All Entries in the "Prowers County" Category
2,116 Rural Colorado Drivers Get a Costly Reminder to Buckle Up
DENVER – Colorado’s rural Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign resulted in 2,116 seat belt citations, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The increased seat belt enforcement took place April 1-8th in 49 counties and involved 29 law enforcement agencies and the Colorado State Patrol. CDOT provided federal grants to agencies to participate […]
To Our Readers—Re: “This Account Has Been Suspended”
To Our Readers—Re: “This Account Has Been Suspended” The Prowers Journal is alive and well! We wish our internet provider could have selected a better choice of words to say that we went beyond our CPU limits due to the number of hits and content on our website. That’s what caused your disconnect on Thursday, […]
USDA Expects 75-year-high Corn Acreage in 2012
Washington, March 30, 2012 – Driven by favorable prices, U.S. farmers intend to plant 95.9 million acres of corn in 2012, up four percent from 2011, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). If realized, this will be the largest corn acreage in […]
LCC Retirement: Ed Crawford
Lamar Community College recently honored Ed Crawford for his ten years of service as a custodian as he retired from the college. During that time he served in the Trustees and Bowman Buildings, taking the time to give an encouraging word to students and faculty who crossed his way. As a lifelong learner, Crawford also […]
Mystery Alarm at Community Building
Shortly before 1pm, Sunday, December 18, the Lamar Fire and Police Departments responded to an alarm at the Lamar Community Building. Police Cruisers blocked traffic along the 600 block of South 6th Street in front of the building while fire department crews responded to the alarm. Fire Chief Marshall Cook said a smoky area […]
Jack N. Rydberg…August 9, 1923 – December 6, 2011
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Wiley, Colorado resident, Jack N. Rydberg will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday December 14, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Reverend T.L. Phillips of the Wiley/McClave United Methodist Church will officiate the service. A private family scattering of cremains will take place at a later date. […]
CSP Update on Fatal Crash, Six Dead
The Colorado State Patrol in conjunction with The State of Colorado Human Services is investigating a traffic crash involving a van and tractor-trailer that resulted in 6 fatalities in Cheyenne County. The crash occurred on Colorado 287 approximately 2.5 miles south of Kit Carson, Colorado. A 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 van was traveling southbound on […]
Prowers County Gains A New Deputy
Michael Palacios was sworn in today, June 17, 2011 as the latest deputy to join the Prowers County Sheriff’s Department. He will be employed as a patrol deputy. Palacios, 29, is a graduate of the Arapahoe Community College Police Academy, completing his courses on May 6 of this year. He was born and […]
Obituary – Charles Lynn Cornelius
Charles Lynn Cornelius July 4, 1947 – March 20, 2011 Visitation for Charles Cornelius will be held Friday, March 25, 2011 from 9am to 7pm and prior to service time on Saturday, March 26. Services will be held at 10am at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, and burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in […]
CDOT Installs New Scales at Lamar Port of Entry
The Colorado Department of Transportation is wrapping up a project to replace (and upgrade) “weigh-in-motion” scales at four ports of entry in Colorado. The final installation location is currently underway on eastbound I-70 at Loma. Weigh-in-motion scales allow truckers to save time and money by bypassing ports of entry nationwide in states where these scales […]
Southeast Colorado Towns Added to Beeline Express Bus Route
The service, called the Beeline Express, will provide two round-trips daily between Salina and Wichita and one round-trip daily between Wichita and Pueblo. The new lines will be operated by Prestige Bus Lines of Wichita. Cities that will be served by the Beeline Express include: Wichita-Pueblo, Colorado Kansas – Wichita, Hutchinson, Dodge City, Garden City, […]