All Entries Tagged With: "Pueblo"
McGrath Selected as PMC Board Member
Lamar optometrist, Dr. Kevin McGrath, was sworn in as the newest Prowers Medical Center member to the board of directors. McGrath is replacing former member Jan Hall, who recently resigned from the board. McGrath will fill the remainder of Hall’s term, until May, 2014. McGrath, who grew up in Las Animas, had lived in […]
Five Lamar FFA Members Receive State FFA Degree
PUEBLO—Austin Peck, Kohl Hicks, Jolynn Rider, Lexi Wurst and Shay Spitz of the Lamar FFA Chapter earned their State FFA Degrees at the 84th State FFA Convention June 5-7. Peck, Hicks, Rider, Wurst and Spitz received a certificate and a charm in recognition FFA accomplishments, sponsored by Jimmy and Nita Smith of Rifle, Colo. Students […]
Registration Open for 1,500 Colorado State Fair General Entry Competitions
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Colorado State Fair’s General Entry Department provides an opportunity for all Coloradans to participate in the Fair. Whether it’s wood carving, arts & crafts, pantry, horticulture, or a number of cooking competitions, there’s room for anyone who wants to compete for blue ribbon glory. Registration fees range from $1 to $5! […]
Partial Solar Eclipse this Sunday
Prowers County residents should be able to view a partial eclipse of the sun this Sunday, beginning around 7:30pm. The National Weather Service from Pueblo is forecasting clear skies that day and into the evening hours. This type of eclipse has been described as having a ring of fire around the sun, as the moon […]
Mounted Thunder Competes at Prowers County Fairground
Friday’s storm in Prowers County may have dissuaded some participants from coming to Lamar for the Prairie War competition, according to event organizer, Axel Thurner, but sufficient numbers of enthusiasts were on hand to make it a contest. About 45 competitors had registered to take part in the shooting/riding skill events. Colorado Mounted Thunder, […]
NWS Reports Warm & Dry S.E. Colorado in March
March of 2012 was an unusually warm and dry month, across most of south central and southeast Colorado. In Colorado Springs, the average monthly temperature in March was 48.0F. This is 8.9 degrees above normal and makes March of 2012 the warmest on record in Colorado Springs; surpassing the average temperature of 47.4F, recorded in […]
February 2012 NWS Hydrologic Chart for S.E. Colorado
National Weather Service-Hydrologic Report-March 4, 2012 Temperatures have been 0 to 2 degrees above average across the Arkansas Valley Basin during February. Temperatures across the upper Rio Grande Basin have been 1 to 2 degrees above average. Overall snowpack levels are running below average across the Arkansas and Upper Rio Grande basins. On February 29, […]
New Board Members Attend PCDI Meeting
John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College, and Shawna Hodge, Lamar’s Main Street Director, sat in on their first PCDI meeting, Tuesday morning, February 28. Both were elected to the board during the annual meeting of Prowers County Development Incorporated on February 16. Board members, after some discussion, decided to reduce the asking price for […]
Two car crash leaves one dead on Highway 50
Colorado State Patrol Press Release www.csp.state.co.us Trooper J. Lewis Public Information Officer 303-239-4583 The Colorado State Patrol responded to a two vehicle crash on Colorado Highway 50 where one person died and multiple others injured. At just after 2 PM about 15-20 miles outside of Pueblo a 2000 Jeep and 2003 Hyundai coupe hit, blocking the […]
Power Loss, Minor Inconvenience to Communities
Photos by Russ Baldwin Wednesday night’s power outage disrupted evening plans for most residents across southeastern Colorado. Breaker failure is attributed to the loss of four Xcel transmission lines which caused power outages between Canon City and Kansas as well as from Pueblo to the New Mexico border. This reporter placed a phone call to […]
Southeast Colorado Farmers Eligible for Drought Relief Assistance
U.S. Senator Mark Udall announced on Monday, June 27, that farmers and ranchers in southeastern Colorado counties that have been hard-hit by the drought are now eligible for emergency assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As requested by Gov. John Hickenlooper, the USDA has declared a drought-related disaster in Baca, Crowley, and Otero counties. […]
Grace Ann Gallegos
Grace Ann Gallegos Grace Ann Gallegos of Lamar, CO. entered into eternity on Saturday June 18, 2011 at Prowers Medical Center, Lamar, CO. She was the infant daughter of Matt and Theresa Gallegos of Lamar. Per the family’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. There are no services scheduled […]
Nabbed in the Act
Monday, May 9, 2011 at approximately 7:30pm, Lamar Police Department officers were advised of three burglaries within a five-minute time frame. Officers were advised one of the burglaries was in progress and the individual was still inside the residence. Officers were able to contact the individual, identified as David Colbert, 34, of Pueblo, Colorado coming […]
Drought Expanding Across Southeast Colorado
La Nina conditions are expected to weaken into June, which is expected to bring dry conditions for the eastern plains and southern Colorado. The National Weather Service out of Pueblo reports the current U.S. Drought Monitor now indicates extreme drought conditions across Baca County as well as extreme eastern Las Animas County, extreme southeastern Bent […]
Prowers County Receives Low Health Ranking in State Assessment
A new study by the Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation places Prowers County close to the bottom of healthy counties in Colorado, and ranks Huerfano County last. Douglas County is ranked number 1. Residents of Prowers County, the report claims, are more than two times more likely to die a […]