RRWCD special meeting is Nov. 29-30
Pursuant to Resolution 18-04, the board of directors of the Republican River Water Conservation District will hold a special meeting in Denver on Thursday, Nov. 29, 1:30-5 p.m.
Ag & Business
The passage of Colorado’s Amendment 70 in 2016 greatly accelerated the statewide minimum wage growth. The amendment specified four hikes to be implemented annually, starting January 2017, until the minimum wage reaches $12 in 2020. — Graph by The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
City of Holyoke rides out minimum wage hikes; 50-plus prosper
About two years ago, the first minimum wage hike scheduled by Amendment 70 went into effect, raising the floor from $8.31 to $9.30 per hour for untipped workers.
Golden Plains Recreation Center/Peerless Theatre board members are pictured, from left, front row, Tricia Michael, secretary Jane Eurich, vice president Erin LeBlanc, Cathy Edge, treasurer Jolene McCallum and Lillian Garcia; and back row, president Jerry Brandt, Jeff Michael, Richard Hielscher, Taiit Dixon and Chris Mattson. — Photo by The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Peerless Theatre attendance climbs; Brandt steps down
At their annual meeting Nov.
FFA celebrates end of harvest with farmer appreciation breakfast
Area farmers were in for a treat Friday, Nov. 16, when the Holyoke High School FFA chapter hosted its first-ever Bushels of Corn Breakfast.
2018 corn, beet harvests wrap up
Local farmers are nearly done hauling in their crops of corn, and Holyoke and Paoli co-ops report the quality of produce was largely unaffected by hail.