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When Healthcare Is Close to Home, Why Are Residents Still Going Without?
For residents of Kiowa County, having a hospital and medical clinic close to home is an important part of rural life. But a new community health survey raises a question that goes beyond whether healthcare services exist locally: can residents get the care they need when they need it?
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From White Belt to Black Belt: the Journey Is About Far More than Learning to Fight
Southeastern Colorado will get an unusual opportunity to see martial arts at a high level on Saturday, October 17, when Master Choi and his Sun Do Sul martial arts program host the Halloween Classic Championship at the Lamar Community Building Gym.
BCEDC Hosting a Tour of Empty Buildings: Open Doors Springfield
The Baca County Economic Development Commission is excited to announce that a tour of empty buildings, Open Doors Springfield, will happen on Saturday October 17th, from 10AM to 1PM. There are currently 10 locations to see on the tour highlighting buildings on Springfield Colorado’s Main St that are either for sale or for rent, with the possibility of additional locations to be added later.
Kiowa County Clerk’s Office Notes & Happenings
Welcome to fall Kiowa County, it’s been nice to be blessed with all the recent rain and beginning to see leaves changing. I wanted to do a quick update for everyone on the happenings in the Clerk’s Office.
Limit Up
If grain traders were hoping the U.S.-China summit would deliver a clean, bullish headline to start the week, they didn’t get it. Monday’s trade was a reminder that markets can sell the news, or, in this case, sell the lack of news.
Woolgathering With Mike
One of my favorite subjects at school became maths but not until after grade 9 when I was able to choose the subjects I studied each year. (There were no options up until then.)
Limit Up
Grain markets kicked off the week with a little more life, and for once, harvest pressure was not the only story in town. Monday’s session brought solid gains across corn, soybeans and wheat, helped by strong export numbers, weather-related harvest delays and renewed optimism surrounding U.
Woolgathering With Mike
As both of my regular readers know, the question of how best to deal with the huge numbers of people who have illegally entered the United States in recent years is both contentions and highly divisive.
