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Four Prisoners Escape from Otero County Jail (Update)
Media Release (Update- KKTV reported that 21 year old Curtis Apodaca has been apprehended as of around 10am this morning and was returned to custody.)(Two additional inmates were also reported captured as Malcolm Hoffert and Johnny Nunez are also in custody. Authorities have not provided details regarding the capture of three of the four escapees as of […]
ARPA Files Suit Against Babcock & Wilcox
On February 28, 2014 the Arkansas River Power Authority filed a lawsuit against Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W) which supplied the coal-fired steam boiler for the Lamar Repowering Project. The boiler was never able to meet its emissions guarantees. As a result of B&W’s failure to deliver a fully functioning boiler capable […]
Donations Sought by LPD for Replacement K9
I am Sergeant Jamison Sherrill with the Lamar Police Department K-9 Unit. I am writing to you on behalf of the Lamar Police Department and the K-9 division. The Lamar Police Department first established our K-9 unit in 2008, and the unit has been serving the City of Lamar, Prowers County, and surrounding areas […]
Colorado Winter Wheat Varieties 2014 Crop: USDA/NASS
This report provides the results of the Winter Wheat Seedings by Variety Survey, 2014 Crop, conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Colorado Field Office. The survey was funded by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. The survey was not sampled to provide a direct expansion of the seeded acreage by variety or a measure […]
Industrial Hemp Registration Draws Near
CDA Urges Producers to be Aware of Challenges LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Late last year, the Colorado Department of Agriculture adopted the first industrial hemp rules in the state’s history; producers can begin to register with CDA’s industrial hemp program on March 1, 2014. However, potential registrants should be aware of uncertainties that still exist because […]
Major Interest Shown in Sheriff’s Race
Six candidates for Prowers County Sheriff appeared before a standing room only audience Monday, February 24, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center to state their case as to why they should be the next sheriff come election day in November. The candidate’s forum was hosted by Dr. Gerry Branes from Voices of Southeast Colorado […]
PCDI Annual Banquet set for LCC Wellness Center March 5
The annual Prowers County Development Incorporated banquet meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30pm at the LCC Wellness Center. PCDI Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff said the keynote speaker is Marci Penner of the Kansas Sampler Foundation. Penner will discuss succession planning and how to preserve and sustain rural culture. Benninghoff said he will […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, 2013 Summary
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Department responded to 3,353 calls for service in 2013. Lamar led the way with 1,808 calls, followed by the County with 1,051; Holly had 330 requests and Wiley had 100. Lamar had the most jail related calls at 695 and 178 warrant arrests. The Sheriff’s Department noted 189 investigation cases were […]
City of Lamar named CPW’s Southeast Region Partner of the Year
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is proud to announce the City of Lamar as our Southeast Region Partner of the Year. The city has worked hand in hand with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to transform a once barren area into a now popular park. North Gateway Park, formerly known as the Valco Ponds, […]
Prowers County GOP Precinct Caucus Scheduled
The Prowers County Republicans are releasing the following information pertaining to the 2014 Precinct Caucus. The date and time for all Republican Precinct Caucus will be March 4, 2014 starting at 7:00 p.m. Precinct 2 and 13 will be meeting at the Holly City Complex. They will hold a meet and greet prior to […]
Three Injured in Bent County Crash
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred on westbound Colorado Highway 50, two miles east of La Junta, Colorado. The crash resulted in a female passenger suffering serious bodily injuries. A 2003 Toyota Camry driven by Jacob Montoya, age 24, of Las Animas, Colorado was traveling westbound, when it traveled […]
Colorado State Drought Update
Late January and early February precipitation across the state improved the statewide snowpack from 107% on February 1 to 117% as of February 12. The snowpack in every basin in the northern portion of the state is well above average with the highest being the South Platte basin at 141% of average. The southern […]
Lodging Panel Okays Spring & Summer Event Funding
Several spring and summer events had their funding requests approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during its regular meeting, Tuesday, February 18. The Lamar Days Rod Run, Santa Fe Dutch Oven Cookers and 14U & 16U State and Regional Softball Tournaments were all approved for advertising and contract fees. Ron Cook, the […]
Lamar Chamber Board and Honkers Visit NRCS & FSA
Several Lamar Chamber board members and Honkers made a visit to the new Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) / Farm Service Agency (FSA) building offices during the dedication of the new building on February 13, 2014. In attendance at the dedication were contractors Tress and Dustin Langston and Mark Carrigan along with employees from each […]
Deadline Approaching to Order Windbreak Trees
Spring is almost here and it’s time to begin planning spring planting projects. The Colorado State University Extension Offices in the Southeast Area are wrapping up the 2013 -14 seedling tree program. We have a wide variety of windbreak trees still available to order from your local Colorado State University Extension Office. […]
Granada Approves Resolution for SECPA Vote
The Granada Board of Trustees held a brief meeting Wednesday, February 12, during which Mayor C.W. DeForest swore in Austin Friederichs as a Granada Police Department Reserve Officer. He was pinned by his wife Julia as part of the ceremony. The board has scheduled a brief regular meeting for Wednesday, February 26 to vote […]
Lamar City Council Discusses ‘Enclave’ Annexation
City Administrator John Sutherland and City Engineer, Wiley Work, briefed the city council on a ‘keyhole’ enclave created when the city annexed the Holiday Inn Express property off North Main Street in 2010. One area of land remains outside the city boundaries, but is surrounded by incorporated city property. Almost 30 acres of land owned by […]
Rangeland Resources and Drought
There was an interesting question in an online publication a couple of weeks ago that producers should really stop to think about. In the BEEF Cow/Calf Weekly, Burt Rutherford asked the question: “Restocking or Rebuilding: What is the Difference?” As the question was posed, the author was discussing the actual livestock numbers on an individual […]
Cattle Inventory Report: January 2014
Regional News Release-Cattle Report The January 1, 2014 inventory of all cattle and calves in Arizona totaled 920,000 head, up 2 percent from the January 1, 2013 inventory. Beef cows, at 178,000 head, were up 3,000 head from the previous year. Milk cows increased 2,000 head from last year to 192,000 head. Arizona’s 2013 calf […]
Companies Partner with States to Conserve Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat
CHEYENNE — Five oil and gas companies are voluntarily enrolling nearly 1.5 million acres of land under an innovative plan to conserve the lesser prairie-chicken. This represents the first enrollment in the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan, developed by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and state wildlife agencies in Colorado, Kansas, […]