All Entries in the "City of Holly" Category
County Steering Committee Candidates Sought
Prowers County is updating its 2003 Master Plan to guide the day-to-day decisions of the County more accurately into the future. This planning effort will address topics pertinent to the rural unincorporated areas of Prowers County as well as areas of mutual interest with the local municipalities. As such, the engagement process seeks to […]
Dunn in Benefit Concert for DuVall Family
Country-western recording artist, Clare Dunn, performs about 100 concerts a year. She says a lot of them are for fairs and other events and she and her band are even booked for special occasions, “We’ve been hired to play on a yacht off San Diego for a surprise birthday party a gentleman has planned […]
Secretary of State Griswold Completes the Colorado Election Security Act Grant Awards
Denver, Colo – Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold awarded $945,319.62 in security grants to Colorado county clerk’s offices over two funding cycles made possible by the Colorado Election Security Act (SB22-153). These grant awards were for upgrading physical security in County election offices across the state. “These new resources are critical in […]
Bennet Announces $79.3 Million for Colorado Projects in Senate Appropriations Bills
Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured nearly $74 million for 78 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Senate appropriations bills. In total, this year’s Senate appropriations bills included $79.3 million in funding for projects across the state. These bills […]
Press Release Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office received a call of Harassment at 734 W. Colorado St, Holly, Colorado on 5-31-2023 at approximately 1748 hours. Deputies arrived on scene and contacted parties involved. Neither of the parties wanted to cooperate or file charges on the other parties involved. Deputies investigated the incident and cleared the call at […]
Prowers County Redistricting & Voting Precinct Procedures
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners set public meetings to allow residents to view and comment on the proposed commissioner redistricting and voter precinct redistricting maps. The three county commissioner district boundaries are being redrawn to equalize the reflected population changes in the counties following the latest census. District One is represented by Commissioner […]
Prowers County Represented in National Investment Summit
We are so excited that one of PEP’s very own, Cheryl Sanchez, got selected to represent Colorado at SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland this week! She is one of only two Economic Developers from Colorado that was selected to represent our state. What an achievement!! SelectUSA Investment Summit draws more than 3000 attendees featuring economic […]
PEP Shares News of Broadband Expansion and Multi-Team Babe Ruth Tournament
Prowers Economic Prosperity received several guests during the organization’s monthly board meeting on Monday, April 17th. Jimmy Bencomo explained his need for volunteers this summer to help organize and run a Babe Ruth state tournament which will bring several hundred participants of all ages and their families to Lamar between July 7th and 10th. “We’re […]
PEP Annual Meeting Highlights Local Businesses
Three area businesses were highlighted for their achievements during the March 23rd Prowers Economic Prosperity annual meeting, held at Las Brisas Restaurant in Lamar. PEP Executive Director, Cheryl Sanchez presented Shane and Tori Hawks of Stampede Services in Wiley with the Rising Star award for their contribution to the economy and workforce of the […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations – March 2023
ARPA Board Holds its Annual Election of Officers: The ARPA Board of Directors held its annual officer elections at its meeting on February 23. The Board elected Lorenz Sutherland (La Junta), President; Ron Clodfelter (Las Animas), Vice President; Gary Cranson (La Junta), Treasurer; and ARPA staff member, Arvenia Morris, Secretary. Mr. Sutherland has been […]
Media Release from Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
12-29-2022 REF: Sheriff’s Office & Town of Holly Municipal Law Enforcement Contract The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office would like to notify the public that the Town of Holly has chosen to not renew their contract with PCSO for law enforcement services, moving into the year 2023. This requires the turn back of one of the […]
Riverside Communications, LLC signs agreement to purchase KLMR (AM) and KLMR-FM Radio
KLMR radio, in Lamar, Colorado, originally signed on the air as an AM radio station in December of 1948. Nearly 28 years later, KLMR-FM was added and signed on the air in November of 1976. Both stations were destroyed by a microburst in July of 2022 and 25/7 Media, Inc. subsequently elected to shut the […]
Toys for Tots Concludes Christmas 2022
Saturday, December 24th was bright and crisp as the final chapter of this year’s Toys for Tots campaign in Prowers County concluded with a delivery of bikes for area youngsters. “There weren’t as many bike donations this year as in year’s past,” said organizer, Darlene Lopez from the headquarters at 500 West Beech […]
LCC Begins Training Program for IT Technicians
A new information technology program is under development at Lamar Community College. Mittie Helm, Business Faculty and Kendra King, Department Head of the Cosmetology Department at Lamar Community College, briefed the Prowers Economic Prosperity board members on ways the new courses will help students find jobs in information technology. “The grant-funded program will develop in […]
Food for Families Holiday Schedule for 2022
The manner in which the annual Christmas meal will be presented is following the changes made earlier in the season for the Toys for Tots distribution schedule. The meal will be available on a first-come, first-served basis between 9am and 11am at various distribution sites in Lamar and throughout the county. The Lamar […]
