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Colorado Employment Situation in December 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,700 over the month from November to December to 2,467,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 5,500 and government decreased 800 over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of a percentage point in December to 4.0 […]
Benninghoff Resigns from PCDI
The Prowers County Development Inc Board of Directors accepted the resignation of their Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff, at their monthly board meeting on January 27, 2015. Lance has taken a position on the Western Slope and will be leaving PCDI on February 6th. The Directors expressed their appreciation of the efforts that Lance has made […]
Dias Selected to Lamar City Council
Lamar resident, Felix Dias, was elected by a split ballot vote by the City Council as the Ward III replacement for Ron Cook during the January 26 meeting. Cook became a Prowers County Commissioner following the November General Election. Dias was sworn in as the newest council member by Judge Larry Stutler and began […]
Insulation Fire Claims Trailer Home
Early reports indicate electrical arcing on electrical heat tape caused insulation covering water lines to catch fire and burn from the pipe to other segments of a trailer home on CR3 near the Lamar Airport Saturday morning. The Prowers County Rural Fire Department responded at 9:43am, just minutes after the alarm was called in […]
Tip a Cop Set for February 14
Several law enforcement officers from various departments in Prowers County will swap handcuffs for coffee cups for Valentine’s Day at the Hickory House, North Main in Lamar. ‘Tip A Cop’ has been a successful fundraiser for Domestic Safety Resource Center says Julie Jones of DSRC, and although it hasn’t been observed for some time, […]
Annual Agricultural Water Symposium Set for Rocky Ford
The 11th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show will be held February 5, 2015, in Rocky Ford at the Gobin Community Building. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with programming starting at 8:30 and ending at 4:00 pm. Early registration of $20.00 per person/$30.00 per couple ends January 30, 2015, after that it […]
Board and Committee Openings in Prowers County
The Prowers County Commissioners are accepting letters of interest to fill several seats currently open to qualified candidates for various boards and committees. Lamar Partnership Incorporated has two positions on the board of directors. Letters of interest should be received by 5pm on February 12, 2015. The terms for the positions will expire in […]
Commissioners Receive County Health Update
Ten Prowers County residents have been hospitalized for influenza, according to Tammie Clark, Public Health and Environment Director, during her report to the County Commissioners last Tuesday, January 20. “We still have some vaccine supplies on hand if people want to get their shots, as the flu season is far from being over,” she […]
Lodging Panel Funds Annual Spring Car Show
Ron Cook’s request for $3,000 for advertising funds for the annual Lamar Days Car Show was approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel Tuesday afternoon, January 20. “This will be the 20th year we’ve held the event,” said Cook, adding, “We drew entries from four states for bikes and cars and last year was […]
LCC President Sees Benefits in Obama Idea of Free Tuition
One much-discussed proposal from President Obama during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 20, involves raising taxes on richer Americans to reach $320B over ten years. John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College believes the end result, free tuition for two years for community colleges, would benefit LCC and students alike. Marrin […]
Winter Weather Advisory from National Wx Service
350 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2015 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION…EL PASO…FREMONT…CUSTER…PUEBLO…CROWLEY…OTERO…KIOWA… BENT…AND PROWERS COUNTIES…INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS… […]
Granada Town Seeking New Landfill Equipment
Following some discussion regarding purchase cost comparisons and lease options, the Granada Trustees decided to table action on replacing the town’s aging backhoe which is used at the landfill. Several written bids had been presented for consideration, but the Trustees decided to wait for more information, comparing prices between a lease to an outright purchase. […]
Discussion Opens for Possible Lamar Recreation Center
Could Lamar support a full-time community recreation center and what would be the best approach to developing one? These and similar questions were discussed during an initial, exploratory meeting held by Jessica Medina, an employee of High Plains Community Health Center this past Friday, January 16. “We’ve noticed an increased level of interest in […]
Purple Spaghetti for One Step Up Students at Project HOPE
During a Friday lunchtime meal of blue and purple spaghetti at Lincoln School in Lamar, Emily Neischburg of Healthy Places and LiveWell Prowers County, offered praise for the 25 to 30 young students who are involved in the local One Step Up program. “Even during their spring and past summer break, whenever we had a […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS-Pueblo
Drought Holding Steady for S.E. Colorado Last December was another month of temperature extremes across southeast Colorado with the first 25 days indicating temperatures well above the seasonal mean. A strong arctic airmass invaded eastern Colorado bringing well below seasonal temperatures for the rest of the month. Near to slightly below normal precipitations readings were […]
Tractor Supply Opening Mid-February
Jaime White expects the doors to Tractor Supply in Lamar to be open on Saturday, February 14. The 40,000 square foot store has undergone renovations since shortly before the end of the year and the pace is accelerating to meet the deadline. The company, which has stores in 48 states, took over the former Alco […]
UPDATED: Police Investigate Death Behind McDonalds in Lamar
Media Release from LPD On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at approximately 12:10 P.M. Lamar Police Department Officers along with Prowers County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Holly Street just west of McDonalds on a report of a man down. Officers and Deputies investigated and Prowers County Coroner ruled the death a suicide. ——————————————— Lamar Police are […]
Annual Colorado Crop Summary – 2014 Highlights
The 2014 corn for grain crop was estimated at 147.46 million bushels, 15 percent above last year’s production of 128.38 million bushels, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 146.0 bushels per acre was 15.0 bushels per acre above the yield realized last […]
Marshall Cook Resigns from Lamar Fire Department
Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook has submitted his resignation to the City of Lamar. Chief Cook has been with the department for 30 years. Chief Cook has accepted a fire chief position at the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District in Meeker, Colorado. His last day as Lamar Fire Chief will be February 6, […]
LUB Extends Fact-Finding Agreement with Energy Production Companies
The Lamar Utility Board spent only a few minutes with their regular meeting agenda on Tuesday, January 13, and the bulk of the meeting in executive session, reviewing a contract extension with representatives from GreenCastle and BioStar Renewables. GreenCastle and Lamar Light and Power entered into a 90 day contract last fall, employing the energy […]