All Entries in the "Wiley" Category
Local History Stories Wanted
The Prowers County Historical Board and staff at Big Timbers Museum are developing a program which will feature a historically-oriented kiosk which will be displayed at the museum this spring. The kiosk is part of a Wayfaring System in southeast Colorado, featuring 23 kiosks in twelve counties. This group effort with CDOT, Canyons and Plains, […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, December 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 208 calls in December, 2013. The numbers may have been down a bit due to the holiday schedule as Lamar had 116 calls with 50 jail related and 8 for warrant arrests; the County had 62 calls with eleven for traffic accidents and four for civil disputes; […]
KVAY Receives Urban Redevelopment Grant, Landfill Fees Explained
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority and Beacon Broadcasting finalized a Development Agreement needed for a grant for property rehabilitation at 114 South Main Street in Lamar. KVAY Radio purchased the property, the former Main Café, to renovate into new business offices and broadcast studios. The grant will cover about 50% of the rehabilitation work planned […]
Grants Available to Support Colorado Agriculture
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for funding through its new “Enrich Colorado Ag Grant Program.” Grant funds will help Colorado companies conduct research and develop new uses and markets for food and agricultural products that are grown, raised or processed in Colorado. “The program is ideal for Colorado’s farmers, […]
Flu Season is Far from Over
January and February are the two months of the year when the flu season peaks, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Their statistics show that 748 Colorado residents have been hospitalized with the flu, and those numbers don’t reflect the persons who are recovering at home. The Center for Disease Control […]
Salazar Addresses Colorado Agriculture & Weather Challenges
Agriculture and Weather: Statewide Challenges By John Salazar, Commissioner of Agriculture January 3, 2014 What’s the weather going to be like today? For most of us the answer may mean putting on a jacket, grabbing an umbrella, or bundling up the kids for the school bus stop. But for a farmer and rancher, the answer […]
Are Your Finances Ready for an Emergency?
Financial Emergency Preparedness Have you ever thought of financial emergency preparedness? We are often told to be prepared for a storm or an electrical outage, but finances are not mentioned. What happens if there is a fire, a theft or maybe a death? In a natural disaster your important documents could […]
Local Students Compete in Livestock Quiz Bowl at Nat West Round-Up
Southeast Area—District VI is sending a livestock quiz bowl team and a grand champion artistic clothing model to the 2014 National Western Round-Up Competition January 9 through 12 in Denver, Colo. Rhett Larsen, Chad Russell, Blake Muller and Joel Souders make up the livestock quiz bowl team and Kylee Holden will compete in the […]
CDOT says Drugs and Driving Don’t Mix
Recreational Marijuana Legal, Impaired Driving Not Colorado DUI Laws Include Marijuana Impaired Driving STATEWIDE—As marijuana becomes available for recreational use throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) remind motorists that it is illegal to drive while impaired by marijuana. Similar to alcohol, there is an established impairment […]
PMC Birth Announcements January 2, 2014
Abby and Brett Pettinger of Walsh are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Adalyn Ambrose Pettinger. Adalyn was born at 6:31 am on December 23, 2013. She weighed 7 lb 12 oz and measured 20 inches in length. Adalyn will join siblings Anabelle and Lynley. Grandparents Marilyn Pettinger, Perry Ambrose, and Cas Rifkin […]
LPD Makes Local Counterfeit Currency Arrest
On Wednesday, January 1, 2014, the Lamar Police Department received calls concerning counterfeit currency being passed at local businesses in Lamar. Officers were able to identify a suspect from witnesses information and video surveillance as Billi Jo Rider, W/F age 35, of Wiley. Officers made application for and were granted a search warrant to search […]
Dougherty Announces for Prowers County Sheriff
To my fellow citizens of Prowers County, I, David W. Dougherty would like to announce my candidacy for the Office of Prowers County Sheriff. If you choose to elect me as your next Prowers County Sheriff, I am ready and willing to roll up my sleeves and put all of my work ethics, training and […]
Heat is On for New Year’s Celebrations
STATEWIDE—Once again, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) will team up with 76 law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado to increase DUI enforcement from Friday, Dec. 27 through Thursday, Jan. 2. During last year’s New Year’s Eve enforcement period, 501 people were arrested on Colorado roadways for DUI and there […]
Library Shredding Party Highlights Early Improvement Bond Paydown
Lamar residents, city council members, county commissioners, library employees, volunteers, Friends of the Lamar Library and the Library Board gathered for a party to retire a finance bond ahead of schedule. The document shredding was held at the Cultural Events Center in Lamar, Monday evening, December 23. Board President, Jack Van Hook and Chris […]
Start the New Year by Recycling your E-Waste
Did you receive a new TV, computer, microwave or any other electronic item for Christmas? If so, now what do you do with the old equipment that you’re replacing? Don’t throw it away in the trash! Studies have shown that accumulated components of some electronic equipment are harmful to the land. A state statute […]
Donation for Lamar Area Hospice
The Lamar Area Hospice received a timely donation of $14,000 from members of the association that raises funds each year through the Angels Open golf tournament and the summer dance and auction. The funds are used by the Lamar Area Hospice organization throughout the year to assist families in need for their loved ones. The […]
Toys for Tots Completes Busy Season
The Lamar Middle School Cafeteria was fairly quiet and empty around 11am on December 24. Those who volunteered to deliver gifts throughout the county had either completed their rounds, or were still on the road. “We had from 30 to 40 people show up to help us out today,” said Darlene Lopez, organizer of the […]
Prowers County 2014 Election Deadlines
FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE The last day to affiliate with a Major Party in order to run as a party candidate in the Primary Election (June 24, 2014) is January 2, 2014, and last day to register as Unaffiliated, in order to be placed in nomination (by petition) as an Unaffiliated candidate. The […]
Lamar Landfill Fees Surprise Wiley, KVAY Requests Relocation Funds
The Lamar City Council, sitting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board, met on Monday evening, December 23, prior to the regular council meeting to discuss a funding request from KVAY Radio in Lamar. KVAY, 224 South Main Street in Lamar, is relocating to the recently purchased former Main Café at 114 South Main Street. […]
CDHS Launches Colorado Parent Employment Project in Prowers County
(Denver) – The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has just launched the Colorado Parent Employment Project (CO-PEP) in five Colorado Counties: Arapahoe, Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, and Prowers. The intent of the project is to reach out to parents who are able to work, but are not able to pay child support because […]