Archive for January, 2022
December 2021 Prowers Journal Year in Review
Camp Amache Moving Toward NPS Designation Camp Amache, the Japanese-American Incarceration Camp in Granada during WWII, is moving closer to being considered a National Park Service site through the bi-partisan efforts of U.S. Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet and U.S. Representatives Neguse and Buck. The Prowers County Commissioners asked that their thanks for the […]
November 2021 Prowers Journal Year in Review
City Votes to Approve Recreational/Medical Marijuana Sales Voters in Lamar approved the two-part November ballot question to legalize sales of marijuana within the City of Lamar. Both questions, 2A and 2B had to pass in order for the city to join other communities with legalized sales. The vote was 1,106 to 912 […]
Gertrude Ina “Gertie” Jameson – July 22, 1921 – January 1, 2022
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Gertrude Ina Jameson, affectionately known to her family and friends as Gertie will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Rory Gillespie of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. A private family interment will follow […]
Colorado Receives Maximum Funding in Opioid Settlement
Jan. 4, 2022 (DENVER)—Colorado stands to receive its maximum share of funding from legal settlements reached with Johnson & Johnson and the nation’s three largest drug distribution companies that fueled the opioid crisis, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today. With all 64 counties and nearly 100% of the municipalities needed signed onto the settlements […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, December 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Exceptionally dry and warm weather persisted across several counties during the month of December, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Productive snowstorms during the latter half of December brought moisture to western counties and the high country, greatly boosting snowpack. Eastern counties remained very dry […]
Charles “Buck” E. Harris – July 17, 1959 – December 27, 2021
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Charles E. Harris, affectionately known to his family and friends as Buck will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Missionary Baptist Church in Lamar with Pastor Travis Horn officiating. Per Buck’s request cremation will take place. Buck was born on July […]
Lamar High School DECA Earns Chapter Honor
Lamar High School DECA in Lamar, Colorado was recently awarded Thrive Level Recognition in the DECA Chapter Campaign for the 2021-2022 school year. The results were announced on decadirect.org. Each year, DECA recognizes leading chapters that have built strong local programs focused on serving an exceptional number of members, advisors, alumni and business […]
BBB End of Year Donations Benefit Local Organizations
Members of the BBB, Beers and Brats for Boobies Committee recently presented a check for $16,000 to the Lamar Area Hospice Group, part of $21,000 raised in the past year, of which the balance, $5,000 is being presented to SECCI, Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative. This marks the 10th anniversary of local fund-raising events by BBB […]
Snow Relief for 2021
The long dry spell for precipitation came to an end for the High Plains, right at the tail end of 2021 with snow developing across the region shortly after 11pm on Friday, December 31st. The snow continued through the New Year’s day, leaving an estimated average of from 3-4 inches of powder which will […]
CPW Southeast Region Sportsperson’s Caucus to discuss how hunting licenses are allocated
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sportspersons from across Colorado are invited to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region Sportsperson’s Caucus for updates on a variety of issues important to hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts. The featured topic will be allocation of big game hunting licenses. “CPW is examining its current big game allocation policies,” said […]
Record Donation for Lamar Area Hospice
We have run out of ways to say, “thank you” to our exceptional fundraising committee. This committed and capable group has many success stories to be proud of. Since 1998 they have planned and organized more than fifty events, raising literally hundreds of thousands of dollars for Lamar Area Hospice. Their efforts have contributed […]
Trooper Tips – New Year Resolution
As we arrive in yet another year, it’s time for a few New Year resolutions. If you’ll indulge me, I have a suggestion for one of them this year. 2022 needs to have a little more happiness than the last two seem to have severely missed and I have tips to make it happier. […]
The Prowers Journal Letter to the Editor Guidelines
Letters should not be copies of letters to someone else or “open letters” to a third party. The letter should not reply to an earlier letter that was itself a reply to another writer. A writer or household may be represented in the column only once in 30 days. Letters must be submitted with the […]
New Colorado Minimum Wage Goes Into Effect Jan. 1
DENVER – The new Colorado minimum wage will rise on January 1, 2022, to $12.56 or $9.54 for those receiving enough in tips for total pay to meet or exceed the full minimum wage. Annually inflation-adjusting the minimum wage is mandated by a section of the Colorado Constitution that Colorado voters adopted in a […]
