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Show Ring Rookie to National Western Stock Show Fed Beef Champion
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties First year 4-H members typically enroll in one or two projects and focus their efforts on the county level with the hope of expanding to the state or national stage in the future. Angelina Rose Downing enrolled in her first year, 2013-2014, with […]
April Fool’s Day Ends with Dust, Wind and Weeds
Mother Nature may have had the last laugh during the closing hours of April Fool’s Day on Wednesday. Residents in southeast Colorado are well-versed on how quickly a pleasant day can change into something more memorable. That was the case as the evening progressed and the winds began to pick up. According to news reports, […]
Wind Turbine Project Approved
The five members of the Prowers County Planning Commission, following a March 31st public hearing on a proposed addition to a wind turbine project, voted in favor of approving a special use permit allowing for construction to begin within a year. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, has plans to construct […]
Vazquez, Sneller and Robbins Voted to PCDI Board
Holly resident, Kenia Vazquez and Lamar resident, Ryan Sneller were voted to the Prowers County Development Incorporated board of directors during the annual meeting, Friday, March 27. They will be first-time members. Rick Robbins, currently PCDI President, was re-elected with the others, from a field of five nominees. Vazquez and Sneller are replacing Lawrence Brase […]
Granada Trustees Search for Replacement on Board
Shannon Venturi, Granada Trustee, recently submitted her resignation to the Granada Trustees Board, leaving one vacancy for the unexpired term. Venturi took a seat on the board last April, 2014. At this point, there are no nominations and the Trustees will contact potential appointees before an at-large announcement is made for a replacement. The […]
Root Retiring from County Land Use Office
Mary Root is retiring as the Prowers County Land Use Manager, effective May 29 of this year. Root submitted her resignation notice to the Prowers County Commissioners during their March 24 meeting. Root, Keith Siemsen from County Environmental Health and Tammi Clark, County Public Health Director, discussed a possible restructuring of the two departments in […]
Travis Noted at Ford Seminar in Michigan
Jeff Travis of Tri County Ford Lincoln in Lamar CO. recently participated in an intensive, four-day seminar for dealers in Dearborn, Michigan, sponsored by Ford Motor Company. The seminar discussed ways to meet or exceed customer expectations and to help those customers be more completely satisfied every time they visit the dealership to shop, to […]
Grants for County Upgrades Reviewed
Various levels of grant funding for upgrades to Prowers County holdings were discussed with Colorado Main Street Architect, Tim Stroh, during the March 24 commissioner’s meeting. The commissioners are seeking funding to help pay for improvements to the Prowers County Courthouse, Fairgrounds, Annex and WPA buildings on East Maple Street. A DoLA sponsored administration grant […]
PCDI Board of Director Elections Set for March 27
Three positions on the Prowers County Development Incorporated board of directors will be up for election during the business portion of the annual business meeting, Friday, March 27. The meeting will be held at the Holly High School which will feature a tour of the facilities at 6pm, conducted by members of the […]
Southeast Health Group Describes New Programs for County Commissioners
Connie Brase, Community Liaison for Southeast Health Group, provided a six month assessment for Emergency Transport Services for Prowers County this past Tuesday, March 17. “We wanted to provide figures on usage in Prowers County for emergency transport,” she told the County Commissioners. The figures showed 6,809 miles at a cost of $3,881 between July […]
Lodging Panel Tables All Funding Requests at March Meeting
There’s a line from a country-western song of a few years ago, about there being, “Too much month at the end of the money!” And that might apply to the situation being encountered by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel. For the first time in a long time, members of the Prowers County […]
Colorado Employment Situation: January 2015
Employers in Colorado added 3,700 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,496,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,400 and government decreased 2,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from December 2014 to January 2015 at 4.2 percent. […]
S.E. Colorado Drought Update
February showed a tale of two seasons across southeast Colorado. The first half of the month was very warm with average temperatures running 10 degrees or more above average through the first 20 days of the month. The first half also saw mainly dry conditions across the area with two weather systems bringing some […]
More Power for High Plains Public Radio
High Plains Pubic Radio in Garden City, KS held a launch party last Thursday, March 12, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center, to celebrate the expansion of their coverage in the Prowers County region. KCSE FM, one of several translator relay stations that broadcasts locally 90.7 on the FM dial, has been operating in Prowers […]
Lamar-Ordway Hosting Pesticide Applicator Workshops
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT WORKSHOPS In Colorado, the application of pesticides is regulated by a very strict set of guidelines and laws. Since 2007, these regulations are enforced by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). Some of the regulations include the licensing of private and commercial pesticide applicators. The purpose of the license […]
State Senator Larry Crowder Hosts Youthful Gathering
Senator Larry Crowder was pleased to host students from Lamar Middle School at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Senator was joined by students (from left to right): Max Carere, Jeffrey Henderson, Teacher Debbie Foster, Mason Martinez, and Brock Reedy. Senator Crowder remarked, “It’s wonderful that our young people in the small […]
Updating Your Ballot/Voting Information
The Prowers County Clerk & Recorder’s Office has just sent out Undeliverable Ballot and Active Failed to Vote Notices to the citizens of Prowers County, pertaining to the last General Election held, November 3, 2014. If you receive one of these Notices, please fill out the information enclosed and return it to the County […]
New Economic Development Directions for PCDI?
What is Rural Economic Development, what is its purpose and how does it influence economic change in a community? Those were topics addressed by Kari Linker, Economic Development Director for Morgan County. Linker was invited by Prowers County Development Incorporated to host a program called Economic Development 101, geared specifically for economic development in […]
SDS Hosting April 2 Open House
SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services Awareness Day will be observed in Prowers County on Monday, April 2 and an honorary proclamation was approved by the Prowers County Commissioners during a visit by Kim Engsberg, SDS Executive Director. “We’re scheduling our open house for that day, from11am until 1pm, and the public is invited to attend the […]
LCC Booster Club Threes and Frees Championship Competition Results
The Boy’s Free Throw championship competition on March 9th did not end as we had hoped. On Saturday, March 8, Bryan Ortiz played in the Regional playoffs in Pueblo. During that game with Granada, he re-injured his knee. Even though he had made a perfect score in the semi-finals, he was not able shoot […]