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Zonta Club of Prowers County – Young Women in Public Affairs Award Applications Available
Applications for the 2015 Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Prowers County by contacting: Karen Ketcham at 719-336-5550 or 719-688-3771, or at karenketcham@core-financial.net. The goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public […]
Domestic Safety Resource Center Has New Director
Kathy McCorkle, the new Executive Director for the regional Domestic Safety Resource Center, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with a general outline of her duties last Thursday, December 11. McCorkle is a former substance abuse counselor at RESADA in Las Animas and currently serves on the local Substance Abuse Task Force and started her new […]
City Seeking Funding for Main Street Water Main Repairs
The City of Lamar will take advantage of CDOT’s deep resurfacing project along US Highway 287/Main Street through Lamar next year, and will replace all the affected water and storm water lines during the highway construction. JVA Consulting Engineers have estimated the water project at $3,246,800 with the bulk of the cost amounting to $1,228,000 […]
Zonta Scholarship Winners Announced
Pictured is Sheridan Rushton receiving a $1,300.00 L.C.C. Scholarship from the Zonta Club of Prowers County. Her mother, Mrs. Rushton is on the left and Karen Ketcham on the right and Rosemary Marrin on the far right. Dorian Ray received a $1200.00 Open Scholarship and Kelsi Jo Greenfield received a $1200.00 Non-Traditional scholarship, but were […]
Zonta Helps Bring Message for Gender Violence
Sixty orange silhouettes lining one wall inside the Lamar City Complex are the first of 318 that will be displayed from now until December 10. The 318 represent the number of victims of violence in the 15th Judicial District for the current year. Members of the Lamar Zonta Club are raising awareness for the 16 […]
New Fee Schedule for 2014 Approved by Lamar City Council
After several work sessions reviewing the changes, a Resolution by the council pertaining to the list of 2014 fees for use of public facilities and services provided by the City of Lamar was passed by the council with Mayor Roger Stagner voting no. Some new fees were added to the schedule while some current fees […]
Young Women in Public Affairs Award Applications Available
Lamar, CO 81052 November 12, 2013 Applications for the 2014 Young Women in Public Affairs Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Prowers County by contacting: Karen Ketcham, at karenketcham@core-financial.net or 719-688-3771. The goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award Program is to encourage more young women to participate in […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County Scholarships Available
Applications for the 2013 Open Scholarships (traditional and non-traditional), Lamar Community College Open Scholarship, and Jane M. Klausman Scholarship are available at the Zonta Club of Prowers County web site http://zontadistrict12.org/prowers/. Please visit the website for application criteria and information or contact Karen Ketcham at 336-5550, or Courtney Holt-Rogers at 336-1200. Zonta Club of Prowers […]
Urban Renewal Tax Funds Allocated to Cow Palace Inn Sewer Repairs
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board approved a funding request from the new owners of the Cow Palace Inn. The interior and exterior sewer lines at the motel need replacing before the motel’s comprehensive re-opening can be completed. The owners, Palace Holdings, LLC, can fund the interior project, but have requested that the cost of connecting […]