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Letter to the Editor
To The Voters in Prowers County Please VOTE NO to recall Candy Ruedeman, Director on PMC’s hospital board! We need her years of hospital experience to be a contributor to our hospital. There are 3 questions on the ballot: 2 questions address if there should be a recall at all. The third question addresses a […]
Fly Ash Dump Protocols to be Reviewed
Area resident Cathy Tintinger, who has opposed fly ash dumping at the city-owned, East Lamar Landfill, requested the intergovernmental agreement between the county and City of Lamar regarding fly ash disposal be terminated. She voiced concerns over the clay content being used as a base for the landfill as well as the fact that ash […]
Local Races for November Starting to Take Shape
The early stages for the race for Prowers County Commissioner are starting to be lined out for area voters in November. Mike Parker and Henry Schnabel are both declared candidates for District One in Prowers County. Parker made his intentions known in a press release last week, and incumbent Schnabel, who has been a commissioner […]
Millbrand Declines to Run for Re-election for Commissioner Seat
To the citizens of Prowers County. Following many hours of deliberation and sleepless nights I am hereby announcing my decision not to seek re-election to the Prowers County Board of County Commissioners. My passion for Prowers County remains unchanged and I will continue to fulfill the last year of my second term with the same […]
PMC Special Board Meeting/Forum January 17 on Recall Election
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PROWERS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY BE OF CONCERN: NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Prowers County Hospital District d/b/a Prowers Medical Center will be held at The Lamar […]
Schnabel Seeks Reelection as County Commissioner
I am pleased to announce that I am a candidate for reelection to the Prowers County Board of County Commissioners. It has been my privilege to serve the citizens of Prowers County for the last three years and I look forward to another term. As commissioner I have been working with other stakeholders to bring […]
Holly Commercial Club Meeting Minutes, Jan. 4, 2012
Prayer was said by Kathy Leathers and a delicious lunch was served by the Methodist Church. Call to order at 12:25 pm by Vice President Tracie Kalma. Attendance roll sign-in sheet was passed around, 13 people were present. Minutes; were read out loud for all present to hear. A motion for the December minutes to […]
NWS Drought Summary for SE CO as of January 5, 2012
Hydrologic Summary: Mountain snowpack at the end of December was running slightly below average across southeast and south central Colorado. The Arkansas Basin reported 88% of average snowpack overall. The Rio Grande Basin in south central Colorado reported 92%. Streamflow was generally near average at the end of December. Overall reservoir storage was below average. […]
Holly Trustees Discuss Sales Tax Increase, Zoning Study
The Holly Town Board of Trustees outlined a scope of study regarding zoning regulation updates for Holly as well as a review for possibly raising the city sales tax. Clerk Mary Rushton said that sales tax revenue for eleven months in 2011 amounted too $48,000. Town Administrator Marsha Willhite said a one cent increase would […]
Three Potential PMC Board of Director Candidates Named for Recall Election
Sandra Summers, Karl Clifford Nieschburg and Kathleen (Kathy) R. Henderson will have their names listed as candidates for the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors on the February 7, 2012 recall election for current board members Candy Ruedeman and Marge Campbell. PMC board members approved a resolution to set the recall election date during […]
Positions Open on Prowers County Fair Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill five (5) positions on the Prowers County Fair Board. The term for each position will expire in February 2015. Any person living in Prowers County, at least 21 years of age, and who […]
Mike Parker Announces Candidacy for BOCC
To All Citizens of Prowers County: It is with great pleasure and vision that I announce my candidacy for the office of Prowers County Commissioner for District One. I am concerned for the economic future of Prowers County and want to dedicate my time to the betterment of Prowers County by being the best representation […]
CDA Posts Update on Bovine Trichomoniasis
Talk to Your Veterinarian, Test Your Herd: LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. “Testing and monitoring herds for trichomoniasis is the best method of controlling this infection,” said State Veterinarian, Dr. Keith Roehr. “Cattle owners should talk to their veterinarian to determine the […]
Arrests Made in Mentally Disabled Mans Assault
Lamar Police Dept Press Release- Investigation concluded that Jeremy Hendricks of Granada was the victim of an Assault in Lamar on Nov. 15, 2011. The victim is a mentally disabled adult male with the mental culpability of a 4 year old according to family. On the above date he was provided intoxicants that impaired […]
Las Animas Man Charged in Prowers/Otero Counties
Press Release Prowers County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Parker received information that an Otero County Inmate being held in the Prowers County Jail for the charge of 1st Degree Murder made an attempt to have a witness in his crime murdered. Det. Parker obtained a statement from witnesses and obtained a warrant for Inmate David […]
County Wraps Up 2011 with Board Appointments
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners made several committee appointments to close out their final meeting of 2011 last week. Jim Larrick was appointed to serve a three year term on the Prowers County Planning Commission beginning January 2012. David Wagner was selected for a four year term on the East Prowers Weed Control District […]
2011 Was a Dryer Year
The National Weather Service indicates that 2010 was wetter than 2011 in southeast Colorado. The wettest month for Eads was August with 2.99 inches of rain, the driest was October with 0.15. August was the wettest month for Haswell with 2.33 inches and the driest was October with 0.08. John Martin Dam received 3.06 inches […]
NWS Forecasting Strong Winds for Saturday
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT December, 31, 2011 STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TODAY. WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS…AND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN […]
DOW Stocks Arkansas River with Rare Minnow Breeds
ROCKY FORD, Colo. — Two rare minnows are once again swimming in the Arkansas River thanks to pioneering research efforts at the John Mumma Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility. Plains minnows (Hybognathus placitus) and suckermouth minnows (Phenacobius mirabilis) are native species on the Colorado threatened and endangered list. The small minnows were stocked into the […]
Safer Holiday with PMC and PATS
New Year’s Eve means very different things for different people. For some, it is a chance to enjoy a quiet evening at home; ringing in the New Year with loved ones. For others, New Year’s Eve is a chance for a wild night out on the town filled with champagne and party hats. If you […]