Archive for July 29th, 2024
Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty participate in recent events
Queen Jaelin Parker at the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair The Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty girls have been busy! Queen Jaelin Parker recently attended the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair on July 19th and 20th. She assisted in carrying the rodeo sponsor flags during the PRCA Rodeo and got to do a lap on her […]
Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty participate in recent events
Queen Jaelin Parker at Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair The Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty girls have been busy! Queen Jaelin Parker recently attended the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair on July 19th and 20th. She assisted in carrying the rodeo sponsor flags during the PRCA Rodeo and got to do a lap on her horse on […]
Campers beware – 51 people were killed by Colorado’s deadliest animal last year
There are plenty of animals that can kill a human in Colorado – black bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, bison, moose, even bighorn sheep, to name a few. Granted, deaths caused by these animals tend to be few and far between, and despite this, encounters involving these species tends to get the most attention. That being said, the […]
Granada Police Department hosting National Night Out event August 6, 2024
The Granada Town Park will be the site of this year’s National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 6 starting at 6 pm. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign designed to promote police/community partnerships and help build neighborhood camaraderie. There will be a free dinner and free drawings for prizes, as well […]
Meet Colorado’s hardest-working investigator trained to sniff out suspicious fires
By using her powerful nose, 16-month-old Ash gives fire investigators another way to find what sparked a fire. (Photo provided by the Division of Fire Prevention and Control) Ash, the 16-month Labrador retriever, is trained with 50% evaporated gasoline, to help firefighters pinpoint the cause of fires around the state. In her first 11 […]
Signatures submitted to add Colorado property tax initiative to November ballot
Proposition 108, the Citizens’ Tax Cut, looks to reduce assessment rates for property owners A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday. Proposition 108, also known as the Citizens’ Tax Cut, has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary […]
How extreme heat in Colorado may have contributed to an extraordinary outbreak of bird flu in people
High temperatures made it harder for workers handling infected chickens to wear PPE. Six later tested positive. The outdoor temperature flirted with 100 degrees and heat advisories blanketed the region earlier this month as workers arrived at a commercial poultry operation in Weld County to start killing chickens. Of the 1.8 million egg-laying hens inside […]
Lamar Utilities Board meets July 23, 2024 – power outages on July 15 explained by Superintendent
Ronny Farmer, CPA with RFarmer, LLC, presented to the Board the Audited Financial Report for 2023. Minutes from the July 9, 2024 meeting were approved unanimously. Also approved were purchase orders 630111 through 630147 in the amount of $55,800.77. Payment of bills totaling $1,131,166.10 was approved. Per usual, the largest bill presented was to […]
