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Jackie Brown Begins New Position with Health Group
“My job is so new, there’s no real job description for it yet, but we’re already at work and we know what we want to do,” is the way Jackie Brown summarized her new position in health care in southeast Colorado. Brown’s last day as Director of Public Health and Environment for Prowers […]
Everything is A-OK, Lincoln
Project HOPE students at the Lincoln School Teen Center probably have no historic reference to that familiar astronaut phrase from the 1960s and early 70s. A group of youngsters had no problem though, with a blast-off countdown as they prepared to launch a couple of 2 liter bottle rockets from the Lincoln School playground […]
Health ACA Provides for Immunization Coverage in Colorado
Campaign seeks to raise awareness of immunization coverage provisions included in Affordable Care Act The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a new campaign to help educate Coloradans about vaccination benefits available through the Affordable Care Act. “The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to provide full childhood and adult immunization coverage […]
Community leaders to examine issues facing kids in Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties
Community leaders to examine issues facing kids in Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties Public invited to Sept. 18 discussion in Lamar to explore child health and education issues. Community members from Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties are invited to examine health and education issues facing local children in a community discussion Sept. 18. […]
Bovine Trichomoniasis Update from CO Dept of Ag
The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. As of 8/29/2012, there are currently two positive trich locations in two Colorado counties: Las Animas and Pueblo. So far this year, there have been 12 trich cases in eight counties: Conejos, Kit Carson, La Plata, Las Animas, Montezuma, Pueblo, […]
CSP’s 100Days of Heat on DUIs ends Sept 4
Denver – The final countdown of the “100 Days of Heat” DUI crackdown promises to be the most intensive DUI enforcement of the summer, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Over 90 law enforcement agencies and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) have filed plans to increase DUI patrols starting tonight, Friday, Aug. 17 […]
Dog Wounded in Defensive Shooting During Lamar PD Arrest
Press Release On Friday, August 31, 2012 at approximately 10:30 A.M., officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to 109 East Hickory Street to serve an arrest warrant for Ricky Don Harris. The warrant was for four felony counts and four misdemeanor counts. Mr. Harris was taken into custody without incident. Three large dogs were […]
Tobacco Use Decline
Tobacco use trend shows slow decline for middle and high school students in Colorado DENVER– According to a newly released CDC report on the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey, tobacco use among middle and high school students shows a downward trend from 2000 to 2011 – from 34.4 percent to 23.2 percent for high school […]
Show of Support for Lamar Area Hospice
The benefit dinner and dance for Lamar Area Hospice is an annual event and major local fund-raiser for the organization. The donations raised from this, and other events, helps support the ongoing work of Lamar Area Hospice, currently renovating their new headquarters at the former Lamar Hotel on West Olive Street in Lamar. A […]
CSP and Local Law Cracking Down on Labor Day DUIs
Denver – As Coloradans prepare to head out on the roads this Labor Day Weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and statewide law enforcement agencies have a warning: Don’t even think about drinking and driving because DUI patrols will be out in force. Sobriety checkpoints and increased DUI patrols are under way across the […]
Honkers Visit New Business Sutphin Petroleum & Feeds
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Directors Welcomed John and Angela Sutphin, the owners of their new business, Sutphin Petroleum & Feeds, and presented them with a First Dollar of Profit Plaque sponsored by Valley National Bank. John Sutphin Jr. recently purchased the former Southeast Coop property and has been converting the operation into […]
Lamar Speedway Race Finishes and Points
We didn’t have any rain Saturday night but there was Thunder on the High plains. Racers and fans all enjoyed the cooler weather and experienced very exciting racing action. 38 racers from near and far gathered at Lamar Speedway to deliver an awesome show for nearly 200 race fans. Dan Day driving #54 Super Stock […]
“…and the Walls Come Tumbling Down”
Wallace Gas Station on South Main Street in Lamar is being demolished. The gas station and Wally Wash car wash has not been in service for several years, as testified by the price of gasohol on the sign in front of the store. Even at 10% gasohol prices, the $2 and change price per gallon […]
5th Annual Hasty Daze Set for September 15
Area residents will come out Saturday, September 15 for a full day of fun with the 5th Annual Hasty Daze celebration and to recognize Hasty’s 105th Anniversary. A pancake breakfast from 7am to 9am will start the festivities, making way for the 10am parade, celebrating the anniversary. The parade is sponsored by the Bent County […]
Business of the Week – The Buzzards Roost
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the The Buzzards Roost located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-7415. The Buzzards Roost in Lamar has been owned […]
LCC Equine Sciences Horses Arrive
On Monday, August 27th Lamar Community College Equine Sciences welcomed 54 horses to the LCC Equine Complex to begin the semester. With 38 students in Horse Training Management, 12 in Equine Business Management and 7 in the new Barrel Horse Training Program the Equine Complex is bustling with excitement. LCC Press Release
County Signs Temporary Health Coverage Agreement with Bent County
Prowers County and Bent County Commissioners have agreed on an intergovernmental agreement which will provide technical public health assistance for the Prowers County Public Health Department. Prowers County Administrator, Jo Dorenkamp, is serving as the county’s interim Public Health and Environment Director in the absence of former director, Jackie Brown, who has accepted another position […]
Lamar Utility Board Reviews Customer Disconnect Policies
Most of the discussion during the August 29 Lamar Utility Board meeting focused on items not specifically on the agenda. Lamar Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh discussed the rules and regulations pertaining to policies for re-connect and disconnect for electric service, mostly for residential customers. The Light Plant follows at 70 page document set […]
Savage Stadium Gets Ready for New Season
L. E. Renner Sports Surfaces has been busy the past few days, taking advantage of the sunny skies and low winds, putting a new surface to the track at Savage Stadium in Lamar. The entire fence surrounding the stadium and track and football fields has been lined to keep down any stray paint and minimize […]
New City Administrator Begins Job – Council Will Consider Employee Wage Increases
City finances occupied two of the three agenda items on the Lamar City Council work session this past Monday evening, August 27. Sean McTaggert, Spreading Antler Golf Course Superintendent, discussed how the city’s annual $15,000 equipment loan has been rolled over into annual payments for the course’s sprinkler irrigation system. A $90,000, seven year […]