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Lamar City Council Goes Hardball with ARPA
For all of their two votes at the ARPA membership table, the Lamar City Council authorized their representatives to vote no on approving a resolution to reaffirm the organic contract with the Arkansas River Power Authority and revenue bond insurer, Syncora. Lamar City Attorney, Garth Nieschburg and Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, were also […]
Yard Sale Tips & Tricks 4 – Miscellaneous Prep Tips
There are plenty of potential problems that are easy to overlook when preparing for your yard sale. Below are three things to keep in mind that should help make your sale run more smoothly. First, put away anything you aren’t willing to sell. This may seem like a no-brainer, but it is easy to overlook […]
Lamar Lions Say Farewell to Skip Ruedeman
The Lamar Lions gathered to say farewell to Lion Skip Ruedeman as he is moving to North Carolina. Lion Skip has served as president of the club as well as holding other offices. A plaque was presented to Lion Skip honoring his 32 years as a member of the Lamar Club. Shown above are Lions Dick […]
LiveWell Prowers County to Host Community Conversations on Children’s Health
As a coalition LiveWell Prowers County has committed to working hard to make sure healthy choices are easy choices in Prowers County. The organization has made progress and has had many successes to celebrate! However, there is still important work to be done. LiveWell Prowers County, Prowers County Health Alliance, and Civic Canopy (the experts the organization […]
Manly Petitions Onto November Sheriff Ballot
The Prowers County Clerk & Recorders Office received an Unaffiliated Candidate Petition for the Prowers County Sheriff’s race by the July 10, 2014 deadline, from candidate Ronald E. Manly. It was determined by the County Clerk’s Office that Ronald E. Manly submitted enough numbers of valid signatures to quality for placement on the 2014 General […]
Decision Time for Lamar City Council on ARPA
As ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, representatives weigh their options on whether to place the Lamar Repowering Project in cold standby status or decommission the coal plant, the Lamar City Council sought suggestions for their next steps from residents during a public meeting Wednesday, July 2. The ARPA board will meet to ponder and perhaps […]
Colorado Teen Birth Rate Plummets
DENVER — Thursday, July 3, 2014 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today the teen birth rate in Colorado dropped 40 percent from 2009 through 2013, driven by a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment initiative that helps low-income women get long-acting reversible contraceptives. “Unintended pregnancies, especially among teenagers, carry health risks for mother […]
Two Fatalities on West Hwy 50 in Lamar
The Colorado State Patrol has updated the information they sent in the original press release to the media. This article has been updated with the correction. Update* From the Colorado State Patrol: The name of the driver of the Buick has been corrected to read as: Jordan Corbin, age 17, of Lamar, Colorado. The Colorado […]
Lamar City Council Calls Executive Session Dealing with Power Company Concerns
The Lamar City Council will go directly into executive session after opening a special meeting on Tuesday, July 8, at 6pm in council chambers. There is no word on how long the meeting may last, but the council agenda has listed several options for the council following the executive session which was called for […]
Lamar Receives Funding to Complete Sportsplex Fields
The Lamar Sportsplex, known at its origin as the Four-plex, has been funded for completion of the remaining two ball fields, according to Rick Akers, Lamar Parks and Recreation Director this past Wednesday, July 2. Lamar’s application was one of several grants selected from nine made to Greater Outdoors Colorado for funding. The 36 applications […]
The Fireworks Fall on Friday, the Fourth
This year’s annual fireworks display at the Prowers County Fairgrounds will start at about 9:20pm, according to Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook. The 4th falls on a Friday this year and fair skies have been predicted for that evening. Cook said with all the recent local rainfall, there is not much of a chance […]
Packing the Park with Family Fun Day
The second annual, LiveWell Prowers County, Family Fun Day had a full crowd enjoying perfect summer weather this past Saturday, June 28 at Willow Creek Park. The Lamar Swimming Pool hosted residents of all ages for a free swim from 1 to 5pm, as families found the perfect way to stave off some of the […]
US Corn Stocks Up 39%, Soybeans Down 7%, All Wheat Stocks Down 18% from June 2013
Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2014 totaled 3.85 billion bushels, up 39 percent from June 1, 2013. Of the total stocks, 1.86 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 48 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 1.99 billion bushels, are up 32 percent from a year ago. The […]
Lamar Parks, Trails & Recreation Master Plan Displayed
The Lamar Parks, Trails & Recreation Master Plan was discussed Tuesday, June 24 in a public meeting at the Lamar Community Building and hosted in part by Britina Design and members of the Healthy Places Initiative. The initial design draft was described as a mixture of challenges and opportunities, and much of the […]
PMC Board Assessing Core Values Re-vamp
Joe Tye, the Chief Executive Officer of Values Coach Incorporated spent time with hospital staff at Prowers Medical Center last week, assessing the cooperative nature of the employees, their attitudes toward each other, their work and the hospital in general. The Values Coach program provides consulting, training and coaching on leadership skills and a […]
U.S. Hog and Pigs Inventory Down 5 Percent
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2014 – As of June 1, there were 62.1 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, the lowest inventory since 2007, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 62.1 […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 27, 2014
Wednesday, June 11 At 3:45 pm on June 11, fire personnel were dispatched to an unintended detector activation located at 1111 South 11th Street in Lamar. Fire crew was dispatched for a fire alarm, but search of the building revealed that there was no fire. Wednesday, June 18 At 2:26 pm on June 18, fire […]
Prowers County Health Alliance Newsletter
The Alliance: The Prowers County Health Alliance (the Alliance) continues to work hard toward being the healthiest county in Colorado. Recently, in partnership with LiveWell Prowers County, the Alliance held a “Let’s Get Connected” kickoff event for a very important upcoming project that will change the health of children in Prowers County. The kickoff event […]
PCDI Board Briefed on Repowering Project Options
The monthly Prowers County Development Incorporated meeting on June 24th was highlighted by guest, ARPA General Manager, Rick Rigel who briefed PCDI board members on a brief history of events relating to present developments for the future of the Lamar Repowering Project. Rigel has met with representatives from several municipal groups, as well as […]
Pelsue Returns to Lamar
Pelsue in Englewood, Colorado has recently reopened its assembly center for Fiber Optic Splicing Trailers in Lamar. Mike Bryant, who was hired as the manager of the business, said the staff has been in operation for about five weeks. The Pelsue shop, located on the west side of Highway 287 and south of Spreading […]