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Charity Care Still an Economic Issue at PMC
Prowers Medical Center provides about $2.5 million in Charity Care to the surrounding community each year according to CEO Craig Loveless. The hospital executive was discussing some end-of-year statistics on PMC’s activities to the Prowers County Commissioners recently. “We’ve seen improvements as our Charity Care went from 14.5% four years ago, down to 4.5% as […]
Public Invited to Lamar’s Main Street Open House
Meeting to Detail Upcoming Highway 287 Improvements LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting an open house next month regarding the U.S. 287 (Main Street) Reconstruction Project through Lamar. Work is scheduled to begin this spring. It will be held on Monday, Feb. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at […]
Lamar Light Plant Announces Scholarship Topic
Applications are being accepted for the 2016/2017 scholarship program at Lamar Light and Power. Superintendent Houssin Hourieh informed board members this past week about the annual program which combines a $500 donation from the Light Plant with a $500 donation from Arkansas River Power Authority for seniors from Wiley, Lamar and McClave high schools. […]
Holly Commercial Club Notes Changes for Bluegrass Festival
The Holly Commercial Club met in regular session on Wednesday, January 6 and noted the receipt of an anonymous donation of $500 to be used to advertise Club activities. On an advertising note, Bob DeLancey, General Manager of KVAY was introduced by morning announcer Amy Jacobs. Jacobs will continue to represent the Holly community […]
Council Okays Contracts for Lamar Loop Planning and GoCO Inspire Grant
A brief Lamar City Council meeting on January 25th dealt mostly with appointments and contract renewals. One of the next steps in the construction of the proposed Lamar Loop, a walking path encircling most of the city and connecting several exercise areas, is the hiring of a firm for design and construction documents. Two firms […]
City Waits to Finalize Charter Communications Contract, Got an Issue?
For those area residents who are Charter Communications cable customers and haven’t received their most recent bills, they can expect a price hike effective on or after February 15, 2016, according to information relayed by Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland. He informed the Lamar City Council of the price hike notification during the council’s […]
CWCB/Dept of Natural Resources-January 2016 Drought Update
Snowpack through the first quarter of the water year (October- September) was above normal for nearly the entire state and well above normal in the San Juan Mountains. A cool and wet December helped to alleviate abnormally dry conditions over the majority of the state. Long-term forecast favor the state for continued above average […]
LCC Cosmetology Salon Re-Opens for Spring
The LCC Cosmetology Salon will re-open its doors to the public for the spring semester on Tuesday, January 26. The salon’s hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 1:00-5:00pm. LCC students and community members alike can visit the salon to take advantage of discounted cosmetology services such as haircuts, colors, and styling as well as brow […]
Counties Receive Funds for New Voting Systems
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Jan. 21, 2016 — Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Wednesday that he will provide $850,000 to help counties that are purchasing new voting equipment this year and next. Williams told the Colorado County Clerks Association that the state will use federal Help America Vote Act funds to cover 50 […]
Lodging Panel Considering Caps on Funding for Events
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel is giving thought to adjusting the amount of funding for some county events through a cap and if it’s worthwhile to continue to try to determine how many people spend the night in the county to attend those events. The cap will be aimed specifically at a one day […]
Lodging Panel Entertains Requests from Two New Events
Two of the five presentations made to the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel are first-time events. The Panel met for the first time this year, January 19th and introduced a new board member, Chad Hart, the Executive Director of Canyons and Plains tourism group, which serves the southeast Colorado area. The two new events […]
Colorado 4th Quarter Economic Report
Williams Releases Fourth Quarter Economic Indicators Report DENVER, January 21, 2016 – Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams today released the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators Report for the fourth quarter of 2015. The fourth quarter saw a modest decline in quarterly new business filings. Existing entity renewals decreased from the previous quarter but […]
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Hold Mid-Winter Conference
Arvada, CO, January 21 – Members of the Colorado Cattlemen’s’ Association gather twice a year to gain knowledge about their industry, create policy that drives their trade association, and present awards to those who have served the state’s beef industry in an exemplary fashion. This week’s Mid-Winter Conference, held in Denver, focused on the […]
Half a Century of History to Celebrate
The Prowers County Historical Society has begun planning events for their 50th anniversary. Their recent newsletter states that the Society officially began in 1966 with the donation of a building from the phone company. Prior to that point, there had been an informal historical organization. The Society said a logical date would be this September when […]
Commissioners Focus on Annex & Courthouse Upgrades
Kirk Powers, Prowers County Building Operations Supervisor, reviewed some current and future upgrades planned for the Annex on East Cedar Street in Lamar. The building now features new stairs to the rear as Powers explained, “We’re very pleased with the way they turned out. We made them flatter and longer and added an extra step […]
Republicans Pay Tribute to Veterans with Senate Bill One
DENVER – As a combat veteran, Colorado State Senator Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) knows all too well the challenges facing his fellow military veterans. That’s why the first bill he offered in the 2016 legislative session, SB-001 — which is also the first bill being introduced by the Senate — aims at eliminating current caps on […]
Prowers County Public Health & Environment Receives Grant for Kid’s Oral Health
[Lamar, CO] – Prowers County Public Health & Environment announced today that it has received a Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation grant to support its “Little Smiles” project. “The goal of the “Little Smiles” project is to increase awareness of better oral health for the children in Prowers County by implementing oral health screenings, providing […]
Annual Crop Summary– 2015 – Colorado Highlights
The 2015 corn for grain crop was estimated at 134.90 million bushels, 9 percent below last year’s production of 147.46 million bushels, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 142.0 bushels per acre was 4.0 bushel per acre below the yield realized last […]
April Election Set for Granada Trustees
Granada residents will vote on April 5th for four trustee board members and the mayor’s seat. None of the four Trustees, Martin Jensen, Glenn Otto, Deb Choat or Tom Sanchez have indicated at this time that they will make a bid for re-election. Mayor C.W. DeForest has not mentioned a commitment to run for re-election […]
City Council Acts on New Contracts for 2016
The council approved a motion to ratify an earlier phone poll to authorize the acceptance of a JAG grant of $236,952 to purchase communication radios to be used by various law enforcement agencies within the 15th Judicial District. Lamar’s share of the grant match is $9,081.51. Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller told the council […]