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Officers Focus On Boating Under the Influence During Operation Dry Water, June 26-28

Officers Focus On Boating Under the Influence During Operation Dry Water, June 26-28

LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office joins Operation Dry Water June 26 to 28, as part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to boating under the influence. During this three-day weekend, officers will be on the water reminding boaters about […]

Letter to the Editor: Crosswalk Safety

Letter to the Editor: Crosswalk Safety

I have been wanting to bring up an issue that has been a concern of mine for quite some time. I have a problem with the intersections on the north and south side of the middle school right on Main St. /Hwy 287/385. The cross walks for pedestrians is marked fairly well and does have […]

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Colorado Highway Closures Spread Far and Wide – Motorists Advised to Stay Off the Roads

DENVER — Highway closures continue in areas of Denver, portions of northern Colorado and points west of the Front Range today due to flooding, and rock and mudslides.    Due to the amount of saturation and possible unstable conditions of state highways, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) advises motorists to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary in […]

Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Release Water From Two Buttes Dam

Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Release Water From Two Buttes Dam

LAMAR, Colo. – After a major rain event on Wednesday initiated a dramatic rise in water levels, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is releasing water from the Two Buttes Reservoir. Many years ago, the State Engineer’s Office, now the Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer, Dam Safety Branch placed a restriction on the Two Buttes […]

Lake Pueblo State Park Issues Safety Advisory

Lake Pueblo State Park Issues Safety Advisory

PUEBLO, Colo. – The staff at Lake Pueblo State Park is asking people to use extreme caution in and around the Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir due to highly fluctuating flows.  The warning pertains to tubers, kayakers and canoeists; as well as people fishing or recreating along the river shorelines. “Anyone in or near the […]

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CDOT Launches Unprecedented Motorcycle Safety Campaign

Campaign Reminds Riders: Choose To Ride with Gear to Save a Life STATEWIDE — Motorcycle crashes killed 82 riders and passengers on Colorado’s roads last year and over two-thirds of those killed (69%) were not wearing a helmet, so the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding riders they have a choice to wear gear […]

Bears Are Out; Be Bear Aware This Summer

Bears Are Out; Be Bear Aware This Summer

DURANGO, Colo. – Black bears have emerged from their winter dens and it’s time for Colorado residents to take precautions to help keep bears wild. Because of dry conditions in some parts of the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are cautioning residents that bear activity in towns and residential areas may be high again […]

Blizzard Warning and Hazardous Weather Outlook for Prowers County

Blizzard Warning and Hazardous Weather Outlook for Prowers County

Blizzard Warning URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 432 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 COZ098-241800- /O.EXB.KPUB.BZ.W.0002.130225T0000Z-130225T1800Z/ LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING…LAMAR 432 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST MONDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A […]

Skunk Activity Increases

Skunk Activity Increases

  In communities throughout southeastern Colorado people are picking up a whiff of a sure sign spring is just around the corner — skunks are coming out of their dens and making their scent known.  Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents that skunks can carry rabies and that precautions should be taken to avoid contact […]

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421 Arrested for DUI over Super Bowl Weekend

STATEWIDE – This year’s Super Bowl weekend DUI arrests were higher than any other Super Bowl weekend since the statewide DUI enforcement period was introduced in 2009. And according to preliminary reports there was one alcohol-related fatality in the state during this year’s enforcement period, which ran from Friday, Feb. 1 to Monday, Feb. 4. For […]

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Drive Sober on Super Bowl Sunday and Leave the Penalties to the Players

Increased DUI Enforcement this Super Bowl Weekend STATEWIDE — As you gather with family and friends this Super Bowl Weekend, there’s one important thing to keep in mind: Plan ahead with a sober designated driver. Law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado will have heightened DUI enforcement from 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 through 3 a.m. Monday, Feb. […]

Local School Closings Due to High Winds

Local School Closings Due to High Winds

  …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING… A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION…ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING…A STRONG COLD FRONT DRIVEN BY A POWERFUL JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. * WIND…WESTERLY AT […]

Fun! Fun! And More Fun at the Lamar Speedway

Fun! Fun! And More Fun at the Lamar Speedway

It was another night of fun and excitement for everyone that came to the Lamar Speedway Saturday night. It was Scout Night and all of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts wearing their uniform were admitted Free. At intermission the children were engaged in a tire roll competition. Each contestant was given a swimming pass […]

NWS Tornado Update

NWS Tornado Update

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR…  SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO… * UNTIL 445 PM MDT * AT 409 PM MDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF TWO BUTTES…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT […]

Tornado Spotted Southwest of Holly at 4:30pm

Tornado Spotted Southwest of Holly at 4:30pm

A Code Red Alert was issued at approximately 4:35pm indicating a small tornado has been spotted southwest of Holly. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT… AT 429 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED […]

Rabid Fox in Eads, Fifth Rabies Case Confirmed S.E. Case for 2012

Rabid Fox in Eads, Fifth Rabies Case Confirmed S.E. Case for 2012

RABIES WARNING!! SE Colorado Residents Cautioned About Wildlife with Rabies Prowers County Public Health and Environment (PCPHE) is urging all citizens of SE Colorado to avoid any unnecessary contact with wild animals, especially any that appear to be sick or behaving in an unusual manner. Since the first of the year there have been five […]

National Weather Service Tornado Watch Alert

National Weather Service Tornado Watch Alert

Tornado Watch   The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Tornado Watch for several southeast Colorado Counties. These include:  Baca-Bent-Otero-Prowers-Las Animas Counties. The Tornado Watch will be in effect for our area until 9pm MDT, April 11, 2012.

High Winds Maul Main Street

High Winds Maul Main Street

  The weatherman was on target with his call for strong winds in southeastern Colorado Tuesday, February 28. Winds in excess of 50mph were whipping up the usual tumbleweeds, but some business signs and businesses along Main Street in Lamar didn’t fare very well. The Car Palace on North Main Street lost a four foot […]

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CDOT Winter Storm Preparations

CDOT maintenance crews are on, or will be on, snow-shift tonight throughout southeastern Colorado. Snow shift denotes a 12-hour on/12-hour off work time.  .  Blizzard conditions are forecast for the Monument Hill area, areas north to Denver, and the Eastern Plains, with the potential for 12 to 24 inches of snow combined with winds gusting to 40 mph.  […]

Blizzard Recovery

Blizzard Recovery

  It didn’t take very long for blizzard-like conditions to affect highway travel in southeast Colorado and Lamar.  The weather service made the call late Saturday, early enough to give some folk time to make preparations.  Springfield, Colorado reported that by 9:30am Monday, they had a half hour’s head start on the snowfall on Lamar, […]