Archive for August, 2023
Russel Cathcart – May 22, 1939 – August 14, 2023
Funeral Service for Russel Cathcart will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery with Military Committal Rites provided by V.F.W. Post #4281. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 20, 2023 from […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending August 13, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Crop development for many crops still lagged the 5-year average according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association data, much of the eastern part of the State received over one inch of moisture, with a few pockets Baca, Cheyenne, […]
Letter to the Editor: Colorado “Bill of Rights”
To the Editor: August 15, 2023 Article II of the Colorado Constitution is the “Bill of Rights” setting forth the rights guaranteed to all Colorado citizens at all levels of government. Article II, Section 1 of the Colorado Constitution provides, “All political power is vested in and derived from the people; all government, […]
SADD Selects Lamar Colorado Student for National Student Leadership Council
Washington, D.C. (August 14, 2023) – Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) announced today that Aarman Gill, Colorado, has been named to the SADD National Student Leadership Council for the 2023-2024 school year. Chosen from a nationwide pool of highly qualified applicants, Aarman joins sixteen other students who will represent thousands of active SADD students […]
Lamar Utility Board Details Turbine Repairs
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh gave the board a briefing on the plant’s wind turbine recent operations. He said the three Light Plant turbines have generated 6,987.07 WWH’s of electricity at an average capacity factor of 30.83% for the first half of 2023. This is a 14.40% drop-off from the same period last […]
Highway 50 Closed for Several Hours Due a Single Vehicle Crash
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at approximately 08:20 hours, a 2007 white Freightliner Semi-truck, driven by 50-year-old Herman Ross of Olney Spring, CO, was westbound on Colorado Highway 50, located approximately 3 miles east of La Junta. Ross lost control of the Freightliner and collided with the eastbound guardrail. The Freightliner rotated clockwise and slid […]
Calvin Ormiston – September 26, 1951 – August 7, 2023
Graveside memorial services for Calvin Ormiston will be held at Fort Lyon National Cemetery on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Pastor Mark Cloer will officiate and Military Committal Rites will be provided by American Legion Post #6 and VFW Post #2411. Per Calvin’s request, cremation has taken place and there will […]
Lamar Council Targets Meeting Protocols for Review
Dust off your, “Roberts Rules of Order”. The Lamar City Council discussed the means by which citizens can be made aware of the differences of the types of meetings conducted by municipal officials and the levels of interaction between the council and the public. The council decided to review the basic format structure of […]
City of Lamar June 2023 Sales Tax Revenue Report
City of Lamar sales tax revenues continued to post increases through the summer with a 3.78% gain noted for city sales tax revenue for a difference of $15,771.09 over the previous time period. Use Tax collections were up at 39.39% for a gain of $13,733.68. Total sales and Use Tax collections improved by […]
Pair of Laws to Help Support Rural Colorado to Go into Effect
DENVER, CO – A pair of laws aimed at supporting rural Colorado went into effect on Monday, August 7. SB23-006, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Avon, and Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, will foster economic development in rural communities by formally creating the Rural Opportunity Office (ROO) within the Office of Economic Development and International […]
Volunteers Wanted for Strategic Plan Committee
The Santa Fe Trail Association is in the process of developing a new five-year Strategic Plan. Our current plan (2013-2023) is expiring and we are wanting input from our many members as we develop a new plan. The success rate of achieving the goals on our 2013-2023 plan have been outstanding but there […]
Workforce Development Committee Strategizes to Grow the Local Workforce
Prowers Economic Prosperity’s (PEP) Business Expansion, Attraction, and Retention Committee has embarked on tours of industrial businesses in Prowers County. The goal of these tours is to better understand the needs of the local business community and determine how PEP and others in our region can provide assistance. According to business owners in Prowers […]
Colorado State Conservation Board Manager Cindy Lair Named as Conservation Services Division Deputy Director
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has named Cindy Lair as the Deputy Director for Conservation Services Division and Climate Resilience Specialist. In her new role, Lair will oversee the Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office (ADCRO), which encompasses programs that focus on soil health as well as energy and water […]
Colorado Ag Connection | August 2023
This summer has given us many opportunities to show our resilience and pride in our communities. CDA recently had the privilege of hosting our Western neighbors from the Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture. State agriculture commissioners, directors and secretaries from across the West joined us to discuss top policy issues, explore the CSU […]
CROP PRODUCTION – AUGUST 1, 2023 COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS
Based on August 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 130.00 million bushels, according to the August 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 10 percent from last year’s 118.58-million-bushel crop. The 1.00 million acres expected to be […]
