Archive for January 30th, 2017
Secretary Williams says Colorado Works to Prevent Fraud
DENVER, Jan. 25, 2017 — Secretary of State Wayne Williams reiterated today that Colorado employs important safeguards to make sure its elections are as secure as possible. “In Colorado our clerks and our judges prevent the overwhelming majority of attempts to vote that are improper,” he said. “Voter fraud is rare but it […]
SECED Provides Update for Board of County Commissioners
Stephanie Gonzales, SECED Executive Director, highlighted several of the funding programs available to qualified residents, homeowners and businesses in the Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development district during a recent Prowers County Commissioners meeting. Gonzales remarked that 2016 was a fairly average year for interest in the funding programs. “Our Operating Housing Rehabilitation program had five customers, […]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Welcomes New Employee Teri Jobe
Teri Jobe joined the staff at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) on January 23, 2017, as an Interpretive Park Guide. Teri brings a growing passion for history and an expectation to further develop her skills as an effective employee of the National Park Service. Teri was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania (PA), a small […]
Lamar Light Plant Opens Annual Scholarship Program
The Lamar Utility Board went through a light agenda on Tuesday, January 24th. Members were given wind turbine data for 2016 by Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noting that Lamar’s three wind turbine generated 10,343.02 megawatts of electricity with is about 537.26 more than what was generated in 2015. This performance is in light […]
LPD Make Drug Arrest
January 27, 2017 MEDIA RELEASE On Thursday, January 26, 2017, officers from the Lamar Police Department contacted a vehicle in the 200 block Mullen Street in Lamar. Officers arrested Sammy Davis Jr., 43 years old, of Lamar for driving with a suspended license. While executing a search warrant, officers located approximately 20.8 grams of methamphetamine […]
LCC’s Applegarth to rodeo at Chadron State
Lamar Community College Rodeo recently announced that sophomore Jessica Applegarth of Yuba City, California, has transferred on to the next level in her rodeo career. After completing her degree at LCC this fall, Applegarth signed with Chadron State where she plans to continue to compete while pursuing a degree in Business. She will start competition […]
LCC Has Active Spring Semester Planned
Linda Lujan, Ph.D., President of Lamar Community College, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with an update on spring semester college and campus activities recently. “Our current enrollment is growing and the head count is up 11% over this same time last year,” she remarked adding that the FTE, full time enrollment has grown 5.46% […]
