All Entries in the "Prowers County" Category
Mary Carpenter…October 31, 1937 – November 3, 2012
A graveside in-urnment service for former Lamar resident, Mary Carpenter will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday December 1, 2012 at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Pastor Jim Murray will officiate the service. Per Mary’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Mary was born on October 31, 1937 to […]
Abbott New Chief of Staff at PMC, Board Approves 2013 Budget
Dr. John Abbott was named Chief of Staff at Prowers Medical Center during Wednesday evening’s monthly board meeting, November 27. Abbott, who is employed at High Plains Community Health Center, replaces Dr. Barry Portner in the position. The Prowers Medical Center Board noted that information regarding Dr. Portner’s status at Prowers Medical Center may […]
New Scam Making the Rounds
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is notifying Colorado businesses of another possibly deceptive solicitation issued by “Compliance Services.” The entity has mailed solicitations titled “Annual Minutes Requirement Statement Directors and Shareholders” to businesses in Colorado. These solicitations offer to prepare documents to satisfy the annual minutes requirement for a $125.00 fee. Though most corporations […]
The Chamber Welcomes the Colorado Hawking Club to Lamar
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers, fly in to welcome the Colorado Hawking Club. The Hawking Club brought their hawks and falcons to a 3 day mini-meeting in Lamar. The Hawking Club members work with their hawks and falcons to hunt small game. Member, Cathy Tintinger states, “We are so thankful to everyone for the […]
County Commissioners Appoint New Operations Manager
Kirk Powers has been selected as the new Building Operations Manager for Prowers County, replacing Hans Frederichs in that position. Powers has been employed with the county since 2010 as night supervisor, and will soon be starting his new duties. Two areas involve maintenance for the second elevator located in the county courthouse which runs […]
Finances Top PCDI 2013 Priorities
Prowers County Development Incorporated board members held their final meeting at the current headquarters on South Main Street in Lamar before making their transition to the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn by the second week of December. The new location will help cut back on various expenses including rent, utilities and insurance. PCDI will occupy two […]
Public Invited to President’s Reception for Annual Two Shot Goose Hunt
It is that time of the year and a bit of a kick off for the holiday season. Hunters from across the United States will be arriving on Wed., Nov. 28 for three days to participate in sporting clays, upland hunt and goose hunt. Wed. Nov. 28 is the President’s Reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, October 2012
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office received 279 calls for service in October, 2012. Of those, 137 were from Lamar, 101 from the County, 26 from Holly and seven from Wiley with five from Granada. There were 50 jail-related calls from Lamar for that month and 18 warrant arrest calls with three for DUIs and one […]
Parks & Wildlife Seeking Nominations for Landowner of the Year
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking nominations for its Wildlife Landowner of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions made by private landowners to conserving wildlife, enhancing wildlife habitat and providing public access for hunting and fishing. The winner will be honored at a banquet and an awards ceremony during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys […]
Business of the Week – Colorado Eye Associates
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 Colorado Eye Associates. Give them a call at: 719.336-0417 Colorado Eye Associates was started in 1985 by a team […]
Lodging Panel Deciding on Logo
Two dozen designs for the Prowers County Lodging Tax logo were submitted for consideration, the majority coming from the Wiley school art class. Not all lodging panel members attended the Tuesday, November 20 meeting, and a decision won’t be made until all members have had a chance to review the selections that made the […]
176 ‘Keys’ to the City at Farm City Banquet
Musical entertainment was an essential ingredient to this year’s Farm-City Banquet, sponsored by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, held this past Friday, November 16, at the Lamar Community Building. The “Dueling Pianos Road Show” held center stage, literally, at the LCB as the pianists, each armed with 88 keys on their twin pianos, played […]
Community Turns Out for Annual Fantasy Tree Celebration
Click on a picture to start the slideshow. The annual fundraising event to benefit the Domestic Safety Resource Center was held at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Saturday, November 17, featuring a silent and live auction courtesy of Rob Morlan, auctioneer from M & M Auction Company. Guests enjoyed several tables of hors d’oeuvres compliments of […]
Community Meet and Greet for Justin Lee and Family
Justin and Charlene Lee and family spent part of this past Friday afternoon, meeting the community during at public, ‘meet and greet’ at the Lamar Resource and Senior Center on East Olive Street in Lamar. Just last month, Lee was hired as Prowers County Public Health and Environment Director, replacing Jackie Brown who retired […]
HOPE Plants a Seed for the Future
The Project HOPE garden at the Lincoln School Teen Center is off to a great start, thanks to students and community volunteers who showed up this past Saturday, November 17, to prepare the site for the next growing season. Almost two acres of land is available for use and expansion, just north and on […]
Last Looks at Local Landmarks
Highway 50 between McClave and Las Animas is being widened. Early excavation work is noticeable as soon as westbound travelers are a mile or two out from Hasty. With the widening of the highway, a familiar highway sight in Hasty…Moni’s Marina and Mini Mart is being leveled. For quiet a while, it was the […]
Colorado Byways Receive Funding
DENVER – Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways program is receiving more than $1.5 million for 10 projects as part of the 2012 federal funding cycle from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The awarded projects in southeast Colorado are: Colorado Welcome Center/Trinidad: Consists of structural, functional and aesthetic upgrades to both the interior and […]
What You Can Do To Help Those Affected by the Colorado Wildfires!
Are you wondering what you can do to help those affected by the Colorado Wildfires? Log on to www.helpcoloradonow.org and find out! There is a LOCAL drop-off station – Coronica’s located at 100 North Main Street will also be collecting ONLY the items listed below through July 4th. These items will go directly to the those affected by the High Park […]
Prowers Bent Under Severe Wx Warning
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 114 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO… PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO… * […]
Additional Tornado Pix
The following are additional pictures of the impact and damage done to the Prowers County Area by the two tornadoes that struck during the overnight hours of April 27, 2012. Thanks to John Robinson and Vincent Gearhart for their photographic contributions to this addition and to the Prowers Journal’s original article. Thanks too, to every […]