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PWC SETS HUNT LICENSE NUMBERS FOR 2012
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved big game hunting license numbers on Thursday for the upcoming fall hunting seasons. Agency staff utilized herd population estimates to recommend reductions in license numbers for mule deer, elk and pronghorn while recommending increases in licenses to manage growing populations of moose and black […]
Federal Government Approves Drought Disaster for Colorado
DENVER — Tuesday, July 3, 2012 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack notified Gov. John Hickenlooper today that 62 of the state’s 64 counties qualify for federal disaster relief because of drought conditions. “The Department of Agriculture has reviewed the Loss Assessment Reports and has determined that there were sufficient production losses in 62 […]
Maintenance Funding Sought for PCDI Washington Street Property
The Washington Street property will be shown to a prospective business developer later this month. Prowers County Development Incorporated Executive Director Lisa Nolder informed board members of an interested party during their June 26 monthly meeting. Nolder said interest in the building developed from a contact she made during the annual AWEA, American Wind […]
Maria C. Sena…July 8, 1931 – June 29, 2012
Maria C. Sena 1931-2012 Valley Memorial-Lamar A Mass of Christian Burial for Lamar, Colorado resident, Maria Sena will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, CO. A rosary/scripture service will be at 9:30 A.M. Father Charles Sena will be […]
Zero Tolerance, Citations, Confiscation for Fireworks
Zero Tolerance, Citations, Confiscation– Those four words pretty well sum up the attitude of the Lamar Police Department and Prowers County Sheriff’s Department regarding private use of any kind of fireworks in the city for the approaching holiday. As of last Thursday, June 28, Wal-Mart, the only retail store in the area that usually carried […]
Local Medical Providers Collaborating on New Health Information Program
The four main health organizations in Prowers County are forming an information group to foster community wellness and take steps to counter chronic illness and increasing obesity in the county. This is being done, according to Jackie Brown from Prowers County Public Health & Environment, as the LiveWell grants are going away over the next […]
HOPE Helping Hospice
Twelve willing students from the Lamar Teen Center, Project HOPE, braved the heat to help transfer stored equipment and boxes of miscellaneous items to the Lamar Area Hospice headquarters. Although they were going from West Elm Street to West Olive, the distance was minor in light of the continued heat wave. A vacant business on […]
June Precipitation Levels for S.E. Colorado
Despite the summer heat, some areas of southeast Colorado continued to receive precipitation in amounts comparable to last year. The overall drought status of southeast Colorado is slightly improved over last year, which is why some counties have not been red-flagged for burn bans from the National Weather Service. Prowers and Baca Counties are two […]
Honkers Visit New Management at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers welcomed Derek and Angela Riner to the Lamar community recently. Derek and Angela were formerly from Kansas and recently made the transition to Colorado to manage Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar and Holly, headquartered on South 5th Street in Lamar. The couple is pictured with their two year […]
General Surgeon Joins the Healthcare Team at Prowers County Medical Center
Lamar, CO – Prowers Medical Center and Prowers Medical Group are pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Brian Koper, General Surgeon, as the newest member of our Healthcare Team. We welcome Dr. Koper to Southeast Colorado and are excited to expand the scope and quality of surgical services we can offer. Brian Koper, […]
Big Timbers History Corner #9 – Fox Cafe
This poor little business card for the Fox Cafe has really seen the rough side of life, but somehow it survived to enhance the collection of the Big Timbers Museum. Notice what a big selling point air conditioning was back then! (Maybe even more so than now?) The Fox Cafe was on Main Street, where […]
Drive Sober for the July 4th Holiday Week
Don’t Lose Your Independence with a DUI Arrest this July 4th Week June 28, 2012 – Traffic Safety – Extra DUI Patrols and Sobriety Checkpoints Begin Friday Night. Denver – As Coloradans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and law enforcement agencies statewide remind everyone that with our freedom comes […]
Business of the Week – American Family Insurance
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 American Family Insurance in Lamar. Call Tonya Chavira at: 719.336-5484. The American Family […]
Municipal Holiday Fireworks Displays Cancelled
Prowers County Sheriff’s Office June 27, 2012 Fire Works Ban Due to the high fire danger Prowers County has been added to the “Red Flag” counties. I have consulted with Fire Chiefs Warn, Cook and Duffy on the fire dangers posed by public fireworks display. I have come to the conclusion that the fire danger […]
Primary Victory for Andrade, Hixson and Schnabel
Prowers County Unofficial Primary Results Early voting and tabulation helped speed the June 26 primary vote count for Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Jana Coen and the election judges. Shortly after the polls had closed, by 9:25pm, the unofficial results were made available to the public. For District 1, Democrat challenger Don Seufer of Holly […]
Lamar Administrator Search Down to Final Five
Interim Lamar City Administrator Steven Rabe told the council that five finalists for the permanent city administrator position have been made aware of their status. Seven persons were given phone interviews on June 18 and 19 by Rabe, and based on those interviews, plus additional information on the candidates, five are being forwarded to the […]
Week Long Heat Wave for S.E. Colorado
An oppressive and persistent heat wave is hitting southeast Colorado and other parts of the nation. The National Weather Service in Pueblo is predicting triple digit temperatures from Burlington, CO, to Amarillo, TX and from Pueblo to Garden City through this week. Residents are urged to take caution and find ways to keep as cool […]
Police Chase Down Burglary Suspect
On Sunday, June 24, 2012 at approximately 0630 hours officers responded to the 800 block S. 13th Street on a report of a vehicle being broken into and the car stereo being taken. Officers located shoe impression in the area and were advised the possible suspect fled on foot northbound. Officers tracked the shoe impressions […]
Big Timbers History Corner #8 – Lamar, CO, The Land of Milk and Money
I sure wish I knew the story behind this item loaned to the Big Timbers collection by Thomas Nidey. We think perhaps it was a reference to the old condensed milk factory, possibly displayed on their trucks? Still funny after all these years. Speaking of money, Big Timbers Museum doesn’t ask for much. Admission is […]
Indiana Bones visits Lamar Public Library
Indiana Bones (aka Mike McCartney) had the rapt attention of the children who took part in last Tuesday’s summer reading activity. Indiana Bones, combines history, archeology, paleontology, action, adventure and puppetry with ancient legends, mythology and folklore as he thrills and educates audiences with his unique storytelling abilities. Storyteller Indiana Bones, “Keeper of Legends” is […]