Archive for January 15th, 2021
Consolidated Mail Center Officially Opens in Granada
Members of the Granada Trustees, local school board and Prowers County Commissioners were on hand for a streaming and live-time ribbon cutting ceremony today for the Consolidated Return Mail Center in Granada. Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade provided opening remarks at the outset of the January 14th event, “This day and journey started a year […]
Granada Trustees Briefed on SCEDD Services
Brent Frazee, the representative for SCEDD, Southern Colorado Economic Development District, presented an outline of services available to the Granada community, during the Trustees monthly meeting, January 13th. Frazee serves Otero, Crowley, Kiowa, Bent, Baca and Prowers Counties and described CED’s, or Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies which helps determine a region’s economic […]
Governor Polis Deploying Colorado National Guard to Washington, D.C. for Presidential Inauguration
DENVER – Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed an Executive Order activating members of the Colorado National Guard to assist with the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. “Colorado will proudly do our part, joining 40 other states across our great nation in sending members of our National Guard to the nation’s capital for our country’s […]
2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk for Mental Illness
This second annual fundraiser, Speak Up about the Silent Illness, sponsored by the Anthony W. LaTour Memorial fund, is set for Saturday, February 27th from 9am to Noon beginning at the downtown Lamar Pocket Park. The $25 registration fee, if paid by January 31st, places your order for a commemorative tee shirt. Free […]
USDA Gathers Info to Determine Financial Well-being of Agriculture
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO – January 12, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across the Mountain Region states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The agency is conducting the third and […]
