Archive for 2023
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 […]
Colorado State Patrol is Targeting Aggressive Drivers
COLORADO) – Colorado State Troopers from the Golden Troop Office arrested a male party for traveling at speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, eluding a trooper and placing other motorists at risk. On the morning of Monday, August 7, 2023, Troopers were working a team operation focusing on speed near Colorado Highway […]
Bettie Louise Morris – July 18, 1929 – August 7, 2023
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 14th at the Lamar Crosswind Church, 507 S 7th St., Lamar, CO. A visitation with the family receiving friends will be held 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 13th at the Lamar Crosswind Church. Memorial contributions should be made to a charity of […]
Judith “Judy” Darlene Hammer – May 31, 1938 – August 8, 2023
Funeral services will be held 11:00 am, Tuesday August 15th at Praise Community Church in Eads, CO. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm at the Wild Horse Cemetery. Visitation with the family receiving friends will be held 6:00-8:00 pm, Monday August 14th at Praise Community Church Eads, CO. Memorial contributions should be made to […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending August 6, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Out of season storms were prevalent across the State last week, bringing more than an inch of moisture to several counties, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The U.S. Drought Monitor published on August 3 showed a decline in conditions, with 22 […]
Birth Announcement: Terrazas Children
Christina Mares and Jesus Terrazas Magallanes Jr. of Holly, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Ximena Nayeli Terrazas and son, Alejandro Giovanni Terrazas at 1:37am and 1:42am respectively at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 with Dr. Korkis attending. Ximena weighed five pounds and fourteen ounces and was 18 ¾ inches […]
Frank Maes – May 23, 1974 – July 22, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial for Frank Maes will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10:00am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Rosary will be held prior to the Mass, at 9:30 a.m. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Frank Efren Maes was born on May 23, 1974, […]
No Marijuana Ballot Question for Lamar Voters
A lack of sufficient petition signatures will take the question of allowing legalized recreational marijuana sales in Lamar off the November 7th General Election ballot. A total of 513 signatures were gathered by a group advocating for marijuana sales but fell 34 short of the required 364 verified signatures needed to place the question […]
