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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 […]
Colorado Bovine Trichomoniasis Update
LAKEWOOD, Colo. The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. As of 6/25/2012, there are currently six positive trich locations in six Colorado counties: Las Animas, Montezuma, Pueblo, Otero, Weld, and Yuma. So far this year, there have been 12 trich cases in eight counties: Conejos, Kit Carson, […]
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 […]
Gateway Products Incorporated in Holly Wins State Economic Award
DENVER — Friday, June 22, 2012 — The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, in partnership with the Edward Lowe Foundation, is honoring 50 second stage companies from across the state as part of the “Colorado Companies to Watch” annual ceremony June 22. Gateway Products, Incorporated in Holly, nominated by Lisa Nolder of […]
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 […]
Southeast Mental Health Services awarded $1.4 million Healthcare Innovation Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE La Junta, CO—June 15, 2012—Southeast Behavioral Health Group The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced today that Southeast Mental Health Services was awarded a $1.4 million grant under the Health Care Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge will award up to $1 billion in total funding to applicants who will implement the […]
Local Law Agency’s Joint Message Re: Fireworks/Fire Ban
June 22, 2012 The Law Enforcement agencies in Prowers County want to remind everyone that Governor Hickenlooper’s Executive Order “Ban on Open Burning in the State of Colorado” issued on June 14, 2012 bans the use of personal fireworks anywhere in Colorado including Prowers County and the City and Towns of Lamar, Granada, Holly, Wiley, […]
Business of Week – Southeast Mental Health Services
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 Southeast Mental Health Services. For more information call: 800-603-7501. Southeast Mental Health Services employs 75 individuals and has been […]
Remember Foundation – July 3rd Benefit
PRESS RELEASE Southeastern Colorado has a newly formed Charitable Organization to support Alzheimer’s patients and their families. The Remember Foundation was established by several interested citizens and area providers to provide a resource for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The Remember Foundation Mission Statement is: “To honor and remember those stricken with […]
Prowers County Drafting Fireworks/Fire Ban Ordinance
Governor Hickenlooper’s executive order from June 14, prohibiting open burning and private use of fireworks throughout Colorado, will not impact the municipal fireworks displays for Lamar Holly and Granada, according to Prowers County Sheriff, Jim Faull. The sheriff and Staffon Warn, Prowers County Rural Fire Chief, discussed the order regarding the approaching holiday with the commissioners […]
Perfect Time for the Perfect Prize
As the start-of-summer temperatures are hovering in the upper 90s and low triple digits, a trip to the Lamar Municipal Pool is one of the better ways to cool off, get some exercise and just have fun in general. Brenda Brown was selected as a winner of swimming pool passes by signing up for The […]
Rabies Confirmed in Bent County Cow; Humans Receiving Shots
DENVER — The Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed rabies in a cow from Bent County. Due to exposure with the rabid cow, four individuals now are receiving post-exposure rabies vaccinations. Two skunks with rabies were reported in the same vicinity this spring. The cow most likely was exposed through contact with a […]