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Prowers County District Boundary Public Hearing Scheduled
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public hearing regarding the Board’s proposed new designation of Commissioners’ district boundaries in Prowers County. The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:30am in the Commissioners’ board room located in the Prowers County Courthouse, 301 South Main Street, Suite #215, Lamar, […]
Charles Frederick Beindorff – October 23, 1932 – July 3, 2011
A Graveside service for longtime Lamar resident, Charles Frederick “Fred” Beindorff will be held on Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10:00AM at the Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Fort Lyon, Colorado. Full Military Honors will be under the auspices of the Lamar VFW Post# 3621 and the American Legion Post # 71. Per Fred’s request […]
Bula V. Kelley – December 4, 1918 – July 5, 2011
A Celebration of Life for Lamar resident and formerly of Norcatur, Kansas; Bula V. Kelley will be held at the Norcatur United Methodist Church on Friday, July 8, 2011 at 11:00 PM (CST). Reverend Ed Woods will officiate. A private family interment will be held at the Norcatur Cemetery prior to the memorial service at […]
Shirley A. Snider, Memorial Service Announcement
Shirley A. Snider, 1946-2011 A celebration of life service for Longtime Wiley area resident Shirley A. Snider will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday July 2, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar. Pastors William Roberts and Chet King will co-officiate and burial will follow in the Holly Cemetery at Holly, Colorado. Mrs. Snider […]
Lamar City & County Office Schedule: MEMORIAL DAY
All City offices will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2011 in observance of Memorial Day. The Community Building will also be closed on Monday, May 30, 2011. The Public Library will be open Saturday, May 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be closed Sunday, May 29th and Monday, May 30th in […]
Yard Sales – It’s Time Again…
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal will publish a weekly yard sale insert in our Wednesday newsletters, sponsored by Thriftway grocery store in Lamar. Call 336-9095 to list your yard sale. Retailers can advertise your business in what will be a very convenient ingredient for yard sale bargain shoppers this spring and summer. One weekly list will keep […]
2011 Graduation Books
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal provide a special offer! Parents and other relatives can now sponsor their graduating senior in this year’s Class of 2011 annual publication for Granada, Holly, Lamar, McClave and Wiley. This is the first time that the option to have parents, grandparents and business owners to be able to […]
Lamar Social Security Visit Cancelled
There will be no Social Security representatives visiting the Senior Center in Lamar on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, due to budget cutbacks. The next scheduled visit from Social Security representatives will be Wednesday, May 18, 2011. All other business with Social Security must be taken to the La Junta office. Please call 1-888-221-0429 for […]
Highway 50 Closed Near Las Animas due to Rangeland Fire
A wind-driven, fast-moving prairie fire closed highway 50 to traffic at 1:10 pm Saturday afternoon. There is a multi-community response from area fire departments to contain the fire. Traffic was diverted just outside of Lamar at the Wiley Junction and another detour point at county road 20 near Hasty. The fire closed traffic on Highway […]
Secretary of State Gessler Warns of Deceptive Mailings
On April 4, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler alerted Colorado businesses and non-profits to deceptive mail solicitations. The solicitations ask for a $225 annual fee to file reports with the Secretary of State’s office. In most cases, the annual fee is just $10 if filed directly with the Secretary of State’s office. “We work […]
Buckle Up Rural Colorado — Law Enforcement Conducts Click It or Ticket Enforcement March 31-April 6th
In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 36 rural law enforcement agencies in 50 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period, March 31 through April 6th. The enforcement is combined with a seat belt education campaign, […]
Take a Look, Buy a Book
The FRIENDS OF THE LAMAR PUBLIC LIBRARY invite you to their SPRING BOOK SALE Sunday through Wednesday, April 3 -6, at the Cultural Events Center. The sale begins Sunday with the ‘Members only’ day from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Memberships for 2011 may be purchased at the Library or at the sale on Sunday. […]
Walter Ely Memorial Scholarship
Southeastern Developmental Services will be awarding a $500 scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. Anyone who wishes to further their education is encouraged to apply. There are no age restrictions. To enter, please submit a 1000 word essay as to why you should be awarded the scholarship. The deadline for entries is June 3, […]
County Road 14 Closure
For March 23, County Road 14 that goes to the landfill will be closed. This is a project Prowers County is doing, and should have the road open by the end of the day, The alternate route to the landfill is as follows: East on Highway 50 to County Road 12 (Shady Camp) South to […]
We Interrupt this Program…
Changes Coming for Analog TVs Press Release from Prowers County Administrator Residents of Prowers County who get their TV from the Colorado Springs and Pueblo “over the air” channels 53, 55, 57 and 59 will be facing changes in the very near future. Viewers who currently get their signals “over the air,” using a rooftop […]
Prowers County Fair Board Elects New Officers
The Prowers County Fair Board met in regular session at the Eagles Lodge Thursday, February 24 to elect new officers. Elected were: Mark Carrigan – Chairperson; Diane Pool – Vice Chairperson; Cindy Bennett – Treasurer and Toni McPherson – Secretary. Discussion focused on developing a concert act on par with the Josh Abbott band that […]