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Election 2011: Haggard & Medina Win
Prowers County election judges sifted through 1007 ballots that were delivered to the county courthouse (yesterday) Monday. The day before, they processed 1,500 total. The last-minute ballots resulted in an almost three-hour wait after the polls closed before the results were known for Prowers County. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, Jana Coen, noted that because […]
Holly Trustees Meet Nov 2, 2011
AGENDA FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wednesday, November 2, 2011 100 Tony Garcia Drive – 7:00 p.m. TOWN OF HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING on petition to abate that portion of Pine Street immediately north and contiguous to the premises located at 610 Park Street, Holly, CO Call to […]
2011/2012 Winter Outlook for South Central and Southeast Colorado
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced the re-emergence of La Nina conditions across the eastern equatorial Pacific, with the expectation that these conditions will strengthen and persist through the Northern Hemisphere Winter Season, before diminishing through the spring of 2012. La Nina is the periodic cooling of ocean waters […]
Changes Underway at Hartman Cemetery
By Laws or Board Members? What’s Needed First for Hartman Cemetery? Who sets the by-laws, who enacts the by-laws, who controls the by-laws are the main questions regarding the East Prowers Cemetery District and specifically, the Hartman Cemetery. The Prowers County Commissioners discussed how involved they should be with the Hartman Cemetery board of directors […]
Painting the Town Red, One Boo at a Time
Click on a picture to see the full-sized image. Ghouls and goblins and their moms and dads were out for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Moonlight Madness event this past Thursday, October 27. Costumed kids visited the Goblin Wobble, sponsored by Tri State Exchange and hosted at Wild West Athletics on North Main Street. […]
Economic Rural Representation Diminishing?
Some southeast Colorado representatives are fearful this area of the state will face greater economic isolation from the Front Range in months to come. The developments at the state level were discussed earlier this week during the PCDI monthly board meeting, and broached again on Thursday during the Prowers County Commissioner’s meeting. Kelly Taylor, Assistant […]
Equipment Upgrades Continue at PMC, Additional Recall Forum Proposed
Four equipment upgrades were approved by the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors, including a new telephone system. Frontier Telephone was the low bidder for a new phone system at a price not to exceed $50,000. Frontier’s bid was $45,173, and the company will provide training on the new system for the medical clinic. Chief […]
PCDI Reviews 2012 Budget, Voices Concerns for Eastern Colorado Economic Representation
Prowers County Development Incorporated, the county economic development organization, will be funded by both the city of Lamar and the county for 2012. Both contribute $50,000 to help maintain operating funds. The county had pledged its share during a joint meeting between the city and county earlier this fall, and the city announced they would […]
Ports to Plains Update, New Lining at Lamar Landfill, City-County Funding Agreements
Lamar City Councilwoman, Bev Haggard, briefed council members on the Ports to Plains annual meeting she recently attended in San Angelo, TX. Haggard is the city’s liaison to Ports to Plains, and said representatives from Alberta, Canada to Mexico were on hand for regional progress reports on highway construction on the multi-million dollar project, intended […]
Lamar Fire/Water/E 9-1-1 Department Receive Insurance Rating
Lamar was just a fraction away from earning a fire/water safety rating that, overall, could have saved city residents a half-million dollars on their insurance premiums. The door of opportunity hasn’t closed yet, according to Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook and Water Director Doug Montgomery. They explained how the city earned its Public Protection […]
Lamar Utility Board Reviews Financials and Repowering Project Capacity
The Lamar Utility Board held a brief meeting Tuesday, October 25, and postponed the swearing-in of new board member, Ron Cook until the November 15 meeting. A reorganization of the board will take place at that time when members will elect a new chairman and vice-chair as well as appoint an attorney, superintendent and authorize check […]
Election Deadlines are Drawing Near
October 25, (today) is the last day area residents can apply for a Mail-In ballot which will be sent by mail to a voter. This Friday will be the last chance to apply for a Mail-in ballot, but the voter must pick it up in person from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Office at […]
2012 City Budget, Cow Palace Inn License Approved
The Lamar City Council approved The Cow Palace Inn’s application for a new Hotel & Restaurant Liquor license. The Cow Palace Inn has recently been sold and the former owners had allowed the liquor license to expire. The license was granted to Palace Holdings, LLC. The vote was unanimous with the exception of an abstention […]
Wells Fargo Credit Card Scam Gets Local
Area residents are being hit this week with a phone scam regarding Wells Fargo credit cards. In some instances, the caller states the credit card has been deactivated and needs personal information in order to prevent a cancellation or additional fees. Denise Carder, Marketing & Operations Officer for Valley National Bank in Lamar said her […]
Hartman Residents Fed Up with Cemetery Conditions
The apparent lack of any continuous maintenance at Hartman Cemetery brought over a dozen Hartman citizens to the Prowers County Commissioners meeting last Thursday, October 20, to protest conditions, a lack of action from the current Hartman Cemetery board members, and to seek some guidance on how to correct the situation. Hartman Cemetery is one […]
Public Hearings Set for Tonight’s Council Meeting
The Cow Palace Inn’s request for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor License will be addressed in Monday night’s City Council meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for the 7pm meeting. The date was set by the Council during the September 26th meeting when the application was submitted by Palace Holdings, LLC, the new owners of […]
Letter to the Editor
October 19, 2011 To the Editor: During the past year we have had a considerable quantity of national news concerning many topics of national interest. The media as well as the government on the state and national level has been consumed with the national debt, health care, jobs, the economy, and many other very […]
Retail Food Regs Discussed at Commissioners Meeting
What foods are safe to eat? The issue of regulating and licensing retail food outlets was discussed recently by the Prowers County Commissioners and Jackie Brown, Director of the County Health and Environment Department and Keith Siemsen, Manager of Environmental Health. The commissioners approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Colorado Department of Public Health […]
RE-2 School Board Candidates Meet in Issues Forum
Alan Medina, RE-2 Lamar School Board director, is being challenged for his District B seat in the November general election by Monty Thompson. Both candidates responded to a list of questions presented to them in a public forum, Wednesday, October 19, hosted by Susanna Mitchell, President of the Lamar Education Association. Regarding his priorities as […]
Listeria Contamination Linked to Storage & Cleaning Equipment
The FDA confirmed today, October 19, that packing equipment and cold storage areas at Jensen Farms in Granada tested positive for listeria contamination. The first indications were that the contamination developed from the produce fields owned by Jensen Farms in Holly. In a letter to Jensen Farms, the FDA states, “During the September 10 inspection, […]