Archive for December, 2023
PRESS RELEASE – FAMLI Leave Benefits
Press Release For Immediate Release | December 31, 2023 Paid Family Leave Benefits Start Tomorrow for Colorado Workers Colorado’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program approves benefits for first workers who need to temporarily step away from the job (DENVER) – Colorado workers who have been waiting for a statewide solution for paid family […]
New Year Brings New Laws and Policies for Colorado
Hello, paid family leave; goodbye, plastic grocery bags. New year brings new laws and policies · Yesterday, 4:00 am SHARE: Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteA plastic shopping bag is surrounded by a circle of liquid somewhere in Athmar Park. Dec. 3, 2019. A new year always brings a host of new laws into effect for the state […]
November 2023 Year in Review from The Prowers Journal
November 2023 General Election Results for Prowers County There was a record number of candidates running office for City of Lamar-Mayor and City Council during the November 7th General Election, as eleven candidates made the ballot. Kirk Crespin remains as mayor with 777 official votes, defeating Bill Becker and Patrick Christensen Jr out of […]
Commissioner Greenberg Appointed to USDA Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg was recently appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee. Commissioner Greenberg’s focus will be on Business and Economic Development.“Urban agriculture holds much importance in state and national contexts for the […]
Prowers County Seeking Applicants for Planning Commission and Lodging Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill (2) positions to fill remaining terms that will expire in December of 2026 on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the tourism industry. Each […]
October 2023 Year in Review from The Prowers Journal
Chamber Oktoberfest Brings in Huge Crowd A record number of area vendors, free pumpkins for kids, plenty of fair food, the final farmer’s market of the season, cold beer and a warm, sunny day, all contributed to a huge gathering for the Lamar Chamber of Commerce’s annual Oktoberfest. Most of the vendors this year […]
September 2023 Year in Review
Cannonball Endurance Converges on Lamar Lamar is almost at the halfway point on the 3,800 mile, 2023 Cannonball Endurance Run for motorcycles. Around 80 bikers, between the ages of 23 and 81 road their machines into Lamar for a brief stopover which included a hamburger fry with all the trimmings, some cool shade […]
CPW Seeks Applications for Projects to Restore Wetland Habitat
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is seeking applications for wetland and riparian restoration, enhancement and creation projects to support its Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program. CPW will award over $1.1 million in funds from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and Colorado Waterfowl Stamps to projects in Colorado that support the Wetlands Program Strategic Plan’s two main goals: […]
Colorado Work-Related Fatalities Decreased in 2022
Press Release For Immediate Release | December 28, 2023 Colorado Work-Related Fatalities Decreased in 2022 (DENVER) – The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Office of Labor Market Information (LMI), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), […]
Carmaletta Langston July 24, 1930 – December 26, 2023
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Carmaletta Langston will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Kathy Leathers of the Holly Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Carmaletta will be held from 9:00AM until the service time at […]
Rebecca S. Claybrook December 1, 1969 – December 26, 2023
A Funeral Service for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident Rebecca “Becky” Sue Claybrook (Owen) will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lamar Christian Church with Pastor Paul Floyd officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 from […]
August 2023 Year in Review
Nominating Ballot Petitions Indicate a Crowded Candidate Field for Lamar Council There may be a crowded field for Lamar City Council elections this November as evidenced by the record request for petitions to be placed on the approaching ballot. City Clerk, Linda Williams, said out of the fourteen application requests, twelve had been […]
July 2023 Year in Review
Regional Talent, Local Support to Help Duvall Family Rebuild Johnny and Myrna DuVall lost everything they owned, including all barns, corrals, equipment, vehicles, some livestock and eight of their nine dogs when the tornado traveling at approximately 155 mph touched down on the outskirts of their Granada farm. Country singer Clare Dunn will headline […]
2024 New Year’s Scheduling
2024 NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULING As expected, New Year’s week brings a slight variation to the City’s standard operations, with many offices closed on Monday, 1/1/24. Additional modifications include: Building Closures – The Lamar City Complex, Public Works buildings, Lamar Community Building and Lamar Public Library will be closed on Monday, 1/1/24. Residential Trash Pick-up – […]
Fishing is Fun Grants Available for Projects in Colorado
The Fishing is Fun Grant Program funds projects that expand fishing access across the state. DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has announced the 2024 round of funding opportunities for the Fishing is Fun Grant Program. The goal of this program is to provide funding to projects that expand fishing access across the […]
