Archive for January 24th, 2020
Lamar School District Superintendent Search Underway
Following the announcement of retirement by Superintendent Dave Tecklenburg, the Lamar School District has commenced the search for a new superintendent. The District has engaged the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) to facilitate the process. The search process will begin effectively immediately with focus group meetings tentatively scheduled for February 10th. The focus […]
Margaret J. Stephens…November 4, 1926 – January 23, 2020
A celebration of life funeral service for longtime Lamar resident, Margaret J. Stephens, will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday January 30, 2020 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar with grandson Reverend Kevin Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Per the family’s request there will be […]
Colorado Employment Situation – December 2019
Employers in Colorado added 1,400 nonfarm payroll jobs from November to December for a total of 2,803,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 1,100 and government increased 300. November estimates were revised up to 2,802,100, and the over the month change from October to November […]
County Clerk Conducting Logic and Accuracy Testing
The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be performing a Private and Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the election voting equipment. The Private Test is scheduled for Thursday, January 30, 2020 and the Public Test is Friday, January 31, 2020, to start at 9:00 a.m. for both days, in the County Commissioner’s […]
Prowers County Lodging Panel Starts 2020 with New Funding Guidelines
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel allocated the majority of their funding for events for 2020 this past Tuesday, January 21st. The budgeted contingency line item has about $9,000 left to cover any requests for the balance of the year, reduced from the usual $17,000 kept in reserves. This action comes from a […]