RSSArchive for March 14th, 2022

George Edward Cary Jr. – May 1, 1944 – March 1, 2022

George Edward Cary Jr. – May 1, 1944 – March 1, 2022

George Edward Cary Jr. of Rocky Ford, Colorado passed away on March 1, 2022, at the Bent County Healthcare Center in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 77.  He was born on May 1, 1944, in Hobart, Oklahoma to George Edward Sr. and Frieda (Dyar) Cary. George was familiar with the area from childhood […]

Colorado Employment Situation – January 2022

  Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased in January to 4.1 percent from the revised December rate of 4.2 percent. Colorado’s unemployment rate of 4.1 percent marks the lowest level since it was 2.8 percent in February 2020. The national unemployment rate moved upward by one-tenth […]

ARPA Business Operations Report for March 2022

ARPA Business Operations Report for March 2022

Integrated Resource Plan (IRP): The Arkansas River Power Authority is in the process of preparing an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), as required by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) under its Energy Planning and Management Program. ARPA will be accepting written and verbal comments from affected retail customers of the six ARPA communities through March […]

Prowers Medical Center Board of Director Candidates

Prowers Medical Center Board of Director Candidates

    A mail-in ballot election has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 3rd for eligible voters within the Prowers County Hospital District for three new board of director members.  The election will be conducted on that day between 7am and 7pm. Members are term-limited and three positions are open for two, three-year terms and one, […]