RSSArchive for January 4th, 2023

Perry Burton Horn – October 3, 1951 – December 26, 2022

Perry Burton Horn – October 3, 1951 – December 26, 2022

  Perry Burton Horn passed away on December 26, 2022, at his home in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 71.  He was born on October 3, 1951, in La Junta, Colorado to Homer and Frances (Gregory) Horn.  Per Perry’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Perry was raised […]

2022 Year in Review – October

2022 Year in Review – October

  Here’s a review of some of the Highlights of 2022 in Prowers County   1819 Improvements are on the Right Track The upgrade, clean-up and paint job for the steam locomotive and coal car, the #1819 “Prairie Engine” that serves as a representation of the routes of travel across the High Plains, is almost […]

Fred Lekse Named 2023 RMEF Board Chair

Fred Lekse Named 2023 RMEF Board Chair

  MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pleased to announce its board of directors elected Fred Lekse as its new chair. Lekse succeeds Mark Baker, whose term concluded December 31, 2022. “As a long-time supporter and life member, I truly appreciate everything RMEF stands for and its diligence in carrying out its […]

Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Month of December 2022

Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Month of December 2022

  AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Moderately dry weather across the State during the month of December was interspersed with a few productive snowstorms, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, 86 percent of the State is abnormally dry or in a state […]