RSSArchive for May 3rd, 2024

Lamar city water restrictions in effect

Lamar city water restrictions in effect

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY WATER RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT   The City of Lamar is reminding Lamar water users that Modified Stage 1 water restrictions to conserve water began on May 1. Limiting water use ensures that the City and its residents steward its available water for today and the future. Stage 1 Watering Restrictions […]

Elaine Shannon receives 2024 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship

Elaine Shannon receives 2024 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship

  Congratulations to the 2024 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Elaine Shannon Golden Plains Insurance is thrilled to announce Elaine Shannon as the recipient of the prestigious Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship for 2024. This annual scholarship, awarded by Golden Plains Insurance, recognizes outstanding dedication to community, education, faith, and academic excellence among graduating seniors. […]

Brett Ryan Schnabel – September 8, 1977 – April 1, 2024

Brett Ryan Schnabel – September 8, 1977 – April 1, 2024

Brett Ryan Schnabel was born on September 8, 1977 in Walsh, Colorado, and departed this life on April 1, 2024 at the family home in Allyn, Washington following three years of battling bile duct cancer. Brett is survived by his wife, Kelly (Allyn, WA), son Ryan Schnabel (Clarksville, TN), three daughters and one son-in-law, Michaylah […]

Arkansas River Report for April 2024

Arkansas River Report for April 2024

Arkansas River Report for April 2024 5/2/2024   ​While snowpack in Colorado’s northern river basins remains near normal, the southern basins have dropped well below normal, with the Rio Grande Basin at 61%. Likewise, the April 2 U.S. Drought Monitor report shows no drought conditions primarily in northern Colorado with “abnormally dry and “moderate drought” conditions in […]

Pesticide Testing available in Prowers County

Pesticide Testing available in Prowers County

Guest Essay by Paul Schlagel on the importance of a strong U.S. sugar policy

Guest Essay by Paul Schlagel on the importance of a strong U.S. sugar policy

Paul Schlagel grew up on his family’s farm in Longmont, where his family has produced sugarbeets in Colorado for over 100 years. When you think of Colorado agriculture, cattle ranching might be the first thing to come to mind, but we’re home to a sweet industry as well: sugarbeets. As a fourth-generation sugarbeet farmer whose […]

Colorado Cattlemen's Association Media Release -A rancher's response to the Colorado River Debate

Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Media Release -A rancher’s response to the Colorado River Debate

      The Heartbeat of Our Communities: A Rancher’s Response to the Colorado River Debate   As a proud fourth-generation rancher in Mesa County, I find it crucial to recognize the invaluable contributions our industry makes to support the heartbeat of our rural communities. While the debate around agriculture’s use of the Colorado River […]