Archive for July 20th, 2021
Douglas (Doug) Lee Howe…May 31, 1961 – July 6, 2021
Douglas (Doug) Lee Howe, 60, passed away on July 6, 2021 peacefully at home. Doug was the first born to Christine Rosena (Marlman) and Wilbur Lee Howe on May 31, 1961. Doug attended Las Animas schools and graduated with the LAHS class of 1979. While attending LAHS, Doug played football, wrestled, was in […]
Kenneth Leroy Ullom…September 11, 1942 – July 14, 2021
Kenneth Leroy Ullom was born in Lamar, Colorado, on Sept. 11, 1942, to Victor Leroy Ullom and (Lillian) Rosalie Ullom and grew up in Wiley. Family, church, school, and boy scouts kept him busy. Despite losing his dad to ALS when he was 15, he had a zest for life – proven by […]
Colorado Crop Progress-Condition Report, Week Ending July 18, 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: A mostly dry week allowed winter wheat harvest to move quickly throughout the state, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. In northwestern counties, exceptional drought conditions persisted according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. Very isolated moisture benefited some localities short-term, but most saw […]
Granada Moving Forward on Housing Project
The Granada Trustees approved a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow a housing construction program for the community to move forward, one of several similar programs being undertaken in southeast Colorado. The trustees met with Michael Yerman of SCEDD, Southern Colorado Economic Development District and Stephanie Gonzales, Executive Director of SECED, Southeast Colorado […]
