Archive for February 23rd, 2017
Birth Announcements: Mendoza -/- Grudt
Erika Rivera and Javier Mendoza of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Isabel Areli Mendoza at Prowers Medical Center at 1:46pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Isabel weighed five pounds and nine ounces and was 18 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Carlos Rivera. Grandparents: Leticia Rodriguez, Apolonio […]
Sears Hometown and Outlet Looks at Lamar, CO for New Location
National Retailer Seeks Local Entrepreneur or Independent Retailer to Bring the Sears Hometown Store Format to the Local Area Lamar (01/21/2017) Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOS) is looking to fill the void in the Lamar community. The Company, which separated from Sears Holdings Corporation in 2012, is seeking entrepreneurs or independent retailers […]
USDA TO SURVEY FARMERS’ PLANTING INTENTIONS FOR 2017
DENVER, CO – What is on the horizon for U.S. farmers in 2017 as they finalize plans for planting this spring? The March Agricultural Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey approximately 84,000 of the nation’s farmers to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season. […]
Bent’s Old Fort Launches Second Year of Every Kid in a Park
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site encourages all fourth graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and waters. Visit www.everykidinapark.gov to download the […]
CWCB February 2017 Drought Update
Despite well above average temperatures in February, mountain snowpack continues to accumulate and build on January’s record breaking snowfall. Reservoir storage remains above average and at this time water providers have no significant concerns entering into the spring. Agricultural producers, especially those on the eastern plains, are hoping for additional precipitation to alleviate worsening […]
Colorado Blueprint of Food and Agriculture
Colorado State University Research Centers and Extension are part of a team of partners formulating a Blueprint for our state’s food and agriculture system over the coming year, and we are inviting all Coloradans to be a part of this effort. The purpose of formulating a Blueprint is to: have conversations about Colorado agriculture; highlight […]
