Archive for January, 2024
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Okays Norjune Extension, Breakfast Restaurant Request
Neil and Rinda Emick’s request of an extension deadline for their NorJune Apartment renovations was approved by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority. Construction delays occurred when 16 of the 32 new windows had manufacturer defects which required replacing. This delay set back the couple’s timetable from repairing the stucco to have the building at […]
City of Lamar Retail Sales Growth Holds Steady through 2023
Retail sales tax collections for the City of Lamar showed signs of steady growth through the year with City Sales Taxes collected up 6.11% for a gain over last year of $21,536. Collections for November 2022 were $352,667 compared to this year at $374,204. Total Sales and Use Tax collections finished the month with […]
Positions Open for Prowers County 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 director […]
Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado as of January 20, 2024
Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Portions of Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Custer, Pueblo and Costilla counties. No Change: Most of south central Colorado. Drought Improved: The southeast Plains. Precipitation: After a dry start to the 2024 Water Year (Oct 2023-Sept 2024), precipitation across south central and southeast Colorado picked up in the month […]
Margaret Marie Maggart – April 6, 1946 – January 20, 2024
Per Margaret’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Margaret Marie Maggart was born April 6, 1946 in Springfield Colorado and departed this life on January 20, 2024 in Springfield, Colorado at the age of 77, with her loved ones by her side. Margaret was born to Virgil & […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on President Biden to Support Funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the […]
CATTLE ON FEED
COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1.02 million head as of January 1, 2024. The latest inventory was down 1 percent from December 1, 2023 and down 2 percent from January 1, 2023. The […]
Pesticide Recertification Workshops Offered in Lamar
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has made a change for private pesticide application licensing. Private pesticide applicators who need to take licensing tests, or re-test due to license expiration, will now need to test at a proctored testing site. To that end, Colorado State University Extension is hosting Private Pesticide Recertification sessions at various locations […]
Andrew Cortinez – June 7, 1984 – January 16, 2024
A Memorial Service for Andrew Cortinez will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wesleyan Fellowship Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Per his request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Andrew Christopher Cortinez, age 39, passed away on January 16, 2024 in Las Animas, Colorado. He […]
Election News from Prowers Clerk and Recorder
Media Information Jana Coen Prowers Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: February 12, 2024 is the last day for voters with a political party to change or withdraw their affiliation if they wish to vote in a different party’s primary election for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. UNAFFILIATED VOTERS with an ACTIVE voter […]
Mitchell Dan Parker – October 21, 1932 – January 14, 2024
Mitchell Dan Parker was born October 21, 1932, to Ernest Parker and Lee Ella Mitchell in Keota, Oklahoma. He died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 91 in Syracuse, Kansas. Mitch (who was known to his family as “Mick”) spent most of his childhood in Eastern Oklahoma living in various towns helping his […]
Michael Mills – February 25, 1975-January, 2024
Per Michael’s request cremation has taken place. Mickey was born on February 25, 1975 at Liberal, Kansas to Charles Mills and Virginia Barnhart-Mills and passed away at Parkview Hospital at the age of 48 with his family by his side. He is preceded in death by his father Charles Mills, brothers Monty Mills, Marty Mills, […]
USDA High-Value Beef Processing Accouncement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2024 Contact: Bethany Howell, 720-822-1342, bethany.howell@state.co.us Commissioner Greenberg Issues Statement on USDA High-Value Beef Processing Announcement Event BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg attended a Roundtable hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at the CSU SPUR campus in Denver on January 19, […]
Peter Rideout – January 23, 1960 – January 15, 2024
A memorial service for longtime Wiley, Colorado resident, Peter Rideout will be held at a later date. Peter was born on January 23, 1960 at Sante Fe Springs, California to David Lawrence and Jacqueline (Hopkins) Rideout and passed away on January 15, 2024 at his home in Wiley at the age of 63. He is […]
CDC COVID-19 Updates
January 19, 2024 Amount of Respiratory Illness Is Elevated or Increasing in Most Areas of the Country Respiratory Virus Data Channel Weekly Snapshot The amount of respiratory illness (fever plus cough or sore throat) causing people to seek healthcare is elevated or increasing across most areas of the country. CDC’s Respiratory Virus Data Channel provides […]
