Lightning strikes the ground in our state more than a half million times each year and with many of us participating in outdoor activities, we need to learn how to protect ourselves from lightning hazards.
Lightning Kills
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
The 2017 4-H year is in high gear and is projecting to be one the best yet! Everyone has their project books and getting a jump on their projects from clothing construction, food & nutrition, livestock, leathercraft, heritage arts, and shooting sports to name a few.
USDA Rural Development, the Kiowa County Extension Office, Kiowa County, and Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation are hosting a training opportunity to learn about USDA's Value Added Producer and Renewable Energy for America Program Grants.
The Kiowa County Commissioner’s Regular meeting was called to order May 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. by Commissioner Donald Oswald with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in attendance were:
Cindy McLoud, Commissioner
Donald Oswald, Commissioner
Tina Adamson, County Administrator
Richard Scott, Chairman absent
Delisa Weeks, County Clerk-Absent for morning session
McLoud moved and Oswald seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the May 11, 2017 meeting. All Commissioners voted Affirmative.
The fishing has been good overall for both boat and shore anglers. The crappie bite has been hit or miss, but boat anglers are having luck fishing the deeper water, while shore anglers are having minimal success. Anglers are catching plenty of saugeye from both boat and shore. The carp are very active this time of year and anglers are having no issues catching their fair share of carp from shore. Some anglers have reported catching some small numbers of largemouth bass and channel catfish.
“Hot” is the watch word across Colorado for the final weekend before Tuesday’s official start of summer, however a front will help cool things Sunday.
Employers in Colorado added 10,600 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,645,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 11,500 and government decreased 900.
Ladies met for the June 13, 2017 meeting of the Weisbrod Hospital Auxiliary at the J J’s Ranch House Dining Room. Three members of the Weisbrod staff, Teri Simmons-Castle, Kelly Darnell, and Brandy Turcotte attended the lunch meeting also.
This week at Lamar Theatre
Starts Friday
DreamWorks' Captain Underpants - The First Epic Movie, 6:45 p.m. daily
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Men Tell No Tales, 8:35 p.m. daily
Coming Soon
Cars 3