All Entries in the "Health" Category
Fire Department Incident Reports March 11, 2013
Friday, March 8 At 10:45 pm on Friday, March 8, the Fire Department was dispatched to the Community Building at 610 S. 6th Street for an alarm system sounding due to a malfunction. The key holder on the scene could not get the alarm to reset and there were no reports of an actual […]
Holly Trustees Continue Landfill Compliance Measures
The Holly Board of Trustees selected Brase Insurance to provide liability insurance coverage at the municipal airport. The Brase Insurance quote, at $1,725, was substantially lower than last year’s premium and provided the same amount of coverage. The Trustees decided in favor of one of three options presented to them for groundwater testing at the […]
Business of the Week – Family Vision Care
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 Family Vision Care Give them a call at: 719.336-3969 In May of 1994, after graduating from Northeastern State University […]
Lamar Eagles & Honkers Support Local Charities
The Lamar Eagles Aerie & the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers jointly sponsored a “Comedy Night” in January. With comic relief, money was raised to support the two local charities of SECCI – South Eastern Colorado Cancer Initiative & the Remember Foundation. Both organizations support families in southeastern Colorado with expenses related to supporting individuals […]
7 Cases of Pertussis Confirmed for Prowers County
Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of seven (7) pertussis cases in Lamar, Colorado. Pertussis, a respiratory illness commonly known as “whooping cough” or“100 day cough”, is a very contagious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. This disease is spread from person to person usually spread […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Mindrat Consulting, LLC PC
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers expanded their knowledge of available mental healthcare services and paid a visit to Mindrat Consulting, LLC PC, located at 313 South 5th, Suite 5, in Lamar. We met Catherine R. Tempel, MAT/MA, and Demelza V. Stout, MA/LPC/NCC, who offer adult, adolescent and child, individual and family therapy in a mind/body/spirit […]
Jeremy Miller, New County VA Representative
Jeremy Miller has become the Prowers County Veterans Administration representative, replacing Carol Grauberger who, after 34 years of service in that capacity, retired at the end of 2012. Miller, who served in the U.S. Navy and recently retired from the U.S. Naval Reserves, says he wants to reach as many local vets as possible […]
The High Cost of Poor Health in Prowers County
Lamar, Colorado – Prowers County’s Health Ranks Near Bottom in State Prowers County has the sad distinction of ranking near the bottom when it comes to health according to the National County Health Rankings http://www.countyhealthrankings.org. The health rankings, which look at health statistics for each county and compare them to other counties in the […]
Commissioners Support Second Amendment, Approve Local Board Appointments
The Prowers County Commissioners unanimously reaffirmed their earlier straw poll regarding support of the second amendment with a vote of approval February 14, of a resolution in defense of the amendment regarding the right of a person to bear arms. The resolution was passed locally earlier by the Lamar City Council and Holly Board of […]
Efforts Continue to Improve Granada Landfill.
The Granada Trustees discussed the improvements made to the town landfill and the tasks that remain before them to bring the landfill into compliance with state regulations. The Trustees were notified on January 4, 2013 that the Colorado Department of Health and Environment cited the town for 17 deficiencies discovered at the landfill during […]
New Reyman’s Store Coming to Holly
As construction work continued at the new Holly School across Highway 50 on Tuesday afternoon, a group of residents and interested parties attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at 100 South Main Street at the site for a brand new Reyman’s Grocery Store. Excavation has already begun at the site, located at the intersection of South […]
LPD Provides Mass Shooting Seminar
How many of us who have flown in a commercial airliner since 9/11 hasn’t given thought to what they could or could not do if their plane was hijacked by terrorists? Fewer of us, have also considered alternatives to a course of action if an armed maniac opened fire in a theater or in our […]
Bovine Trichomoniasis Update
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. As of 1/25/2013, there are currently two positive trich locations in two Colorado counties: Las Animas and Pueblo. Both trich-positive locations began in 2012; so far this year, there have not been any positive trich cases in […]
Animal Disease Traceability Rule in Effect in March
CDA Responds to New Federal Animal Disease Traceability Rule Rule Effective Date: March 11, 2013 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The US Department of Agriculture released its new Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule earlier this year. Its main purpose is to ensure a rapid response when livestock disease events take place. “I am encouraged by […]
Business of the Week – Wellness Works
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 Wellness Works. Give them a call at: 719.336-6976 Wellness Works celebrated its third anniversary this month as a proud […]
Cooking Matters with Diabetes
Do you or a loved one have diabetes? Have you been told that you may be at risk of developing diabetes? Diabetes is a national health concern. Information obtained from the Colorado Health Department finds that in the Southeast region 10.5% of the adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, Otero County 12.4%, and the state […]
Equine Herpesvirus Found at National Western Stock Show Rodeo
Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Horse Stalled at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating one confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state. A quarantine has been placed on seven horses including the index case; a hold order has been placed on six additional […]
Visitor Restrictions to the New Beginnings Birth Center Unit at PMC
Like many hospitals across the nation, Prowers Medical Center is closely monitoring the progression of influenza in our community and is preparing for the possibility that we will be providing care for more people infected with the flu. Our Team Members are following the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, as well as our own […]
2013 Annual Dog Clinic to Take Place in Holly
The 2013 Annual Dog Clinic will take place at Fell’s Vet Clinic on Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 9:00am to noon. In order to extend maximum coverage in an area of high rabies incidence, Dr. Fell will continue using the Ft. Dodge Rab Vac 3. Ft. Dodge Pharmaceutical Company validates the vaccine effective for defense […]
Helping Cure Cancer, a Snip at a Time
The kick-off meeting for the annual Lamar Relay for Life event was highlighted with two haircuts this past Monday evening, January 21 at the United Methodist Church. Wendy Buxton-Andrade, Prowers County Commissioner, and Becky Navarette, Case Aid Employee for Child Welfare in Prowers County, donated lengths of their hair to be used for wigs for […]