if you haven’t already done so. It takes about two weeks for the vaccine to provide protection, so get vaccinated well before your trip to reduce your risk of catching and spreading flu.

Wherever you may be going this winter, protecting yourself and others from flu is important. Here are some useful tips for staying healthy during the winter months.

Before Your Trip

KIOWA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD           

BARBARA MCCOIN     JANUARY 13, 2019

KELLY COURKAMP      JANUARY 13, 2019

AUDREY JOHNSON     JANUARY 13, 2020

VERNA EBRIGHT         JANUARY 13, 2020

*CATHRYN ANDERSON          JANUARY 13, 2021

KIOWA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2017 semester. For the semester, 397 students from 24 states and three countries were named to the Dean’s List, with 246 students achieving a 4.0 grade point average.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework.

Colorado students are listed alphabetically by hometown. Students with an asterisk by their name earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.