Archive for March 24th, 2017
Agriculture leaders slam Trump’s USDA budget cut proposal
Agriculture leaders including lawmakers from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party on Thursday criticized his planned 21 percent cut to discretionary spending at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), saying it could take a toll on the rural communities that helped elect him last November. Trump has proposed slashing the USDA’s discretionary budget by $4.7 billion […]
Gov. Hickenlooper to hold Town Hall April 19 at LCC
(Lamar, Colorado; March 24, 2017) Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and members of his Cabinet will host a town hall event at Lamar Community College on Wednesday, April 19, from 6:00-7:30pm. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the LCC Wellness Center. The town hall will feature remarks by […]
Birth Announcement: Salgado
Michael and Kaitlei Salgado of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Brinley Rose Salgado at 3:05pm on March 21, 2017 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Brinley weighed eight pounds and 14 ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Bentley Salgado. Grandparents: Julio and Maria Salgado and […]
Colorado Employment Situation: February 2017
Employers in Colorado added 2,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from January to February for a total of 2,631,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,900 and government decreased 2,900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from January to February at 2.9 percent. The number […]
