Archive for December 14th, 2017
Holly Commercial Club Setting New Meeting Date
The Holly Commercial Club met on December 6. The minutes from the November meeting were approved, as was the Treasurer’s Report. There was a discussion regarding operating expenses. The Holly Shopper Report was approved. It was reminded to the Club that new members/renewing members can pay their 2018 dues on a quarterly basis. Prowers […]
LCC Announces Holiday Closures
(Lamar, Colorado; December 14, 2017) Lamar Community College’s fall semester has officially come to an end and the holidays are near. The LCC campus will be closed starting Monday, December 25, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2016, so that faculty and staff can spend time with their families. Certain departments […]
Concerns Continue Over Fate of Granada Landfill
The Granada Trustees are hoping some new information on the potential closing of the town’s landfill will come to light during another region-wide meeting set for January at the Prowers County Courthouse. Mayor Glenn Otto told the Trustees during their December 13th meeting, he was contacted by a representative from the Colorado Department […]
Kenneth Cartwright…October 5, 1945 – December 5, 2017
A private family inurnment for longtime Lamar resident Kenneth Cartwright will be held at a later date. Per Kenny’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Kenny was born on October 5, 1945 at Denver, Colorado to Reace A. and Frances M. (Armstrong) Cartwright and passed away on December […]
2018 County Budget Approved by Commissioners
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the 2018 budget during their regular meeting on Tuesday, December 12th. The County Budget is $24,155,626 with a mill levy of 27.17, unchanged from 2017. The total taxable Assessed Valuation for the County has increased from $127,115,001 from last year to $130,860,305. The commissioners estimated the General Fund expenditures […]
