Archive for March, 2017
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Colorado & Kansas Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 26 Kansas counties and neighboring Colorado and Oklahoma counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought in the following primary counties beginning Nov. 29, 2016, announced […]
Patricia Marie Spitzer…March 16, 1938 – March 8, 2017
A celebration of life for former longtime Lamar resident, currently of Woodland Park, Colorado, Pat Spitzer will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at the McClave Cemetery in McClave, Colorado. Visitation for Pat will be […]
Schleining Genetics returns to LCC for AI seminar
(Lamar, Colorado; February 10, 2017) Schleining Genetics will return to Lamar Community College in March for its popular artificial insemination (AI) course: Artificial Insemination Management. This is an intensive four-day class taught by Dallas Schleining worth two college credits. Artificial Insemination Management is designed for individuals who have little to no experience with bovine […]
Aerial Surveys to Document Lesser Prairie-Chicken Population Trends
Aerial surveys will begin March 16 and run through mid-May in five states containing lesser prairie-chicken habitat. The surveys are conducted annually by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) to document population trends and how the bird is responding to management strategies identified in the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan. The range-wide […]
Water and Landfill Issues are Growing Concern in Granada
The Granada Trustees are faced with two expensive issues that will impact the town’s residents in the future. The Trustees discussed their revenue options to upgrade the aging water lines in the community, a matter that is being carried over from last year; and how to afford to bring the town’s landfill into compliance with […]
Holly Historical Society, Remembering the Holly Tornado
Holly Historical Society Press Release, March 7, 2017 March 28, 2017 is the tenth anniversary of the Holly Tornado. In remembrance of that night, the Holly Historical Society Is presenting “The Holly Tornado – Ten Years After” at the Holly Theater on March 28 at 7:00 p.m. This program is free to the public, but […]
Traffic Stop? Safety ‘Rules of the Road’ from Sheriff Zordel
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office recently issued a medial release describing an event in which a young female driver was stopped on a highway in the county and pulled over and questioned by a man impersonating a lawman. Fortunately no harm came to the young woman, but this type of event occurs across the country […]
J & S Graphic Designs, Open for Business
J & S Graphic Designs, located at 109 West Lee #4 in the Village Shopping Center, is now open for business and was paid a recent visit by members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Honkers to mark the occasion. J & S Graphic Designs offers screen printings, heat press or embroidery […]
Depperschmidt Begins Position with PEP
“We’re excited to be at this point with Eric joining us as the new Executive Director for Prowers Economic Prosperity, (PEP)”, stated Rick Robbins, President of the county economic development organization, during the Tuesday, March 7th board meeting. Eric Depperschmidt, who hails from Ness and Finney Counties in Kansas, was the last applicant for the […]
Holly Commercial Club March Update
Members of the Holly Commercial Club discussed the possibility of being one of three host communities for the next ‘Pedal the Plains’ event during their March 1st meeting. Jesse Frey reported that Holly is under consideration for the annual, three-day race which brings hundreds of bicycle enthusiasts to each community for a particular segment of […]
22 Percent of Coloradans Admit to Reading Messages While Driving
New CDOT Survey Reveals Other Dangerous Roadway Behaviors STATEWIDE — A new statewide driver survey finds that almost a quarter of Coloradans admit to reading a text, email or social post on their phones while driving. The survey also finds that nearly 40 percent of adult drinkers drove within two hours of drinking alcohol; and […]
Regional Science Fair Features 191 Student Projects
(Lamar, Colorado; March 3, 2017) On Wednesday, March 1, Lamar Community College’s Wellness Center was packed with area students and their projects for the annual Southeast Colorado Science Fair. The science fair featured 191 projects from the elementary through high school levels and included students from Alta Vista, Campo, Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Holly, Lamar Middle […]
Birth Announcements: Dowell -/- Guerra -/- Mason
Amy and Blain Dowell of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Jean Dowell at Prowers Medical Center at 6:08pm on February 28, 2017 with Dr. Foley attending. Elizabeth weighed seven pounds and 13 ounces and was 19 ¾ inches in length at birth. *********************** Rene Guerra and Nichole Nickelsen of Lamar, Colorado […]
Sheriff Warns of Officer Impersonation
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a 19-year-old female party on March 2, 2017, of an incident on Hwy 287 north of Wiley on Sunday February 26, 2017 at around 2130 hours. The female said she believes she was contacted by somebody impersonating a police officer. The unknown male subject was […]
CO Energy Office Allows $750K for USDA Ag Industry
DENVER — March 2, 2017 — The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, today released $750,000 in project assistance funds through the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The funding is available to Colorado agricultural irrigators, dairies, greenhouses, nurseries and cold storage facilities. The […]
