Archive for December, 2020
Lamar Turns Out for Parade of Lights
This past Saturday evening, December 11th, was a good night for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights. It was chilly, right at the freezing point, but fortunately the night was calm, no wind chills to deal with. The fact that all the observers this year were in their cars along […]
Letter to the Editor: Pandemic Duration
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This Winter Solstice, I am looking forward to Saturn and Jupiter becoming aligned to make the Christmas Star. This is an event that will not happen for another 800 years. I will be out star gazing on December 21st and will not want to miss the awe and wonder it will […]
Position Open on Prowers County Planning Commission Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Powers County to fill one (1) position on the five member Prowers County Planning Commission with a term expiring January, 2024. Commission members are required to meet at 8:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Additional meetings […]
CSA Marks 50th Year with Awards, Reports and Elections
Colorado Simmental Association (CSA) held its 50th annual meeting in a virtually format. Award winners were recognized, and business completed in the milestone celebration, held on Zoom. Dr. Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association’s executive vice-president, and Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemen’s executive vice-president, both gave updates and fielded questions from members. The CSA membership re-elected Ron […]
State Health Officials Release Tips for Safer Winter Holidays
Virtual Christmas celebration (Dec. 10, 2020): As we approach the winter holidays, it’s important to think about the best ways to keep our loved ones and communities safe during our celebrations. This year is an opportunity to reimagine what togetherness can look like. To help slow the alarming spread of COVID-19, the Colorado Department […]
Winter Wx Advisory for SE Colorado
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – National Weather Service Pueblo CO 603 PM MST Fri Dec 11 2020 Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-Eastern Las Animas County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 603 PM MST Fri Dec 11 2020 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM […]
Cleva Bourne…November 12, 1928 – December 9, 2020
A Memorial Service for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Cleva Bourne will be held at a later date and inurnment will take place in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Per Cleva’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Cleva (Mosby) Bourne passed away on December 9, 2020 at the Bent County Health Care […]
Outreach for CSP/EQIP 2021
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado is currently accepting applications for enrollment into the 2021 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP provides cost-share for the installation of: irrigation practices (e.g., sprinklers, ponds, underground pipelines), stock water tanks, lines, and wells, cross fences, and much more. The NRCS is also accepting applications into […]
Colorado Distribution Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine
The first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine will provide 46,800 vaccine doses. These vaccines will go to health care workers who are treating COVID-19 patients. These workers have been on the front lines since the beginning of the pandemic and are directly exposed to COVID-19 as part of their job. Protecting the people who […]
Big Nets Go to Work for Play
The soccer fields at Lamar High School bordering Yucca Drive recently had some new features added. A series of tall poles running north to south on the east end of the fields has recently been erected. Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, Chris Medina, told The Prowers Journal they will be used to hold nets […]
Chester William Vetter…April 27, 1937 – December 8, 2020
A celebration of life for longtime Wiley resident, Chester W. Vetter will be held at a later date. Inurnment will take place at the Wiley Cemetery in a private family service. Per Chester’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Chester was born on April 27, 1937 at Denver, […]
Francisco “Frank” M. Frausto…October 10, 1936 – November 30, 2020
Francisco “Frank” M. Frausto was born on October 10, 1936, to Espiridion and Gregoria (Martinez) Frausto in Las Animas, CO. He passed away on November 30, 2020, at UC Health Memorial Hospital North in Colorado Springs, CO, at the age of 84. Frank was a man devoted to his faith, family, friends, and […]
Prowers County Public Health & Environment COVID-19 Update
Prowers County is still listed as Level Red by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment as of December 9, 2020 with 815 cumulative cases and 29 hospitalizations and 15 deaths reported. Those 15 deaths are for those people who tested positive for COVID-19. The county’s positivity rate is 21.68% which is down from 25.44% […]
Rodney S. Shivers, Jr….March 18, 1954 – December 7, 2020
A come and go celebration of life memorial service for Sheridan Lake resident, Rodney S. Shivers, Jr. will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Noon on Saturday December 12, 2020 at the Shivers Services Building in Holly, Colorado (409 S. 1st. Ave). Per Rodney’s request cremation will take place and there […]
NWS-Pueblo 2020 Fall Weather Review & Precipitation Summary
The start of Meteorological Fall 2020 (September, October and November) was extremely warm, with Alamosa, Colorado Springs and Pueblo all setting new September and Fall record high temperatures, with a possible new Colorado September record high temperature of 108 degrees set in La Junta on September 6th. This record warmth was followed by record […]
