Archive for December 23rd, 2016

Robert L. Reynolds…January 26, 1935 – December 22, 2016
Memorial services for Robert “Bob” Reynolds will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. Pastor Eugene Birt will officiate. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Robert Lloyd Reynolds, affectionately known as Bob, was born on January 26, 1935 to Charles […]

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – NOVEMBER 2016 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.50 billion pounds in November, up 11 percent from the 4.04 billion pounds produced in November 2015. Beef production, at 2.24 billion pounds, was 16 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.67 million head, up 16 percent from November 2015. The average live […]

Birth Announcements: Acevedo -/- Hachmeister -/- Smith
Haydee Acevedo and Humberto Garcia of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter Isabella Anayie Garcia at 10:25am on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Isabella weighed seven pounds and seven ounces and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Nyjah Ray, Nash Garcia. Grandparents: Leticia […]
Governor’s Ag Forum Set for February 22
Former U.S. Deputy Ag Secretary Among Keynote Speakers for 2017 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden will provide one of the many highlights for the 2017 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture, when she steps up to the podium to deliver a presentation on an agricultural “future built […]

Courthouse Courtroom Renovations Completed
The renovations for the third floor courtroom at the Prowers County Courthouse were given a public showing recently, during an open house attended by the public, Prowers County Commissioners, county employees and members of the 15th Judicial Court. The courthouse was built in 1929 and, with the added impact of some unfortunate water leakage […]