Archive for January, 2017
Speakers Listed for Gov’s Ag Forum in February
Gov. Hickenlooper, Commissioner Brown among state officials stepping up to the mic at Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture Joining a myriad of other speakers at the 2017 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown will each be stepping up to the podium at the event. Gov. Hickenlooper and […]
Colorado State University Extension to Deliver Estate Planning Workshops
Planning how to transfer your farm, ranch, or other business to the next generation is difficult. Just as is planning for retirement and formalizing your estate plan. The many emotional issues involved with such planning causes us to procrastinate. We don’t want to make some of the tough decisions, so we don’t! Yet, […]
Winter Storm Approaching S.E. Colorado
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 8:01 PM MST FRI JAN 13 2017 …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING… * LOCATION…KIOWA…BENT…PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES…INCLUDING EADS…LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR AND SPRINGFIELD. * CAUSE AND TIMING…A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE […]
On the Horizon with Nolan Stone of CLA
Colorado Livestock Association President, Nolan Stone, shares his thoughts about the future of the livestock industry and of the Association. Nolan Stone, President of the Colorado Livestock Association, is a fifth generation Colorado cattlemen who was raised near Karval, 17 miles southeast of Punkin Center. For the past 17 years, Nolan has worked for […]
Roland Wayne Tomlin…June 16, 2016 – January 11, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial for Roland Tomlin will be held at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017 in Pueblo, Colorado. Reverend Monsignor James Koenigsfeld will officiate. A Rosary/Scripture service will be held at 1:30 also at the cathedral. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, […]
Newly Elected Take Their Oaths of Office in Prowers County
While the transition of political power plays out under national view in Washington, D.C., the same democratic procedures took place on a smaller, but no less important scale in Prowers County earlier this week. The oath of office was given to newly elected and re-elected officials at the county courthouse on Tuesday January 10th. 15th […]
Prowers County Coroner Reviews Busy Year
Delivering his annual update to the Prowers County Commisioners, Joe Giadone, Prowers County Coroner, detailed the increased numbers of cases that were handled in 2016 by his department. “We were very busy compared to other years, with 110 coroner calls which translated into 1,105 miles driven. In the past 18 months, we have had five […]
Lola G. McElroy…September 5, 1929 – January 10, 2017
A Celebration of Life for longtime Bent County resident and lifetime McClave United Methodist Church member, Lola G. McElroy will be held at 10:00AM, Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Lou Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at the McClave Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00PM until 3:00PM on Sunday, […]
Cosme Gallegos, Jr….March 1, 1953 – January 10, 2017
A Memorial Mass for Cosme Gallegos, Jr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Father Henry Wertin will officiate. A Rosary/Scripture service will take place at 9:30 a.m., also at the church. Inurnment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las […]
Courthouse Improvement Project Reviewed
The infrastructure of the Prowers County Courthouse is beginning to show its age. Built in the late 1920s, some of the facility operation systems are breaking down including on-going HVAC, electrical and safety failures. This need has prompted the Prowers County Commissioners to hire a construction firm, 360 Energy Engineers, to provide an assessment and […]
City Sales Tax Revenues Enter 2017 with Gains
Sales tax revenue figures for November sales and Use Tax collected in December show a 6.27% gain for City of Lamar sales tax and a 6.46% increase for Total Sales and Use Tax collections. Sales tax collections were up $14,636 compared to 2015 and up $16,252 for the same period. Total monthly collections for […]
Timothy S. Martinez…October 17, 1951 – January 5, 2017
Mass of Christian burial for Timothy S. Martinez will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Father Henry Wertin will officiate. A Rosary/Scripture service will be held at 9:30 a.m., also at the church. Interment will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Fort […]
Schnabel Steps Down as Commissioner
Prowers County Commissioner, Henry Schnabel, brought his eight years of municipal service to the county to a close shortly before noon today, January 10th. Just prior to the lunch break which would be followed by official swearing-in ceremonies in the county district courtroom at 1pm, Commission Chairman, Ron Cook, presented Schnabel with a framed photograph […]
Building Permit Fees and Bridge Maintenance Issues Brought to Lamar City Council’s Attention
Two issues came before the Lamar City Council during the portion of the meeting which allows comments from the public on matters not listed on the agenda. Ed Jones, farmer/rancher, who lives in the county, asked the council about the pricing for building permits issued by the city and the impact that has on the county. […]
Birth Announcements: Thomason -/- Lewis -/- Andrade
Samantha Z. Hale and Kane Thomason of Lamar and Pueblo, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Astartay Rose Thomason at Prowers Medical Center at 10:37pm on Thursday, January 5, 2017 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Astartay weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Brother: Damon J. Thomason. […]
