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Colorado Employment Situation – October 2011
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado increased by 8,800 from September to October to 2,254,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government added 900 payroll jobs and the private sector added 7,900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.1 percent. The number of people […]
Ruling on Recall Petition Protest Expected Friday
The validity of several signatures on recall election petitions for Marge Campbell and Candy Ruedeman won’t be known until this Friday, when 16th Judicial District Judge, Mark MacDonnell, makes his decision known. Ruedeman and Campbell, members of the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors, are facing a possible recall election. They were represented in Prowers […]
Lodging Panel Funds Sand and Sage Summer 2012
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel approved a $10,000 donation for next year’s entertainment act for the Sand and Sage Fair. There were no other applicants before the panel for November’s meeting. Brandon Sherwood, representing the fair board, said the money will be used for contract fees and for marketing the event in regional […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s October 2011 Report
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 319 calls for service in October with 122 from Lamar, 41 from Holly, 19 from Wiley and 129 from the County. Lamar had 22 jail related calls, four for drugs and two for thefts. Holly calls included two for burglary and disturbances, Wiley had three calls for domestic […]
Recall Petition Protest Set for Courthouse Hearing
NOTICE OF 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 Prowers County […]
New Line-up at Lamar Utilities Board
Don Steerman became the new Lamar Utilities Board Chairman today, November 15, replacing Bob Schemahorn, whose term expired this past August. Ron Cook was also sworn in during today’s board meeting as its newest member. Cook had served on the Lamar city council for several terms. A fellow former council member, Michael Bryant […]
Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Credit Workshops
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT WORKSHOPS By Wilma Trujillo, SEA Agronomist In the state of Colorado, pesticide application is regulated by a very strict set of laws enforced by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). Some of the regulations include the licensing of private, commercial, limited-commercial, and public pesticide applicators. The purpose of the license […]
Lamar Airport Construction Project Underway
The City of Lamar received a $430,000 grant from the Colorado Aeronautical Board for the construction of a concrete heavy aircraft tie down area (hardstand) and asphalt paving on the airport apron to improve water drainage. $387,000 is coming from CDOT and the city is contributing ten percent of the project, $43,000 in various […]
Recycling Organization Receives Prowers County Funding
The Prowers County Commissioners received an operational update from Reva Phillips of Southeast and East Central Recycling, a non-profit group, based in Pritchett and serving this corner of the state, including Burlington, Walsenburg, Manzanola and into Goodland, KS. Prowers County is one of 40 municipalities and entities served by Southeast and East Central Recycling and helps fund […]
PMC Opens Cardio Rehabilitation Department
Prowers Medical Center continues to expand their cardio departments with the opening of the Cardio Rehabilitation Department this week. Last year, PMC opened their pulmonary rehabilitation department for area patients. The Rehabilitation Department offers a twelve week program, initiated by a cardiac patient’s physician. The out-patient program seeks to stabilize, slow and hopefully reverse the […]
City Moves Ahead on Willow Creek Levee Improvements/Swears in Councilmembers
Members of the former Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday night, November 14. City Clerk, Linda Williams reviewed the City Sales and Use Tax report for September collections, which detailed another monthly increase. City Administrator, Bill Pfeisticker provided the council with an update on used and unused railroad property just west of the railroad […]
Crum Confronts Criticisms Over Hartman Cemetery Funds
Sharilyn Crum, CPA, an accountant for the past nine years for the East Prowers Cemetery District, defended her service in that capacity before the Prowers County Commissioners and several Hartman residents this past Thursday, November 10. Accompanied by her attorney, Don Steerman, Crum presented the commissioners with outlined financial accounts she’s kept for the […]
Cost of Granada Levee Study will Impact Town Budget
The Granada Town Board could be facing an $84,000 bill for a study on needed improvements to the town’s levees. FEMA representatives have been touring the country and the nation, providing a town by town assessment of the levee systems in each community. Granada Board members were told they’d have to conduct an engineering assessment […]
What a Windy Weekend
A lot of tumbleweeds got a chance to change their location in southeast Colorado this past Saturday, with wind gusts approaching 60 mph for a portion of the afternoon. As usual, trash cans went rolling down the alleyways, some shingles went sailing from neighborhood roofs, a lot of autumn leaves were stripped from the trees […]
Andrade Announces Candidacy for Commissioner Seat
With one election just over, one local candidate is setting her sights on next November, 2012. Wendy L. Buxton-Andrade, Republican, will be contesting for the District III County Commissioner seat currently held by Prowers County Commissioner Gene Millbrand. Andrade, who has been attending various local and county meetings for the past several weeks, said that […]
Veteran’s Day Observances Scheduled
Area Veterans are invited to attend the Lamar VA Clinic Open House this Thursday, November 10 In June of this year, Prowers Medical Group opened the Lamar VA Clinic. It has been an honor to serve the Veterans in the southeast Colorado region. Prowers Medical Group is proud to announce that we recently received notification […]
Veteran’s Day Closings
All County Offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2011, in observance of Veterans Day. The Courthouse will be closed. The Welcome Home Child and Family Development Center will remain open that day.
NWS Pueblo, Hydrology Report, November
Temperatures for October were generally 0 to 2 degrees above average across south central and southeast Colorado. The primary observation sites at Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Alamosa were 1.4, 1.8 and 0.4 degrees above average, respectively. Precipitation in October was variable. The primary sites at Pueblo, Colorado Springs were 0.54 and 0.01 inches above average, […]
PCD Hosts Watershed Meeting Nov. 21
Prowers Conservation District will be holding an 8-digit watershed meeting on November 21, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Division of Wildlife Armory-2500 South Main Street, in Lamar. Lunch & drinks will be provided by the Prowers Conservation District (with RSVP by November 7, we will need a head count for lunch). […]
To the Citizens and Voters of Prowers County
These numbers provide true and accurate details as to what needs to happen in our School District – CHANGE. I said it many times over the course of the last few weeks, I absolutely have nothing against Mr. Medina and would rather have not had to run against him; there are other seats that need […]