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Scout Camp Breakfast Held at Lamar Elks
Boy Scout Troop 218 and Cub Scout Pack 223 hosted a fund-raising breakfast at the Lamar Elks Lodge February 16 to help defray expenses for area scouts attending their annual Scout Camp this year. Representatives from the Rocky Mountain Council of Boy Scouts of America explained the significance of the camp and scouting in general […]
Food, Fees, Fairs, Funding, Finance
What began as a concern over health rules for Dutch oven cooking enthusiasts and an occasional community barbecue has stirred up the pot and got several groups in Prowers County simmering over how they conduct business. An informational meeting between Michele Girard of Prowers County Public Health and Environment and representatives of the County Fair […]
New PCDI Board Members Elected at Annual Meeting
New members John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College, and Doug Thrall, manager of The Cow Palace Inn were elected to the Prowers County Board of Directors during the annual meeting held at the Cow Palace Inn February 16. Four positions were open on the PCDI board and Deb Choat from Granada and Marsha Willhite […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report-January 2012
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 348 calls for Service in January, of which 201 were for Lamar, eight for Holly, seventeen for Wiley and 91 for the county. Sixty of the Lamar calls were jail related and 32 were for warrant arrests; three were drug related and two were DUI calls. Wiley tallied […]
Holly Commercial Club Reviews Membership-Monthly Speakers
Holly Commercial Club Minutes February 1, 2012 12 noon Holly Methodist Church Prayer was said by Ralph Plummer and a delicious lunch was served by the Methodist Church. Call to order at 12:25 pm by President Ralph Plummer. Attendance roll sign-in sheet was passed around. Minutes; A motion for the January minutes to be […]
Business of the Week – Ace Tire Service, LLC
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Ace Tire Service, LLC, located at 32605 Speculator Circle, just North of the […]
Food Safety Meeting Set for this Evening
The issue of regulating and licensing retail food outlets during temporary events in the community will be discussed at a 6pm meeting this evening, February 15, at the Prowers County Public Health and Environment Mezzanine at the County Annex. The question of safe food preparation came to light this past fall during a County Commissioners meeting […]
Lamar Sales Tax Collections Show Slight Gain
City of Lamar Sales Tax collected from December 2011 sales shows a gain of 3.35% or $10,668.12 with $329,273.76 collected for 2012 compared to $318,605.64 for the same period in 2011. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 1.20% for a gain of $4,198.12 or $355,504.15 compared to $351,306.03 for the same period in […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Wootten Financial Serivces
On February 3rd, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Wootten Financial Services located at 902 North Main in Lamar in the Car Palace building and presented Bud Wootten with his First Dollar of Profit plaque. Bud Wootten, the owner of Wootten Financial Services […]
ARPA Update for Lamar Utilities Board
Rick Rigel, former superintendent of Lamar Light and Power, and the new general manager for Arkansas River Power Authority, briefed members of the Utility Board on the current problems the Repowering Project faces and the steps the boiler manufacturer is making to bring the coal fired plant back on line. Rigel commented that he has […]
Big Trucks & Tight Turns
A Lamar street crew is conducting some guardrail repair work on Commercial Street where it spans the Lamar Canal. Unfortunately the route is used by some trucks too wide and long to negotiate the bridge and the guardrails suffer for the size. Lamar Public Works director Pat Mason said it would be nice to widen […]
County Explores Mobile Meat Processing Unit
A full service Mobile Meat Processing Plant would cost in the neighborhood of $750,000 according to Bruce Fickenscher, CSU livestock representative for the southeast Colorado region. He was accompanied by Wilma Trujillo, CSU Extension Agronomist when they met with the Prowers County Commissioners February 9 to discuss the cost and aspects of operating such a […]
PJ Wilson Resigning from Lamar City Council
City Councilman P.J. Wilson announced that he will be stepping down from the council as his family has purchased a home outside the city boundaries, no longer allowing him to serve out his full term. He stated that his final day in office would be March 12, unless a replacement for his seat is found […]
Cow Palace Inn Kitchen Set to Cook
The Cow Palace Inn recently turned another corner in the motel’s comprehensive renovation project. The long awaited kitchen equipment has been installed. Manager Doug Thrall said Friday, February 10, “We’re waiting for a final inspection from the county health department and we hope that will happen this Wednesday. If we get the green light, we’ll […]
Lengthy Agenda Set for Tonght’s Lamar City Council Meeting
The city council’s work session will consist of a presentation from Ennovate Incorporated regarding performance contracting. The firm conducts energy audits for city buildings, contracts to have energy-saving improvements installed, provides financing for the project and guarantees that the energy savings realized will finance the alterations. In regular session, the council is holding a pubic […]
NWS Pueblo Hydrology Update
Hydrology Report from National Weather Service-Pueblo–February 9, 2012 A warm and mainly dry January is keeping much of south central and southeast Colorado in moderate to severe drought. The current U.S. Drought Monitor continues to indicate Extreme Drought (D3) conditions across extreme southeastern Baca County. Severe drought (D2) conditions remain across most of the rest […]
Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Credit Workshops
For Immediate Release: February 6, 2012 By Wilma Trujillo, SEA Agronomist In the state of Colorado, pesticide application is regulated by a very strict set of laws enforced by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). Some of the regulations include the licensing of private, commercial, limited-commercial, and public pesticide applicators. The purpose of the […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Ranch-Way Feeds
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Ranch-Way Feeds located at Lamar Building Material Supply, 224 North Main in Lamar. Ranch-Way Feeds is a new retail sales division of BMS. Ranch-Way Feeds offers a full line of quality feed products […]
Granada Trustees Discuss Water Tank Rental
The Granada water tower is being considered as host site for an antenna for Ark Valley Internet or Atmos Energy. Tom Schlesener, an Atmos representative, explained to the Granada Trustees during their February 8 meeting, his company’s antenna would be used to conduct meter readings in the community in a two mile radius. Atmos is […]
Ammonia Spill Contained in Walsh, No Injuries
The all-clear was given for Wednesday’s anhydrous ammonia spill in Walsh at approximately 1pm. Three haz-mat vehicles and 75 responders took part in the evacuation of some three dozen residents and the handling of the tank carrying the fertilizer. Riley Frazee, from the state department of Emergency Management said wind blown fumes from the ruptured […]