Archive for April, 2020
Prowers Aggregate donates $100,000 to kick start the SE COVID-19 Business Support Fund; Businesses encouraged to apply
Lamar, Colo — The Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED, Inc.), the regional economic development agency representing Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, announced today it has a major donation to jump start its Business Support Fund project to aid local businesses affected by COVID-19. SECED is now encouraging businesses in its six-county […]
Guidance for Curbside Delivery
Guidance for Non-Critical Businesses to offer curbside delivery of products. Specifically: ❑ On-site staffing of Non-Critical Businesses is limited to the minimum number of employees necessary to fill and process orders and to provide curbside delivery, in addition to Minimum Basic Operations. ❑ In no event shall the number of employees permitted at […]
UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE-FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
On April 27th, the Governor’s Order will change from Stay At Home to SAFER AT HOME Directive. Per the Commissioners: • All County Buildings will have limited access to the General Public through May 12th. Manner in which department business will be conducted is at the Department Head’s discretion. Please call the County Department […]
Ruth L. McKenney…July 1, 1919 – April 22, 2020
A private celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Ruth L. McKenney will be held at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. A public celebration of life for Ruth will be held at a later date. Ruth was born on July 1, 1919 at Joy Coy, […]
CPW Seeks Public Input on Plan to Manage far Southeast Colorado Pronghorn Herd
LAMAR, Colo. – Public input is being sought by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) about how it proposes to manage the Two Buttes pronghorn herd in far southeastern Colorado over the next decade. Big game populations are managed to achieve population and sex ratio objectives established for various herds. CPW staff spent months drafting […]
LaVerne Stolzenberger…July 1, 1928 – April 22, 2020
A memorial service for current Lamar, Colorado resident formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, LaVerne Stolzenberger will be held at a later date in Sabetha, Kansas. Per LaVerne’s request cremation will take place. LaVerne was born on July 1, 1928 at Sabetha, Kansas to Walter Lee and Sara Fern (Hampton) Chase and passed away on April […]
CDLE: Over 67,000 Initial Unemployment Claims Filed April 12-18th
(DENVER) — Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced there were 67,334 initial unemployment claims filed the week ending April 18. This is compared to 104,217 the week prior (week ending April 11). Over the past four weeks 279,199 initial claims have been filed. The initial claims numbers are those weekly claims […]
Ignacio “Nacho” Herrera…May 2, 1958 – March 22, 2020
A celebration of life memorial service for Wiley, CO resident, Ignacio Herrera, affectionately known to many as “Nacho” will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar with Pastor Paul Floyd officiating. The service will be live streamed on Facebook.com/peacockfuneralhome and we ask the public to […]
Opal Marlene Miner…September 28, 1933 – April 21, 2020
Opal Marlene Miner went home to be with Jesus on April 21, 2020, in Amarillo, Texas. She was born on September 28, 1933 to Ted and Verna (Beeler) Kunzie in the Prairie Queen Community north of Galatia, Colorado and west of Eads. She was the third of eight children. They lived there until […]
LCC Serving Students from New Locations
(Lamar, CO) – Lamar Community College is expanding its capacity to serve students in Prowers, Baca and Kiowa Counties by creating Distance Learning Sites in addition to campus in Lamar. In addition to LCC’s main campus, it will add sites in Eads, Granada and Springfield. Classes will be offered at these distance learning sites, […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – 2019 ANNUAL – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Total red meat production for the United States totaled 55.1 billion pounds in 2019, 3 percent higher than the previous year. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. Red meat production in commercial plants totaled 55.0 billion pounds. On-farm slaughter totaled 93.1 million pounds. Beef production totaled 27.2 billion pounds, […]
Collins Ranch Receives Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
DENVER, Colo. – The Collins Ranch of Kit Carson has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. The Collins Ranch is owned and operated by the Toby and Amy Johnson family of Cheyenne County. The conservation practices that the Johnsons have implemented on their cattle ranch have improved […]
Media Release from Prowers County Commissioners RE: Safer At Home Directive
On Monday, April 27th, the Governor’s Order will change from Stay At Home to SAFER AT HOME Directive. Per the Commissioners: All County Buildings will have limited access to the General Public through May 12th. Manner in which department business will be conducted is at the Department Head’s discretion. Please call the County Department […]
Edwin “Ed” B. Spitzer…June 10, 1926 – April 22, 2020
A private family graveside service for former Lamar resident currently of Walsenburg, Colorado, Edwin “Ed” B. Spitzer will be held at the McClave Cemetery with Pastor Mike Schneider of the Wiley Community Church officiating. Ed was born on June 10, 1926 at McClave, Colorado to Eli Franklin and Eva Marie (Colbourn) Spitzer and […]
Lee R. Harvey…May 21, 1952 – April 19, 2020
Lee Roy Harvey, 67 of Las Animas, Colorado passed away on April 19, 2020 at the Bent County Health Care Center. He was born on May 21, 1952 in Roswell, New Mexico to Roy and Joyce (Burton) Harvey. Lee worked as an electrician at Fort Lyon VA Hospital until its closing. He was very […]
