Archive for May 12th, 2023
Cooper Tixier Receives Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship
To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors filled out an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. On the application, the seniors included a list of their hobbies, organizations that they belonged to, and awards or recognition that they have received. They were also asked to describe their future […]
VA Volunteer Driver, Galen Burnett Honored for Years/Miles of Dedication
Galan Burnett has driven for the Prowers County Veteran Transportation Program for 20 years. He has logged 7,125 volunteer hours getting veterans to and from their medical appointments throughout sections of eastern Colorado served by the medical facilities of the VA. Many rural veterans have no other way to get to their medical appointments […]
CROP PRODUCTION – MAY 1, 2023
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2023, is forecast at 49.50 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 38 percent above last year’s production of 35.75 million […]
Wesley D. Colvin – October 12, 1935 – January 14, 2023
Wesley Colvin was a former Lamar resident. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Surfwood and SanCarlos Street in Pueblo, Colorado. Graveside services will be held at Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City at 1:30pm.
