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PATS Will Roll for New Year’s Eve
Prowers Area Transit received enough local donations to defray the costs of offering free rides to local residents for the approaching New Year’s Eve celebrations. A ‘Safe Ride with PATS’ will be available to those who reserve a ride between 7pm December 31 to 2am on January 1. Riders who don’t want to be behind […]
Lamar FFA Participates in District VII Speech Contest
By Swayzee Bellomy, Lamar FFA Chapter Reporter Congratulations to Jolynn Rider of the Lamar FFA Chapter for receiving a “Gold” rating and placing 2nd in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest! Rider will serve as the alternate for the State contest to be held in June. On December 6th Colorado FFA District 7 held a Public […]
2012 FFA Heifer Wrangle Update
By Theresa Butler Lamar FFA Chapter congratulates the third member within the last five years to compete in the FFA Heifer Wrangle Program. Jesse Shelton, a freshman from Lamar High School will take the responsibility of being this year’s Heifer Wrangler. Shelton is sponsored by DTM Cattle (Lamar, CO), Kenny and Teresa Burns (Hotchkiss, CO), […]
Lea’s Dancers Entertain at Juniper Village Lamar
As part of the planned activities at Juniper Village at Lamar, residents often take trips into the community. Also, Juniper welcomes the community in to participate in activities with the residents. Recently, Lea’s Dancers who learn ballet, tap and jazz, came in and performed. They showed the residents and associates several dances with fun beats and […]
S.E.Colorado Wool Growers Association to Hold Annual Meeting & Sheep Producer Program
The Southeast Colorado Wool Growers Association will conduct its annual meeting and producer program on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Event will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Blackburn-Dennis Community Building, 208 6th Street in Fowler. The Association meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch and then an informative program presented by Dr. […]
We Got Wind, They Got Snow
Hopes for a wetter or whiter Christmas went unanswered this past Wednesday, December 19, with only a little snow and a lot of wind and dust combined. Gusts approached 60mph in parts of southeast Colorado and the blowing snow reduced visibility to the point that Highway 70 between Limon and Kansas was temporarily closed to […]
Sweater Contest Winner!
Brian McCoy was the very first person to wear his Holiday Sweater in to the Lamar Public Library on Wednesday, December 19th! For wearing his holiday sweater, Mr. McCoy received a Lamar Public Library book bag, a $10.00 gift card, two books, a bookmark, lunch with library staff, a library Frisbee, pencil and eraser. When […]
Giving It the Gas at Tank and Tummy
The wait to get fuel from the pumps at Tank and Tummy on South Main and West Lee Streets in Lamar is now over. New pumps were installed and made operational for the public this past week. It was a long wait, as the pumps were damaged from the June windstorms that struck Lamar […]
PMC Board Not Renewing Portner’s Employee Contract
Members of the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors voted Thursday, December 20, not to renew Dr. Barry Portner’s employee contract with the hospital, but all medical privileges for Dr. Portner will be left in place. The vote was unanimous for the board of directors with the exception of Dr. Kevin McGrath who was not […]
Flu Precautions Initiated at PMC for Visitors to Birth Center Unit
Prowers Medical Center Implements Visitor Restrictions to the New Beginnings Birth Center Unit (Lamar, CO) December 20, 2012 – Like many hospitals across the nation, Prowers Medical Center is closely monitoring the progression of influenza in our community and is preparing for the possibility that we will be providing care for more people infected with […]
Business of the Week – Mobile Record Shredders
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 the Mobile Record Shredders. Give them a call at: 719.544-5460 Mobile Record Shredders, based on Pueblo, CO., is […]
Governor Hickenlooper Asks for Moment of Silence Friday for Connecticut Children
Gov. Hickenlooper calls for moment of silence Friday DENVER — Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Coloradans to join people in Connecticut and across the country in a moment of silence to be observed at 9:30 a.m. MST on Friday, Dec. 21, in memory of the 26 people killed last week […]
Lamar Police Arrest Local Man on Sex Assault Charges
Media Release On December 2, 2012, officers from the Lamar Police Department received a call about a sexual assault on a minor. Officers were advised a 20 year old subject, identified as Leonardo Dominguez of Lamar, had engaged in sexual activity with a juvenile. Officers and detectives interviewed the victim and based upon the victim’s […]
Logo Selected for Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel
Cristina Hernandez, a Parkview Elementary School fifth-grader and Shayla Brown, a seventh grade student in Wiley, are the co-winners of the logo that will be used by the Prowers County Lodging Panel. Each student received $200 in the shared award. Panel members decided that after several years of existence, the organization could be better served […]
City Holiday Closures, Refuse Collection & Landfill Information
NEWS RELEASE All City offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 24-25, 2012 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Lamar Public Library will also be closed Monday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 25th and will reopen Wednesday, December 26th at 9:00 a.m. The Community Building will be closed on Monday, December 24th […]
New Chamber Directors Announced for 2013
Several new faces will be seen next year on the Board of Directors for the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. The new members will be officially introduced during the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet, scheduled for Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. Denise Carder will serve as the new Chamber of […]
Bus Bust Turns Up Eleven Pounds of Pot
On Monday, December 17, 2012, Officers from the Lamar Police Department contacted the driver of the Greyhound Bus at North Main and Holly streets and were given permission to deploy a drug detection K9. The drug detection K9 alerted to a seat in the rear of the bus. A jacket and a pillow were sitting […]
County Holds Retirement Ceremonies for Grauberger and Tyner
Together, Carol Grauberger and Ken Tyner had almost 80 years of service as employees of Prowers County. They were recognized for their work ethic and accomplishments during a brief appreciation ceremony held at the County Annex Monday, December 17. Carol Grauberger began her employment in 1978 with the county in Vital Statistics and as […]
Girl Scouts Challenge for Food Banks
Lamar area Girl Scouts recently challenged Girl Scouts in Baca and Otero County to a friendly contest to see who could gather the most food items for their respective food banks. Area Girl Scouts brought donated food items to their troop meetings, their Juliette Low Tea Party, set out collection boxes in local businesses and […]
Lamar City Council Wraps up 2012
The Lamar City Council voted to approve several end-of-year city-oriented housekeeping measures during their final meeting of the year, Monday, December 17, 2012. City Administrator, John Sutherland, reminded the audience of the annual holiday office schedules during which the city offices will be closed December 24 and 25 and Tuesday, January 1 for New Year’s […]