Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys this morning with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, making it a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Hurricane-force winds extend 80 miles from the center of the storm while tropical storm-force wind reaches outward 220 miles. A 120-mph gust was reported on Big Pine Key while Miami International Airport had sustained winds around 60 mph and gusts approaching 100 mph.
The United States Geological Survey reports that an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale occurred Sunday at 2:34 a.m.
The quake was centered 26 miles southwest of Trinidad in Las Animas county near where a 3.7 earthquake occurred Friday morning. That quake was located just south of the Colorado-New Mexico border.
Two people reported feeling Sunday’s quake. No reports of damage have been received.
The theme for the second week of National Preparedness Month is helping your neighbors and your community. Life-threatening emergencies can happen fast. According to a 2016 National Academies of Science study, trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans under age 46. Life-threatening injuries require immediate action to prevent an injured person from dying.
OUR CITY
“When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.” Proverbs 11:10
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It’s not that our pal Herb isn’t sociable. He is. One of the nicest guys around, and he can be counted on to start a conversation at the drop of a hat. And he’ll even drop the hat.
No, the reason Herb hasn’t been in for coffee much this week, we know, is the archery tournament coming up. He’s out there in the field shooting every day. He does go bowhunting each fall, but we know that it’s the mystery and magic of archery itself that is the big draw to him.
He has explained it to us several times before.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
While KiowaCountyPress.net was able to post an overhead view of the 2017 Kiowa County Fair Parade immediately after the event ended, we've been working to bring you another view - this time from street level, with the whole parade, which origianally lasted nearly 40 minutes, down to a six minute video. You can also check our Facebook page for photos.
Enjoy!