Archive for December 21st, 2018
Jerry K. Park…May 15, 1939 – December 20, 2018
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Bristol, Colorado resident, Jerry K. Park will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at the Life Center Four Square Church with Pastor Manual Tamez officiating. Private family inurnment of ashes will be held at a later date. Per Jerry’s request cremation has […]
Lance J. Vanderpoel…January 10, 1943 – December 16, 2018
Services for longtime Lamar resident, Lance J. Vanderpoel, will be held at a later date. Per Lance’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Lance J. Vanderpoel was born on January 10, 1943 in Milwaukee, WI to John Cornelius Vanderpoel and Ruth Roberts-Vanderpoel and departed this life on December 16, […]
County Signs Agreement with City for Ambulance Funding-/-Clarifies Position on Growing Hemp
The Prowers County Commissioners passed a resolution during their final meeting of the year, December 20th, clarifying and amending the zoning regulations and adding new provisions regarding industrial hemp production and processing. The commissioners stated the action was taken to clear up any potential misunderstanding between the moratorium the county imposed years ago […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2018
Employers in Colorado added 1,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from October to November for a total of 2,749,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 700 and government increased 1,100. October estimates were revised up to 2,748,000, and the over the month change from September to October was an […]
Holiday Closures at Bent’s Old Fort
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will be closed to the public on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of those public holidays. The fort will be open regular winter hours of 9 am to 4 pm daily during the rest of the holiday season. Through the […]
