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CO Parks & Wildlife Sponsors an Adventure Weekend
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sponsoring an Outdoor Adventure Weekend June 8-10 at Two Buttes State Wildlife Area. The FREE event is for everyone 9 and up and families are welcome for the weekend, from Noon Friday June 8 to 5pm Sunday, June 10. Earn your Hunter Education card. Learn some new outdoor skills, practice […]
Colorado’s Unbuckled Deaths Rose in 2011
DENVER – Despite a continuous decline in the number of people killed in traffic crashes in Colorado over the past decade, the number of people who died without seat belts increased for the first time since 2002. Last year, 187 drivers and passengers died unrestrained, up from 164 in 2010. This is the highest level […]
Three cases of Pertussis Confirmed for Prowers County
Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of pertussis in three Prowers County children, an eight year old male, 17 year old female and an infant, over the past two weeks, with the most recent confirmed today, May 22, 2012. Due to the outbreak, Prowers County Public Health and Environment is advising […]
Voices of S.E. Colorado Hosting May 31 Commissioner Candidate Forum
A candidate forum will be hosted by Voices of Southeast Colorado on Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Lamar Community Building, dance practice room. All candidates running for a County Commissioner’s seat, whether opposed or unopposed, have been invited to participate. This forum is to provide an opportunity for […]
Lamar Rotary Hosts Ducky Dash Winners
“We earned about $7,200 from the Ducky Dash sales,” said Mike Renkin of the Lamar Rotary this past Thursday. Renkin was referring to the Rotary’s annual Ducky Dash race held on Sunday’s during Lamar Days activities. Tickets are sold for the fundraiser and prizes awarded to the first three ducks that pass the finish […]
SERVsafe Trainings Scheduled in Southern Colorado
The “Cottage Food Bill” passed by the Colorado Legislature in 2012 allows residents to sell specific foods that have been produced in their home; sellers must be certified in safe food handling and processing. Colorado State University Extension is offering ServSafe Food Protection Managers Certification Training to meet this requirement. ServSafe Training is scheduled June […]
Bill Sinclair of Las Animas Honored with ‘Cornerstone Award’
LAS ANIMAS, Colo. – Longtime hunter education instructor Bill Sinclair has become the first recipient of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education “Cornerstone Award” for his commitment to teaching others about hunting since the 1960s. Sinclair was presented the award on May 5 at his Las Animas area home by Steve Keefer, District Wildlife […]
LCC Nursing Program Honors Graduates
(Lamar, Colorado, May 17, 2012) Lamar Community College Nursing faculty and staff hosted a reception for Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing graduates on Monday, April 30 in lieu of the program’s official nursing pinning originally scheduled for the evening of Saturday, April 28. “Our Nursing faculty and I heartily believe that our second […]
Partial Solar Eclipse this Sunday
Prowers County residents should be able to view a partial eclipse of the sun this Sunday, beginning around 7:30pm. The National Weather Service from Pueblo is forecasting clear skies that day and into the evening hours. This type of eclipse has been described as having a ring of fire around the sun, as the moon […]
Colorado Employment Situation – April 2012
Employers in Colorado added 1,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April for a total of 2,291,800 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 100 and government increased 1,100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of one percentage point over the month […]
LUB Assesses Tornado Damages
The April 27 tornado depleted Lamar Light and Power’s inventory with needed replacements for the electrical distribution system. Interim Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said power was finally restored to the entire service area after 16 hours. The tornados knocked down or damaged 16 steel poles, 29 wooden poles, 11 pole mount transformers, 40 […]
Wyatt Resigns from PMC Board
In an unexpected development, Andy Wyatt submitted a letter of resignation from the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors, citing a conflict of time as his reason. Wyatt and Ronnie Farmer was elected to the Board during a May 8, 2012 election out of six candidates for the two open positions. Candidates were selected by […]
LCC Hosts Graduating Class, Honors Arends at Alumnus of the Year
It took a tornado and some prolonged power outages to postpone the 73rd commencement exercises for Lamar Community College late last month. LCC President John Marrin took note of the new arrangements for the 45 graduating students, thanking all those who altered their schedules to attend the May 14 graduation ceremonies held at the […]
Wild West BBQ Contest Winners Announced for 2012 Lamar Days
The winners for the annual Wild West BBQ, held during Lamar Days at Willow Creek Park, have been announced. Toni McPherson provided the winning teams that traveled to Lamar for this year’s competition. There were four cooking contests, as well as a judge’s selection of the overall winner for the year, plus a Reserve Champion […]
Lamar Days, Chilly, with a Touch of Rain
Chilly temperatures and rainy skies didn’t deter some die-hard parade fans from lining up along East Olive and Main Streets for the annual Lamar Days Parade. The numbers were down considerably from past years, but understandable when the temperature on the Frontier Bank clock was reading 44 degrees at 10am, and the wind chill was […]
CDOT Summer Road Work Schedule
May 11, 2012 – Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 – PUEBLO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is beginning or completing work on 30 projects totaling $194.4 million throughout southeastern Colorado this construction season. “We’ll have a variety of projects underway this summer, with a lot of bridge replacements taking place along with some large […]
Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Colorado Horse
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating a confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state; a quarantine has been placed on a Douglas County premises. The horse was transported from Iowa by a private owner and was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. “The Department is […]
Lamar FFA attends Southeast District Banquet
Lamar FFA Chapter fares extremely well at the 2012 Southeast District FFA Banquet held in Granada on April 28th. The following teams took top honors this year in District competition known as Career Development Events (CDEs): Farm Business Management team: Jamie Nordyke, Austin Peck, and Theresa Butler. Livestock Evaluation team: Amber Comer, Theresa […]
Lamar Days, 126 Years of Prairie Proud
The carnival is in town, for the start of Lamar’s birthday celebration. Crabtree Amusements Carnival started putting up stakes at the north end of Willow Creek Park, taking advantage of the sunshine and hoping it stays that way for their opening this Friday evening at 5pm. By late Thursday afternoon, some of the contestants in […]
PMC Bond Issue Defeated, Farmer/Wyatt Elected
The proposed $5 million expansion plan for a Rehabilitation Outpatient Center at Prowers Medical Center was defeated at the polls Tuesday night, May 8 with 446 voting in favor of the bond issue and 1407 opposed, as Prowers Hospital District voters responded to the May 8 election which also saw balloting for two new board of […]