Archive for September 13th, 2012
Volunteer Firemen Group Reorganizing City/County Association
9-13-12 For immediate release: The Lamar/ Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department have begun to take steps to reorganize under the City of Lamar and Prowers County. The volunteer fire department has been a stand alone 501c3 organization for the past 23 years. They have provided volunteer fire service to both the City of Lamar and […]
Proposed County Fire Ban Ordinance Fizzles
The Prowers County Commissioners decided, after conferring with county attorney John Lefferdink, to let the current county fire ban remain in place. Since the dry spell of this past summer, local and state fire departments have been mindful of potential fire disasters such as Waldo Canyon along the Front Range. Governor Hickenlooper enacted a […]
Prowers County Sheriff-August Report
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Department responded to 289 calls for August, 2012, with 154 for Lamar, 83 for the County, 29 for Holly and 12 for Wiley. Fifty-seven of the Lamar calls were jail related and ten were for warrant arrests. Other Lamar calls included six for traffic incidents, three DUI calls and one each […]
‘Thank You’ to the Community
On behalf of Voices of Southeast Colorado and Voces Unidas for making the Remembrance of 9/11 and Tribute to our local First Responders so successful. It was impressive to see all our First Responders in uniform and with their equipment. The patriotic songs presented to beautifully by the Noteables, Air Care’s spellbinding flyover, and the […]
