Archive for December, 2020
Logan Bender…May 10, 1995 – December 30, 2020
A celebration of life for lifelong Lamar resident, Logan Bender will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker and Kurtis Klinghammer co-officiating. Visitation for Logan will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 from 9:00AM until 11:00AM at the Lamar Christian Church. Logan […]
2020 Year in Review – March
City Council Conducts Video-Zoom Meeting The council adopted Resolution No. 20-04-01 as well as No. 20-04-02 pertaining to measures taken to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. The first resolution allows for the conduct of all city public meetings to be held by electronic means as a way of maintaining safe, social distancing. The second […]
Mary Louise “Regina” Galindo…February 14, 1953 – December 28, 2020
A memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Mary Louise Galindo affectionately known to her family and friends as Regina, will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Life Center Church in Lamar with Pastor Manuel Tamez officiating. Per Regina’s request cremation will take place. Regina was born on February […]
Prowers County Moves to Level Orange for Covid Lesser Restrictions
EFFECTIVE Monday January 4, 2021, Prowers County will be moved to Orange on the dial! The dial and specifics can be found at covid19.colorado.gov. What changes will be most noticeable? PERSONAL GATHERINGS: Up to 10 people from no more than 2 households RESTAURANTS: INDOOR DINING IS BACK! 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is few- […]
2020 Year in Review – February
Meat Packing Proposal Discussed by Granada Trustees Granada Trustees voted to approve a letter of intent to supply water and electricity to businessman Curtis Tempel during their February monthly meeting. Tempel, who is proposing a small-scale slaughter, harvest and processing facility in Granada in the vicinity of Camp Amache. Temple explained the operation would […]
Coloradans Be Wary of COVID VACCINATION SCAMS
Dec. 30, 2020 (DENVER, Colo.)—Attorney General Phil Weiser released an advisory warning Coloradans about potential COVID-19 vaccine scams and vowing that the State will enforce laws prohibiting fraudulent or deceptive sales of fake COVID-19 vaccinations and cures. Currently, only two vaccines are FDA-approved, with more anticipated: the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for use […]
Prowers County Continues Efforts to Support COVID Impacted Businesses
Press Release: December 30, 2020 The Prowers County Commissioners have been committed to helping the county’s businesses and supporting them through this unprecedented time. When the CARES Act funding was given to the County, we made a commitment to open up the funding to grants for the business community that has suffered losses due to […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update from Prowers County Public Health and Environment for December 30, 2020
There have been 986 COVID-19 cases for Prowers County to date with 47 cumulative hospitalizations and 20 deaths for those people who tested positive for COVID-19. The demographic breakdown shows the highest incidents of the pandemic in the 30-39 age group at 150 cases. The next highest, from ages 60-69 is 140 cases. […]
Lyle W. Jenkins…July 24, 1953 – December 28, 2020
A celebration of life for lifelong Lamar resident, Lyle W. Jenkins will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Lyle will be held from 1:00PM until 4:00PM on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Lyle […]
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT-NWS-December 25, 2020
Moderate to Exceptional Drought Persists Across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS… November of 2020 was a very warm and generally dry month across south central and southeast Colorado, as well as the state as a whole, with the Colorado Climate Center indicating November of 2020 as the 7th warmest and 42nd driest […]
County Clerk Offers Online Vehicle Registration
All motor vehicle yearly renewal transactions can be processed online at mydmv.colorado.gov, or mail your payment and renewal card notice to us through the Postal Service, or drop your payment and renewal card notice in the ballot drop box located in the parking lot east of the courthouse building, or call our office at […]
Gov. Polis and State Public Health Officials Announce First Case of COVID Variant of COVID-19 in Colorado
DENVER – Today, Gov. Polis and state health officials announced Colorado’s first case of the of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed and notified the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the case. The individual is a male in his 20s who is currently in isolation […]
Otilia “Tillie” Chavez…January 28, 1920 – December 29, 2020
Otilia “Tillie” (Avila) Chavez was born on December 27, 1919 to Magdaleno and Josefa (Gonzales) Avila. She was registered in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico on January 28, 1920 and at the age of 7 moved to the United States and became a US citizen. At age 101 years, she left this life to join her […]
Marjorie Richards…October 2, 1921 – December 27, 2020
A Private Family Service will be held for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Marjorie Richards. Interment will take place at 1:45 p.m. at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Marjorie Richards was born on October 2, 1921 to Norris and Anna Dale (Leach) Lyman. She passed away on December 27, 2020 at the […]
Birth Announcement: Fleming
Sidney and Devan Fleming of Lamar, Colorado announces the birth of their daughter, Layla Marie Fleming at 5:17pm at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 with Dr. Korkis attending. Layla weighed six pounds and thirteen ounces and was 19 ½ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Asher Michael Lee Fleming. Grandparents: Christina […]
