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Lamar/County, Losing Social Security Reps
Wednesday, May 18 is the last day for Social Security representatives to come to Lamar to assist with resident’s forms and questions. The action comes as a result of severe budget cuts in Colorado. The cutbacks have also eliminated the anticipated computer video monitor which was to be installed at the SOS Center. Any in-person […]
PCDI Hosts Prowers County Economy Review
Southern Colorado Economic Development District is hosting a series of town hall meetings across a 12 county region of southern Colorado. The Prowers County meeting will be held Thursday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine Room at the Prowers County Annex. This meeting is being co-sponsored by Prowers County Development, Inc. The town […]
Extreme to Severe Drought Continues in Southeast Colorado
The National Weather Service reports that April brought some needed precipitation to portions of the eastern mountains and adjacent plains, drought conditions continue to advance in the far southeast plains and San Luis Valley. The current U.S. Drought monitor for early May, indicates extreme drought conditions across Baca County as well as extreme eastern […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Inches A-Way
On May 6th the Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Inches A-Way and presented them with their “Dollar of Profit” plaque. Inches A-Way is owned and operated by Shannon Venturi and Candace Zordel at 214 South Main Street here in Lamar. Inches A-Way is an Exercise and Retail location. There are many different exercise […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Improves
“We’ve had a good first quarter,” is how the Lamar city council described the latest city sales tax revenue report, showing a 6.51% improvement over last year. The dollar difference is slight, $17,119.21 for March, but it also shows a steady increase. Year-to-date figures also show growth at 5.96% for an increase of $62,356.46 over […]
Lamar Stays with Five Day School Week
The Lamar RE-2 school district will maintain its current five-day school week. Before a standing room audience that extended into the outer foyer, all but two members of the school board voted in favor of keeping the five-day week, with Allan Medina and Nancy Winsor voting to change to four days. Winsor asked if there […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Becky’s Restaurant
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Becky’s Restaurant on April 29th. The Honkers and Chamber Board members Jill Tinnes and Axel Thurner presented Becky’s Restaurant Owner, Becky Licano, with her ‘dollar of profit’ plaque, and spoke to Becky about becoming a member of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. Becky and her daughters operate the […]
Lamar Rotary’s Ducky Dash Gets Quacker
The Lamar Rotary Club is gearing up for its annual Ducky Dash Race on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lamar Canal, beginning just north of the Pizza Hut. This year the Rotary Club has made the event a bit more exciting. Prizes will be $750 for first, $500 for second, and […]
Cow Palace Inn Sold
The Cow Palace Inn was purchased in a public trustee foreclosure sale Wednesday, May 4, at the Prowers County Courthouse. County treasurer Lorraine Woolley conducted the sale at which only one bid was presented, from Zion’s First National Bank in Utah for $723,587. That leaves a deficiency on the property of $1,278,510.79 against Dhillon Investments, […]
Another Dry Month for Southeast Colorado
Another Dry Month for Southeast Colorado Precipitation levels for southeast Colorado were down for another month. Figures available from the National Weather Service in Pueblo show April 2011 posted less moisture compared to April, 2010. Figures shown are in inches: 2011 2010 Eads 0.95 2.88 Haswell 0.22 1.37 Holly n/a n/a John Martin Dam 0.39 […]
Search Begins for New Lamar City Administrator
The Lamar City Council will meet in special session, Monday, May 2 at 6:30pm to review applications for a new city administrator. The executive session meeting will not be open to the public. Friday, April 29, was the deadline for candidates to submit their applications for the position which will become available on July 8 […]
PMC Audit Gets Clean Bill of Health
Prowers Medical Center’s net assets gained almost 27% over 2009 and 2010, according to an annual independent audit. The findings were presented to the PMC board April 27, during the monthly director’s meeting. Net assets increased $1,398,536, or 12.5% for 2010 and $1,410,095, or 14.4% in 2009. Operating income in 2010 was $478,698 and $627,991 […]
HITECH HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM TO BE HOSTED BY LCC
A day-long HITECH Health Care Symposium will be hosted by LCC on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Betz Building Atrium and Computer and Nursing Lab classrooms. The HITECH Act is a big portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and has a great deal to do […]
PCDI Puts Big R Warehouse on Local Market
The Big R warehouse, donated to Prowers County Development Incorporated by the company last year, will be offered first through local real estate listings. The 2.8 acre property on Washington Street in Lamar will be marketed as a business incentive, with hopes of selling it to a ‘jobs-attached’ business developer or corporation. Board member Gene […]
Yard Sales – It’s Time Again…
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal will publish a weekly yard sale insert in our Wednesday newsletters, sponsored by Thriftway grocery store in Lamar. Call 336-9095 to list your yard sale. Retailers can advertise your business in what will be a very convenient ingredient for yard sale bargain shoppers this spring and summer. One weekly list will keep […]
2011 Graduation Books
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal provide a special offer! Parents and other relatives can now sponsor their graduating senior in this year’s Class of 2011 annual publication for Granada, Holly, Lamar, McClave and Wiley. This is the first time that the option to have parents, grandparents and business owners to be able to […]
Touch of Class Hosting Business After Hours
Bill and Karen Nordyke will host the monthly Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours at their business, A Touch of Class, Thursday, April 21, from 5 to 6:30pm. A Touch of Class is located off East Highway 196, at the intersection of CR 11 and CR LL. A Touch of Class offers framework, engraving, […]
Discussion for Four Day School Week Planned
The Lamar RE-2 Board of Education will hold a public forum to discuss the possibility of a four-day school week for Lamar Re-2 School District. The forum is set for Tuesday, May 3rd, at 6:00pm at the Lamar High School Auditorium. The Re-2 school board directors broached the idea during a board meeting on April […]
March Employment Figures for S.E. Colorado
Employers in Colorado added 500 non-farm payroll jobs from February to March for a total of 2,228,200 jobs, according to the survey of establishments. Government increased by 1,100 payroll jobs and the private sector declined by 600. The national unemployment rate dropped from 8.9 to 8.8 percent over the same period. The unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage […]
Honkers Visit Great Plains Supply
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Great Plains Supply this past Friday. The Honkers and Chamber Board member Anis Malkan presented Great Plains Supply Owner, Roy Pankey, with his ‘dollar of profit’ plaque, and spoke with Roy about becoming a member of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. Roy and his wife Terri own and […]