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Lodging Panel Sets 2014 Budget, Approves New Board Member
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel added Vincent Gearhart to their board member roster during the monthly meeting, August 20. Gearhart is filling a vacant position and the term will expire in December 2014. Board members also approved the annual budget for 2014, which is a close parallel to 2013. Funding is set at $82,968 […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, July 2013
Three hundred-sixteen calls for service were made to the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office this past July. Lamar made 157, followed by 97 from the County and 20 from Holly. Lamar had 68 jail related calls and 14 for warrant arrests, plus four traffic situations and two fraud cases. The County reported 14 animal related problems, […]
PROWERS COUNTY, COLORADO SCHEDULE FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
August 12 – 18, 2013 Monday, Aug. 12 4:00 p.m. Community Meeting & Ice Cream Social with Governor Hickenlooper’s Drought Task Force Re: Drought & Drought Response Measures – Lamar Community Building – Multi-Purpose Room Tuesday, Aug. 13 7:00 a.m. Meet & Greet with Road & Bridge Staff – Lamar R & B Shop 8:30 […]
First 2013 Human West Nile Case Registered in Prowers County
First 2013 Human case of West Nile In Prowers County Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health and Environment (PCPHE) officials received word on August 6th of the determination by of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment of the first human case of West Nile Virus in Prowers County. Recently West Nile Virus was […]
Site Search Continues for VA Clinic
The Veteran’s Administration will continue to advertise for bids for a site for a new clinic to serve Lamar and Prowers County. The Prowers County Commissioners had offered a portion of the County Annex on East Cedar Street as a location, but although almost all the criteria were met for the VA’s needs, […]
County Using Grant Funds to Buy Freezers for Commmodities
Holly, Wiley and Granada are receiving three freezers, courtesy of Prowers County. The three freezers, totaling $1,769, are being purchased with a Community Service Block Grant through the state Department of Local Affairs. Darren Glover, Community Resource Service Director, explained that the freezers will be used to store the free commodities from the federal government […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, June 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 284 calls for service this past June, 2013. Lamar issued 150 calls of which 19 were for warrant arrests and 54 were jail related. Holly had 20 calls for service for June with two for harassments, traffic accidents, disturbances and one for citizen assists and civil disputes. The […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Funds Babe Ruth Contract Fees
Contract fees for the 2013 Colorado Babe Ruth 13 Prep State Championship being held in Lamar this weekend, July 19-22, were approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel on Tuesday, July 16. The short notice request for the $850 was due only because the organizing committee learned about it after last month’s Panel meeting. […]
Granada Trustees Hear Update on Camp Amache Construction
Granada RE-1 School District Superintendant, Ian DeBono provided the Granada Trustee Board with an update on new additions at Camp Amache during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, July 10. He said a guardhouse tower was recently erected, and construction is underway on a barracks building which should be complete by the end of September. […]
“We Will Have a Fireworks Display”
Lamar Fire Chief, Marshall Cook, stated that contrary to some facebook or blog articles that have been circulating, there will be a July 4th fireworks display at the Prowers County Fairgrounds on Thursday night, July 4. Cook said that although the county has enacted a fire ban because of dry conditions this […]
Commissioners Awaiting Reply on Visit Invite to Governor
County commissioners in Prowers and southeast Colorado are waiting to see if Governor Hickenlooper will reply to their request that he visit the drought stricken areas of the state and view firsthand the economic and environmental impact the drought has wrought in this region for the past several years. On May 10, the governor issued […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 28, 2013
Friday, June 21 At 2:29 pm on Friday, June 21, fire personnel were dispatched to an aircraft standby at 3652 County Road GG.2 in Lamar. The Fire Department was called by DIA for an emergency landing of an airplane at the Lamar Airport. Upon arrival at the scene, the plane had landed safely. It was […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, May 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 296 calls for May 2013 with 145 from Lamar, 103 from the County, 41 from Holly and nine from Wiley. Forty-three of the calls from Lamar were jail related including 15 warrant arrests and 43 for serving papers and restraining orders. The county filed eight calls for […]
County Fire Ban and Marijuana Prohibitions Enacted
The Prowers County Commissioners voted to reinstitute the 2006 Fire Ban Ordinance during their meeting this past Thursday, June 20 (correction from June 30). The fire ban was enacted due to the number of Red Flag Days and the persistent drought conditions being experienced throughout southeastern Colorado. The fire ban does not restrict agriculturally […]
Lamar Chosen to Host 2014 State American Legion Convention
The City of Lamar will host the 2014 Colorado American Legion Convention. Denise Carder, Lamar Chamber of Commerce President and Shanwa Hodge, Executive Director of Lamar Partnerships, Incorporated, made a presentation on behalf of the city to state American Legion dignitaries during this year’s convention in Ft. Collins this past weekend. Carder said they […]
Thoughts on the By-Pass? Cast Your Website Vote
By an almost three to one margin, a non-scientific survey on the City of Lamar website, shows people favoring the construction of a by-pass or reliever route as it’s now termed, around the City of Lamar. General discussion on the pros and cons for a bypass has been held around Lamar for almost 30 years. […]
Water Systems Back to Normal in Granada
Granada residents can return to normal water use as of today, June 21. Repairs on the pumping and chlorination system were made last night and the wells and holding tank are back to normal levels, according to Granada Town Clerk, Jackie Malone. The system went off-line the night before last because of electric problems […]
Southeast CO Unemployment Figures
Colorado Jobs Update from Department of Labor & Employment Nonfarm payroll jobs decreased 5,000 from April to May to 2,353,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 4,900 and government decreased 100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 percent. The number of […]
State Prison Population Study Forecasts Slow Increase in Numbers
The prison population pendulum in Colorado will eventually swing towards larger numbers of inmates, eliminating, at least for the present, any cutback in state or private prison services in southeast Colorado. The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting was directed by the state legislature last year, to study prisoner population trends in Colorado […]
Granada Water System Damaged by Lightning? Residents Asked to Boil Drinking Water
Officials in Granada are recommending that residents boil their drinking water until further notice as the electrical system controlling the water pumps and purifier in the community is off line. Town Clerk Jackie Malone said the problem was discovered this morning, June 20, when Public Works Manager, John McMillan, went to take a reading […]