Archive for 2025
Jesse Lee Lingle – May 10, 2004 – July 1, 2025
A celebration of life memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Jesse Lee Lingle will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, July 28, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Harold Bohls officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Jesse was born on May 10, 2004 at Lamar, Colorado to Darrell Lingle and […]
Prowers Medical Center issues statement regarding Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing asking rural hospitals to return provider fee reimbursements
EDITOR’S NOTE: Karen Bryant, CEO of Prowers Medical Center released the following statement as a response to news that Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is asking rural hospitals to return nearly $60 million due to a failed lawsuit against UCHealth. In it, she reiterates that PMC is currently in a stable financial […]
State of Colorado asks public hospitals to return nearly $60M in response to failed lawsuit against UCHealth
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please also read the news release from Prowers Medical Center’s CEO Karen Bryant regarding their reaction to the repayment requests from HCPF. It is a separate post titled “Prowers Medical Center issues statement regarding Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing asking rural hospitals to return provider fee reimbursements” Author: Marshall Zelinger/9News.com COLORADO, USA […]
Ancient Celtic Writings in Southeast Colorado presentation by Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail to be held July 12 in Rocky Ford
Douglas A. Young ANCIENT CELTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association invites the public to hear Douglas A. Young speak on the topic of Ancient Celtic Writings in Southeast Colorado. The presentation will be at 1:00 p.m. on July 12 at the Grand Theater in Rocky Ford. […]
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site special presentation July 5th – “Pompey: The Man on the Dollar”
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, July 5th , 2025, as part of its Stories of the Borderlands program series. This presentation will be offered at 10:00 a.m. in the corral at the rear of the Fort, and 2:00 p.m. at Woodruff Memorial Library […]
Letter to the Editor – Town of Hartman- “We can’t fix what we refuse to face”
Letter to the Editor: TOWN OF HARTMAN “We Can’t Fix What We Refuse to Face” In Hartman, Colorado, we are not simply witnessing poor leadership—we are living through the consequences of misplaced loyalty, unchecked power, and a willful refusal to serve the public good. For almost three years, our town has been gripped by scandal, […]
The Prowers Journal welcomes RiverHawk Fox, LLC as a new advertiser
The Prowers Journal welcomes RiverHawk Fox, LLC as a new advertiser. RiverHawk Fox is a law firm which is new to Lamar and owned by Misty Grady, Attorney at Law. Ms. Grady moved to Lamar in December and worked under the sponsorship of local attorney Kim Verhoeff for several months as she awaited her bar […]
Fred Neuhold, Jr. – July 19, 1935 – June 28, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Fred Neuhold Jr. will be held on Thursday, July 03, 2025 at 10:00AM at the Peacock Family Chapel with Jeff Procter officiating. Interment with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Local V.F.W. and American Legion Posts will follow at the Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. […]
Prowers County Clerk Jana Coen participates in summer County Clerk conference in Burlington
Back row, left to right: Baca County Clerk Sharon Dubois, Logan County Clerk Pam Bacon, Washington County Clerk Annie Kuntz, and Crowley County Clerk Melinda Carter. Front row, left to right: Lincoln County Clerk Corinne Lengel, Yuma County Clerk Beverly Wenger, Prowers County Clerk Jana Coen, Bent County Clerk Lynda Moss, and Kit Carson County […]
Prowers Medical Center Makes a Generous Donation to Lamar Area Hospice and Lamar Estates
On June 26, 2025, team members from Prowers Medical Center visited the Lamar Area Hospice Association and Lamar Estates donating four bedside blanket warmers, along with compatible blankets, to each organization. Bedside blanket warmers are devices designed to heat blankets, primarily used in healthcare settings to enhance patient comfort and well-being. These warmers can also […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife enforces sober boating and Operation Dry water for 4th of July holiday
Alcohol use is one of the leading contributing factors in recreational boating deaths in the country, and it affects people faster on the water than it does on land DENVER—Boaters heading out onto the water for the Fourth of July holiday weekend will see additional Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers enforcing boating under the […]
City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday
Refuse pickup routes will remain as scheduled for Friday July 4th 2025, Please have containers in place the night before or before 6:00 am. Cardboard pick up scheduled for Friday will be picked up Thursday 7/3/2025.
Support Veterans with PTSD during the Fourth of July
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System encourages everyone to be mindful of Veterans living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as we celebrate Independence Day. Fireworks are a special part of the Fourth of July, but the loud, sudden noises and bright flashes can be difficult for Veterans living with PTSD. The sights and sounds can […]
Herd mentality: Goats deployed by some Colorado cities for better environmental results
Goats graze along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction (photo by Sharon Sullivan for Colorado Newsline) Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction may have noticed something out of the ordinary this spring. In some fenced-off sections near Blue Heron Lake, 700 goats are grazing on an array of […]
