Archive for January, 2015
Gov. Hickenlooper names Don Brown as Agriculture Commissioner
DENVER — Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015— Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today Don Brown will be the Commissioner of Agriculture, effective Feb. 17, 2015. He replaces John Salazar who retired last month, having served since 2011. “We are fortunate to welcome Don Brown to the team and thrilled to add his experience and leadership to Colorado’s […]
Birth Announcement: January 30, 2015
Dalilah Rodriguez and David Luna of Holly, CO announce the birth of their son, Brandon, Adriel Luna on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 8:14am at Prowers Medical Center with Dr. George Kunhardt attending. Brandon weighed six pounds and 9.5 ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. He has a brother, Orlando […]
CSP Releases State Stats on Driving High
In 2014, the Colorado State Patrol saw a new era of impaired driving enter into our state. In an attempt to document the trends, Colonel Scott Hernandez, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol ordered the specific tracking of marijuana related citations. A summary of the 2014 DUI/DUID data is as follows. 5,546 citations were issued […]
PMC Expansion Construction Planned for April
The Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors plans to announce the newest board member by their February 25 meeting. The hospital has advertised for a replacement board member since Kevin McGrath resigned late last year. PMC is still open to candidates, as board chair, Julie Branes, stated,” Any interested candidate may contact Karen Bryant, Craig […]
CPW Completes Three Year Long Investigation of Illegal Bait Sites Discovered by Teller Co Residents
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has concluded a three year long poaching investigation involving a Kansas man who owns property in Teller County and his brother who resides in Pagosa Springs. Kansan William Hessman, 55, and his brother Torry Hessman, 47, have plead guilty to several wildlife charges after wildlife officers found […]
Letter to the Editor: Buxton Family
Our family wants to say a very special thank you to the entire community. This past week when my Dad, Tom Buxton, passed away suddenly, the community support has been overwhelming. It reassured our family of a great place we live in. Dad was born and raised in Prowers County and loved his community. On […]
Fund Transfer Needed for County Employee Payroll
Due to a delay in funding payments, the Prowers County Commissioners approved a transfer of $5,000 from the sales tax revenue fund to cover payroll for employees at the Child Hotline Center. For reasons not yet determined, the funding from the state has been delayed, as in, “The check is in the mail,” but has […]
PCDI Plans Future Business Seminars, Annual Meeting
Prior to Executive Director Lance Benninghoff’s resignation announcement to the board members of Prowers County Development Incorporated in executive session, he reviewed some options for guest speakers at the PCDI annual meeting and future business seminar topics. “We might consider moving our annual meeting to Granada or Holly and have Lee Merkel from the Department […]
Colorado Employment Situation in December 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,700 over the month from November to December to 2,467,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 5,500 and government decreased 800 over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of a percentage point in December to 4.0 […]
To the Editor: Reish Family
In Loving Memory of Edward C. (Ebbie) Reish his family thanks: The Prowers Medical Center Doctors, Nurses and Staff, the Legacy at Lamar Staff, the Lamar Estates Nurses and Staff and the Lamar Area Hospice volunteers for their thoughtful and caring services: The loving friends whose prayers and visits were so comforting and important: […]
Regina Zuccarelli…September 7, 1946 – January 25, 2015
A Liturgy of the Word for Lamar resident, Regina M. Zuccarelli will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, February 2, 2015 at St. Francis De Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Deacon Allan Medina officiating. A Rite of Committal service will be held at Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Marriottsville, Maryland at a […]
Benninghoff Resigns from PCDI
The Prowers County Development Inc Board of Directors accepted the resignation of their Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff, at their monthly board meeting on January 27, 2015. Lance has taken a position on the Western Slope and will be leaving PCDI on February 6th. The Directors expressed their appreciation of the efforts that Lance has made […]
Dias Selected to Lamar City Council
Lamar resident, Felix Dias, was elected by a split ballot vote by the City Council as the Ward III replacement for Ron Cook during the January 26 meeting. Cook became a Prowers County Commissioner following the November General Election. Dias was sworn in as the newest council member by Judge Larry Stutler and began […]
Birth Announcements: January 26, 2015
Kole and Chelsea Neugebauer of Holly, CO announce the birth of their son, Jaxson Rhett Neugebauer at 5:28pm on Wednesday, January 21 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Jaxson weighed seven pounds and one ounce and was 19 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are Teresa and Eric Workman, Jim and Danna Kreig […]
Insulation Fire Claims Trailer Home
Early reports indicate electrical arcing on electrical heat tape caused insulation covering water lines to catch fire and burn from the pipe to other segments of a trailer home on CR3 near the Lamar Airport Saturday morning. The Prowers County Rural Fire Department responded at 9:43am, just minutes after the alarm was called in […]
Cecil Hendrickson…August 27, 1922 – January 23, 2015
A graveside Memorial Service for longtime Lamar resident, Cecil Hendrickson will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Fairmount Cemetery with L.D. Nelson officiating. Per Mr. Hendrickson’s request there will be no public viewing and cremation will take place. Cecil was born on August 27, 1922 at Bristol, Colorado to Victor […]
Tip a Cop Set for February 14
Several law enforcement officers from various departments in Prowers County will swap handcuffs for coffee cups for Valentine’s Day at the Hickory House, North Main in Lamar. ‘Tip A Cop’ has been a successful fundraiser for Domestic Safety Resource Center says Julie Jones of DSRC, and although it hasn’t been observed for some time, […]
Margaret Clark…September 23, 1925 – January 15, 2015
Funeral services for Holly, Colorado resident, Margaret Clark will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly, Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Plummer will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 and 9:30-11:30 Wednesday, […]
Annual Agricultural Water Symposium Set for Rocky Ford
The 11th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show will be held February 5, 2015, in Rocky Ford at the Gobin Community Building. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with programming starting at 8:30 and ending at 4:00 pm. Early registration of $20.00 per person/$30.00 per couple ends January 30, 2015, after that it […]
Board and Committee Openings in Prowers County
The Prowers County Commissioners are accepting letters of interest to fill several seats currently open to qualified candidates for various boards and committees. Lamar Partnership Incorporated has two positions on the board of directors. Letters of interest should be received by 5pm on February 12, 2015. The terms for the positions will expire in […]
