November 18, the Southeastern Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SE BOCES) and Lamar Community College hosted their annual Fall Conference for area educators.  This year’s conference was powered by Share Fair Nation, a nationwide organization providing professional development for educators, by educators. 

Approximately 350 attendees from 13 school districts in Colorado attended the event as well as college personnel.

15 Years Ago

November 30, 2001

• Eads explores trash collection options; Grant received for sewer system.

• USDA Update Rod Johnson: We’ve gone from summer–like weather to the deep freeze. Up to1/2 inch of rain in some parts of the county.

• A number of Kiowa County residents spent Thanksgiving in various parts of Texas visiting family and friends.

25 Years Ago

November 28, 1991

Kiowa County Small Business Saturday Line Up

• Home Town Gas & Grill Sat. Nov 26. FREE Bread Sticks with Purchase of 14" Pizza

• J & J Liquor Spiked Carmel Apple Cider Tasting 1-6 Saturday hours 10am- 10pm

• Haswell Propane Closed Friday  Open Sat. Nov. 26 till Noon

• Cinnamon Joe Closed Sat. Nov. 26 in celebration of son’s Birthday

Monday, Nov. 28

5:30 p.m. Accountability

7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

Lunch:  Baked Chicken w/ Baked Potato

Tuesday, Nov. 29

3:00 p.m. MS BB (H ) Granada

Lunch:  Lasagna

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Lunch:  Cheeseburgers w/ Pasta Salad

Thursday, December 1

FFA No Name Game Night

By Betsy Markey, SBA Region VIII Administrator

As the voice for our nation’s entrepreneurs, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates all small businesses on a daily basis.  When our small businesses do well, our communities do too. Therefore, as part of our annual tradition, I encourage you to join millions of Americans and “shop small” on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26, to complete your holiday shopping (or to start your holiday shopping, as the case may be…).

Colorado Lags In Seat Belt Use While Nation Reaches Historic High

Kiowa County has released its budget for fiscal year 2015, which begins January 1, 2017. A copy of the 60 page document is attached below this article (requires the free Adobe Acrobat PDF reader available from adobe.com if you do not currently have the software - most computers do).

The budget was sent to all county offices Wednesday morning.

Due to decreases in tax valuations, the county has made what it terms "severe" cuts to the budget.

Despite the cuts, full-time county employees will receive a $0.25 per hour raise, equivalent to about $500 per year.