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Winter Storm System Continues to Approach S.E. Colorado
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK -/- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO -/- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- UPDATED AS OF 314 PM MST THU FEB 2, 2012 -/- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF SOUTHEAST […]
Ground Hog Day Thursday, Plenty of Winter Left
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING…LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH […]
Lamar Selected to Receive “It’s About Kids” Grant
Nine “It’s About Kids” Communities Across Colorado Awarded $16,000 in Grants to Increase Understanding and Support for Access to Health for Kids. The Colorado Children’s Campaign, through support from The Colorado Trust, today announced $16,000 in grants to nine Colorado communities to improve statewide understanding of children’s health care issues and increase support for improved […]
PCDI Annual Meeting Set for February 16 at Cow Palace Inn
Lisa Nolder, PCDI Executive Director, said Kari Linker, Regional Development Director for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development & International Trade, is the keynote speaker for PCDI’s annual meeting, Thursday, February 16 at the Cow Palace Inn, in Lamar. Linker, originally from Brush, CO, served as the Executive Director of the Morgan County Economic Development […]
Memberships Needed on Lamar Partnership Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill two (2) positions on the Board of Directors of the Lamar Partnership, Inc., Board. Lamar Partnership, Inc., is a non-profit organization which works to provide economic development opportunities within the context of historic […]
Prowers County GOP Caucus Set for February 7
NEWS RELEASE: The Prowers County Republicans, along with Republicans throughout the state of Colorado, will be holding precinct caucuses on Tuesday February 7th, starting at 7:00 p.m. This year, as in the past few years, Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 will hold a combined caucus at the […]
Big Timbers Museum Update
Curator Kathleen Scranton detailed the quarterly update for activities at the Big Timbers Museum during the weekly Prowers County Commissioners meeting, Thursday, January 26. Museum staff has currently inventoried 8,112 separate items, according to Scranton, about a third of display items on hand. She said volunteers from the Prowers Historical Society are helping categorize […]
Leroy Brase Honored, Craig Campbell Band to Perform at Sand & Sage Fair
Henry Schnabel, Randy Dunning, Leroy Brase, Gene Millbrand, Sharon Heiner, Joe Marble The Prowers County Commissioners signed off on entertainment program contracts for this year’s Sand and Sage Fair during their regular meeting January 26. The annual Demolition Derby will be held June 16 at the fairgrounds and will be organized through last year’s promoter, […]
LCC Hosts 5th Annual Conversation Day January 27
CONVERSATION DAY BRINGS OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH (Lamar, Colorado; January 24, 2012) With spring semester courses in progress, Lamar Community College staff and faculty as well as LCC Advisory Council members and student representatives will pause to meet for the college’s fifth “Conversation Day” on Friday, January 27. Originally designed to be an introductory step of […]
PMC Continues Technology Update
A $2 million appropriation limit on capital improvement purchases for conversion to an electronic health record system was recently approved by Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors. They voted to apply $1,350,000 of that for the conversion during their monthly meeting, January 25. A $90,000 expenditure was approved for purchase of twelve electronic medication carts […]
Prowers County Election Information
INFORMATIONAL NOTES from Jana Coen–Prowers County Clerk and Recorder 2012 Election information: This year will be a Polling Place Election: PROWERS COUNTY HAS AGAIN COMBINED THE FOLLOWING PRECINCTS FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR 2012, PER C.R.S. 1-5-102 (4). Polling Site: LCC Wellness Center, 2401 S Main, Lamar, Colorado 81052 Precincts: 1, 4, 5, 6, […]
Sage Nutrition Finances Improve for November/December
An update on Sage Nutrition finances during the Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging meeting last week showed the financially struggling food provider service had a net gain for November and December. Prowers County Commissioner Gene Millbrand reported that in addition to a $33,000 federal grant, Sage came out ahead $8,000 for the final […]
Colorado Employment Situation December 2011
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado decreased by 4,400 from November to December to 2,244,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government increased by 200 payroll jobs and the private sector declined by 4,600. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 percent. The number […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, December 2011
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 298 calls for service in December with 143 posted from Lamar, 108 from the county and 32 from Holly. Of the Lamar calls, 30 were jail related and 22 were for warrant arrests, two were for drugs and 49 were for serving papers. The county calls included 38 […]
January is Colorado Radon Action Month, Hickenlooper Urges Coloradans to Test for Radon Gas
DENVER —Gov. Hickenlooper has signed a proclamation declaring January as Colorado Radon Action Month, a perfect time for Coloradans to test their homes for radon, a radioactive gas responsible for hundreds of Colorado cancer deaths each year. The colorless, odorless, tasteless gas enters homes through cracks in the floor or spaces around utility pipes and […]
Lamar Community College Hosting AgrAbility Seminar in February
[Fort Collins, Colo.] For many ranchers and farmers, keeping the family business in the family is extremely important. Teaching children to ranch and farm the proper way, along with the value of good hard work can make a difference in keeping the ranch or farm within the family. Leading with a good example reinforces the […]
Full Agenda for Prowers County Commissioners
The Prowers County Commissioners cleared a full agenda Thursday, January 19, ranging from such items as approving fair board appointments and rodeo schedules, to reviewing procedures employed for dumping of fly ash, approving several medical, transportation and emergency response grants, considering a proposal for a showcase courthouse clock and an introduction to Jennifer Wells, the […]
Jensen Farms Faces U.S. Department of Labor Fine
Various news sources are reporting that Jensen Farms in Granada has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for inadequate living conditions at a motel owned by Eric Jensen and rented by him to migrant workers. The Gateway Motel in Holly was deemed unfit by investigators under provisions of the […]
Stagner Will Run for Prowers County Commissioner
Long time Lamar businessman and current Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner said today, “I’ve given it a lot of thought and discussion with my family, and I will be a candidate Prowers County Commissioner.” Stagner will be seeking the District III seat being left vacant by Commissioner Gene Millbrand who decided not to seek re-election in […]
Prowers Lodging Tax Panel Begins New Year
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel approved one of three funding requests presented to them during their first meeting of 2012, Tuesday, January 17. Ken Brooks, representing the Lamar Elks Lodge, had his request for $2,000 granted to help promote the annual Little Britches Rodeo at the fairgrounds arena this spring. Brooks said the date had […]