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Fire Ban Enacted in Prowers County
The prolonged drought, coupled with seasonal winds prompted the Prowers County Commissioners to pass a resolution reinstating the ordinance banning open fires in Prowers County. Sheriff Jim Faull and Kyle Neill, Fire Chief of Holly Fire Protection District discussed the ordinance prohibiting open fires in the county. Regional news recently centered on the rangeland fires near Franktown, […]
Injuries Result from Two Vehicle Crash at Shady Camp
Details are still sketchy, but several injuries resulted from a collision between a semi and a pickup /camper at the intersection of Shady Camp and Highway 50 Wednesday afternoon, March 23. One eye witness stated the pickup, bearing Kansas plates, was westbound on Highway 50 when it collided with the semi which apparently was eastbound. The left […]
Japan Radiation Reaches Colorado – No Risk to Public Health
Colorado has joined other states now reporting detection of minuscule levels of radiation coming from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Preliminary sampling from a Colorado monitor has detected a radioactive isotope, iodine-131. The Colorado sampling data is being sent to EPA for further analysis. “Levels detected in Colorado are miniscule and represent no […]
Bomb Scare at Lamar High School
“School Cleared, Wednesday Classes Will Be Held as Scheduled” See updated Press Release at the bottom of this news story. A bomb scare at Lamar High School cleared the building of students shortly before 2pm Tuesday afternoon, March 22, as Lamar police, firemen and EMT’s responded to maintain order and to offer aid should […]
Red Flag Alerts in the County
Members of the Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brief grass fire along CR 6 north of Lamar earlier Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning alert for all of southeast Colorado for Monday and Tuesday, and almost the entire state for conditions of dry tinder and […]
Trailer House Fire Under Investigation
A house trailer at 109 North 12th in Lamar caught fire early Saturday morning. The Lamar fire department responded from 1:16am until 3:33am to the occupied home. The department report said half of the house was on fire when they arrived. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire, contained only to […]