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January 2015 Drought Update/Precipitation Levels
Globally, calendar year 2014 was the warmest on record. In Colorado the year ended with above average temperatures, making it the state’s 18th warmest calendar year and the warmest since 2012. Following a wet month of precipitation in December, January 1st snow accumulation was above average for the northern half of the state. 2014 […]
Gov. Hickenlooper names Don Brown as Agriculture Commissioner
DENVER — Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015— Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today Don Brown will be the Commissioner of Agriculture, effective Feb. 17, 2015. He replaces John Salazar who retired last month, having served since 2011. “We are fortunate to welcome Don Brown to the team and thrilled to add his experience and leadership to Colorado’s […]
CSP Releases State Stats on Driving High
In 2014, the Colorado State Patrol saw a new era of impaired driving enter into our state. In an attempt to document the trends, Colonel Scott Hernandez, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol ordered the specific tracking of marijuana related citations. A summary of the 2014 DUI/DUID data is as follows. 5,546 citations were issued […]
PMC Expansion Construction Planned for April
The Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors plans to announce the newest board member by their February 25 meeting. The hospital has advertised for a replacement board member since Kevin McGrath resigned late last year. PMC is still open to candidates, as board chair, Julie Branes, stated,” Any interested candidate may contact Karen Bryant, Craig […]
Fund Transfer Needed for County Employee Payroll
Due to a delay in funding payments, the Prowers County Commissioners approved a transfer of $5,000 from the sales tax revenue fund to cover payroll for employees at the Child Hotline Center. For reasons not yet determined, the funding from the state has been delayed, as in, “The check is in the mail,” but has […]
PCDI Plans Future Business Seminars, Annual Meeting
Prior to Executive Director Lance Benninghoff’s resignation announcement to the board members of Prowers County Development Incorporated in executive session, he reviewed some options for guest speakers at the PCDI annual meeting and future business seminar topics. “We might consider moving our annual meeting to Granada or Holly and have Lee Merkel from the Department […]
Colorado Employment Situation in December 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,700 over the month from November to December to 2,467,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 5,500 and government decreased 800 over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of a percentage point in December to 4.0 […]
Benninghoff Resigns from PCDI
The Prowers County Development Inc Board of Directors accepted the resignation of their Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff, at their monthly board meeting on January 27, 2015. Lance has taken a position on the Western Slope and will be leaving PCDI on February 6th. The Directors expressed their appreciation of the efforts that Lance has made […]
Dias Selected to Lamar City Council
Lamar resident, Felix Dias, was elected by a split ballot vote by the City Council as the Ward III replacement for Ron Cook during the January 26 meeting. Cook became a Prowers County Commissioner following the November General Election. Dias was sworn in as the newest council member by Judge Larry Stutler and began […]
Insulation Fire Claims Trailer Home
Early reports indicate electrical arcing on electrical heat tape caused insulation covering water lines to catch fire and burn from the pipe to other segments of a trailer home on CR3 near the Lamar Airport Saturday morning. The Prowers County Rural Fire Department responded at 9:43am, just minutes after the alarm was called in […]
Tip a Cop Set for February 14
Several law enforcement officers from various departments in Prowers County will swap handcuffs for coffee cups for Valentine’s Day at the Hickory House, North Main in Lamar. ‘Tip A Cop’ has been a successful fundraiser for Domestic Safety Resource Center says Julie Jones of DSRC, and although it hasn’t been observed for some time, […]
Annual Agricultural Water Symposium Set for Rocky Ford
The 11th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show will be held February 5, 2015, in Rocky Ford at the Gobin Community Building. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with programming starting at 8:30 and ending at 4:00 pm. Early registration of $20.00 per person/$30.00 per couple ends January 30, 2015, after that it […]
Board and Committee Openings in Prowers County
The Prowers County Commissioners are accepting letters of interest to fill several seats currently open to qualified candidates for various boards and committees. Lamar Partnership Incorporated has two positions on the board of directors. Letters of interest should be received by 5pm on February 12, 2015. The terms for the positions will expire in […]
Commissioners Receive County Health Update
Ten Prowers County residents have been hospitalized for influenza, according to Tammie Clark, Public Health and Environment Director, during her report to the County Commissioners last Tuesday, January 20. “We still have some vaccine supplies on hand if people want to get their shots, as the flu season is far from being over,” she […]
Lodging Panel Funds Annual Spring Car Show
Ron Cook’s request for $3,000 for advertising funds for the annual Lamar Days Car Show was approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel Tuesday afternoon, January 20. “This will be the 20th year we’ve held the event,” said Cook, adding, “We drew entries from four states for bikes and cars and last year was […]
LCC President Sees Benefits in Obama Idea of Free Tuition
One much-discussed proposal from President Obama during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 20, involves raising taxes on richer Americans to reach $320B over ten years. John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College believes the end result, free tuition for two years for community colleges, would benefit LCC and students alike. Marrin […]
Winter Weather Advisory from National Wx Service
350 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2015 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION…EL PASO…FREMONT…CUSTER…PUEBLO…CROWLEY…OTERO…KIOWA… BENT…AND PROWERS COUNTIES…INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS… […]
Granada Town Seeking New Landfill Equipment
Following some discussion regarding purchase cost comparisons and lease options, the Granada Trustees decided to table action on replacing the town’s aging backhoe which is used at the landfill. Several written bids had been presented for consideration, but the Trustees decided to wait for more information, comparing prices between a lease to an outright purchase. […]
Discussion Opens for Possible Lamar Recreation Center
Could Lamar support a full-time community recreation center and what would be the best approach to developing one? These and similar questions were discussed during an initial, exploratory meeting held by Jessica Medina, an employee of High Plains Community Health Center this past Friday, January 16. “We’ve noticed an increased level of interest in […]
Purple Spaghetti for One Step Up Students at Project HOPE
During a Friday lunchtime meal of blue and purple spaghetti at Lincoln School in Lamar, Emily Neischburg of Healthy Places and LiveWell Prowers County, offered praise for the 25 to 30 young students who are involved in the local One Step Up program. “Even during their spring and past summer break, whenever we had a […]