Archive for December 29th, 2015
Bent’s Fort to Waive Fees for 2016 National Park Service Centennial
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is waiving its admission fees for all of 2016 in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service. Admission to the fort will be free to all beginning on January 2, 2016. “We think of this as a gift to both the […]
Toys for Tots Wraps Up the Holiday
By 10am this past Thursday, December 24th, the Toys for Tots volunteers had wrapped up most of their deliveries throughout the community and were ready to stand down for the year. Only a few cars were in the parking lot of the former Car Palace on North Main Street, this year’s temporary headquarters for […]
NEW YEAR’S DAY – Municipal Holiday Schedule
All City offices will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2016 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday and will reopen on Monday, January 4th, 2016. The Public Library will be closed on Friday, January 1st, 2016 and will reopen Monday, January 4th at 9:30 a.m. The Community Building will be closed on […]
Two Cases OF PERTUSSIS CONFIRMED for Prowers County
News Release: Prowers County Health and Environment Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of pertussis in 2 Prowers County children, an 8 week old infant, and a 2 year old child, over the past 2 weeks. Due to the outbreak, Prowers County Public Health and Environment is advising parents to […]
2016 Election information: Important Dates
Deadlines next week for the 2016 Election Cycle: January 4, 2016 Last day to affiliate with a major or minor party to run as a party candidate in the primary (either through nomination or petition). What this means is if you want to run as a candidate affiliated with a political party you must […]
2015: News Highlights from the Past Year-February/March/April
FEBRUARY PMC Selects Ty Rushton as New Board Member Holly resident, Ty Rushton, was selected to replace Kevin McGrath on the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors Wednesday, February 25. The PMC monthly meeting was held at Shorty’s Café in Granada as part of a community outreach plan initiated by the hospital. Rushton will serve […]
Steady Growth Predicted for Colorado’s Revenue Forecast
DENVER — Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 — The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) today released its quarterly economic forecast. As with prior forecasts, the state’s economy is projected to continue to steadily grow, though not at the robust level experienced in 2014. At the present time, the contraction in the oil and […]
State Population Grows by 100,000 by Recent Census
Colorado’s population increases by 100,986 – Current population is 5,456,574 DENVER – Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 — State estimates were released by the US Census Bureau December 22, 2015 indicating that Colorado’s population increased by almost 101,000 between July 2014 and July 2015. Colorado’s population increase ranked 7th in the US behind Texas, Florida, […]
