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Granada Board Approves 1st Reading of Junked Vehicle Revision
Cover up your cars! After considerable discussion, the ordinance governing how derelict, inoperable or unregistered vehicles will be stored on private property was approved by the Granada Board of Trustees on first reading during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 13. The ordinance was revised by Granada Police Chief David Dougherty to now stipulate that a […]
Granada-/-Bristol Days June 15 & 16
The communities will celebrate the 21st Annual Granada/Bristol Days festivities this Friday, June 15 beginning with the benefit auction and supper for first responders and fire personnel. The dinner starts at 6:30pm at the Granada Complex. The weatherman is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures on Saturday in the low 90s with only slight […]
Search Narrowing for Lamar City Administrator
The City of Lamar received 19 applications for the position of city administrator by the June 1 deadline, according to interim administrator Steve Rabe. He informed the council during their meeting, Monday, June 11, that the list has been narrowed to seven semi-finalists who participated in phone interviews. Rabe said the council will receive a […]
Voting Machines Tested by Prowers County Clerk
The primary election will be held June 26 in Prowers County, and before the balloting begins, voting machines are routinely tested using Test Ballots. On Thursday, June 7, Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, Jana Coen and Jan Alexander went step by step through the process of conducting a public testing of correct and incorrect ballots […]
Economic Growth and Jobs Tops List of Needs Among Commissioner Candidates
Developing jobs, protecting and preserving water, improving county roads and bridges, asserting commissioner rights, attracting business…these were the main topics of discussion during a Prowers County Commissioners candidate’s forum sponsored by Voices of Southeast Colorado, Thursday, May 31. Perhaps three dozen residents and all seven candidates vying for two Prowers County Commissioner seats this November […]
May 2012 Hydrology Report from NWS-Pueblo
The snowpack readings almost melted out completely in May. Near the end of the month, automated sensors indicated that snowpack levels were running just 12% of average in the Arkansas Basin and just 3% of average in the upper Rio Grande Basin. Streamflow was generally below average across the Arkansas and upper Rio Grande Basins […]
Three cases of Pertussis Confirmed for Prowers County
Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of pertussis in three Prowers County children, an eight year old male, 17 year old female and an infant, over the past two weeks, with the most recent confirmed today, May 22, 2012. Due to the outbreak, Prowers County Public Health and Environment is advising […]
Voices of S.E. Colorado Hosting May 31 Commissioner Candidate Forum
A candidate forum will be hosted by Voices of Southeast Colorado on Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Lamar Community Building, dance practice room. All candidates running for a County Commissioner’s seat, whether opposed or unopposed, have been invited to participate. This forum is to provide an opportunity for […]
Partial Solar Eclipse this Sunday
Prowers County residents should be able to view a partial eclipse of the sun this Sunday, beginning around 7:30pm. The National Weather Service from Pueblo is forecasting clear skies that day and into the evening hours. This type of eclipse has been described as having a ring of fire around the sun, as the moon […]
Colorado Employment Situation – April 2012
Employers in Colorado added 1,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April for a total of 2,291,800 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 100 and government increased 1,100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of one percentage point over the month […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, April 2012
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 315 service calls this past April, 2012. Lamar posted 159, Holly had 37, Wiley had 10 calls for service and there were 100 calls in the county. Lamar’s breakdown has 40 jail related calls and 19 warrant arrests. Three calls were for DUI’s, two for drugs and three […]
LUB Assesses Tornado Damages
The April 27 tornado depleted Lamar Light and Power’s inventory with needed replacements for the electrical distribution system. Interim Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said power was finally restored to the entire service area after 16 hours. The tornados knocked down or damaged 16 steel poles, 29 wooden poles, 11 pole mount transformers, 40 […]
Granada Trustees Tackling City Junk Vehicle Ordinance
The Granada Town ordinance regulating junked vehicles is back on the drawing board for new language to include use of car covers in lieu of constructing fencing to block the view of junked or non-operable vehicles within the city limits. The Town Trustees said they don’t want to be financially punitive to vehicle owners who […]
PMC Bond Issue Defeated, Farmer/Wyatt Elected
The proposed $5 million expansion plan for a Rehabilitation Outpatient Center at Prowers Medical Center was defeated at the polls Tuesday night, May 8 with 446 voting in favor of the bond issue and 1407 opposed, as Prowers Hospital District voters responded to the May 8 election which also saw balloting for two new board of […]
Nolder, PCDI Earn State Economic Development Awards
Economic Development Council of Colorado Presents Annual Awards at Spring Conference in Estes Park The Economic Development Council of Colorado, the professional association of economic developers in Colorado, presented its annual awards for excellence at its Spring Conference in Estes Park on Friday, April 27th. The awards luncheon recognized five categories of winners including Volunteer […]
Food on the Mailbox
Lamar Post Office letter carriers are asking residents to leave a bag of non perishable food items at their mailbox for collection on Saturday, May 12. The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Post Office, will collect donated food items from across the country this coming Saturday. Theresa Emick, a Lamar […]
Board Position Open for Bristol-Granada Cemetery District
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill one (1) vacant position on the Bristol-Granada Cemetery District Board. Appointed members serve as volunteers. The person appointed will complete a current term set to expire in August 2013. The letters of interest […]
S.E. Colorado Gets Health Report Card
The good news is Coloradoans are the least obese people in the nation. The bad news is that we’re starting to catch up to the rest of the country, not the other way around. Emily King with the Colorado Health Institute and Caren Henderson with the Colorado Health Foundation presented those findings, and others, […]
Southeast Colorado NWS Hydrology Report
Increased showers this past April brought some relief in drought conditions across southeastern Colorado. Several weather systems moving across Colorado through the first half of April brought much needed precipitation to eastern portion of the state. The increased moisture allowed for continued improvements in drought conditions across the southeast Plains. The current U.S. Drought Monitor […]
Code Red Sign-up for Local Emergency Information
When Friday’s tornado hit the substation just south of Lamar on April 27, it killed power to most of the town, and it also killed power to the town’s siren alert system. Seven sirens can be found atop power poles, placed around Lamar to cover most of the city and announce an emergency situation. They […]