Archive for May 12th, 2014
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report: April 2014
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office received 288 calls for service this past April, 2014 with Lamar posting 150 followed by 95 from the County and 34 from Holly. Lamar had twenty-nine calls for serving papers and restraining orders, 18 for warrant arrests and 58 calls were jail related. The County had 17 calls for […]
PMC Celebrates National Nurses Week
Eighty-one nurses employed at Prowers Medical Center were honored for their service this past Tuesday, May 6, as the hospital is observing May 6-12 as National Nurses Week. The proclamation, read in part by Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner and PMC Board Chair, Candy Ruedeman, states in part that there are nearly 3.1 million registered nurses […]
Letter to the Editor: Livestock Security: It Affects Us All
When people go shopping for food on their dinner table, they may consider its nutritious value and its cost, but many don’t consider the farmer and rancher behind every piece of food on their plate. For every bite you take, the agricultural community strives to provide a healthy, abundant food supply. But, let’s […]
National Weather Service Drought Update
Southeast Colorado saw a full spectrum of weather over this past April. Well above and below seasonal temperatures were experienced in the area last month. Below normal precipitation was also noted except near the eastern mountains which had above normal amounts. The southeast plains saw below to well below normal precipitation and the […]
Lawrence Albert Pettinger…June 14, 1927 – May 9, 2014
Graveside services for Lawrence Pettinger will be held on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado. Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. Lawrence Albert Pettinger was born on June 14, 1927, south of […]
Hollis D. Williams…Aaugust 14, 1930 – May 10, 2014
Horber Funeral Chapel Graveside services for Las Animas, CO resident, Hollis Williams will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Pastor Diane Hutson will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Horber Funeral Chapel. Hollis Darlene Williams was […]
Dale Lee Ellenberger…June 12, 1934 – April 28, 2014
Dale Lee Ellenberger, loving husband, father and friend, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at the age of 79. A celebration of life will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in White Chapel at Acton United Methodist Church, Granbury, with Pastor Chris Mesa officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the 50/50 Sunday […]
