All Entries in the "City of Granada" Category
Annual Precipitation Figures Plus December 2016 Climate Review and January Preview
December of 2016 started out where November left off, cool and unsettled with a modified Arctic airmass moving across the region December 6 through the 8th. Another Arctic airmass moved across the region December 17th through the 19th, with several more weather systems moving across the state throughout the month, bringing abundant precipitation, especially to […]
Canyons & Plains 2016 Annual Report
Canyons & Plains-2016 Annual Report-Mission Statement Canyons and Plains’ mission is to grow a vibrant Southeast Colorado heritage economy by promoting our attractions and increasing the visibility of the region. The board of directors is as follows: President Chad Hart, Vice President Pat Palmer, Treasurer Pam Denahy, Secretary Carla Scranton, directors – Alexa Roberts, Richard […]
Holiday Parties DUI Enforcement Arrests 552 Impaired Drivers
STATEWIDE — In an effort keep Colorado roads safe during early holiday celebrations, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and statewide law enforcement agencies recently concluded the Holiday Parties DUI enforcement as part of The Heat Is On campaign. From Dec. 2 to Dec. 12, officers arrested 552 impaired […]
Colorado Employment Situation in November 2016
Total non-farm payroll jobs declined 12,500 from October to November to 2,620,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 12,600 and government increased 100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point in November to 3.2 percent. The number of people actively […]
Granada Trustees Approve Donation of Building to Camp Amache
John Hopper, of the Amache Preservation Society, approached the Granada Trustees with a request to relocate an historic building from the Camp Amache Detention Center from the town park back to the Amache site. Hopper said he has a pending grant from the National Park Service, but only a week or so to use it […]
2016 Fee Deadlines Approaching for County Residents
As a result of the passing of SB16-115, Colorado recording fees will be increasing and will be calculated as follows: $13.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page for all recorded documents. If you need to record a document the fees listed above will be charged at the time of recording. Some […]
District FFA Receives Funds for Farm-City Service
Jenna Davis and Ginger Coberley from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce presented Lamar FFA District members with a $4,000 check, payment for their assistance with the annual Farm City Banquet held at the Lamar Community Building. The yearly banquet features entertainment, updates from the local FFA Chapters, carcass payments from the annual Sand and Sage […]
Fall of 2016 Climate Review Across Southern Colorado
The Fall of 2016 (September, October and November ) was very warm and dry across most of south central and southeast Colorado and ended up as the warmest and driest Fall Season on record in Colorado Springs, the warmest Fall Season on record in Pueblo and the 4th warmest and 8th driest Fall Season on […]
Morgan Bennett Receives Professional Nursing Award
Morgan Bennett was presented with the New Public Health Nurse of the Year Award recently. The following is information submitted by Tammi Clark, Executive Director of the Prowers County Public Health Department. “From the moment that Morgan Bennett joined the Public Health team, she became a champion in the community. Morgan has become the Public […]
November Drought Update for Southeast Colorado
Colorado experienced above average temperatures in October and the first half of November combined with well below normal precipitation as weak La Niña conditions have developed. October was the third warmest on record and temperatures across the state through November 14 ranged from 4-10 degrees above normal. While the 2016 Water Year ended with nearly […]
Colorado Employment Situation for October, 2016
Employers in Colorado added 6,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from September to October for a total of 2,626,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,900 and government decreased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point in October to 3.5 percent. […]
Otto New Mayor for Granada
Mayor Pro-Tem, Glenn Otto, took his oath of office as Granada Mayor during the Trustees monthly meeting, Wednesday, November 9th. As pro tem, he assumed the seat vacated by former Mayor, C.F. DeForest when he resigned after moving out of the district. Argie Thrall was appointed the new Mayor Pro-Tem by unanimous consent of the […]
Lamar High School Continues Win Streak at LCC Knowledge Bowl
Photo (left to right): Dwight Campbell, Zach Scriven, Angela Medina, Reece Campell, Shania Jo RunningRabbit and Dr. Lujan, LCC President. (Lamar, Colorado; November 7, 2016) Lamar High School’s A-team won top honors and the traveling trophy at the Knowledge Bowl hosted at Lamar Community College, repeating their win from last year. 30 teams from […]
PEP Board Reviews Director’s Search
The advertisement seeking a new executive director for PEP, Prowers Economic Prosperity, should be placed on twelve on-line sites, catering to that specific job market. Some final changes in the ad literature related to qualifications were discussed, after which the ad should be posted to receive national scope. Given the timeline of the ad, however, […]
Election News–Countdown to November 8th
Ballots should be in full swing by now. Ballots were mailed to all Active Eligible Voters the week of October 17th. Make sure that you sign the back of your envelope before returning your ballot along with adequate amount of postage when sending to the Prowers County Clerk’s Office. Election Judges are required by […]
