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Congressman Gardner Main Speaker for Local GOP Independence Day Dinner
U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner was the featured speaker at the annual Prowers County GOP, Lincoln Day Dinner this past Monday evening, July 1. Gardner is making his second swing through southeast Colorado in the past month, conducting a series of town hall meetings which included Las Animas and Otero Counties. The welcome was delivered […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hiring Park Rangers, District Wildlife Managers
Park Rangers DENVER. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications for new park rangers. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 2. State park rangers hold a diverse range of responsibilities due to the state’s geography, visitors and recreational opportunities. Rangers provide public safety, and assist in natural resource protection and management of the […]
ARPA Resolves Years Long Legal Battle with WildEarth Guardians
ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority and the Lamar Utilities Board have ended their legal battles dating back to 2009 with the environmental group, WildEarth Guardians, over the emissions levels from the Lamar Repowering Project. The agreement resolves two lawsuits filed against the utilities relating to air emissions levels. The utilities groups will pay $450,000 […]
PCDI Discusses Proposed Bypass Costs and Impact
Discussion on the proposed Lamar By-pass, or Reliever Route, is intensifying on what the cost of the project will mean to the City of Lamar and Prowers County, and will the new route around Lamar aid or injure the economic climate of businesses along Main Street and what changes would the state make to Main […]
County Fire Ban and Marijuana Prohibitions Enacted
The Prowers County Commissioners voted to reinstitute the 2006 Fire Ban Ordinance during their meeting this past Thursday, June 20 (correction from June 30). The fire ban was enacted due to the number of Red Flag Days and the persistent drought conditions being experienced throughout southeastern Colorado. The fire ban does not restrict agriculturally […]
Southeast Health Group names Trevor LaCost ‘Board Member of the Year’
La Junta, CO—June 21, 2013—Southeast Health Group – Southeast Health Group recently named Trevor LaCost “Board Member of the Year” for outstanding service during 2012-13. Trevor’s record of leadership will be compared against other behavioral health center board members for a statewide award given by the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council at their annual conference […]
Southeast CO Unemployment Figures
Colorado Jobs Update from Department of Labor & Employment Nonfarm payroll jobs decreased 5,000 from April to May to 2,353,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 4,900 and government decreased 100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 percent. The number of […]
State Prison Population Study Forecasts Slow Increase in Numbers
The prison population pendulum in Colorado will eventually swing towards larger numbers of inmates, eliminating, at least for the present, any cutback in state or private prison services in southeast Colorado. The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting was directed by the state legislature last year, to study prisoner population trends in Colorado […]
Changes Coming for Local VA Health Care
Area veterans are receiving mailed invitations to attend a June 26 meeting at the Lamar VA Clinic where they will be briefed on VA Telehealth services which will become a new treatment procedure. The meeting will be conducted at the Lamar VA Clinic that Wednesday from 9:30am to 12pm. The rental agreement between the […]
New State Dept of Corrections Director Named by Governor
DENVER — Friday, June 14, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today Rick Raemisch will be the next Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Raemisch’s career spans three decades as a deputy sheriff, prosecutor, elected sheriff and head of the Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections, where he was responsible for more than 22,000 […]
Juniper Village Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Lamar
Residents and officials in Lamar attended the 20th anniversary observance of Juniper Village in Lamar, Wednesday, June 5. The event was commemorated with decorations, snacks and beverages for the Juniper Village residents and guests. Sharon Felton, director of the Lamar branch and Cindy Longfellow, one of the regional directors for Juniper Communities met and mingled […]
Lamar City Sales Tax–Down Monthly, Up Yearly
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue dropped slightly for April sales collected this past May, according to the City Clerk’s Office. There was a 3.93% difference, or $10,500.53 between revenues for 2013 compared to 2012. Current Total sales and Use Tax collections are at $256,961.36 compared to $267,461.89 in 2012. Year to Date tax revenues […]
Granada Trustees Cover Levees, Safe Sidewalks Project and Street Survey
The Granada Town Trustees were informed that repairs to the town’s dike system for certification may be on hold for a while. Trustee Jerene DeBono said she was informed by Thuy Patton, Flood Mapping Coordinator for the Colorado Water Conservancy Board, that some communities are having difficulty finding funding for the needed upgrades. “They’re […]
Declining Prison Populations Equals Difficult Financial Decisions
The Fort Lyon prison closing in Las Animas over two years ago was probably the tip of the iceberg for a trend being seen in the state’s dwindling prisoner population. Lack of prisoners at Fort Lyon meant layoffs for employees and the eventual closing of the facility. Several hundred jobs were lost, local purchase […]
Action 22 Urges Interested Citizens to Attend a Prison Oriented Meeting
On June 11-12, the Colorado Departments of Local Affairs and Corrections and the Governor’s Offices of Economic Development & International Trade and State Planning & Budgeting, will co-host meetings to discuss the State’s plan forward for appropriately utilizing state prisons and assisting communities which may be adversely impacted by potential prison closures in the future. […]
Chip Seal Work on Holly Streets to Begin this Month
The Holly Town Trustees received word of a setback in their long range efforts to secure certification for FEMA approved flood plain zoning and insurance certification in their community, based on improvements to the town’s levee system. City Administrator, Marsha Willhite, explained during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 5, that a study showed a […]
Letter to the Editor from John Salazar, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture Opinion Article: June 2013 As tuffs of green begin to peek through the brown, dry land, spring’s warm weather brings hope of calves running through the fields and fresh fruits and vegetables growing abundant. Colorado farmers and ranchers are often overlooked for the vital role they play in all our lives […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, We want to take this opportunity to thank Main Street Director, Shawna Hodge, with Lamar Partnership Inc. for helping us through the Urban Renewal Authority grant process. With her help we received a grant to equip our building with a required sprinkler system. Shawna went above and beyond her job to go […]
Lee Out as Prowers County Public Health Director
The Prowers County Commissioners are beginning a search for a new Director of Public Health for the County, following their contract termination of Justin Lee in that position this past Friday. The commissioners held an executive session meeting regarding his employment last Friday morning, May 31. Commission Chairman, Joe Marble, told The Prowers Journal […]
Cong. Gardner Visits Local Wheat Fields, Discusses Farm Bill
This past Friday , May 31, marked the third wheat field tour conducted by U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner since his election to represent the 4th District in Colorado, basically the eastern portion of the state, border to border with Nebraska and New Mexico. “I’ve covered the northeast corner in the first year, mid north in […]