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Wind Turbine Project Approved
The five members of the Prowers County Planning Commission, following a March 31st public hearing on a proposed addition to a wind turbine project, voted in favor of approving a special use permit allowing for construction to begin within a year. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, has plans to construct […]
Meth Bust in Lamar
Officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to Wal-Mart, 1432 East Olive Street on a report of a theft from the store. Officers from the Police Department and a Prowers County Deputy contacted the suspect vehicle near the intersection of County Road 9 and U.S. Highway 50. The occupants, later identified as Patrick Patterson, 43, […]
Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED, INC) Announces Gonzales as New Director
The Board of Directors for Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED, Inc.) in Lamar is pleased to announce that Mrs. Stephanie Gonzales of Granada has accepted the position of Executive Director for SECED, Inc. and will commence her duties on March 2, 2015. Stephanie, along with her husband Manuel Gonzales, Jr. and children Bryan, Brittany […]
PHOTO UPDATE: Prowers County Residents Nabbed in Multiple Drug Arrests
Media Release Media Friends, On Thursday, February 19, 2015, in the early morning hours, several Prowers County District Court felony warrants were served within Prowers County, and one in the City of Pueblo, Colorado. All the warrants were for Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, between 14-225 grams. Those arrested were: Prowers Area: Eddy […]
Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan Adopted
The Lamar City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan during Monday night’s council meeting. Mayor Roger Stagner and City Administrator John Sutherland specified that many of the plans are contingent on adequate funding and this long-term project will not be completed in just a few years. It will involve […]
Public Hearing Set for New Wind Turbine Construction
A proposal to add 38 more wind turbines to the 108 south of Lamar has been reviewed by the Prowers County Planning Commission ahead of a public hearing. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, is submitting a special use application for 11,000 acres of land 23 miles south of Lamar to […]
Benninghoff Resigns from PCDI
The Prowers County Development Inc Board of Directors accepted the resignation of their Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff, at their monthly board meeting on January 27, 2015. Lance has taken a position on the Western Slope and will be leaving PCDI on February 6th. The Directors expressed their appreciation of the efforts that Lance has made […]
Hotline Center Officially Dedicated in Prowers County
The statewide toll-free hotline for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect was officially dedicated at the Prowers County Annex Tuesday, December 16. The Hotline County Connection Center will employ 12 persons to direct the calls to proper authorities throughout Colorado. The Lamar call center will serve the entire state and the hotline is a component […]
Arrest Made in Wal-Mart Bomb Hoax
Virgil Hunt, 32, of Lamar, was arrested for the December 1st, false bomb threat for the local Wal-Mart store, according to interim Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller. Miller said the arrest was made on December 8 and Hunt is being held in the Prowers County Jail on $6,000 bond. He is being charged with false […]
Buxton-Andrade Selected as Colorado County Commissioner of the Year
Prowers County Commissioner, Wendy Buxton-Andrade, has received a singular honor from her peers during the recent Colorado Counties Incorporated Winter Conference. Buxton-Andrade was presented with the CCI Commissioner of the Year Award from her 275 counterparts, representing their counties throughout Colorado. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions to CCI made by a commissioner throughout the […]
Willhite Resigns as Holly Town Administrator
Editor’s Note: Holly Mayor Brad Simon said the Board of Trustees held an executive session earlier this week regarding the Administrator’s resignation. “We discussed her absence and what direction we’d take to find a replacement,” he said, adding, “There had been a little talk with her about stepping down at some point, and I […]
Zordel is New Prowers County Sheriff
The mid-term elections for 2014 are over. While some states across the country are still compiling ballots, in southeast Colorado, the unofficial results are in. The position of Prowers County Sheriff was the only election contest and Republican Sam Zordel defeated the unaffiliated challenger, Ron Manly 2,235 to 1,640 votes. Both men are employees of […]
McCrea Out as Lamar Police Chief
Lamar Police Chief, Gary McCrea, after having been placed on administrative leave with the department since mid to late October, has been replaced by Captain Kyle Miller as acting chief of the Lamar Police Department. City Administrator, John Sutherland, said he was not at liberty to be more specific regarding McCrea’s departure from the city […]
Judge Denies Lamar’s Restraining Order Request Against ARPA & Syncora
The City of Lamar and Lamar Utilities Board were denied a request for a temporary restraining order against ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority and bonding agent, Syncora Guarantee, during a hearing conducted this past Wednesday, October 22. A Senior Judge, Scott Epstein, ruled that the parties will have 90 days to come to some form […]
Zordel Replaces Trowbridge as County Undersheriff
Ron Trowbridge has resigned to take the position of Director with the Hotline County Connection effective October 20, 2014. I have appointed Sam Zordel to the position of Undersheriff effective October 20, 2014. Sam has been with the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office since September 21, 1996. He started in the jail as a detention deputy, went to […]
Beware of Mail Scams Targeting Our Area
The Sheriff’s Office has received two mail scams in the last two days from residents in Prowers County. They are two separate scams requiring the resident to cash a check, which is fraudulent, and send money to someone for the release of a larger amount of money. Once again we would like to keep the […]
Commissioners Approve Child Welfare Hotline After New Contract Negotiation
Prowers County will be the host site for a proposed child abuse hotline after all. Last week the commissioners had voted two to one, not to accept a contract with the State of Colorado to develop a Child Welfare Hotline in Prowers County. Today’s vote, held Thursday, September 25 at the Granada School, was […]
County Votes Down Child Welfare Hotline Contract, City Considers Opting In
For lack of a second on a motion to approve a contract with the State of Colorado, the idea of developing the Child Welfare Hotline Help Desk project was defeated during a special Prowers County Board of Commissioners meeting, Friday, September 19. Earlier this summer, the commissioners submitted an RFP, request for proposal, to the state […]
El Pomar Gives New Life to HOPE
Lori Hammer, Project HOPE director in Lamar, has received confirmation from the El Pomar Foundation of a $100,000 grant for funding into the 2014-2015 school year. “I received a phone call telling us we had been awarded the donation, and the recent confirmation made it official,” she explained. The funding announcement comes just in time, as […]
Construction on New VA Clinic Getting Underway
The new Veteran’s Administration medical clinic is expected to be open and in operation in Lamar by early to mid October. The state VA office confirmed that construction on the former Movie Gallery on South Main Street is set to begin in August. The announcement is welcome news to area veterans who have been without […]