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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 […]
Deputy Fire Chief Leonard Retirement Party Friday, Jan 3
Deputy Fire Chief Pat Leonard has served the citizens of Lamar and Prowers County for thirty-nine years as both a firefighter and an Emergency Medical Technician. He has decided that it is now time to close this chapter in his life and move on to other adventures. We have arranged a retirement party for him […]
Lincoln School HOPE Center Meets The Code of the West
The Hope Center meets the Code of the West By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—Prowers County 4-H and The Hope Center have partnered to deliver Code of the West Happy Trails curriculum to third, through sixth graders. The first principle the Hope Center youth have […]
CDOT Eyes Lamar Main Street Improvements
The Lamar Reliever Route and CDOT plans for Lamar’s Main Street were presented to Prowers County Development Incorporated board members by Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer this past Tuesday, December 31. Although financing for the by-pass around Lamar is still a future issue at this time, Westhoff said CDOT is still concerned about safety issues […]
Lamar Police Make Two Drug Arrests
Friday, December 27, 2013 at approximately 2:30 pm, Officers of the Lamar Police Department served a search warrant in the 500 block of West Washington Street. The search warrant was in regards to information concerning the sales of narcotics. Officers arrested Camilla Grey (26) of Lamar for Child Abuse, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of […]
Tumbleweeds and Dust for Christmas Eve
Who cares if Rudolph’s nose glows cherry red in fog. How well does that thing work in dust? Around 3:30pm the horizon north and west of Lamar, past the riverbed up on the far ridges, showed a line of wind driven dust. The rolling clouds stretched along a wide path as it gathered steam […]
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 […]
Colorado Revenue Forecast Shows Modest Increase
DENVER — Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 — The State’s general fund budget forecast for the current budget year (FY 2013-14) as well as for FY 2014-15 is 1 percent higher than the September forecast, the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) announced today. General fund revenue comes mostly from income and sales taxes. […]
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 […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: March & April
The Prowers Journal is Providing a Month by Month Recap of the News Events that Highlighted the Past Year March 2013 Year in Review Continued concerns over the price of electricity, first voiced in 2012 by several major power purchasers was voiced at a public hearing held by Rick Rigel, General Manager for the regional […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: January & February
Over the next several days, The Prowers Journal will recap some of the news events that highlighted the twelve months of 2013. The condensed articles will be available online at www.theprowersjournal.com as well as in our weekly Wednesday newsletter. January 2013 Year in Review Marla Abling, 46, was arrested by the Lamar Police Department in […]
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. […]
Extreme & Extended Drought Workshop Set for Garden City Jan. 9
Lincoln, Neb. – Over fifteen experts in the fields of irrigation, range management, climatology, and drought planning are scheduled to speak at a one-day workshop Jan. 9 in Garden City, Kan., on managing drought on the farm and ranch. Producers can register now for the workshop, which will be held at the 4-H building […]
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 […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2013
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,200 over the month from October to November to 2,378,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,900 and government increased 1,300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a percentage point in November to 6.5 percent. […]