All Entries in the "Prowers County" Category
CDOT Eyes Lamar Main Street Improvements
The Lamar Reliever Route and CDOT plans for Lamar’s Main Street were presented to Prowers County Development Incorporated board members by Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer this past Tuesday, December 31. Although financing for the by-pass around Lamar is still a future issue at this time, Westhoff said CDOT is still concerned about safety issues […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: November & December
The Prowers Journal has Highlighted the Top News Events of 2013 November 2013 Year in Review Mail-in ballots were used exclusively for the General Election on the 5th, a development which incorporated the entire state for future elections. Most of the local election balloting was for school board positions for Wiley and Granada as […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: September & October
The Prowers Journal is Highlighting the News Events of 2013 for Prowers County September 2013 Year in Review September began with a public hearing to address the proposed new nursing home, planned to replace Juniper Village on South 10th Street in Lamar. The meeting was held at the Lamar SOS Center. The proposed facility, named […]
Lamar Police Make Two Drug Arrests
Friday, December 27, 2013 at approximately 2:30 pm, Officers of the Lamar Police Department served a search warrant in the 500 block of West Washington Street. The search warrant was in regards to information concerning the sales of narcotics. Officers arrested Camilla Grey (26) of Lamar for Child Abuse, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of […]
2013 year in Review for Prowers County: July & August
The Prowers Journal is Providing News Highlights from 2013 July 2013 Year in Review RN Tammi Clark was hired as Deputy Director for the Prowers County Health and Environment Department. Clark had resided in the county for almost 30 years and had served as a RN in a number of capacities over the years. The […]
Tumbleweeds and Dust for Christmas Eve
Who cares if Rudolph’s nose glows cherry red in fog. How well does that thing work in dust? Around 3:30pm the horizon north and west of Lamar, past the riverbed up on the far ridges, showed a line of wind driven dust. The rolling clouds stretched along a wide path as it gathered steam […]
Library Shredding Party Highlights Early Improvement Bond Paydown
Lamar residents, city council members, county commissioners, library employees, volunteers, Friends of the Lamar Library and the Library Board gathered for a party to retire a finance bond ahead of schedule. The document shredding was held at the Cultural Events Center in Lamar, Monday evening, December 23. Board President, Jack Van Hook and Chris […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: May & June
The Prowers Journal is Providing a Month by Month Review of News Highlights from 2013 May 2013 Year in Review Scheduling changes were made for Lamar’s annual anniversary celebration. For several years, the Lamar Days events including a BBQ contest and Car and Motorcycle show were held over one weekend at Willow Creek Park. Conditions […]
Donation for Lamar Area Hospice
The Lamar Area Hospice received a timely donation of $14,000 from members of the association that raises funds each year through the Angels Open golf tournament and the summer dance and auction. The funds are used by the Lamar Area Hospice organization throughout the year to assist families in need for their loved ones. The […]
Toys for Tots Completes Busy Season
The Lamar Middle School Cafeteria was fairly quiet and empty around 11am on December 24. Those who volunteered to deliver gifts throughout the county had either completed their rounds, or were still on the road. “We had from 30 to 40 people show up to help us out today,” said Darlene Lopez, organizer of the […]
Colorado Revenue Forecast Shows Modest Increase
DENVER — Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 — The State’s general fund budget forecast for the current budget year (FY 2013-14) as well as for FY 2014-15 is 1 percent higher than the September forecast, the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) announced today. General fund revenue comes mostly from income and sales taxes. […]
Prowers County 2014 Election Deadlines
FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE The last day to affiliate with a Major Party in order to run as a party candidate in the Primary Election (June 24, 2014) is January 2, 2014, and last day to register as Unaffiliated, in order to be placed in nomination (by petition) as an Unaffiliated candidate. The […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: March & April
The Prowers Journal is Providing a Month by Month Recap of the News Events that Highlighted the Past Year March 2013 Year in Review Continued concerns over the price of electricity, first voiced in 2012 by several major power purchasers was voiced at a public hearing held by Rick Rigel, General Manager for the regional […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: January & February
Over the next several days, The Prowers Journal will recap some of the news events that highlighted the twelve months of 2013. The condensed articles will be available online at www.theprowersjournal.com as well as in our weekly Wednesday newsletter. January 2013 Year in Review Marla Abling, 46, was arrested by the Lamar Police Department in […]
CDHS Launches Colorado Parent Employment Project in Prowers County
(Denver) – The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has just launched the Colorado Parent Employment Project (CO-PEP) in five Colorado Counties: Arapahoe, Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson, and Prowers. The intent of the project is to reach out to parents who are able to work, but are not able to pay child support because […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2013
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,200 over the month from October to November to 2,378,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,900 and government increased 1,300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a percentage point in November to 6.5 percent. […]
PATS on Target for Annual Ridership Numbers
The Prowers County Commissioners took care of some preliminary New Year bookkeeping procedures this past Thursday, December 19, when they approved the Lamar and Holly Ambulance Licenses and Permits for 2014. Permits for Southern Colorado Rural EMS, Incorporated, known as MedTrans Ambulance Service had their permits approved as well. Three current board members on the […]
Shawn Stone Announces Intent to Run for Prowers County Sheriff
My name is Shawn Stone and I am announcing my Republican candidacy for Sheriff of Prowers County in the 2014 election. I was born in Bluffton, Indiana and after graduating high school, I joined the United States Army. I served 3 years in the Army and was honorably discharged from Ft. Carson Colorado. I […]
Winners Selected in Holly Commercial Club Holiday Lighting Contest
This year’s winners in the Holly Commercial Club’s annual Christmas lighting contest have been announced. The judging was held in Holly on Tuesday, December 17th. Prizes were $100 for first place and $50 for second place in each of the three categories. Original 1st – Bill & Shawna Kissell 2nd – Casey […]
Comment Period Extended on Reliever Route, Other Transportation Issues
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has just released a new video entitled The Colorado Transportation Story that helps explain our growing and changing economy, and the need for our transportation system to keep pace. With your help we can develop a plan and strategies that will keep Colorado thriving and moving for decades to come. Additionally, CDOT is […]