All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
Taking an Informed Step to the Future
What do around 400 high school students have in common? At one point, they all start to develop an interest and concern about how they’ll earn a living, what interests they have in the future job market, and what type of experience and education they’ll need to achieve their goals. Some of those questions were […]
Lamar Utilities Board Keeps Power Development Options Open
Lamar Utilities Board Extends Green Castle Agreement The Lamar Utilities Board, following an executive session on Tuesday, April 14, voted for a third extension of the agreement with Green Castle to pursue development of a natural gas power plant for Lamar. Lamar Light and Power Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, explained the energy development firm needs more […]
Hazardous Weather Alert for S.E. Colorado this Afternoon
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 1119 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND […]
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Hold 145th Annual Banquet
LAS ANIMAS – Industry updates, elections and a team sorting drew ranchers from throughout Southeast Colorado to the Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association’s annual events on Saturday, April 11. The membership heard updates and had an opportunity to interact with State Sen. Larry Crowder (R-35) and numerous speakers. Updates were from brand commissioner Chris […]
Hans Hasser Receives Prestigious Bent-Prowers Award at Annual Meeting
LAS ANIMAS – Hans Hasser of Lamar was honored during the annual Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association banquet April 11th in Las Animas. Hasser, a fourth-generation rancher, was selected as the association’s prestigious Honorary Life Member Award recipient. He has been an active member of Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Grower’s Association. He served as […]
Severe Drought Conditions Expanding in S.W. Colorado
The National Weather Service has updated the state Drought Impact Statement for this past month. March of 2015 came in like a lion and left like a lamb across south central and southeast Colorado. The weather pattern for February continued into March, cool and unsettled. A much warmer and dry weather pattern developed through the […]
Legal Battle Developing Over Federal Laws and Lesser Prairie Chicken
The economic ramifications from the presence of the Lesser Prairie Chicken in Prowers County and almost 90 other counties in five southwest states are diverse. Representatives from the Prowers Conservation District and Kansas and Colorado Farm Bureaus are fearful that the potential overreach of the federal Endangered Species Act as it applies to wildlife, plant […]
Show Ring Rookie to National Western Stock Show Fed Beef Champion
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties First year 4-H members typically enroll in one or two projects and focus their efforts on the county level with the hope of expanding to the state or national stage in the future. Angelina Rose Downing enrolled in her first year, 2013-2014, with […]
Rodeo Results: Eastern Wyoming
The LCC Rodeo team traveled to Eastern Wyoming Community College in Torrington, Wyoming, on March 27-29. Freshman Melanie Roman finished 2nd in the barrel racing, which helped her regain the number one position in the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Keely Smith split 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the first round of the breakaway roping and […]
Wind Turbine Project Approved
The five members of the Prowers County Planning Commission, following a March 31st public hearing on a proposed addition to a wind turbine project, voted in favor of approving a special use permit allowing for construction to begin within a year. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, has plans to construct […]
Vazquez, Sneller and Robbins Voted to PCDI Board
Holly resident, Kenia Vazquez and Lamar resident, Ryan Sneller were voted to the Prowers County Development Incorporated board of directors during the annual meeting, Friday, March 27. They will be first-time members. Rick Robbins, currently PCDI President, was re-elected with the others, from a field of five nominees. Vazquez and Sneller are replacing Lawrence Brase […]
More Water Headed to John Martin Reservoir
HASTY, Colo. – Boaters and recreationists at John Martin Reservoir and John Martin State Park will have even more to love this season. This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will start moving 3,000 acre feet of water into the reservoir. “This is really exciting news and we are thrilled to be able to provide additional […]
Southeast Health Group Describes New Programs for County Commissioners
Connie Brase, Community Liaison for Southeast Health Group, provided a six month assessment for Emergency Transport Services for Prowers County this past Tuesday, March 17. “We wanted to provide figures on usage in Prowers County for emergency transport,” she told the County Commissioners. The figures showed 6,809 miles at a cost of $3,881 between July […]
Colorado Employment Situation: January 2015
Employers in Colorado added 3,700 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,496,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,400 and government decreased 2,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from December 2014 to January 2015 at 4.2 percent. […]
Lamar-Ordway Hosting Pesticide Applicator Workshops
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT WORKSHOPS In Colorado, the application of pesticides is regulated by a very strict set of guidelines and laws. Since 2007, these regulations are enforced by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). Some of the regulations include the licensing of private and commercial pesticide applicators. The purpose of the license […]
New Economic Development Directions for PCDI?
What is Rural Economic Development, what is its purpose and how does it influence economic change in a community? Those were topics addressed by Kari Linker, Economic Development Director for Morgan County. Linker was invited by Prowers County Development Incorporated to host a program called Economic Development 101, geared specifically for economic development in […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Turnaround?
For the second straight month, the Sales Tax Revenue for the City of Lamar has posted a gain. January 2015 Sales Tax collected in February shows a $20,511 gain of 9.32% and Total Sales and Use Tax posted an increase of 6.69% for a gain of $16,247 on the year. Total collections were $258,989 […]
Four Attend National Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference
Four members of the Lamar Community College Collegiate Farm Bureau were selected to attend the 2015 National Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference on February 13-16 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jordan Jones, Keaton Buxton, Ashlin Stolz, and Roger Unwin were nominated to attend the conference after participation in the Prowers County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and […]
Holly-Granada Forming Joint Economic Development Task Force
Holly and Granada decided to pursue an economic assessment study for both communities following a joint REDI Grant meeting in Granada this past Tuesday, March 3. The initial meeting helped provide a broad overview of how primary and secondary dollars and jobs contribute to a community’s economy. Each of the 40 participants took part […]
LCC Regional Science Fair Features Over 200 Student Projects
(Lamar, Colorado; February 25, 2015) On Wednesday, February 18, students from Alta Vista, Campo, Eads, Holly, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School, Parkview, Plainview, Springfield, Walsh, and Wiley competed in the annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held at Lamar Community College. The regional science fair typically hosts about 200 projects and this […]