Archive for August 25th, 2020
County Health Testing Developmental Center Employee for COVID-19
PROWERS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (PCPHE) LAMAR RE-2 SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION 08/25/2020 This is a rapidly changing and fluid situation. We will update you as things change and appreciate your patience. Today, we received notification that a Melvin Hendrickson Developmental Center staff member has multiple symptoms of COVID-19 […]
Birth Announcement: Painter
Shelby and Casey Painter of Walsh, CO announce the birth of their son, Ryder Lee Painter at 2:58am at Prowers Medical Center on Friday, August 14, 2020 with Dr. Dinsmore attending. Ryder weighed seven pounds and was 20 ½ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Aleah and Colter Painter. Grandparents: Todd and Trisha […]
Lamar City Council Focuses on Water, Housing Project Funding
Lamar City Administrator, Steve Kil, provided the Lamar City Council with an update of some on-going projects during the council’s regular meeting on Monday, August 24th. The earlier meeting, scheduled for August 10th was cancelled and as such, the city sales tax revenue report was delayed to this current meeting. Kil said bids […]
Lamar has Healthy Month for Sales Tax Revenue
The City of Lamar sales tax revenue report for June, 2020 shows continued growth with City Sales Tax up 12.07% for a gain of $38,116 over last year. The monthly revenue for June 2019 was $315,892 compared to the current collection of $354,009. Use Tax collected was up 21.12% for $4,667 which put […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, Week Ending August 23, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Conditions continued to deteriorate due to extreme heat and worsening drought, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Northeastern counties received isolated moisture last week, but was not enough to improve local conditions. A county report indicated producers were noting more failure of non-irrigated crops […]
