The Regular meeting of the Kiowa County Commissioners was called to order on August 10, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Donald Oswald. Oswald opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

• Donald Oswald, Chairman 
• Howard "Butch" Robertson 
• Mike Lening, Commissioner 
• Delisa Weeks, County Clerk 
• Tina Adamson, County Administrator

Minutes: Robertson moved, and Lening seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried. 

Betty Jo Rother

November 30, 1941 – August 25, 2023

Mrs. Rother passed away at the Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo.

Funeral services are pending.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

The tears themselves are also helpful in many important ways.

Dear EarthTalk

Are carbon offsets an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or are they just corporate greenwashing with little if any environmental impact?

Joe M., Milwaukee, WI

If you want to get environmental advocates agitated, bring up carbon offsetting. It is among the most hotly debated climate solution efforts, with opinions fanned out on the spectrum from whole-heartedly for, entirely against, and everywhere in between. But what actually is it? 

Birthdays

August 28

• Livia Shalberg
• Victor Brown
• Kyle Crow
• Brenda Stoker
• Brandon Walker* Military Service

August 29

• Trey Eder
• Megan Webb
• Amy Miller

August 30

• Dalyn Weisdorfer

August 31

• Ally Briggs
• Hannah Ramsey 

September 1

• Brian Dunlap
• Danyelle Sheridan Deines
• Brooks Torres
• Benton Webb III
• Kathy McCracken
• John Philpy
• Marlene Rouse

The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign.

The app would be the first of its kind for this population, the report said.

Americans will have few opportunities to binge-watch the Donald J. Trump trials.

NPS sites in the Cowboy State had 6.2 million visits last year.

Rebates for installing heat pumps are extremely popular.